
[the GROTTO] portland | OREGON













Chanique: These are FANTASTIC! Beautiful work! (08.25.2009 05:53am)
kristin cook: love 'em all!!! especially the 3rd pic :) (08.25.2009 06:36am)
sara montour: These are so precious, Shannon! Totally magical and amazing. lovelovelove (08.25.2009 08:35am)
Yuka photo art: Beautiful and inspiring work as always!! These girls are so much fun!Love the colors and idea! (08.25.2009 08:56am)
Gail: OMG, Shannon! These are incredible! The close-up of Emmy in black and white where's she's on her side with her hand by her face........is just stunning! Emmy is just gorgeous, what a model! Love these. (08.25.2009 09:01am)
Kathy Carlisle: When you mentioned this idea, I thought I pictured it pretty amazing in my head. You blew that picture out of the water and took this shoot to a whole 'nother level. These are priceless. Some of your best work. What a perfect going away gift for Maj to treasure forever. I am going to have to scroll through these 20 times to take them all in. The innocence, the colors, every little detail are too much much to process;) Killer...with just the perfect processing! (08.25.2009 09:04am)
Stacy: Funny I have been making a SNL wish list and it was for almost all the items here...you bring my vision right to life. I love it! Great job GORGEOUS!!!! (08.25.2009 09:24am)
lroah: These are stunning. That one of your daughter in BW took my breath away. (08.25.2009 10:11am)
Catherine Clay: Just had to write and let you know I love these so much! Beautiful work! (08.25.2009 02:06pm)
Janee: These are so sweet...how fun for these girls to have these awesome memories to look back on. (08.25.2009 08:50pm)
Sarah Wheeler: oh my goodness shannon, i have so been wanting to do a session like this! these are absolutely positively fabulous, and they make me want to play with my sister, even though we're much older than these adorable girls :) super duper fantastic work shannon! (08.25.2009 09:04pm)
maricar: Wow, I love this series, Shannon!! (08.26.2009 12:12am)
Jamie Sampson: gorgeous, stunning, spectacular. Wow! they are amazing. :) I love sessions with a theme. (08.26.2009 08:00am)
KaraRL: Oh my - these are perfect in every way! (08.26.2009 10:26am)
Vickey Weiss: oh my goodness! (picking my jaw off the floor) - these are so fantastic!!! love love love love love!!!! Amazing work. (08.27.2009 11:15am)
kym: OMG, wonderful shots. I want to go do this with my kids, but I don't have the camera or the talent! I will be posting this to my blog soon! (08.27.2009 11:20am)
nathalie: absolutely love them all!!!! what beautiful girls and composition!!! (08.27.2009 09:07pm)
stephanie mcbride: i wanna be you when i grow up....shoot i think im already older than you...maybe i can be you in the next life..haha. absolutely a smashing shoot. wow.:) (08.28.2009 03:57pm)
Jeanette LeBlanc: Wow. I'm almost speechless. These are incredible, in every possible way. I can't possibly pick a favorite...just fabulous. (08.28.2009 05:25pm)
Maya Laurent: I just adore this set of photos!!! (08.30.2009 07:53am)
cindy: this shoot is TOO much to handle. ridiculously scrumptious eye candy!!! p.s. can your daughter's eyes get any bluer and more beautiful!??!? (09.03.2009 08:27pm)
Paula: You are still rockin out the awesomeness and those girls are the cutest (but you already knew that;-)!! Love it...me and the kids all have hunter rubber boots they are some sweet rainy day footwear or even when it's not rainy. Hope things are well and good with you!! (09.04.2009 02:03pm)
elizabeth: BREATHTAKING (09.07.2009 11:52am)
Kelly: These are brilliant Shannon - so bright, happy, free... childhood at its best. You never disappoint : ) (09.07.2009 08:18pm)
laura lee: stupendous, unbelievable. the colors ... the girls... the joy.. their eyes.. the headbands... truly, one of the best posts i've ever seen. (09.09.2009 07:11pm)
alison: what an amazingly beautiful concept and that last BW is lush! (and i love the boot shot on the bed... so cute) (09.12.2009 10:18pm)
melanie pittman: you did it again shannon! You never cease to amaze me!!!!!!!!!!! (09.21.2009 02:51pm)
denise bovee: ohhh dear. im in love with this session! (09.30.2009 09:07pm)
Jennifer Sparaco: Oh my Shannon!!! How I have been rewarded for going back through your blog. These images are simply AMAZING! Wow...when you can box up and sell how your mind works...please put me on the top of the list...no matter what the cost!! Thank you...for being fabulous!! (02.11.2010 08:20am)
kellie: Oh my goodness Shannon!!! You absolutely blow me away:) (02.11.2010 09:21am)
remi lai: I LOVE YOUR STUFF as much as I love Angie Monson's!! And that's A LOOOTTTTT!!!!!!!! What a Fun/Cool series!!!!! (03.06.2011 06:00am)

a snippet of summer captures | 2009 collection
Carin: absolutely DIVINE!!!!!!!!!! (08.23.2009 07:27pm)
wrecklessgirl: GORGEOUS! so beautiful. i love the polaroids on the line. (08.23.2009 08:54pm)
David Escalante: AMAZING! Love those snapshots! (08.24.2009 12:00am)
Jenifer Johnston: rad. super rad. and ever more so because i was with you for half of them. the second one cracks me up still. i remember when we were laughing trying to figure it out. LOL. xoxo (08.24.2009 10:37am)
Ginette: Love this pic of the snap shots! You are incredibly creative AND talented. (08.24.2009 03:25pm)
Kathy Carlisle: I am in love with this. I think that you should charge a buttload and sell them to your clients just like that...complete with string and pins so you can charge more. I keep looking at it cause it makes me so happy:) (08.24.2009 10:36pm)
KaraRL: Looks like a fun and happy summer! (08.25.2009 09:10am)

mt hood | OREGON
Jenifer Johnston: soooooo awesome. looks like heaven. xoxo (08.20.2009 02:11am)
Heather Cole: sooo pretty. Can I be there with you please??? (08.20.2009 09:21am)
Trina Jaynes: Love these pics! I used to live in Hood River and go skiing up at Mt. Hood Meadows all the time! The shots make me miss it up there! (08.20.2009 02:41pm)
Jeannine: Did you buy these templates or create them? I love the way they look! (08.23.2009 12:04am)
elizabeth: wow these are awesome (08.23.2009 11:54am)

cannon beach | OREGON
Jenifer Johnston: ahhhhhh beautiful beautiful. you needed to take me with you (0; wink wink. (08.19.2009 02:25am)
Kathy Carlisle: This looks like just what the doctor ordered...I'm in next trip! (08.19.2009 08:49am)
Thea: Buckets Shovels and the starfish are my absolute favs but they all work so well together. Great collage. (08.19.2009 11:42am)
Trina Jaynes: Since I'm a total beach girl, I'm in love with these pics! The ocean is my happy place. Beautiful beach shots! Looks like heaven on earth... (08.20.2009 02:42pm)
stephanie mcbride: one of my most favorite places. brings back oodles of memories. hope you are enjoying your time away :) (08.20.2009 08:37pm)
wrecklessgirl: EEEEK! i love! how exciting! looks like you're adventuring! (08.23.2009 08:53pm)

maricar: One of mine, my family's and my late mother's favorite places to visit. Gorgeous pictures Shannon. I hope you are well! (08.25.2009 11:54pm)
Jenifer Johnston: I just did a wedding there. Isn't it so peaceful and amazing? I loved it. These are fantastic shots!!! (08.26.2009 02:11am)
Stacy: so gorgeous! (08.26.2009 07:53am)
Kathy Carlisle: Were you going to find Jesus:) He wasn't at the beach. Not at Mt Hood either. The next rational spot would def. be the Grotto. And what you discovered is that...he was in you this whole time;) Great shots, joking aside. (08.26.2009 09:29am)
elizabeth: these are wonderful (09.07.2009 11:51am)