hmmm… another one of my favorite artists. And me? I get to photograph them. Sometimes I feel like I must be tricking someone, fooling them… I mean, I get to not only meet these phenomenal people, but photograph them as well? How did I get so lucky?? I was visiting Jason the other night and he was talking about what he puts into his music- the soul, the heart, the feelings, every bit of himself he can and then more… and you feel it. In their presence, these musicians just give off a vibe of inspiration, heart, passion… everything the world needs more of. Being given the opportunity to try and capture that on film, well I don’t think I could ask for more.
And Valeri. She is beauty (obviously on the outside ; ) but on the inside it overflows. Her music pulls at my heart. I could listen to her on repeat for days. I got about 5 minutes to steal her away at her last show to grab a couple of headshots. Just enought to tide me over until we can do a full shoot ;) Click her link, buy her music, feel it, enjoy…
Kathy Carlisle: SHUT UP SHUT UP....SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! I am weak in the knees right now. Who does your styling...hair...make-up. ROCKSTAR. We are definitely going to have to take our girls to Europe for Senior shots at this point! k (07.03.2008 02:37pm)
josh solar: That girl is sooooo frekin' adorable it's not even funny. Awesome clothes, too. And of course, your pics rock! (07.03.2008 03:39pm)
wrecklessgirl: oh.my.freaking.a. wow. i'm also just...floored. these are GORGEOUS. they move me. (they obviously moved her too!) i don't know what the heck you're doing to get these kind of shots, but holy creepinoli's. wow. shannon. (07.03.2008 04:45pm)
Michelle: Oh my goodness! These are AMAZING!!!!!!!! LOVE THEM! They couldn't be better. (07.03.2008 06:00pm)
robyn: OMG. These took my breath away. I have been lurking on your blog for ages and i love your work. BUT THESE TAKE THE CAKE. Awesome, awesome, awesome.... (07.03.2008 08:09pm)
Shyla: Um. there are simply NO WORDS. Ill come back later once I stop drooling and can conjure up a decent comment that illustrates how awesome you are (07.03.2008 10:14pm)
Melissa Nash: Are you kidding me?? LOVE LOVE THIS shoot!! Our Hula Mula fall line looks very similar, we are totally doing B&W knee highs, wrist bands, a black cord mini skirt, and a lil hot pink and a lil grey! Seriously, you were in my mind when you styled this shoot!! I am so excited to have you shoot our line!! And we will totally have your daughter and Lily rock it! (07.03.2008 11:51pm)
Hélène: Gorgeous ! She's lovely and I love her socks. Great pictures of course. (07.04.2008 12:23am)
pen: {wow} this set of images are AWESOME. i absolutely adore your style. such an inspiration. (07.04.2008 12:45am)
elizabeth: Shannon... These are fantastic..she is adorable (07.04.2008 12:01pm)
janice: again with the styling!! come on! you mentioned this shoot when i saw you the other day, but my goodness girl...you always undersell yourself. lovin' this. she's sooooo cute. --janice (07.04.2008 12:23pm)
Krystal McGee: Ok Shannon, I usually tell you exactly which one is my favorites, but I can't this time. These are absolutely fabulous and simply WOW. You have such skills in creating these pictures! Regards from Oz (07.04.2008 03:35pm)
Sara Blanco: These are AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE your work!!!! (07.05.2008 07:47am)
Sara: AMAZING (07.05.2008 09:56am)
Willow: those are just stoo-pid stinkin cute!!!!!!! why dont i have a pink background? and why dont i have a fun silly cute little girl like that? i need to go borrow one :) love the hair...and of course those beautiful eyes... (07.05.2008 10:05am)
TJ: :) (07.05.2008 12:03pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow! that close up of those eyes are insanely gorgeous! the entire shoot...wow! (07.06.2008 02:36pm)
Charity: oh my goodness ! I love it! The shots the cloths everything! (07.06.2008 02:59pm)
kristin cook: these are awesome!...and what magazine will these be in??!? (07.06.2008 09:31pm)
corey civetta: These are SO fun! Love them all! (07.07.2008 06:00am)
Jenifer: So I have come to look at these every day since you posted them I think. They are so stinkin cool and awesome and cute and everything they should be. I couldn't possibly pick a favorite as I love ALL of them. (07.07.2008 03:58pm)
Brandy: Love, love, love! Such awesome style! (07.07.2008 05:11pm)
Jess: Oh my these are completly to die for. I have got to do something like this for my daughter she wants to be a Rockstar when she grows up. (07.07.2008 10:30pm)
Amy Hall: Yo lady! I just stumbled across your blog from Carlizzies blog! LOVE LOVE LOVE This shoot....honestly, can your daughter be any more amazing and alive? Your pics are inspiring! Hope you are enjoying your summer! (07.08.2008 01:36pm)
brooke drellos: You rock, Shannon!! As always....everything about all of them is captivating and fun! Workshop...?? Sign me up...:) (07.09.2008 06:52am)
cindy cieluch: so good it's I-N-S-A-N-E. please sign this girl up for GAP. these photos need to be displayed somewhere!!! (07.09.2008 09:12am)
nicole green: SO cute! i can't even pic a favorite. :) her outfits are way too adorable! (07.09.2008 12:42pm)
amber: REALLY!? could these be any better?? but i think that has been made obvious (: i am curious about what action set you use though? i really like the processing on these...among the long list of other things that make them amazing! (07.10.2008 09:43am)
MIssy: Absolutely AMAZING. You are totally an inspiration :-) (07.10.2008 01:32pm)
Lucky Red Hen: AYKM?!? Perfection. (07.13.2008 11:27am)
patrice: Another fun shoot - it's all about girl power. You really ROCKED this one. Patrice (07.13.2008 04:48pm)
~abi~: completely, amazingly GORGEOUS!!! i <3 every single image!!! ps can i borrow some style from your girl here? :) (07.21.2008 11:00am)
this girl. this girl has been a blessing. a gift. a teacher. a friend. a beautiful heart and eyes that have allowed me to see the world in only a way the heart can see it.
She has been exhaustingly, passionately creating her new album these past few months. And, in order to bring it to all of you, she needed a few images. I got to the be the lucky girl that took them ;)
Keep an eye on her myspace page (designed by our very own wreckless girl) for the new songs, release dates and all the other goodies she has in store for you.
and now our beloved amy seeley…
Michelle Moore: mmmm....lovely! LOVE the 2nd image, and the set of 3 images of Amy under the overpass...and the 3 images of the type-writer....beautiful! what a treat to shoot miss Amy!! xoxo (05.30.2008 12:00am)
lroah: I was just about to go to bed when I saw your post on my google reader....oh, Amy is so beautiful. You really captured her spirit. :) (05.30.2008 12:51am)
susan yee: Oh, I love them all, Shannon! Amy is stunning as always. Love the typewriter and camera & the blue dress. Miss you guys!! (05.30.2008 03:10am)
Jamie Sampson: these are great! I love the typewriter ones. Theses images are perfect for an album, pretty but edgy, an excellent combo just like a big mac and fries, if you eat meat! :) I also love the polaroids on the ground. Excellent job as usual! (05.30.2008 07:04am)
corey civetta: These are AMAZING! I love them all! I didn't realize who it was at first but I love Amy's music! How cool! (05.30.2008 07:21am)
~abi~: stunning! these images are as hauntingly beautiful as her voice! (05.30.2008 07:34am)
Kara May: Oh I L*O*V*E Amy Seeley!! Her music does amazing things to my soul...amazing artist. Your work is a compliment to her amazing talent. (05.30.2008 09:39am)
Kathy Carlisle: This is what I know...Amy is incredible, stunning, full of life, and she paints pictures in my mind that are breathtaking. There is no one else that could live up to what I know about her with photographs, besides you. These took my breathe away and they make me crave more. The story told here is one that will draw the world in and then they will be captivated by her music. Jolly good show:) K (05.30.2008 10:02am)
Jenifer Johnston: wow. just wow. Nothing short amazing on these. The coral flower, the typewriter...wow. Amazing work as always. And I am so glad you turned me on to miss Amy. Her music is beautiful and has been filling my house and car for a while now. So thank you. (05.30.2008 12:52pm)
stephanie mcbride: sweet! i love new posts! Stunning. that one of her in the wrap is gorgeous and LOVE the blue dress shoot, all of them are amazing and hey talk about a head of hair....so jealous! i must have missed that line in heaven when they were handing out thick wavy hair. dang it. great job as usual Shannon. :) how about a workshop girl? (05.30.2008 01:44pm)
Vanessa Lee: Amazing! How will she ever pick between them?!!! (05.30.2008 08:57pm)
Josh Solar: The ones with the Polaroids are my favorite, but they are all amazing. Amy has such a wonderful voice, it's only a matter of time before she's huge! (05.30.2008 10:27pm)
Charity: These are awesome! How can you not enjoy Amy and then to add these beautiful images....love it! Can't wait to hear Amy on June 12th. ;) (05.31.2008 08:37am)
Jennifer Dunham Starr: Just stunning Shannon. You can feel Amy's emotion through your images. I can't even tell you which on is my favorite, as I have too many! (05.31.2008 07:58pm)
Krystal McGee: There are so many favorites with this shoot, I love almost all of them. I especially love the last one because of the bridge and how the lines make you follow the picture top to bottom. Gorgeous as always:) Krystal (06.01.2008 04:49am)
Casey Warren: Shannon, To put it simply. This shoot rocks. I love the Polaroids, love the vintage typewriter, and LOVE LOVE LOVE the editing. Its all connected. The exposure looks like Polaroid, the Post Processing is reminiscent of the coloring of the typewriter, and the posing and themes are totally hip-vintage-liscious. ~Casey Warren (06.01.2008 07:14pm)
elizabeth: wow.. these are gorgeous.. she must love these? how could she not. (06.02.2008 04:34am)
FRED EGAN: Looking forward to the new album-- great job on the photographs! (06.02.2008 10:12am)
Jess: These couldn't be any more amazing! (06.02.2008 10:18pm)
lanne: ... awesome brilliant stuff.. love the colours/finshes and styling... you totally rocked this shoot. I think14, 17 and 19 are easily covers for HOT CDs. (06.04.2008 05:44am)
cindy cieluch: The first picture grabbed my attention so much...her eyes are hard to look away from. As I scrolled down, the photos kept getting even more stunning. Amy's beauty and your artful eye are a perfect match. The clothes, the hat, the scarf, the typewriter, the locations....yummy images!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (06.06.2008 08:41am)
Paige: Hi, i love your images! i found your link through amelia lyon (she took our wedding photos, see them here http://thegreenpaige.squarespace.com/photos-images-pictures-subject/ i just wanted to say well done, and keep up the fantastic work. also, i added a link from my blog to yours, i hope thats ok! (06.06.2008 05:19pm)
sarah: you are so good! these are amazing. i particularly like the few that have the blurry background with her very much in focus. beautiful. (06.10.2008 02:02pm)
Warner Cowett: Genius always finds itself a century too early. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (10.23.2011 10:31am)
What can I say about these boys? brilliant, fun, adorable, talented…
Kathy and I had the great pleasure of being asked to photograph them when they were in town playing with Tyrone Wells.
Jason Reeves & Billy Hawn… (first things first, click those links!!) I adore their music. Adore. And, well, after getting to know them I can say that I adore them just as much. They are their music. What it means, how it feels, what it represents… and they are just crazy enough to be a ton of fun as well ;)
Thanks guys for inviting us into your world. Hella fun being a rock star for the night ;)
wrecklessgirl: i'm freaking out. you know that because i just texted you "are you kidding me?" these shots are so fabulous and gorgeous, i don't even know what to say, speechless. perfect conceptually, beautiful executed. stunning work, ss. <3k. (05.23.2008 12:42am)
teejay: sweet! these rock :) (05.23.2008 09:11am)
janice: hmmm...maybe music photography in your future?? very good, shannon. very impressive. elliott smith had autumn de wilde....you're just as talented, if not more. when i followed him and others on tour, i always took lots of lame pictures...totally hard to take shots of live music... bravo! --janice (05.23.2008 10:29pm)
cindy cieluch: ROCK STAR!!!!!!!!!! You rocked the concert...the day shoot...the everything. (05.23.2008 10:37pm)
Jenifer Johnston: OH MY!!! You are seriously a rock star Shannon. What amazing capture of them. You are amazing, no wonder they asked you to shoot them. Plus I just adore Jason's music and have for over a year now. He is awesome! love every single one of these. (05.24.2008 12:10pm)
Alison: Wow!! Can't find the right words, these are just...amazing! Congratulations on such a great shoot! (05.24.2008 06:18pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow! wow! wow! hecka of a great shoot girl! i wish you could package up some of that talent that oozing over and send it my way :) (05.24.2008 07:42pm)
Tori Clements: I am SOOOO jealous that you got to shoot Jason Reeves. I love his music. (05.25.2008 01:24pm)
~abi~: i luv~luv~LUV jason reeves' music!!! he is so adorable!!! fabulous photos! (05.26.2008 03:28pm)
Krystal McGee: Wow Shannon, these are just so different to your kids shots, they are edgy and artistic and seriously cool. I bet these guys will be really chuffed with these. I plead ignorance with this band, I write from Australia:) but they look cool. (05.26.2008 05:11pm)
Kathy Carlisle: I am so in love with their "O-Face" series:0 Don't ever tell me again that "you didn't get a thing from the shoot". I won't hear of it anymore, is that clear. This was a blast to be together on and I am so happy that I am able to share this journey with you:) You inspire me, push me to be better, and I could go on forever all that you do for me. Thanks for being you as I like to say;) k (05.26.2008 09:12pm)
elizabeth: These are so cool Shannon.. you did an awesome job on all of these. (05.27.2008 06:48am)
Jamie Sampson: these are incredible! It is so hard for me to photograph indoor shows like your top ones, so consider me EXTREMELY impressed! I love the individual shots, they really capture who those guys are. Great light, great compsotion, you are fabulous! Your work is amazing! (05.27.2008 06:54am)
Rachel Brooke: Jason Reeves is amazing!! And so are these pictures. Wow, I'm totally blown away right now! (05.28.2008 03:59pm)
FRED EGAN: Jason is finally coming to Dallas!!! (05.28.2008 11:08pm)
Charity: love it, great job with the concert shots! makes me want to hear them! (05.31.2008 08:36am)
Ellie: I i'm in love with his music! dont forget your promise girlie! :))) lol. :) (11.20.2008 12:37pm)
kristin cook: These are great shots! I feel like I know her personality just through your pictures. Super!!! (07.18.2008 07:02pm)
Kathy Carlisle: I knew you were going to get your hands on that killer tattoo! These are just beautiful of Valeri and you captured her beautiful spirit perfectly. I love the third shot that really grabs her eye color (that is like no other that I have ever seen). I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for a full shoot one day. K (07.18.2008 08:37pm)
wrecklessgirl: um, (and here's the part where i don't even talk about the blog post, but mention something in our personal lives like how you've texted me at least a few times in the last week or two and i haven't gotten back to you, and i'm so so sorry. that sucks. why would i not? i dunno, there was just stuff going on or i was at the movies, or driving, etc. but i miss you like crazy and i hope you forgive me) dude, the last shot just blows me away. gorgeous. she's such a perty girl, and i love her new perty birdie tattoo. :) gorgeous shots. (07.18.2008 11:03pm)
stephanie mcbride: wow!!!! those eyes, those colors, that smile, can't wait to check her out! (07.19.2008 07:29am)
Jamie Sampson: really beautiful, you can really feel who she is through these photos. You always capture who a person really is on the inside and out. You are amazingly talented! I am impressed yet again! (07.19.2008 07:56am)
cindy cieluch: love them all...but the last set is my fave. :) the angle against that green wall is perfecto too. (07.19.2008 09:27pm)
elizabeth: awesome.. she is gorgeous.. wonderful images (07.24.2008 05:39pm)