July 7, 2007: Cami & Debbie

On Saturday, I met Cami & Debbie. Cami had flown in from Florida to visit her mom on her birthday and wanted to create some portraits to celebrate her mom.

I had a blast with these ladies. It's rare that I get to photograph adult children and their parents and these two are obviously close. They claimed they didn't know what to do in front of the camera - but look at them! Hot tamales, both of them.

Thanks again Cami & Debbie! It was wonderful meeting you!

Studio Update

We are in the process of moving into our new home (finally!)

I will not be available by email from June 29th through July 3rd.

Please call me if anything comes up and I'll start returning emails after the July 4th holiday.

Soon I'll have pictures of my shiny new office and meeting space!

-Shannon

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

Trashing the Dress: The Bridal 2.0

I'm looking for some fun and fearless women to photograph!

The Bridal 2.0, aka, Trash the Dress session is a new offering from Shannon Cunningham Photography. I shoot you in your wedding gown on location without the pre-wedding worry of getting a speck of dirt on your dress. This session is edgier and more adventurous than the traditional bridal session and is shot after the wedding.

Keep in mind that you don't have to literally 'Trash' your beautiful gown. In fact, we probably won't. This session gives you and I a chance to try some more dramatic and risk taking ideas- maybe something more urban, an unexpected location, or maybe just laying down on the grass with the autumn leaves all around you. It's not rolling in the mud just for the sake of it.

I'm currently looking for brides (or former brides or clients that just want to have some fun and make some tremendous images. I don't have to have shot your wedding.) that are interested in a Bridal 2.0 shoot.

The first five people to sign up will receive a complimentary session plus some other fun stuff.

Come on, that dress is just sitting in the closet. Let's go have some fun!

New York Times Article: Trash the Dress

Website for some inspiration: Trash the Dress

MY baby!

My 'big girl'.

Savannah is 18 months old! Wow, does time fly.

Sample Album Pictures

OK, here are the pictures as promised! This is my new Fine Art Book and I am very excited about it.

Here is the cover. It is totally customizable. You can literally put any design on your cover - there are no restrictions. This album is a mixture of wedding images, so I did it in black with a photo on the front. It's water and fingerprint resistant. You can also have a matching book jacket made.

The pages are made from fine art paper. These particular ones have a matte look and feel to them, although you can have the pages created with glossy paper.

As with all my digitally created albums, the pages are digitally created by me and are done in a storytelling (or magazine, or coffee-table or flush mount: they're called lots of things) album format that tells the story of your wedding day.

Here's the best part - there is no seam in the middle! I can now create full page spreads. This book is 9X12, so this image is 12X18. The photos have quite an impact at this size.

The pages are very sturdy with a cardboard-like feel to them.

The Fine Art Book comes in a variety of sizes from 4X4 to 12X12.

It's also my recommendation for your custom sign in book (great at a 5X7 size), made from your engagement session images.

New Sample Albums

I have new sample albums and I can't wait to show them to you!

Stay tuned for pictures.

Cool link for brides

From aboutthedress.com

I love fashion illustration! It's so vintage and classic. It's also really rare to see beautiful bridal fashion illustration. If you love it like I do, you should check out this site. I just stumbled upon it and thought it was cool. I can't really recommend it as I haven't ordered anything from it, but it's definitely worth checking out.

http://www.aboutthedress.com/

They'll make a custom drawing of you in your wedding gown. Maybe they can draw inspiration

from one of your bridal portraits? (Hint Hint :) )

Kathryn, Will, Jean Paul & Anna Laura - April 21, 2007

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Kathryn, Will, John Paul & Anna Laura. Kathryn is due with her fourth baby in July and wanted to document her pregnancy and her kids as a Father's Day present for her husband.



She wanted natural, not too stuffy pictures, so that's what we did! Wrangling three kids under the age of six is always a challenge, but they were delightful and so much fun! I love kid chaos. Enjoy the pictures.

A dramatic portrait of the belly.

The belly featuring Kathryn's Aggie ring.

I am all about the little kid feet lately.

John Paul with big brother Will in the background. I love this shot.

A candid family shot

The baby, Anna Laura.

Quinn: April 1, 2007

This past weekend, I was privileged to photograph baby Quinn for the first time. I shot her mom, Heather's, maternity portrait a few months ago and got to come back to see the baby!

Such fun as newborns are so sweet (and tiny! I almost can't remember my daughter being this small.)

Thank you so much Heather and Mike and Quinn! I can't wait to see you again in a few months.

Jenn & Dave: August 12, 2006

Not much B&W shooting at this gorgeous Hawaiian themed wedding. Jenn is another bride that I knew I would love from the moment we met. She's a doll and she and Dave (and all of their family - some flew in from Japan for the wedding!) were a delight to work with. Everyone had fun and the casual atmosphere led to some great reception moments. (see below). ON to the images!

A toast before the ceremony.

Jenn & Dave as they see each other for the first time.

I love Flower Girls

And Ring Bearers too. Look at the ring pillow - it's a shell - cool!

Jenn and her Dad - thank you light gods!

After the ceremony.

The Couple

Entering the reception

I know this shot is done to death, but the guys love it and I thought the Hawaiian shirts and the mountains in the background were a nice twist.

First Dance

This crowd easily wins the most enthusiastic dancers of the summer title.

One more.....

Alisa & Eli: July 29, 2006

Alisa and Eli had a wonderful outdoor wedding ceremony and reception at Eli's parents ranch this past weekend. They were surrounded by friends and family and danced the night away in the barn, which was converted to a dance floor. I loved being there. You two are wonderful people - thanks for making my job easy.

The rings

The Dress

Getting into the dress.....I think this is one of my favorite parts of the day.

Alisa coming down the stairs on the way to the ceremony. All her bridesmaids and best friends were waiting at the doorway to escort her. Does she glow or what?

Due to the ceremony set up, there was no place for Alisa to hide prior to walking down the aisle, so the bridal party walked in front of her so Eli couldn't see her.

This is her Dad waiting for her at the aisle. Awwww....

Breaking the glass at the end of the ceremony.

Lovely couple in front of the barn

A detail I liked from the reception

Eli during the toasts. (Note the fab wrap Alisa added to her dress for the reception)

Big sister giving a toast

And now for the dancing!

Who can resist the YMCA?

Congratulations!