Guest Blogger

Hey All,

My Baby Concierge is a great new business offering services for new and expecting Moms. I've been asked to do some occasional guest blogging about photography and the first one is up.

Check it out if you just can't get enough of me.

Shannon

NEW Website!

Hey! Lookie!

My Website is back!

There are lots of new engagement and family images to peek at. The wedding gallery will be updated in the next few months as I comb through this season's weddings. But there's still plenty to enjoy right now.

Pricing is the same and will remain so through June 1, 2008. I'll be sure to warn you again when pricing is about to change.

Leave the new website a comment and let it know what you think! It's tough being the new kid on the big World Wide Web.

In case you were wondering.....

Yes, I know my web site is down. I am a good photographer, but not the best IT manager. It should be back up soon! And it'll be all pretty and shiny and new!!!!!!

Have a great weekend! I'll be back blogging on Monday with more wedding images. Just for fun - here is my husband throwing the little one around before bedtime. They call it Rocket Pillow.

Shannon

Happy Easter!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day with friends and family (and maybe some jelly beans and chocolate bunnies - not that I would know anything about eating candy).

Email Issues

Hello!

I'm having some intermittent email problems today, so if you have emailed me and I haven't responded - I'm sorry, I promise I'm not ignoring you.

Feel free to give me a call!

Shannon

And because I don't like to post without a picture.....Savannah and the vintage camera.

It's Our Privilege!

Did you??????

If not, go do it! Your one vote can make a HUGE difference in the smaller local elections (and the big ones too), so go make yourself heard!

In the way back machine...

Just for fun this leap year Friday, I thought I'd share something with you. My Uncle sent this picture to me the other day and I just love it. This is my Dad's side of the family, including the dogs, in the early 80's. I think we're in my Grandparents backyard in Ohio.

And yes, that is me in the blue terry cloth romper. (?!?)

There are so many things I love about this picture - my Mom's crazy hair (permed, of course), the 'stare directly into the sun at high noon' effect, my cousin's knee socks.

My favorite thing is that it's all the family together. We've always lived in vastly different parts of the country and I think the last time we were all together was at my wedding, so these photos are extremely precious to me.

Site analysis tools can be hilarious. Wait! Where are you going? It's true!

I have a little tool that tells me what keywords people searched for that landed them here on my humble blog. It's always interesting and occasionally, very funny. My latest favorite is "sneezing 10 times in a row".

I'm sure my blog wasn't exactly what they were expecting, but I'm glad they stopped by! Now let's ponder why someone would be google-ing that...

Happy weekend everyone!

Dallas Ah-Choo!

Not that you asked, but I've been up in Dallas for the past few days getting the little one some Grandparent time and doing a little work.

I love seeing the family, but MAN are the allergies killing me up here! I just sneezed like 10 times in a row.

See you soon Austin - I missed you!

Cute pictures coming up this week.

The post where your photographer dorks out

Let me start by saying that I am not a gear head when it comes to cameras. I studied photography at a fine art school where I learned things in the darkroom, with chemicals and......film. I love all of my vintage cameras and still use them quite a bit for my personal work and I firmly subscribe to the theory that it's the photographer that makes the image great and not the equipment. I use professional level equipment, but I generally don't lust for the next great thing.

That being said.....I was this close to hugging the UPS guy when he delivered this:

Ohhhhhh......it's so pretty and so AWESOME! I can't wait to use it for a shoot, but I'm going to be doing some practicing because the manual is THIS big!


For those of you that are like "OK, so it's the height of a penny - that's seems tiny." Ummmm...think again!

More darling couples and babies coming up after this weekend!

Distract Me!

Happy Monday peoples!

So I spend a lot of time at the computer due to the business - processing images, burning DVD's, accounting, blah blah blah.

Occasionally, something I'm working on can be running in the background while I browse the interwebs for a little brain break.

Here is my tiny, insignificant problem. I'm bored with all of my frequently visited sites.

Have any suggestions? I need something that's a quick 5 minute browse. I don't want to goof off too much because then I won't be doing work for You......and you know you're my favorite right?

Thanks!

A BIG Thank You! The Bridal Show Wrap-Up.

Thank you so much to all of you who stopped by my booth this past weekend to say hello and get some information. I really, REALLY enjoyed talking to all of you.

This was my first Bridal Show, as a bride or vendor, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I had such a great time! My family and I are always so happy that we were able to move back to Austin and it's occasions like the show that reinforce that for me. You all were so wonderful and funny and interesting. I loved hearing about all of your ideas and wedding plans. I am also so thrilled that I'm already signed up to shoot some of your weddings. Thank you for your trust.

On a personal note, I feel like the show has enabled me to be a better resource for you all. I met some of the coolest vendors that I would love to recommend. I also want you to know, that while I would love for you to hire me as your photographer, there are some incredibly talented and fun photographers here in Austin. I made a lot of fun friends this weekend.

Thanks again and I'll be talking with you soon!

-Shannon

Wedding Show

Hey, what are you doing this weekend?

I will be at the Austin Wedding Extravaganza!

If you're shopping for a wedding photographer (or really pretty much anything having to do with your planning), stop by and say hi! I'll be in booth 217 and I can't wait to meet you!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all!!!!!

I'll be back in a week or so with some more posts. In the meantime, here's my little chef in one of her favorite Christmas presents.

At the end of a week that has left me a little blue and, at times, ready to pull my hair out, it's nice to get a bit of good news. Thanks Jones Soda Fufu Berry Soda! Have a great weekend everyone!

Apples....

Ummm.....apples you say?



YES! I know it has nothing to do with wedding and portrait photography, but y'all need to get to the market and get yourself one of these Honeycrisp apples...I got addicted to them while living in Seattle. So good. They will perk your day right up.

Back to cute babies and beautiful brides shortly........

New Logo!

Notice anything new about the Blog?

I LOVE my new logo.

It's all thanks to the fantastic Rachel at Titsworth Creative. She 'got' exactly what I was looking for in the first try and I'm so delighted. So if you need website design, a logo or any re-branding help - call her up.

Even better, she's local! Support your local businesses!

Thanks again Rachel!

Beautiful Proposal Video

Oh y'all........

You have to check this out.



I LOVE this video. I love everything about it. I would love to know who shoots this couples wedding. Please enjoy and have your speakers on if you are a Sigur Ros fan.

Congratulations!

A bit of news from me!

I got some exciting news on Friday. I found out that I was accepted into the
Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). This is a prestigious wedding
photography organization that accepts only a small percentage of photographers
that apply.

This is professionally and personally a very gratifying moment for
me and I wanted to share it with all of you! Thanks to all of my clients for
letting my do what I do.

Here's what they have to say about themselves. (from the WPJA.com website):

"The Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), an International, membership-based organization, represents professional photographers skilled in the documentation of weddings and events in a candid, unobtrusive style. The WPJA was founded to uphold excellence in the area of wedding photojournalism.

Leading the way in Wedding Photojournalism, WPJA represents the most
discriminating talent around the world technically, creatively and visually.
Qualified members hold industry-leading standards, skills and business
integrity."

I highly recommend checking out their website. There are some amazing images to view. I've also added them as a link over at the right. They also publish an awesome online wedding photography magazine called Wedpix. I will soon add a link to that as well.

Just wanted to share - hope all of you had a wonderful weekend and a Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there.

-Shannon