Shannon Walton Photography » babies

Babies, Babies, Babies ~ Illinois Newborn Photographer

Shannon — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:24:44 +0000

It’s been a new year full of babies I haven’t shared newborn photos here on the blog for quite some time so I decided to grab several from some recent sessions to share. I’ve had lots of incredible new clients this year. One of my new dads carried a baby brush around in his back pocket to fix his little loves hair in between shooting. So adorable. It’s really an amazing experience to witness the love felt between parents and their new bundles. Sometimes I’ll look over when shooting and see the biggest grins on their parents faces and I’m quite sure they don’t even realize their smiling from the inside out. I consider myself blessed to be a part of their first days together.

We are anticipating a new baby boy this weekend. Our Myla will have a brother We can’t wait to get our hands on him and already have the perfect name picked out which I’ll share on Saturday when he comes home! Besides a newborn baby’s head their is no sweeter smell than puppy breath…lol! I hope you’re all having a great week!

I nearly forgot how to post it’s been so long!

Shannon — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:12:55 +0000

Last week I photographed yet another little doll and when I met her mom she said, “Do you ever post on your blog anymore?” “I read through most of it and really enjoyed reading it but noticed you hadn’t posted since September.” Yikes, that’s a LONG time!! So I decided that the first blog post of 2012 should be of her little cutie petutie! I really enjoyed working with this family. I always love getting the opportunity to work with someone new. I enjoy it even more when they come back year after year so I hope I get to see little Miss “A” again in the near future because she was absolutely awesome to photograph. Smiles came without much effort and to say that her parents were quite smitten with her would be an understatement. Prepare yourself…she is almost too cute to handle….

Little Miss Serious!

Shannon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:44:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure I pulled out every trick in my hat to get this little beauty to flash those toothless gums. She just stared at me with those big beautiful eyes for pretty much our entire time together. I was interesting apparently, just not funny! We did manage to get a few smiles, but even still those eyes and cheeks are pretty much perfect grin or no grin! I loved her momma, what a pleasure working with these two and hope to see them for many more (smiley) sessions in the future!

Illinois Child Photographer ~ Simply Adorable

Shannon — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:34:26 +0000

Is it really possible to be this cute? How can so much cuteness be rolled into one little boy? How on earth will his parents ever look at this face and those eyes and tell him anything but YES? What is even more amazing is that his big brother is just as unbelievably adorable! One of my favorite little guys, at one of my very favorite ages (9 months)….

Mom mentioned she’d love to have one shot of his first little tooth popping through. Mission accomplished!

What did I tell you! I just want to eat them they are so cute!

Two of my favorites!

Shannon — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:48:35 +0000

Not only are these two of my favorites, they are also at two of my favorite ages! Little “B” is 9 months and big brother “T” will be 3 very soon!! I had a terrible time choosing photos to share. I like having that problem This family is always up for anything. I had maybe 3 images of “B” where she wasn’t smiling from ear to ear and big brother is always FULL of expression! It was nice enough to go outside the studio that day and I LOVE shooting outside. I’m fortunate to be located in a place where we can take advantage of the green grass and foliage right out my front door. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Little “J” is 6 months!!

Shannon — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:00:36 +0000

What a happy little baby I just loved her black outfit and she laughed so hard she fell over!! Here’s a little sneak peek…

One!

Shannon — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:16:24 +0000

Lots of little ones turning ONE this month!! Here is a little cutie I’ve been photographing since she was brand new I apologize for my lack of posts to the blog. Fall is my busiest time of year. Speaking of busy we are completely FULL until Jan. I have no availability for the rest of the year. Most of my fall clients booked their fall sessions at the beginning of the year. What a FANTASTIC first year in our new studio. Thank you!

Happy 1st Birthday Little Princess

How on earth….

Shannon — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:18:04 +0000

did I ever get so lucky? I get to snuggle brand new babies, meet their wonderful parents, and create images they will treasure for years and years to come. How did I ever get so lucky? I don’t know how, but I sure am grateful

I had a REALLY hard time picking images for this sneak peek. I try not to share too many because I enjoy seeing clients reactions to my work in person. I will admit, I do like making people cry (tears of joy of course).

Art for your walls…

Shannon — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:33:30 +0000

Before photography was my profession, I, like many people considered and 8×10 a wall portrait. I would occasionally order an 11×14 of my favorite photographs thinking this was a BIG image. I think many look at the numbers 16×20 or 20×30 and think,” that must be a mural!” Actually, it’s not, and depending on your space a larger image or a collection of smaller images is usually more in proportion with your walls and furniture. When we think of an art gallery we think of huge images (poster size) hanging for all to see. Why not make your images of your little works of art the center of your room. The focal point. I’m attaching a couple examples to show you. I have never had someone say to me, “Gosh I wish I had ordered that smaller!”

Here is a 20×30 gallery wrap hanging above the chair I used to shoot it. The image on the chair is an 11×14. Although the photo is BIG, it fits really well hanging above the chair.

One of my clients ordered a 24×36 gallery wrap and (2) 16×16 gallery wraps. She was kind enough to send me an image of her display. I love how it shows the proportion. Those are large images, but they fit perfectly in this room.

I would love to see how more of you are displaying your prints and canvas. If you’d like to e-mail them to me at shannonwalton@sbcglobal.net I would love to share them

Little football fan {Peoria IL Child Photographer}

Shannon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:37 +0000

Football season is quickly approaching so I thought it fitting to post this little guy in his favorite team jersey. While it’s not a Bears jersey, it’s still pretty cute