In this day and age we all have a lot of friends. A lot. Hundreds (some of you even thousands)… Facebook. Twitter. It’s amazing though… all those friends & there are days I feel so lonely. I crave hearing another voice give me more than 140 characters to fill in the blanks to.. hear the stuff that is just too special to post on a wall. Those are the days that I am grateful (blessed-loved-thankful-heartwarmed-kinda-grateful) for the ‘real life’ friends. You know the ones… you can call day or night, happy or sad and they are always there to be your listening ear and comfy shoulder. I can count those kinda friends on my fingers so when one of them came for a long anticipated visit it was time to capture that moment. Grab a few images of her beautiful face to tide me over til the next time…
ps… she is an amazing photographer btw (I try to stand really close to my friends in hopes their talent oozes onto me) Gonna take her to Detroit with me next month for some styling yumminess at my workshop… can’t wait!!
vancouver | WASHINGTON
August was about travel.. new experiences.. miles upon miles with just four wheels to take me where I needed to go. It was a good month. A great month. A month that I would put on repeat in my iTunes for hours on end if i could.
I tried to breathe in each moment, travel light & SEE. My iPhone was my main camera…
with some polaroids thrown in for good measure…
(my Instaback is horribly temperamental but this trip is was absolute perfection except for the four images I took at the border of Area 51… hmmm… true story)
And, of course, there was some real camera time to be had. I stopped in Carlsbad to hang out with Renee. We had a quick 4 hours to talk, talk, talk & a mini-session (gotta do that)…
and MORE…
deserts | NEVADA
southern | CALIFORNIA
Rose: The photos are amazing! Just love the freshness in them. :) Travelling is such a great thing to do! Loved the polaroids from area 51! They rock! :D (08.31.2010 07:16am)
AmyC: Wow! I'm jealous of your travels ;) The photos are perfection as always :) (08.31.2010 01:36pm)
Stacia Lugo: Again Shannon....stunning. (08.31.2010 03:49pm)
Kathy Carlisle: I'll bet your heart is so full right now! Emmy and Drew look so much older to me...I guess it has been THAT long:( I hope you guys are all filled up with adventures going into the new school year. It's going to be a good one:) (08.31.2010 04:46pm)
Kathy Carlisle: PLus..I'm trippin out about the Area 51 shots. I know Drew was on Cloud 9 in that whole experience;) (08.31.2010 04:47pm)
Lauren Dvorscak: Great post! The area 51 instants make me curious!! Love you mini-session photos, as always. Please tell me where the girls' clothing is from. Chasing Fireflies? Thanks for sharing the stories and your wonderful images. (08.31.2010 06:10pm)
melanie mauer: i spy some pinkberry!! yum! (08.31.2010 07:07pm)
zalaine: Bang. Wow. Loving the desert vibe! Absolutely happy to live vicariously thru you - you make it look so easy. Hope September is as good as August was! (08.31.2010 11:39pm)
angela hubbard: so divine! (09.01.2010 06:17am)
Kara Layfield: I really enjoyed seeing all your "vacation" pictures. You live such a fun life! :) (09.01.2010 07:54pm)
Shona: wow! That one image of your daughter made me gasp! The rest are amazing too :) (09.02.2010 03:11am)
Kate Craft: I simply adore your work. (09.03.2010 11:04pm)
oneshotbeyond: well done as always! You are the queen of themed shoots!!! (09.07.2010 06:22pm)
stephanie McBride: are you kidding me, that black and white of your daughter!!! the hair and the eye... ohmy! (09.07.2010 07:18pm)
marfa[trip] part three…
Lake houses. Double rainbows. Pretty faces. Desert radness.
moab | UTAH
Kelly Beane: uh, can I go next time ;) these looks amazingly beautiful!! P.S. lovin' the new blog changes!! (08.19.2010 10:10pm)
Jennifer Leigh: Stunning location! What an amazing group to be a part of. Where can we sign up? :) (08.19.2010 11:30pm)
Paige Butcher: I totally have those shoes in the third photo from the top :) (08.20.2010 03:03am)
Kara Layfield: What a beautiful adventure!! So glad you are taking time for yourself! (08.20.2010 07:15pm)
marfa[trip] part two…
A big ‘ole cabin filled with some of the most amazing women I know. Too many dead animals. And stars that feel like you just got swallowed up into the Milky Way.
moad | UTAH
AmyC: What wonderful photos, as always! I'm so jealous of such a great girls trip :) (08.18.2010 08:26pm)
Kelly Beane: no way, those are really the stars? that's flippin' amazing! (08.19.2010 10:12pm)
Kara Layfield: Just look at all those stars....and those dead animals! My husband has a few of those "stuffed" deer...they will NEVER see the inside of my house. :) (08.20.2010 07:18pm)
angela hubbard: amazing shots shannon (08.22.2010 06:22pm)
Chanique: WOW! You weren't joking about those stars... (08.23.2010 07:45am)
marfa[trip] part one…
I spent last week here. I’m still going through withdrawal… missing the adventure, missing the girls. Lots more to show, I’ll be back soon…
moab | UTAH
Stephanie P: OMG! That birch forest is exquisite! I would love to go there! (08.17.2010 11:25am)
Natalie Clayshulte: I love these! (08.17.2010 02:42pm)
Paige Butcher: Beautiful! I bet you girls had so much fun :) (08.18.2010 12:05am)
zalaine: Looks like greqt fun..Love, love the yellow plane and those forest shots are just too cha cha! (08.18.2010 05:39am)
oneshotbeyond: Beautifully written. Gorgeous shots of your friend. (09.08.2010 06:08am)
Stephanie P: very beautiful! also went to her site and clicked on her blog. did you do her holiday card in December? Those images are incredible and the styling is out of this world phenomenal!! The images have a painterly quality to them. I'm totally in love with them. In. Love. Period. (09.08.2010 11:39am)
Rose: You are so right, I can't believe it! In this era of social-networking sometimes we do feel all alone. And then, the real friends come to the surface. They are so few, and yet so important. Love this ode to friendship of yours. Amazing photos too. :) (09.08.2010 03:44pm)
zalaine: I so hear you my friend. unplanned but had my computer off for most of Labor Day weekend and makes me wonder what the future will be like. I have been obsessed with sunflare all summer and this just makes me happy. So glad we all have friends with skin that we can talk with. I have made some wonderful internet friends and with cell phones, the world is alot smaller but still...I hear you. (09.08.2010 04:19pm)
Anna: Sweet Shannon! I understand the feeling of loneliness, too, but goodness me--there are certainly women out here in other parts of the country loving on you and wishing you well. ♥ (09.09.2010 03:37am)