Chatti: awesome. pure awesome. the girls are so cute! (01.08.2010 10:41pm)
Chrissi: Oh, Shannon. You are Brilliant yet again. LOVE. It. Really. :) (01.08.2010 10:59pm)
Kara Wieler: So stinkin' cute! (01.08.2010 11:24pm)
Kathy Carlisle: This is to die for on so many levels! It brings sunshine to this gloomy day. Eliza is so grown up here and I know you were questioning for a second whether or not to throw a little Em-spice in the mix. This shoot just gleams of all your talent, creativity and passion all wrapped up into a spectacular, spectacular! I know you must be very proud and you should be, because these kinds of shoots make you...the 'one of the kind' that you are;) I'm inspired as always. K (01.08.2010 11:47pm)
Scarlette: You kill me every time. EVERY FREAKIN' TIME. Fantastic. Really. (01.09.2010 12:32am)
wrecklessgirl: so lovely and i'm so inspired! (01.09.2010 02:52am)
Laura: amazing! Shannon you always surprise me with new amazingness! you inspire me. (01.09.2010 06:15am)
Emily Szettella: Amazing! Thank you for the incredible inspiration. Every time you post I am blown away by your creative imagination! :) (01.09.2010 06:48am)
stephanie mcbride: WOW! Brilliant, just brilliant. i love this shoot in so many ways. unbelievable! (01.09.2010 08:19am)
celeste: so cute and I so want to do a Valentines thing like this! I was cutting out hearts last week but had no idea what to do with them... (01.09.2010 09:22am)
Tuesday: Lovely background + equally gorgeous models! (01.09.2010 09:27am)
Jeanette LeBlanc: These are fabulous - love the entire thing, concept and execution. I'm not a studio girl, but when someone does it really, really well - I fall in love. Masterful! (01.09.2010 09:42am)
Melissa Hathaway: <3 it....as always! (01.09.2010 10:37am)
Janee: Holly Cow!!! I love your creativity....keep it up amazing one!! (01.09.2010 10:42am)
Angie: So cute! You're so cute with your ideas - and lovely little models :) (01.09.2010 11:26am)
Tamara Lalanne: These are so fun!! (01.09.2010 12:47pm)
Charity: truly amazing. u can see their little personalities and everything wonderful! Thanks! (01.09.2010 01:05pm)
Niccolew: Seriously, have you checked out your blog lately?? It's umm...amazing! I'm so excited for you. Pretty awesome watching you totally come into your element. (01.09.2010 03:05pm)
oneshotbeyond: Those look great for shooting with paper backgrounds! I haven't mastered how to make them look this good yet. Great work. The last two are my favorite. I love portraits up close and personal! (01.09.2010 03:07pm)
melanie pittman: um yeah! Cutest ever!!! Wish I were as creative as you :) (01.09.2010 04:06pm)
Sarah Wheeler: just in case i don't tell you this enough, you my dear are FABULOUS!! wonderful, fun work :) (01.09.2010 09:38pm)
amy hall: damn. (01.10.2010 12:13am)
Rose: Simply stunning photos! Loved each and every one of them. These girls are so beautiful and fun! :) And your photos are as always exquisite! (01.10.2010 03:46am)
Yuka photo art: Wow! I Love the colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Fun! Girls are soooo cute! (01.10.2010 03:20pm)
Tracyb: Thank you Shannon. Your work is amazing! I love them all, the vibrance and the personality too. (01.10.2010 08:51pm)
KaraRL: Amazing...seriously Amazing!! What was the inspiration behind this shoot? I'd love to know your thought process when setting up a shoot like this. I love their energy and the amazing styling! (01.11.2010 07:22am)
lesley: oh my goodness Shannon, these are just way too cute! :) (01.11.2010 03:11pm)
Hannie: Dear dear Shannon, these pictures are amazing. As is all your work. I can feel spring in these pictures. I love the colors, they really inspire me. (01.11.2010 03:35pm)
Casia Fletcher: You just BLOW my mine :) So freakin' AWESOME!!! Concept, props, lighting and poses soooooo make sense and are WAY WAY WAY FUN!!! I love when you pair up shots taken seperately but piece them here on the blog where they tell the story perfectly. Keep ROCKIN' (01.11.2010 08:46pm)
teresa b: Oh so cute!! (01.12.2010 10:12am)
Karen Jensen: Okay my jaw just hit the floor !!!! These are amazing and so creative !! From start to finish this is the most amazing shoot ! LOVE LOVE LOVE ! (01.12.2010 01:14pm)
elizabeth pellette: oh so very clever (01.13.2010 08:32am)
Leticia Beck: I love these shots! I want to be a better studio photographer...Any advice on lighting...?? Also... Where did the models get these cute umbrella's///?? I love your work! YOu are very creative!~!!! (01.13.2010 01:26pm)
Brittany Stover: holy friggin cow...so so cute. love your vision on this....i wanna be you. (01.13.2010 02:07pm)
Leticia Beck: Thanks for your help! I need some more inspirtation....What about backgrounds...Are these paper...Muslin doesn't come in colors like these...or is it wallpaper.. I am at a stump....I have some Valentine shoots coming up, and i would love to do something like this...Do they sell red or pink paper...and for lighting...is this by a window...or outside... THanks! YOU ROCK!!! (01.13.2010 02:51pm)
cindy: This shoot is really too much for me to handle. And then on top of it, their eyes match their outfits?!?!?! (01.13.2010 05:27pm)
Leticia Beck: Hi...sorry for all the questions... One last one...I hope... I am a little nervous to use background paper with the natural light...HOw did you put up your paper...Do you use a frame...And how did you get your natural light pictures to pop.. post process...?? Thanks again!!! (01.14.2010 04:49pm)
Rachel: Wow, these girls are gorgeous and sure know how to work it! Great props and backgrounds, super cute!!! :) (01.16.2010 09:17pm)
Vickey Weiss: love it - soooo cute, sooooo fun! (01.19.2010 08:23pm)
lindsay: SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!? wow (01.22.2010 11:21am)
Michelle Guzman: I saw these before, but I am still in love with these!!!!! Amazing!!!! (01.28.2010 12:59pm)
Caitlin: I have just recently discovered your site (via a Sarah Rhoads post) and I LOVE your photography. What fashionistas, so cute and fun! (02.05.2010 04:57pm)
Celesa: Shannon I am just so blown away by your amazing talent. I love all of your fabulous ideas. I can't stop looking at your work. I am definitely going to be staulking this blog. :) Ha (02.12.2010 10:21am)
It’s crazy to me how small this huge world of ours its. Last year I met Stephanie when she flew out for a mentoring session. We keep in touch and when I was putting together my NJ consult she was telling me about her friend Chrissi that would be there. Right before I was getting ready to leave, I get a call from an old friend Scarlette who was also, not only interested in a mentoring session, but knows Chrissi & Stephanie! Three different cities, three different sessions… all connected through friends & family. It’s like I have this built-in, tight-knit network that just keeps growing by more amazing & wonderful people :)
When Scarlette and I got together the other day, we had this lovely girl come out and do some modeling for the shooting portion of our day. It was such a fabulous day… Scarlette showed me a cool new spot & I don’t think our model could have been any cuter…
Kathy Carlisle: LOVE that canoe. Gorgeous girl and beautiful shoot. I was so happy to hear Scarlette was starting to really pursue her passion and she was SO excited about learning from you. There you go sparking another light inside someone and making there day:) (06.25.2009 12:30pm)
cindy cieluch: you have this amazing way of making a "simple pose" look stunning and breathtaking. ahhh yeah. beautiful shoot, shannon... and what a crazy small world!!!! how cool! (06.25.2009 11:41pm)
kari: simply beautiful:) (06.26.2009 07:52am)
~abi~: these images are so fresh and gorgeous! (06.26.2009 09:39am)
sara: These photos are great. Beautiful model. I'd LOVE to know where she got her bracelet!!! (06.27.2009 03:18pm)
Heather: Set a perfect set of pretty photos! I love the bright colors. (06.28.2009 05:56pm)
Chris: What gorgeous colorful art you create...a beautiful model combined with colors and the outdoors...simply stunning (06.29.2009 08:32am)
elizabeth: Love these.. so colorful and she is just adorable. (06.29.2009 08:54am)
stephanie mcbride: gorgeous color, gorgeous girls and what talent!!! and how weird and crazy and honored to have my name mentioned on your blog..... as always your number one blog stalking friend! ps. can't get enough of the b&w one you posted first.. yummm :) (06.29.2009 01:34pm)
Sarah Wheeler: fabulous photos! (06.30.2009 08:05am)
Onada Photography: just beautiful! (06.30.2009 03:21pm)
nicole green: these are so fun! (07.03.2009 08:59am)
Jocelin: Your images are stunning! I love peeking at your blog :) (07.03.2009 10:35pm)
Hannie: Love the pictures. Love the colours. Love the model. Love the flowerbracelet. (07.05.2009 12:34pm)
Sharon Ee Wen Ting: LOVELY! Stunning. I wish I could have a photoshoot with you! (07.24.2009 11:49am)
A) I ADORE brown eyed boys. Bring me a little one with big ole brown eyes and I will be smitten. Goes back to the day my little brown eyed man came into this world I’m sure ;) B) I equally adore clients that come to me with complete faith in what I do. ”We are here for your vision.” = music to my ears C) love, sweet love… there was just love all over that day. Everyone was happy to be together. You could see the adoration in their eyes. It was a relaxing, happy day… perfect :)
and I couldn’t think of a better song quote to sum it all up. Cause truly, can’t get enough of days like that. Thank you guys… :)
kristin cook: Loving the shots of just mom and dad :) I love the processing on the one of the little boy in his hat...too cute! (04.13.2009 02:09pm)
jen: LOVE! the sequence with the blue door! you rock the families. ;) (04.13.2009 02:56pm)
Sarah Rhoads: um yep.. this little man is to die for! sooo cute Shannon! well done sister (04.13.2009 04:58pm)
stacym: oh shannon! i love this family session soooo much! (04.14.2009 02:58pm)
Kathy Carlisle: The two last shots of just him are priceless...the keepers...blow them up huge and slap them on their wall:) Beautiful shoot and the love story is breathtaking! K (04.14.2009 03:29pm)
Sheri Visakaly: Shannon !!! these are fantastic ! ... I love the walking series ... what a treasure for mommy and daddy to have .. those are the moments, that make you smile forever ! (04.16.2009 09:33am)
elizabeth: these are fantastic Shannon.. really fun session. (04.16.2009 02:32pm)
Niccolew: Awesome shoot. I love the emotion you capture. Great angles too! (04.16.2009 03:45pm)
Onada: Gorgeous images! I love your work and I'm looking forward to meeting you next month at the workshop you are hosting (04.16.2009 06:04pm)
‘It’s time for business.’ ;)
Whew- soooo, after my nice little hiatus (a couple weeks, a month.. ah, who’s counting right?), it’s time to get back down to business. Break is over. & I have lots of little tidbits for y’all :)
First off… I finally got my calendar updated through June! There aren’t too many available appointments left so if you see one that works, grab it up ;) If you would like to be put on a waiting/notification list of when the rest of my summer schedule goes up, just shoot me an email.
Also, May 9th… anyone in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area or anyone that wants an excuse to take a little trip to the East Coast (totally my excuse for making my first NYC trip- YAY!!), I have a consultation get together that I am really excited about. It’s gonna be a FULL day of tons of info, TWO shoots & I’m even bringing in another photographer that’s gonna take the whole day up a notch ;) It’s only $650 for the day and we are down to just two slots left. Email me if you want more info…
Next up… Amy Seeley. Yes, I’ve bragged about her before. She is one of the dearest friends a girl could ever wish for. But I never seem to be able to put into words how friggin’ incredible she is. Well, there are some folks out there that put together a fantastically beautiful still motion short film that pretty much sums up everything I could never quite get across. So, please.. sit back, enjoy & savor this.
I was contacted by Ellie over at Card Chef about using some of my images for her card designs. Check them out, they’ve got some really great designs and so easy to use! I was SO happy when she chose these images to use. As you probably have guessed, they are pretty much one of my favorite couples ever. Here‘s Kath’s link so you can tell them how hot they are ;)
Last, certainly not least, I wanted to post the link to my friend BMAC’s studio. I’ve used it in several shoots and ALWAYS get inquiries as to where I am shooting. Well.. lucky you’s.. Brian is now renting out his studio for other photographer’s to use (just don’t book when I need it! haha ;) ). I have actually been working (believe it or not) and the next session I am putting up was shot there on one of our wonderfully rainy, gloomy days.
K- think we’re caught up ;) Now I’m getting back to editing so I can actually show some pictures in the next post. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!
~S
Kathy Carlisle: This is SO exciting...Jake and I are getting married:) They look amazing and I loved looking through her site. I think I should take one of your slots in June so that we can get another love session in! Can't wait to see what kind of work you've been up too and I can't believe you are going to NY...LUCKY:) K (04.03.2009 09:11pm)
josh solar: I was wondering what happened to you...now where are some pretty pictures :) (04.04.2009 09:05am)
dustin steller: Shannon, you ARE wonder woman with a camera ... You produced some amazing images with these beautiful kids. Their wardrobe and styling is flawless. The imagery is unique, strong and powerful. Love it! I'd love to see what you can do with my two redheads someday. (01.19.2010 01:11am)
Angela Hubbard: Shannon, your photos ALWAYS blow me away! WOW! (01.19.2010 01:14am)
Janee: Okay love the little rockers.....so cute! (01.19.2010 08:57am)
Jenny: these are awesome shannon! cute kids, and those girls have some 'TUDE!! (01.19.2010 11:21am)
Karen: These are so creative, so fun, amazing....oh my gosh what I would give to have you take pictures of my four little girls. You are amazing with that camera...holy cow !!! LOVE IT ! (01.19.2010 12:10pm)
cindy: The other night I asked Matt who he'd want to hire as a photographer when we have little children one day... He pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Shannon Sewell. She gets the cutest expressions from kids." :) (01.19.2010 02:01pm)
Kathy Carlisle: You pack everything up and GET RIGHT ON OUT OF HERE! What do these photos say to me....well, they scream, "hi my name is Shannon and I am the photographer that just blew you away with this shoot. I love what I do and am passionate about everything styling, kids, and amazingness. If you'd like to book me, just come up with a ridiculously high price to pay me to reflect what I am worth, because my own prices don't do me justice.";) LOL I have so enjoyed watching these kids grow up in your photos and their family is extremely lucky to have you in their life to capture this sibling love. Love em, and love you! K (01.19.2010 04:36pm)
lesley: once again, incredible! just freaking amazing! (01.19.2010 05:14pm)
Vickey Weiss: you my dear, are a rock star! (01.19.2010 08:24pm)
Kelsey Eads: Shannon, your photos are absolutely brilliant! It was great meeting you this weekend as well, I'm excited to keep up with your work. :) (01.19.2010 09:41pm)
KaraRL: Those kids are total rock starz!!! Amazing Shannon! Love those B/W's. Do you ever play music during your shoots?? (01.20.2010 08:55am)
Bre: So cute Shan! I love them! PS. have you figured out when your going to be in SLC?? I am anxiously awaiting to go to your workshop, so HURRY! ;) ha ha! Keep up the amazing work! xoxo (01.20.2010 12:54pm)
elizabeth pellette: Love these so great (01.20.2010 04:05pm)
Rose: Such cuties! :D Love their "tattoos". They look like a rock star band! The girls are adorable and the boys... well, they are just fierce!! :D (01.21.2010 03:40am)
Leticia Beck: I love this!! Where was this taken...?? At a high school...And was this just a family shoot...??? Who got them dressed that way>>>DO you tell your clients what to wear....And the drums...LOVE it...Are those your props or clients?> YOU did so well with this!! Makes me wanna be a groupie!!! (01.21.2010 06:41pm)
Susan Dodd: WOW!! Absolutely COOL!! Love them all!! (01.22.2010 06:38am)
Becka @Studio222 Photography: That's fantiastic! Nate would love these because he has dreams of our future children rocking out on the drums. :) (01.22.2010 10:13am)
lindsay: in love with these!!! AWESOME! (01.22.2010 11:20am)
Darla: I love that all of your shoots have a clear concept. You are so creative! (01.23.2010 10:04pm)
Michelle Guzman: So fashion! These are great! (01.28.2010 12:56pm)
Ginette: Only you can make black and white props look like they are alive with color! Beautiful!! (01.29.2010 02:47pm)
Casey Osher: So many tattoos to choose from. I search the net looking for the best pictures! Great site! (03.25.2010 02:54pm)
Tarsha Backfisch: I just found your site through google. Love the info! (03.27.2010 03:09pm)