‘to greet every new day that may come like the first of spring’

I’m a little behind on this one. It got lost in the oblivion of shoots done but can’t be shown. The good news is that this is all available right now! If you head over to Chooze Shoes and ZozoBugBaby you can get these cute little spring goodies just in time! (I know spring is right around the corner) ;) You’ll also notice the adorable hair pieces. Once again, Maya’s Curls knocked it out of the park (I think she and Zozo are a perfect match).

And not to make you wait any longer…

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby

shoes: Chooze Shoes

hair accessories: Maya’s Curls, GracyLu Originals & Petal Patch Baby

hair stylist: Michelle Elliott

talent: Giselle of Option Model & Media

portland | OR

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josh: Seriously!?! Get out of here with this shoot. So much color! So fun! Love it, my friend. (02.18.2012 02:28am)

jeramie ritchie: YET AGAIN! Another perfect combination of styling, photography, absolutely everything! Love it! (02.18.2012 03:26am)

Kim: Oh my! Love the set Shannon! (02.18.2012 03:29am)

Amy C: So cute! Love all the color! (02.18.2012 09:17pm)

Roxana: These make me happy, from the very first one till the last-legged one. Wonderful! (02.19.2012 03:22pm)

Marla: Just so, so adorable Shannon! You're amazing as always, and you're creative planning abilities are genius. =) (02.20.2012 05:30am)

Juliet Carey: I just LOVE you girl!! That is all... :) *mwuah* (02.20.2012 04:25pm)

zalaine: being a girl, at its very best. Makes me smile! (02.22.2012 10:21pm)

Dawnelle Brown: What wonderful colours and the joy of spring. So impressed by the effort and amazing flowers in the background. Really fun, wonderful images! (02.25.2012 01:02am)

Elizabeth: aww.... so wonderful... love the colors and the girls are adorable (02.26.2012 05:53pm)

Amber Lakota: Just wanted to say that you've inspired me on a whole new level! Your images and vision for design is fabulous! (03.15.2012 12:51am)

‘drop a heart and break a name’

Just a quick pop in to show off another magazine project I worked on. It was a collaboration with Knuckleheads Clothing for Babiekins magazine. The issue turned out gorgeous. Some of my faves in there… very proud to be a part. Check out the whole issue in it’s awesomeness here.

wardrobe: Knuckleheads & Hula Mula Clothing

hair: Michelle Elliott

for Babiekins Magazine

portland | OR

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elizabeth pellette: These are amazing.. love all of them (02.13.2012 08:33pm)

Kara Layfield: Wow...gorgeous. Totally knocked out of the park! (02.13.2012 08:39pm)

lesley: sigh, you always seem to amaze me with your imagination....totally friggin awesome! (02.13.2012 08:49pm)

Heather H: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE...utterly AMAZING!!!! (02.13.2012 08:59pm)

renee waters: Oh Shannon, once again you rocked my world! :) XOXOXO Thank- you! (02.13.2012 09:06pm)

Kasandra: love this! you have such an amazing eye!! (02.13.2012 09:11pm)

Jeanette: You are freaking rocking my world. now I wanna do a grownup version of this shoot. :) Also - coming to WAshington March 9-13 :) (02.14.2012 12:31am)

ginny: LOVE!! (02.14.2012 12:53am)

Amy C: AH MA ZING!!! Good grief. I just can't stop staring at these!! (02.14.2012 04:06am)

Becky: oh my gosh...those little rockers are too cute! Love these!!! (02.14.2012 02:34pm)

tara s.: you are one amazing lady, shannon! happy valentine's day :) (02.14.2012 08:46pm)

zalaine: This is my favorite. Ever child should have this to look at and see how the power of music is bigger than all of us. You rock, my friend. (02.16.2012 05:43pm)

jeramie ritchie: These are AMAZING!!!!! I love punk shoots! Edgy, fun, and you nailed this!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! Very clever and different for a children's fashion shoot! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! (02.18.2012 03:30am)

teri salvino: WHAAAAT????? This shoot is INSAAAANE!!!!!! UHHHHHMAZING!!!!! (02.19.2012 09:35pm)

Michelle Monson: LOVE this....just beautiful and amazing!!! (02.25.2012 08:44pm)

sally griswold: love these! Being a fellow photographer, and having kiddos, makes me wonder what behind the scenes must have been like for you! LOL. amazing shots, my guess is you worked your butt of for them! (03.14.2012 05:24am)

‘the best is upon us. its a finicky muse with only potential’

This is the second shoot of my mentoring day with Kristen and Kristi. Leading up to our day, Kristen and I were texting quite a bit back & forth… one night she was showing me her new website background. She was doing this amazing watercolor inspired color splash. I am a sucker for watercolor (see here) and Ritchie Rags had already sent me an amazing outfit so I was already on the ‘keeping it simple’ train of thought sooo… we grabbed some paint, some seamless, a couple of paintbrushes and went to town!

wardrobe: Ritchie Rags

accessories: Lisa’s Mini Mad Hattery

portland | OR

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jeramie ritchie: You know I am over the moon!!!! Everything is complete perfection!!!!!!! Thank you a million!!!!!! (02.10.2012 06:32pm)

Kara Layfield: LOVE these!! Such a cute little model! (02.10.2012 08:27pm)

Julie: I cannot EVEN explain how much I LOOOOOOVE this shoot! I MUST. HAVE. this outfit! (02.10.2012 09:55pm)

Randy Rouse - Executive Producer of [FRAMED]: Shannon, these shots are fantastic. I've loved your style ever since we filmed you last year. It all just works! Hope to see you again. (02.10.2012 10:57pm)

niccolew: You know how much I love these! (02.10.2012 11:09pm)

Roxana: These are really cute, love no. 6. And the "glasses"! Wow, those are such a wonderful touch! (02.12.2012 06:15pm)

‘the time to hesitate is through, no time to wallow in the mire’

I am an idea collector. I store them everywhere… my computer, my phone, post-its, binders, notebooks. I can’t remember the last time a day went by that I didn’t jot something down somewhere. Needless to say, I have a backlog of things that I would love to accomplish, do, shoot… most days I am just looking for the excuse (and time) to jump in. So when Kristen texted and asked about flying out and doing a couple of concept shoots together I was all over it.

We did two sets during our day. The first set was something that I had just been waiting for the time to do and the second was inspired by Kristen herself (I’ll show off that one in the next post) ;)

I have always been a fan of The Doors. Their music reminds me of my childhood (my mom was a fan)… I’ve always been drawn to musicians/poets (if I could pick a talent it would definitely be songwriter. amazing songwriter.) So when I happened upon their documentary on Netflix, I dug right in and the wheels started turning. I find Jim Morrison completely mesmerizing. He is beautiful… the way he speaks, moves his body… and there is something about an artistic genius that completely owns it that I find fascinating. I just kept thinking what a fantastic photographic subject he would be. So… what’s a girl to do but decide I would try to whip up my own little (more tame & lovable) Doors inspired shoot. I called up my friend that has both a daughter that knows how to channel her inner rock star and a mean talent with the sewing machine (why did everyone around me get that gene but I got skipped??) to collaborate with. We threw in some glitter (thank you Kristen) and some guitar (thank you Kristi) and had some fun in the studio…

portland | OR

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zalaine: Dear Miss Rock Star, you so, do rock. Love, love, love this one, Miss S! (02.09.2012 04:02am)

Roxana: I'm a huge fan of The Doors myself, and these photos are an amazingly cute tribute! :) She is definitely a rockstar! :D Especially in the ones with the microphone. (02.09.2012 07:28am)

Juliet Carey: YOU AMAZE ME!!!!!!!!!!! ALL.THE.TIME :) SO AWESOME! XOXO! (02.09.2012 04:54pm)

viv: awesome shoot....love the doors and jim morrison...I am an idea collector as well, ideas are jotted on napkins, post-its, phone, moleskine etc......so it was getting out of hand so I started using evernote to keep them all in one place, a total sanity saver. (02.10.2012 02:30pm)

‘just follow my yellow light and ignore all those big warning signs’

I met Kristen last year at my workshop in Virginia. We totally hit it off. Not only is she a fabulous photographer (the girl’s use of color makes me drool), she is a total inspiration. She is young but has already managed to create an amazing business, develop beautiful style and have it all together before most of us have even graduated college. She texted me recently and asked about coming out to do a couple of shoots together. Just a day in the studio of styling, playing and shooting (can’t really think of a better way to spend a day). She convinced her friend, Kristi, to come too (yay!!) and we just had a fun girls day of doing what we do best!

Before we get into all that fun though… Kristen jumped in front of my camera for a bit (I do have to mention the girl is a ROCKSTAR.. It was freeeeezing outside and she played it like a total pro). Totally intimidating to shoot another photographer but when you have a subject like this, hard to go wrong ;)

portland | OR

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Kristin Cook: So jealous I wasn't there to play with you all!!! Kristen looks like a rock star...so fun! (02.08.2012 04:48am)

shauna: LOVE these! The location looks familiar?!!!! :) (02.08.2012 06:56am)

Kara Layfield: Oh my goodness she's cute! Love her wardrobe...and her posing is perfect! Yes, looks like a fun day was had by all. (02.08.2012 02:19pm)

zalaine: Easier or harder to photograph a photographer? Thought I knew the answer, now...not so sure. She is a doll! (02.08.2012 06:37pm)

Susanne: FABULOUS!!! These are GREAT!! If I get to spend another day with you, I'm definitely bringing a friend : ) how FUN! (02.08.2012 11:16pm)

Laura Brett: Love Kristen and she is a total rockstar, just like you! :) Sounds like fun. (02.08.2012 11:45pm)

Shasta Johnson: Oh.My.Goodness!!!! I absolutely LOVE these!!!! Every last one. I met Kristen at a workshop in June and you're right...she has it all together, has a great sense of COLOR and is a rockstar!!! The photographer and the subject are beyond amazing!!!!! (02.08.2012 11:58pm)

Kristi: Shannon, these are all fantastic!! You are awesome! You can't tell from the photos that it was 40° and very windy. Kristen is definitely a ROCKSTAR! (02.09.2012 12:23am)

Sherry Rawdon: Shannon, Great job of photos of Kristen. Absolutely love them, having a hard time picking a fav!! Kristen is beautiful and also beautiful inside, since I am grandmother, I want too say how proud I am of her. Thank you for the really good photos, glad you girls had fun!!! WoW!!! Love It (02.09.2012 01:14am)

kristen reed: BEAUTIFUL. LOVELY. FUN. PERFECT. (02.09.2012 01:18am)

Roxana: How come you always photograph rockstars? :) These are so beautiful! Wow! (02.09.2012 07:34am)

Kristen Elizabeth Dunn: Ya'll are all too sweet! Shannon is AMAZING! Never pictured myself as a "rockstar"! haha! She made it fun even in 40 degree weather! :) I normally don't like my picture that much but these turned out great! Thank you so much Shannon! Cant wait to see you again sometime! (02.09.2012 04:57pm)