How many times a day do you take him out of his cage?

wow. shannon. thank you sooooo much! i am so excited about this class! now i think i'm going to borrow your idea of selling some of my work to pay for the trip. =) i CANNOT wait to meet you!

hi Shannon, I haven't said anything to you for so long! My facebook has been strange - anyway, the best thing was to log in here and see that SOOO-CUTTTE picture of Cosmo looking sideways and sassy! Love it! love you, too....we had huge snowflakes coming down this morning! How can that be? But I loved it because I could enjoy watching it come and know that it would melt immediately and not stay 3 months like we had here in Grand Forks. God bless, GR MA

I love you. Just wanted to tell you. I miss our talks and hope you are well! Thanks for always taking wonderful pictures and sharing them with us!

Haha, love the Activia.

Praying for the key and tape fairies to do their magic. I can't find my sunglasses so I am wearing a pair that is broken and taped, like a nerd. I wear them on my walks and then into the grocery story and forget that I have them on and wonder why people are looking at me funny.

Hope you found your keys. Did you check the fridge?

xoxo

I love this session! What a beautiful, joy-filled couple! I can definitely see (from the images) why you enjoy them so much. Beautiful work Shannon. Its hard to pick a favorite, but I lean towards the one of them in front of the tiled wall where she is wearing the blue jacket and looking at the camera. STUNNING.

oh my I like them

Great pictures

oh my word! the thing about her using a letterpress for ALL of their invitations is insane and SO awesome!
the light is PERFECT in these photos! they're all gorgeous!!!!

ooh, shannon, i really love this shoot!!! great job capturing this cute pair.

Awesome, Shan!!! Love this!!! YAY YOU! I'm so glad to know you and so glad that you are YOU!

oh my gosh, these kids are amazing. i love how you culminated their experience. so many times, students are just dropped off the edge with no closure, but this booklet and the artist's statement are such great ideas. especially love the "seeing the city" statement. WOW.

I love that you teach kids. I used to be a teacher and I now I substitute teach. I just love that you are encouraging them to be creative and to be proud of themselves.
There's an 11 year old girl that shows up to the photography club that I attend once a month. There are 85, 50+ year-olds that go this meeting and I am the "young" one (and you know how "young" I am!). This 11 year old girl is my sidekick during the evening. She brings me prints that she has made and gives them to me. I LOVE her! I love encouraging her. I wish I had picked up a camera at 11! I wish I had you as a teacher. :)

what an amazing and exciting opportunity! congrats!!

wait, so a print is going to be $450? wah i want to be the free spot, so unfair. but man, i am so jealous that you get to travel, because, i LOVE to travel! i wish i could be your co-teaching travel buddy. you're awesome. have i mentioned that enough yet?

prints are not $450! they start at only $14.

How exciting! I will take a look! ;)

Would love to support you teaching the youth! When is the next seeing workshop for the giveaway?

Done. I've never seen that white one before. LOVE IT. MUST HAVE IT. I'm so excited for you going to Czech. Its going to be really great! Good luck Shan :)

xoxo

Love it! What a great idea. So, with the white border, what will the final size of an 8x10 be? What size frame would I need?

Why did I view this post on Saturday?!

Shannon, i LOVE your work! you are such inspiration to me, thanks for being and seeing the way you do. xx

Enjoy your trip, Shannon. I'm Czech living in Canada and I always love to go home for a visit. I'm not sure which place you go to but Prague is just stunning. I really miss the history over here in Canada...
Btw, people over there are open and vulnerable, you just need to be at the right place at a right time ;)

what an amazing opportunity/great idea!
Enjoy. I can only imagine the beauty you'll capture

welcome to the darkside of no caps!

Thank you for including the note about the donuts...I was really curious how you could be so happy with such a healthy diet.

allison, i'm definitely happier when i eat healthy foods for meals, i actually really hate processed food and get sick when i eat it. that said.............. i'm also addicted to sugar.

Um, obsessing on MMegan. Branding?

Now that we know that I am MUCH older I can expose my aging woes...one of which is that I can't eat meat much anymore. Makes me feel sick. Whatever.

Aww, thanks for linking to me, that's sweet! I happen to be super inspired by you and your photos, so it means a lot to me.

Also, yeah, I love healthy food but I also have a serious thing for chocolate. I can down a whole fair trade dark chocolate bar in minutes. I think - that's OK.

Meat. Yum. That looks like a really great lunch. I eat "snack" lunches all the time, its kinda a lazy thing for me. Its easier than making one big cohesive meal. Also, thanks for making me feel better by admitting about the donuts. I figure they sorta balance each other out right? Hahahaha. xoxo

These are just beautiful!! Looks like you are a natural on both sides of the camera:) Cute clothes, where do you love to shop?

These are GREAT. Not that I know you personally, but it seems like she captured your personality. :) I'm especially fond of the last few with the pink top - it's a great color on you!

These are GREAT. Not that I know you personally, but it seems like she captured your personality. :) I'm especially fond of the last few with the pink top - it's a great color on you!

Love these...I have no words besides that!

Shannon, you are NOT 24. Get out! I seriously just pulled out my calculator to do the math. I am 17 years older than you. I don't know what to say? I'm so old.
I absolutely love these photos. Now that we know that I am of the age that I could have actually birthed you, I will tell you that you are beautiful! I cannot imagine what you will be like inside and out when you are 41. You will be a shining star.

ps. TW left a comment on my blog once and I felt like I had been kissed by a movie star. I didn't wash my cheek for weeks. She probably doesn't remember, she was just being nice. But still.

these look great. i look at your blog since i love your photos (you shot my friend megan & phil martin's wedding) but i also resonate with what you write (and am also 24 but feel much wiser now :)

these look great. i look at your blog since i love your photos (you shot my friend megan & phil martin's wedding) but i also resonate with what you write (and am also 24 but feel much wiser now :)

favorite place to shop: NORDSTROM RACK! the pink top is from jcrew, but its the only thing i own from there. the white top is from anthro.

Lovely pics. I actually kinda liked your old way (non-capitalized) style of writing...and I know all the rules since copyediting is how I pay the bills. It had sort of an e.e. cummings thing going on.

Simply beautiful. Leave it to TW to nail it on the head. ( :

I saw Tara's photos of you yesterday on her blog. You are such a natural beauty and I love how she caught your personality on photos. Amazing work, both of you!!

Simply beautiful. Leave it to TW to nail it on the head. ( :

One of my favorite things in life is watching you grow, and being a part of it, in my own small way- even if that means just listening.

these pictures are perfectly you. :]

shannon, these are perfect. you are so fantastic, and that pink shirt on you is fabulous. i'm pretty sure we need another lunch date. soon.

I agree with another commenter that I liked your non-capitalization. It has a freeness about it, and it inspires me to do the same, to just
try things
and capitalize them and
space them
how i want to.
See?

you're 24 shannon?!?!?! i am floored.

Hello, beautiful! I agree, the internet has nothing on the real thing. I hope I get to meet you soon, maybe when Jennifer is back in town again? And forget about the capitals, your writing is impeccable, and inspiring—you write with a purpose!

Gosh, you are stunning. I've always thought you were such a beautiful, beautiful person and these photos definitely capture your radiant little spirit. 2, 5, and 6 are my favorites!