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…
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
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
& more.
angela king: these are uber gorgeous. i have no words. :) (11.25.2011 06:51pm)
Sara from L.A.: dang! you made that hole in the ground look cool! your kids are gorgeOUS! (11.25.2011 07:22pm)
Krista: I love that you take so many pictures of your kids! I think for most photographers as their business' grow, they have less and less time to take pictures of their own kids. Something I hope never happens with my own children. :) (11.25.2011 07:43pm)
josh: These pics make me miss you all even more. Lovely! (11.25.2011 07:48pm)
Julie: Glorious!!!!!!!!!!! (11.26.2011 01:10am)
Tara S.: wow, shannon! these pics are stunning!!!! your kids are quite the gorgeous models :) looks like an awesome trip. happy holidays to you and your family! (11.26.2011 03:41am)
Carin: absolutely beautiful and inspiring!!!!!!!!!! (11.26.2011 07:12am)
Kara Layfield: Just devine!! Your kiddos are so cute! LOVE your styling so much! (11.26.2011 05:49pm)
Jessica: wow!! these may be my new favorites of your kids! your family is so lucky to have all of these photos to treasure for generations to come...beautiful work!! (11.26.2011 08:42pm)
janice: you've outdone yourself. i think it's a combo of the setting, the styling, and the amazingly gorgeous children you have that make these some of my favorites ever. love! (11.27.2011 07:11am)
Laura: These are beautiful. Your kids are so lucky to have all these amazing photos taken throughout their lives! One day I will make the trip to one of your workshops so please keep doing them!! :) (11.27.2011 05:55pm)
Kelli Taylor: You're kids are the coolest! You must have tons and tons of hard drives full of photos of them! (11.27.2011 11:25pm)
Juliet Carey: Chills...just beautiful!!!! I can't wait to see it myself someday...breathtaking scenery and photos of your loves!! (11.28.2011 03:54am)
anita: wow! such amazing photos - everything about them. love. it. i wish i could be so cool. =) (11.28.2011 03:58pm)
zalaine: You have done your magic with God's work. The landscapes are stunning and those two little people, just take it up a notch. FABulous Miss S! (11.28.2011 10:19pm)
Jenny Springer: are you kidding? your kids are so stylish! your daughter is gorgeous and such a great little model! LOVE those photos...xo (11.29.2011 02:35am)
Dina: stunning, every one! I've gotta find one of those floral headbands for my girls! (11.29.2011 09:53pm)
stephanie mcbride: from where i sit ... im pretty sure that your images brilliantly captured and stated the unspeakable beauty of God's creations. landscape as well as human beings! fun see images of our neck of the woods so to speak:) your kids are growing up:( (12.01.2011 11:33am)
Kylie: I stumbled onto your website and WOWEE! Amazing photos - I want to buy your daughters headband (orange colouring) it is just so beautiful ... is it one of yours? (12.01.2011 11:15pm)
Elizabeth: oh my goodness.. these are amazing images... lovely lovely lovely your kids are too stinkin cute and fashionable.. (12.02.2011 03:58pm)
ali wood: Shannon these are beyond gorgeous and what a treasure for your children and the family!!! LOVE!! Hope youre doing well!! (12.03.2011 04:03am)
erin perkins: love. organic. fresh. simply amaze! (12.03.2011 11:32pm)
Jeramie Ritchie: I am so jealous! I have always wanted to get out there! Your images are amazing, as always! The setting and your kids make for the perfect shots! (12.04.2011 05:13pm)
Phillipa: These are just amazing. Your kids are such naturals. Really an inspiring shoot. Love it all! (12.05.2011 01:41am)
Ashley Madsen: Those kids of yours are GORGEOUS!!! (12.06.2011 07:12pm)
Kathy Carlisle: Amazing and yet I find myself with tears in my eyes:( When the hell did they grow!!! I feel so blessed to have your family's brilliance shine on our life. Thanks for getting a migraine that day;) Love, K (12.06.2011 09:12pm)
Gail Zeak: OMG Shannon, these are frickin' awesome! I love every single one of them. Your kids are so gorgeous and are such great models! I think Em has a modeling career ahead of her? Love these! (12.08.2011 11:43am)
**IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN A PORTLAND WORKSHOP READ BELOW!! :)
Whew!! Such an amazing last week… I have always sworn by the beauty of the NW but wow! Northern Arizona/Southern Utah… jaw dropping. So inspiring…
I have some fun stuff from the Grand Canyon and Zion to share (once I can get caught up and actually edit! haha) but for now… the reason I got to even head to that part of our beautiful country. Jeanette and I have emailed back and forth for a while so when she suggested I come to Phoenix for a workshop I was all in. I couldn’t wait to get down there to finally meet her and hang out for the day :) We stayed & hung out all day at The Clarendon. Such a cute little boutique hotel and fabulous place to do some shooting. And these models… can I tell you how much I love it when kids come just bursting with spunk and personality? These girls were perfect!! Amazing models, a super fun group of attendees, inspiring scenery… made for about a perfect day :)
I came home feeling totally refreshed and excited about things to come… it got me thinking. I have cleared most of my December (left those Christmas card deadlines behind long ago- LOL) and I have always had inquiries about doing something here in Portland… I would love to find out what kind of interest there is for me to do a small workshop here in Portland maybe on December 16 or 17th? (try and fit it in before kids are home for break!) Having it here at home means I could cut costs (for you and me) and it is perfect timing to squeeze in one last tax write-off! It would also be the first (& probably only) time that I would offer something where I would actually be able to show you the studio that I do most of my work in. Anyway, if you are interested email me at shannon@shannonsewell.com and let me know. I will have to scramble to get it all perfect so quick but I feel like I have all this extra excitement and would love to spend a day in a room of people that I can share it with!
k… back to those cute girls :) Thank you to Jeanette and our two perfect models and to the girls that came… I loved spending the day with you all :)
phoenix | AZ
zalaine: Girls rock. There is Something about the natural ability of a girl to look in the camera. Awesome, my friend! (11.21.2011 10:29pm)
Chandra Ferguson: Shannon I may be interested:) How much would it cost? and what would the day look like:) Thanks so much, Chandra (11.22.2011 05:40am)
Kara Layfield: Love your comps! Gorgeous models and clothes! (11.22.2011 01:40pm)
Phillipa D: beautiful (11.22.2011 09:26pm)
Roxana: Such beauty and delicacy in these photos. Love them, Shannon! The young ladies are adorable, the clothes amazing and you make it look too easily! :) (11.23.2011 05:40pm)
Jovana Zlicaric: Yay for the workshop. Buying my ticket today. I will be traveling from Seattle and taking a vacation day from my regular M-F job. :) (11.23.2011 09:15pm)
Genille: My friend ( the blonde one^^) posted a picture on Facebook of her modeling, and im very interested. (01.23.2012 02:31am)
Eliza F: Wow, the blond girl, Brenna C, is one of my really good friends! (01.23.2012 03:08am)
First… the winner of the ZozoBugBaby dress is… Ela Dominguez!! Just email me your address and I will get it shipped right out :)
And next up… I just got back from a whirlwind trip to NYC. West coast to east coast and back in 36 hrs… the amazing thing is that I fit SO much in. I got to hang out an entire evening with my very dear friends, meet amazing new people through a friend here AND do a workshop with a SUPER fun group. We even had the talented & charming Rosanna Wolff come in and talk with us for the day. All in all, one of my best trips to NYC yet (though I would really love some good weather one of these trips- please? brrrr….).
We ventured out with four adorable models to hit the streets of Manhattan and take on a little punk, urban theme. Couldn’t do punk & urban without thinking Knuckleheads (of course) and we also added one of my favorites pieces ever by Bits ‘n Pieces by Kristin- come on.. what little girl wouldn’t LOVE a Beastie Boys dress?? (sorry guys- my little lady already has this one claimed) ;) Thank you so much Lisa for having me out and to all the ladies that came. I loved every minute and can’t wait to come back!
wardrobe: Knuckleheads Clothing & Bits ‘n Pieces by Kristin
new york | NY
renee: This is so my kind of shoot!! LOOOOOVE it!! XOXO (11.02.2011 06:11am)
Zalaine: Awesome. Pink, girly and fabulous, Miss S! (11.02.2011 10:54am)
Marci Yochum: Love how these turned out Shannon! So fun to get to hang with you behind the scences too. Claire had so much fun getting styled and modeling for the shoot. The silly string fight and meeting some new friends was definitely a favorite as well. Thanks again. (11.02.2011 11:21am)
Kara Layfield: Oh my goodness this is just too much!! I so love the urban little punk theme!! These girls have got it goin' on!! :) (11.02.2011 01:27pm)
Jennifer Beitchman: Shannon-thank you for being so kind and sharing yourself and your talent with us. It was such a great day and I really loved it and didn't want it to end! We were so lucky to stumble on that gated wall! Its like it was there JUST for our shoot! <3 (11.02.2011 04:11pm)
Louise Friedman: Just gorgeous Shannon! You are so talented and the girls absolutely love working with you. They would never complain about the cold with you.....can we see you again in August....hopefully warm? (11.02.2011 04:49pm)
Emilyn Guillermo: Thanks so much Shannon for sharing your talent with us. I came out of that workshop feeling so inspired. My mantra now is "Do what makes YOU passionate". I'm back home in Anchorage. Can you believe the thermometer registered 10*F!!!! Hmmmm, having a workshop in Hawaii would be nice....i'm totally there!!! (11.02.2011 06:50pm)
Rosanna: Crazy beautiful, your eye and direction are spot on Shannon. Hard to pick as they are all super amazing but my favorite are the last two. (11.02.2011 09:43pm)
Lori: Hello Shannon! Just wanted to thank you for a very lovely day on Sunday. Your workshop was incredibly inspiring and I am honored to have met you! Best always. (11.02.2011 10:23pm)
Lisa: I love these photos!!! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and knowledge with us Shannon. (11.03.2011 04:45am)
Ellie A.: How fun are these pictures! Those colors are amazing.I can feel that NY Swag in those pictures. Could you ROCK anymore? OH MAN ..JUST love it!!! (11.05.2011 01:51pm)
I first met Hilary in New York for a mentoring session at the beginning of the year. It was an instant friendship. She is an amazingly kind soul and just an all around cool kid so when she asked if I was interested in coming out to do a workshop with her there was no hesitation- heck yes!!! The added bonus would be that I got to hang out with & get to know her partner in crime- Angela :) It was a perfect, relaxing girl trip… so good that we are already planning our next one for next August! ha :)
And, as if the workshop wasn’t already perfect (the women that came were such a pleasure and sooo my kinda people), Hilary was able to get us accommodations at the cutest inn… The Westover Inn was secluded, quiet, quaint & superb service- love it!
She also surprised me with personalized cupcakes (I can’t believe I only got this one crappy picture cause they were the coolest thing I’ve ever seen my images on!) from Flavour Cakes…
(yes- that is an edible picture) :)
Hilary brought in ADORABLE models and we got to outfit them in some of my very favorites (thank you so much ZozoBugBaby and Lisa’s Mini Mad Hattery for topping yourselves once again).
(if it was possible to pick your own eye color… dang- wouldn’t this be top choice?? sooo beautiful & the sweetet little girl to boot)
I also want to thank the generous vendors that provided give aways for us…
One Willow Presets by Jessica Paige
Photography Props by Lori Limburg
wardrobe: ZozoBugBaby & Lisa’s Mini Mad Hattery
st. mary’s | ONTARIO CANADA
Monica Wilkinson: These are so beautiful, Shannon. I agree, Hilary is the best!! I so wish it would have worked for me to attend. Maybe next time! (09.29.2011 10:56pm)
Nicola Toon: Just gorgeous, Shannon. I feel like such a lucky duck that I got to be part of it with you. Thanks again for everything! xoxo (09.30.2011 12:08am)
Hilary: So you are pretty damn awesome - even though you are afraid of spiders. These are just beautiful Shannon! Great big HUGS to you:) (09.30.2011 12:13am)
Jennifer beitchman: Gorge, as always. Love the outfits. Fabric chandeliers??? why didn't I think of that?!?!?! Might have to "borrow" that idea! (09.30.2011 12:56am)
Mandy Blake: Awesome Shannon! It was so great to meet you and spend time learning with you. You have inspired me beyond words. And thanks for finding the green crayon nub for me at the bottom of the cup. My restaurant art would not have been complete without it! ;) (09.30.2011 01:02am)
Ellie A.: SO happy to see a new post! They sure do make me smile. Its like a sweet sugar fairy tale each time you share. LOVE IT!! Each time I visit I am that more inspired. (09.30.2011 02:19am)
Phillipa: As usual, you rocked it. (09.30.2011 01:57pm)
Yvonne: Love everything about these! Styling, editing, compositions, etc... Just beautifully inspiring. (09.30.2011 03:12pm)
Britt M: Agreed on the eye color! Amazing! Beautiful work! (10.01.2011 05:13am)
Laura Drake Enberg: I love this whole shoot!! did Lisa's Mad Hattery do the fab plaid outifts and headband? I'm a sucker for plaid :D (10.02.2011 07:50pm)
Ange: Loved hanging with you Shannon. You're one talented photographer and one beautiful human being. Thanks for sharing with us so openly. Sooooo looking forward to next year! A xo PS. I am still waiting for my 8x10. Surely it is just stuck in the mail. (10.03.2011 12:31am)
Holly: LOVED our time together! Spending the day with you and a roomful of other inspired women was the best Monday I've had in a while. Can't wait to keep growing! (10.03.2011 12:34am)
Carla: Love your pictures!! Thank you for sharing. (10.03.2011 11:28pm)
Janee: Wowzers! I am pretty sure you amaze me more and more each day. Thanks for being so freaking talented and sharing your awesomeness with us...and what a great place to stay and those cupcakes are adorable...I 'd be a little sad to eat them. (10.08.2011 08:18am)
Rachelle Codd: Gorgeous photo shoot! Absolutely gorgeous! (12.08.2011 07:08pm)
Kara Layfield: Very Cool! Congrats! (12.08.2011 07:48pm)
Lisa: Amazing!! Love everything about this...dang you are so good! (12.08.2011 09:12pm)
Ashley Madsen: Oh my goodness... where are those hats from? This shoot is gorgeous. I'm dying to do a shoot in the snow this winter. (12.09.2011 02:54am)
Hannah: I love this! The shoot and Dreamer Journal! <3 <3 <3!!! :) (12.09.2011 04:12am)
Jessica: LOVE the Dreamer Journal...what an inspiring magazine. I could look through it all day and I love all of the work you did for it. Love the disco session w/ your kiddos! (12.09.2011 07:28am)
Taryn Boyd: SO CREATIVE!!!!! Fa la la L-O-V-E it! the shot outside with the woods and backdrop is my favorite. I'm already a fan of you and the measure but now I am of Love Mae!!! (12.09.2011 05:39pm)
Taryn Boyd: SO CREATIVE!!!!! Fa la la L-O-V-E it! the shot outside with the woods and backdrop is my favorite. I'm already a fan of you and the measure but now I am of Love Mae!!! (12.09.2011 05:39pm)
Leslie Kerrigan: Shannon, I love this session! The Dreamer project is AMAZING!! It is so full of inspiration and I just want to look at it over and over! Your images are truly gorgeous!!! (12.09.2011 10:17pm)
stephanie mcbride: still your hugest fan!! another beautiful, creative shoot. can't wait to check all the good things in the Measure. Congratulations. well deserved as always. S. (12.10.2011 01:33am)
Heather F: How did I miss all of these posts! LOL Sorry we just finished our final thanksgiving get togethers last weekend & my week following just took off! LOVE the posts but this set with the lil girl, oh my how sweet...she is precious! (12.11.2011 08:06pm)
Kersten: I missed this post before, but good grief, these are fantastic photos! You do amazing work. Crazy inspiring for us rookie types. (12.23.2011 12:50am)