About Me.

Hello. I’m Shannon.

I’m a member of a family.

I think that’s what makes me so excited about family photography (and by “family” I mean the entire journey from wedding to happily ever after).

As a wife, I know the excitement and adventure of  planning your new life together with someone you feel so fortunate to have by your side. And as a mother, I know how the journey gets even more amazing (and intense!) as you watch your love grow and become something entirely new. The whole thing… the whole journey… is indescribable. It’s made up of all these tiny moments, these big and little days, and it begins to rush past you as time marches on. For me, frustrated by the crazy pace of life and my inability to keep moments in my head exactly as they happened, photography is the perfect answer. The beauty of the moment, preserved forever for me to enjoy.

I really really love my job. I can physically see the love and joy and happiness of people who love each other. Watching the light hit something just right seems like magic. Combine the two, and I’m on top of the world. I feel so honored to capture that treasure for people, whether it’s a special glance, those impossibly tiny feet, that gap-toothed smile, the bandaid on the knee, the tearful “I Do”… every moment is special and unique and makes me tingle with joy at the beauty of it.

Life is beautiful. amazing. crazy. sublime. I’m so happy to be a part of it.

xo- Shannon

p.s. here are some more random things:

I AM … blessed and lucky and happy and silly and easily excitable and a mom and a wife and a photographer and a dog owner… I could keep going for quite a while.
I WANT… to be more organized.
I HAVE … an amazing husband and noisy (but awesome) kids.
I KEEP … loads of images on my harddrive.
I WISH I COULD … time travel.
I HATE … when people are mean on purpose.
I FEAR … way too many things that I have no control over.
I HEAR …the noises of my kids filling my home.
I DON’T THINK … I keep in contact with people that are important to me enough.
I REGRET …not journaling more.
I LOVE …my family.
I AM NOT … perfect. At all.
I DANCE …yes I do. I was a clogger for many years. But you will never see me doing it.
I SING …Opera. Only to embarrass the kids.
I NEVER … eat earwax. Seriously. No way.
I RARELY … take exotic vacations.
I CRY WHEN I WATCH … sappy movies. I can’t help it.
I AM NOT ALWAYS … right.
I HATE THAT …I am so hard on myself sometimes.
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT … oh gosh… what am I NOT confused about?
I NEED … to never get another cavity. I’m done with that nonsense.
I SHOULD … enjoy every day to its fullest!