Western Career College San Jose 2009

I was privledged to be chosen to be the Dental Hygiene 2009 graduation photographer. To view photos taken from that day visit:
www.Shutterfly.com/pro/ShannonSPhotography/WCCSJ2009
or by visiting my site the home page has a banner that will take straight to the site to view photos and order prints.

Friends

Also from that day I had taken some photos of Kaylie and her best friend since kindergarten. I just took a couple shots but a couple were just really cute.

Smaller Family Portraits

Here is my second family from that day. I really enjoyed being able to have the large family and then branch off to do the smaller ones. One giant challenge we had that day but especially when taking photos in the beginning with this family is the wind in Mountain House. The wind in that town is horrible!!!!

Small Family Portraits

Now from that large family portrait session I did 2 smaller family photos. Here is one of the families. I just think the little boy was extremely cute, his smile is soooo silly.

Large Family Portraits

First off the family was really fun to shoot with, everyone was just so happy. It is always a challenge to make sure little kids are looking at you. One of my favorite photos is everyone running, it is different and the kids love when they are not having to sit in one place.

Senior Photos

I love when you take photos and the person you are photographing is so easy. It leaves you only to be inspired to want to take more and try new locations.

End of 2009

This ending of the year has been a little crazy; with school, my regular 9-5 job, the holidays and my photography I have not been able to stop and breathe until today. Since my last post there has been a wedding, senior photos, family portraits, and a graduation. Today, now having some time to stop from all hussle and bussle I want to share some photos from all that I had been doing.

Above are photos from the wedding. Great wedding love them in the fall, a friend from high school.

Tis the season....

It is time to take family photos! These are just some photos that have been taken so far this season. :)

Web page images

I had decided to look up a previous client that I had photographed for her new websites. It is very rewarding to see your images that you have captured for another being used to show everyone who they are. I would love to continue to provide that type of service, having your worked viewed over and over again. :) Fantastic!

Facebook

It took some time but I am now on Facebook. :)

September Wedding

I just completed another wedding album. I also have a new assistant, which is very exciting. Also I will be now loading highlights of the wedding day on a site so the Bride and Groom along with their family and friends can view them online and place any orders for additional prints. Here are a few shots from the wedding. Enjoy!

Wine and Art!

I have been real busy the past month. For Labor Day I participated in Livermore's Harvest Festival. The photo is of me and my up to date booth. Thanks to my boyfriend and his father I have a great peg board to display my artwork.

Shannon S. Photography had it's first drawing, Shelley from Livermore is the winner of a free family portrait session. Thank you to everyone that entered!

Mid-September I had gone on vacation to southern California. Photos from our trip at Catalina will be posted at a later date.

Tomorrow, I will be at La Bonne Vie located out of Tracy for the 2nd Wine, Music, and Art Festival. I am very excited to participate in one of my towns local events. I should have photos from that up soon!

Livermore Harvest Fest 2009, and MORE!!!!!

Hey everyone! I am truly excited to be participating in this years Livermore Harvest Fest. I will at Tesla Vineyard, when talking to others that have tasted wine in Livermore if I say that is where they have The Singing Winemaker products they know where its at. It should be a great weekend, I hope to see many people out there.

I have 2 panels now to properly display framed art work at fairs and festivals, which I am very excited about. Made them instead of purchasing them, and they don't look bad at all! I am soooooo excited to use them for the first time this weekend!

Also, for the holiday weekend I will be doing a drawing for someone to win a free family portrait session. Just in time for the holidays!!! I can not wait to find out who's the winner!!!!!!!

I should have some photos of my tent from the Harvest Fest next weekend to share along with the winner of the prize.

Jami, Jami, Jami

I have shot Jami loads of times, and I have always thought she should model. Actually, I am not the only one who believes that. She helped me become one of Crossroads Honorable Mention last year. Now that company uses that photo in some of their ads in newspapers. What makes it soooo easy to shoot her is well, I think it is because it comes easy for her.

She has decided to start working on a portfolio, and yesterday she came over and we just pulled out many shots of her. I actually had about 10 and up to share but I thought I would just do 6. :) We didn't get too crazy just tried to keep it basic some extremely natural looking. I love it when you shoot over 300 shots and do not even realize it. I can't wait to shoot her again, which we definitely plan to real soon. Ideas start to pop in my head. :)

Family Portraits

I always love taking photos of families that just like to have a good time. Here are a couple shots from that day. I just love the photo of everyone laying on the grass making faces.

Farmers Market

I finally made it to our Tracy's Farmers Market!

Artist Reception

Decided to attend the Artist Awards and Reception at Delicato.  It was nice to just go and be apart of it, meet other photographers.  

Just some more headshots

Here are just some photos of my guy, he is a real estate agent with Re max.  He needed a photo for the site.  While we were taking the photos our dog joined in at the end.  

Cayden's first camping trip!

For the 4th of July weekend we were able to take my dog on his first camping trip.  By Saturday evening I felt that I broke my dog.  He has never been on a more serious terrain.  I wish I could have stayed longer, we camped at Manzanita Lake located in Lassen National Park, hiked at Wiskeytown Lake, and at the beginning of the trip visited McArthur-Burney Falls.  On the way back home we stopped at the Sundial Bridge located in Redding, Ca.