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  • Hi There! That is me, Shannon Walton, in the image directly to your right. The shot was taken by my friend and fellow photographer Kelly and retouched by me, because quite frankly I have wrinkles, dark circles and gray hair.

    I have been married to my high school crush for 15 years. I can honestly say I'm as much in love today as the day I convinced him he wasn't getting rid of me :) We have 3 amazing kids. 2 boys and a girl. Each of them are completely unique and as individual as can be. I like that. It would be boring if everyone was the same. It may sound cliche but they truly are my inspiration.

    I have been told I have a gift for seeing babies and kids the way their parents see them. I like that too. I want to be a trend setter, I don't enjoy the view of someone's coattails. While wanting to constantly be challenging myself to come up with new ideas my main goal is to give you images that you will treasure for years and years to come.

    I really do have the best clients on the planet, so many have become dear friends. Thank you to those of you who have trusted me with your precious memories. I look forward to making many new friends in the years to come.

    Don't forget to check us out on Facebook! I often post images, sneak peeks, and specials on our fan page. Click the facebook link below or "like" us right here on the blog!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Bean.

Posted in Children, Families, Kids, Mine

That’s what we call her.  Lately I’ve been obsessed with photographing her.  I’m not sure why, maybe it’s because she has a loose tooth and those top baby teeth will no longer be.  She’s growing up, I don’t like it, but she is.  She could be the most photographed child in Central Illinois.  After all I started doing this when she was just 9 months old.  Yep, nearly 7 years ago.  So many things have changed in that time, I have grown as a photographer, and she has grown into a little lady.  I look back at the thousands of images I’ve taken of our baby, our only girl, and am thankful to be able to give her beautiful photos when she is grown.  My hope is that she looks at these images and feels how much we loved HER, not how much I loved photography.

Fall is almost here and the field was looking beautiful with all the yellow flowers in bloom.  It was just calling for the new yellow chair, so her daddy and I made promises of  an ice cream cone at DQ and she agreed to some fun in the field.   The sun wasn’t quite low enough when we first arrived so she got that cone before our session:)  She has always been pretty great as long as I’m patient while we are shooting.  Most of the smiles are a result of her dad giving me bunny ears or pretending he sees a spider on my head.

We are completely booked for September and I only have 3 remaining spots in October.  So if you want a fall session it’s best if you grab one now:)

**Anyone who posts a comment on THIS blog post will be entered to win a complimentary session and (25) custom holiday cards!  That’s right, I’ll waive the session fee and you’ll get a set of (25) cards!  The session will be booked for November 2011.  Session can be immediate family or a sibling/kid session(no large groups or newborns).   I’ll draw a winner Friday! **

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Closed for VACATION!

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Just a little note to let everyone know that the studio and I will be closed for vacation Sat. July 23rd-August 1st.  I am planning to disconnect from my phone and computer as much as humanly possible during this time.  If you do leave a message or send me an e-mail I will return them as quickly as I can after August 1st.  This summer has flown by faster than any summer I can remember.  I’m sure it has to do a little with the fact that all three of my kids played baseball or softball.  It will be nice to look them in the eyes and eat a meal together a few nights in a row.  I’m very much looking forward to the break and hope to come back rejuvenated and full of great ideas for fall:)

We have had quite the baby boom at the studio the past couple weeks.  Since I won’t be posting for a week or so I decided to put some of the newborn images I’ve taken for everyone to see.  Congratulations to all the new parents and siblings!!

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Isn’t she lovely!? ~ Illinois Baby Photographer

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Well, it sure has been awhile since I posted on my newly designed blog!  Summer has been very busy for us here at the Walton household.  We  have 3 kids playing ball this year so I can count on 2 fingers how many free evenings we have this summer:)  I have been trying very hard to manage my time this summer to allow for a little more family time.  My son graduated 8th grade, my other son will be moving to the junior high, and our daughter will be a first grader.  I suddenly realized  how fast they’ve grown and that I may only have 4 more years  with my oldest under my roof.:(  I honestly don’t know where the past 14 years went.  People say it all the time but I feel like time just keeps going faster and faster and to be honest it scared me just a little.  Well, maybe a lot.  So, with that being said, my blog was probably the least on my priority list.

Now, onto little miss “C”.  She was absolutely perfect!  Here she is with her two favorite people…

Where’s the baby?

There she is!!

At this point it started to rain.  The beauty of my studio is that we have a great outdoor shooting area and if the weather is too hot, too cold or it starts to rain we can shoot some inside.  So, that’s what we did…

So we took a bunch inside and notice it cleared off so back outside we went…

So I finally had to say to her mom, “If we keep shooting you are never going to be able to pick!”  This is only a small portion of the images in her gallery.  She is lovely, so are her parents.  Happy half birthday “C”!!

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Mother’s Day Special!!

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*********Update**********  The Mother’s Day Special is FULL!!  Thank you so much!

So I’m a little late to the game and I wasn’t really planning on doing a Mother’s day promotion but yesterday I was proofing this session and realized how much I loved photographing it and how much images like this would mean to me:)  What do mom’s love more than diamonds and flowers…their kids of course!!  So I put together a little Mother’s Day special!  The great thing is that it won’t be specific to any certain date so you can plan ahead.  The session will be one hour, I realize sometimes it takes kids a little bit to warm up and I don’t like to rush things.  If weather permits we can go outside the studio too.  For you dad’s out there this would be a FABULOUS gift to give your wife.  Once you’ve booked and paid the session fee I will mail you a gift card specific to the mom and me sessions.  You can choose either the high res files (3) or a set of accordion books(same design) once you view your images.  You don’t have to choose now.  I am only taking the first 10 who book so please don’t wait and this offer will expire on Monday!!


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Friday, April 15, 2011

Two of my favorites!

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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!

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