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Valentine Fun ~ Illinois Child Photographer

Shannon — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:16:13 +0000

I have to apologize because I had intended to do a Valentine mini session and had so many newborns born this month that I didn’t have time. I’m behind a bit on designing birth announcements and proofing sessions because of the recent baby boom and just felt it wasn’t fair to my clients to add to the work load. It drives me crazy when people have to wait, I’m not a patient waiter myself Anyway, I bought this frame at the end of December with the idea to do this for Valentines day. I had seen a cute shot I believe on pinterest (the kisses set up) and wanted to try a few other things I came up with after the kisses inspiration. I love finding inspiration for images all around me, I really don’t like copying something exactly as I see it, but to use it to come up with my own ideas. I asked one of my clients who comes every few months to have me photograph her boys if she’d be interested in letting me try the setups during her session. Can I just say that for a last minute request she did not disappoint with the outfit selections. I told her she’d never be able to do a mini session because she brings too many adorable options!! I love these boys. They have become like family I see them so much. I even asked if it would be okay for Emma to come for their session because she has been begging to help me. She did such a great job and think the boys had fun hanging out with her.

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….

Brothers and Laughter.

Shannon — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:53:25 +0000

I recently photographed these two with their little sister. I have a bunch of images to share from this session once mom has seen all of them. While I was proofing their images I came across this one. There is a quote that reads something along the lines of “laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” So true The three of them reminded me so much of my 3, especially the two big brothers. When I saw this photo I instantly thought of a similar image I have of my boys from a couple years back. It has been hanging on my wall until recently when we painted and prompted me to get it back up. It is one of my all time favorites and makes me smile every time I look at it. They aren’t looking at me, perfectly posed but I can almost hear the laughter when I look at each one of these. I don’t expect your kids to sit still like statues during our session together, in fact, my favorite sessions are the ones when my little clients feel comfortable enough to have some fun and most of all be themselves

Congratulations to Cori Roberts and Kristen D’Alfonso! You are the winners of a complimentary session and (25) holiday cards. Please e-mail shannon@shannonwalton.net to set up your November session! Thanks so much to all of you for posting your comments!! Have a great weekend!

Closed for VACATION!

Shannon — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:11:06 +0000

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!!

Coffee and Curlers~a unique little mini session

Shannon — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:30:22 +0000

I couldn’t resist :)

Shannon — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:11:32 +0000

This is Myla and she sits under my lilac bush quite often. The combination of the snow and her cute little face was just too much not to get a shot. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!! Thank you for a fantastic 2010!!

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…

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

Ready for some photos??

Shannon — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:45:28 +0000

In an effort to get back into blogging I purchased some way cool blog templates All I do is press play, select the photos and Voila!! Love them and I’ve been playing so get ready for a monster sized post!!

Facebook has made me lazy, but am going to try extra hard to get a bunch of the sessions that I never blogged up here next week. Have a great weekend everyone!!