Shannon Sewell » kids

‘your friends, they are jewels, twice as beautiful and few’

SS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:37:06 +0000

I absolutely adore these two together… friends since before they could walk or talk. And, as they liked to keep reminding me, they are ‘pros’ at this (another thing they’ve been doing before they could walk or talk) so they make my job very easy.

The dresses are from The Measure. Perfect for a little run in the field and- as always, gorgeous heirloom quality pieces that get ‘oohs’ and ‘awws’ every time I show them off.

wardrobe: The Measure Designs

portland | OR

’cause when you are gone, all the colors fade’

SS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:40:24 +0000

It was a lovely, sunny morning in the studio shooting the second half of ZozoBugBaby‘s spring lookbook today. There is something about a group of giggly girls… hanging out in the studio, laughing over YouTube videos, dressing up, painting nails, jumping, joking… yep, sugar & spice and everything nice- that’s what my shoots are made of. ;)

portland | OR

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby

hair accessories: Maya’s Curls

talent: Savannah at Option Model & Media

** PS: Also wanted to mention that I just opened registration for my Kansas City workshop on March 31st (you can find more info HERE). It will be my first one of the year. The new year. A new kind of workshop. The premise is staying the same but I am digging deeper this go round. I’m ready for more of a challenge so I’m going to ask you all to step up as well. The hosts are bringing amazing things to the table (which you already know if you know the Solars). It’ll be an amazing energy. We are going beyond the why’s and how’s of what I do and into the why’s and how’s of what you are doing, what you are capable of doing. It’s gonna be a good year… I can’t wait for you to be a part of it ;)

Happy weekend!

‘let her pale light in to fill up your room’

SS — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:15:29 +0000

Just a quick little stop in to share Susanne (of 3 Beans Photography) and my day… one of my favorites, The Measure, outfitted us for our play date. Have I mentioned lately how much fun I have ‘working’… cause I do. ;) Not only is Susanne a great photographer, she’s got mad skills with a needle and thread (can’t wait to share her new site and all its goodness). Thanks for coming out… can’t wait to hang out again!

wardrobe: The Measure Designs

‘which muse will lay it’s hands on me’

SS — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:58:20 +0000

I always love working with new talent (& when they are this cute? If only my blog had sound… adorable is an understatement). We had a quick little shoot to show off ZozoBugBaby’s dress that is being featured this month. Perfect way to spend a morning if you ask me…

talent: Option Model & Media

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby

pearl & lace hair clip: GracyLu Originals

portland | OR

‘childhood living is easy to do, the things you wanted I bought them for you’

SS — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:41:59 +0000

Yay- it’s finally here! Introducing the ZozoBugBaby Spring line lookbook session…

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby

crowns: Sweet Violet Jane

hair pieces: Silly Me Baby

portland | OR

‘on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…’

SS — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:24:09 +0000

Dreamer Journal just gave away the rockin’ little disco outfit from Ritchie Rags so that means it’s time to share another feature so they can give away another prize!!

This shoot was so much fun to do… giddy little girls, amazing craftiness, beautiful colors & adorable Zozo pj’s (that you can win if you just hop on over to the Dreamer Blog). The Christmas Style feature even tells you how to make your own Zozo inspired tree ;)

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby & Hoo Hats

‘feel the city breakin and everybody shakin’

SS — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:10:07 +0000

I wanted to slip in another Dreamer feature… this one is a little more personal in that the images are doing double duty as our Christmas card (errr… book- yeah, we are up to 12 pages this year. I am officially out of control and must be stopped).

I want to give a HUGE thank you to Ritchie Rags for the adorable custom outfit. I had an idea for ruffled bloomers and she totally ran with it and gave us the perfect disco holiday set! (the best part? we are giving it away on the Dreamer Blog!! hurry… get on over there!) :)

I can’t tell you how much I loved this set. I could live in this set- disco balls and snow everywhere… pretty sure that is what heaven looks like ;)

wardrobe: Ritchie Rags

The Grey Pearl Vintage Shorts

Grey Pearl Vintage Top

‘put a little love in your heart and the world will be a better place’

SS — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:06:22 +0000

I don’t know how many of you readers are from the local area but man… the last few days have made for GORGEOUS mornings. It has been cold cold but the blue skies, the icy frost covering everything, sun glistening… I have kicked myself every morning because I haven’t taken the time to take a picture. So this morning, I kicked my procrastinating rear and I did it. It didn’t really capture how cool it looked, but the fact that I actually took my camera out outside of a scheduled session is a big enough deal that I am going to share the results anyway ;) (but trust me… it really is a lovely, wintery wonderland)

K… back to work ;) We have a winner for the cute Shop Lady Like Red Knitted Bowtie Headband- JESSICA MUOLO email me your address, you WON!!

Ready for another? I have the Lillipops Designs Black & White Striped knit dress pictured here…

This little dress is so cute… by itself, layered- edgy, girly goodness :) Just enter Punch Tab below (share the link or ‘like’ Lillipops Designs fan page for even more entries!)

‘you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one’

SS — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:33:37 +0000

I am SO excited for today’s post. It has been a long time, a lot of work & more passion than you can imagine getting to this point. I would love to introduce you to the newest publication I’ve had the pleasure of contributing to…

Dreamer Journal

It is literally a collection of my favorite people all rolled into one amazingly, lovely package. Please take the time to check out the contributors… you will not be disappointed ;)

I wanted to share some shots from one of my features in the publication… The Measure (the talent behind the insanely creative dress in the shoot) is giving away a $60 gift certificate to help celebrate the launch. So be sure to head over to the Dreamer Facebook page to get in on it!!

Without further ado…

We will be doing give aways/showing each of my features in the coming days so keep checking back!!!

dress: The Measure

backdrop design: Love Mae

sunriver | OR

‘knock knock knockin’ on heaven’s door’

SS — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:42:36 +0000

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you are all finding your Black Friday Deals ;) I have a small one of my own… if you sign up for the Portland workshop TODAY you can save $50. Past attendees can get in for $250 :) You can check out all the details right here or just go straight to signing up here.

We just got back from our little SW road trip last week. There really are no words (well, that I can arrange) that can adequately describe the Grand Canyon, Zion and all the places in between and beyond. God’s artwork in all it’s glory. We barely ventured a couple miles off the highway… I can’t wait to go back and dig deeper. Like my words, images don’t do it justice either… but a girl’s gotta try ;)

Accent pieces provided by ZozoBugBaby (flowy-desert-perfect jacket) & Maya’s Curls (my favorite floral headband). Thank you ladies!!! :)

wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby & Maya’s Curls

Grand Canyon | AZ

Zion National Park | UT

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