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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello hello.
here's a blast from the past,
my once a week fun look into sessions from a while ago.
alex and jane came over to my old apartment, tropicana, for their engagement session. i had the vision of that pool shot for months, stirring in my head. that's actually a polaroid, just the middle. i love it. i think i want to do more just-middles.
here's a blast from the past,
my once a week fun look into sessions from a while ago.
alex and jane came over to my old apartment, tropicana, for their engagement session. i had the vision of that pool shot for months, stirring in my head. that's actually a polaroid, just the middle. i love it. i think i want to do more just-middles.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
beth and todd:
they love deeply and honestly
and treasure each other in such a unique way.
usually the first inquiry for wedding photos comes from the bride.
it's usually an email with a brief synopsis of their location and date, asking if i'm available.
well, with beth and todd it was different----
todd called me.
i love that.
and he shared their entire engagement story,
everything from the sailboat he rented them to the moment on the cliff when he got the ring out of his backpack and proposed. i love engagement stories.... no matter how elaborate or simple (and theirs was ELABORATE!), they always move me. that big pinnacle moment.... its a big deal. and i love hearing about it.
anyway. so.
for their engagement session we went to their favorite park,
a place where they've walked and talked a million times it seems.
the familiar is so good.
they love deeply and honestly
and treasure each other in such a unique way.
usually the first inquiry for wedding photos comes from the bride.
it's usually an email with a brief synopsis of their location and date, asking if i'm available.
well, with beth and todd it was different----
todd called me.
i love that.
and he shared their entire engagement story,
everything from the sailboat he rented them to the moment on the cliff when he got the ring out of his backpack and proposed. i love engagement stories.... no matter how elaborate or simple (and theirs was ELABORATE!), they always move me. that big pinnacle moment.... its a big deal. and i love hearing about it.
anyway. so.
for their engagement session we went to their favorite park,
a place where they've walked and talked a million times it seems.
the familiar is so good.
one of my favorites!
lovely, perfect--------------
thank you guys,
A+ :)
shannon
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marlin munoz says:
They look SO in love and you captured it perfectly!! Dig all the lovely light on the last image!
(12.02.09 @ 08:05 AM)
Carrie Allen says:
Great pics. I love them as a couple soooo much. They are the epitome of a couple who will glorify God in their marriage, and they wouldn't settle for anything less; I love it.
(12.14.09 @ 10:41 AM)
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
"so, when are you going to propose?"
"how about friday?"
"yeah i'm free"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who gets engaged like this?
MARISA & TIM.
these two are special to me.
tim----- i met him my freshman year at biola and was in the same torrey group as him. go olympia.
marisa------ we did our senior art shows together (she is an IN-CREDIBLE PAINTER!), had a yes-please theme, and loved our lives. i love marisa.
when i found out that tim and marisa were dating i got kind of giddy.
it just seemed perfect.
and it is.
they were engaged at one of their favorite restaurants,
she cried so much there was a wet spot on his shirt,
and they will be married in june.
i couldnt be happier for them.
ahh!
its so fun.
and fyi: marisa made her headband and has also already hand-made a rad bouquet for her wedding. amazing? i know.
on to our picture portion of the day.
we did their session at my house.
the pink house.
it was really relaxed.
really quirky.
really perfect.
i love the light in this room :::
okay----- this one is my FAVORITE. its a total mystery to me and i love it.
i've been using it at sessions lately as a way to stretch myself to view the world in a fresh way.
i honestly was really scared to bust it out.......
scared that i'd mess up and they'd all come out blank.
its film! no deleting! no checking the back of the camera!
but i think that's when the best art comes--- when you're a bit unsure.
it ended up being one of my favorite aspects of their session.
it caused me to slow down and really look. i love that.
here are the photos,
"how about friday?"
"yeah i'm free"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who gets engaged like this?
MARISA & TIM.
these two are special to me.
tim----- i met him my freshman year at biola and was in the same torrey group as him. go olympia.
marisa------ we did our senior art shows together (she is an IN-CREDIBLE PAINTER!), had a yes-please theme, and loved our lives. i love marisa.
when i found out that tim and marisa were dating i got kind of giddy.
it just seemed perfect.
and it is.
they were engaged at one of their favorite restaurants,
she cried so much there was a wet spot on his shirt,
and they will be married in june.
i couldnt be happier for them.
ahh!
its so fun.
and fyi: marisa made her headband and has also already hand-made a rad bouquet for her wedding. amazing? i know.
on to our picture portion of the day.
we did their session at my house.
the pink house.
it was really relaxed.
really quirky.
really perfect.
i love the light in this room :::
okay----- this one is my FAVORITE. its a total mystery to me and i love it.
and yeah.... i'm officially obsessed with my minolta autocord. (ie: film!)
i've been using it at sessions lately as a way to stretch myself to view the world in a fresh way.i honestly was really scared to bust it out.......
scared that i'd mess up and they'd all come out blank.
its film! no deleting! no checking the back of the camera!
but i think that's when the best art comes--- when you're a bit unsure.
it ended up being one of my favorite aspects of their session.
it caused me to slow down and really look. i love that.
here are the photos,
and to top it off,
look at her ring!
i cried when i saw it,
and i never do that.
this is a good one.
look at her ring!
i cried when i saw it,
and i never do that.
this is a good one.
so there you are. :)
i am off to my first holiday party of THE SEASON.
yeah yeah.
excited.
---- shan!
ps, check out marisa's paintings! you'll be inspired.
i am off to my first holiday party of THE SEASON.
yeah yeah.
excited.
---- shan!
ps, check out marisa's paintings! you'll be inspired.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
natalie and alexander showed up to the pink house around 2 and we went to south pasadena to hang out and explore. we discovered things i have never seen before, even though i live here and explore it often. i love how the world has a constant supply of newness.
next we had a vision of the pasadena tree-lined streets, and i decided to shoot a roll of 120 tmax 400 film on my minolta autocord, which is what is up above. i love those shots. grainy, earthy, real. i love what film does to the world. the color ones are in a fun little scroll-through gallery right below, so scroll through and enjoy :) click click.
natalie and xand-- you rocked the world with this session------- looked so rad, collaborated with me on ideas and shared who you are with each other and with me. and.... natalie, you're gorgeous. ahh! xander = lucky!
and true confessions...... did you click through the color gallery?
do it!
--- shan
and true confessions...... did you click through the color gallery?
do it!
--- shan
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blaire says:
i like the one where they're sitting in the street with their backs to you.
(11.13.09 @ 10:49 PM)
Erin says:
I love the feel of these photos, especially the ones taken with your minolta autocord! Beautiful!
(11.14.09 @ 02:10 PM)
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
first of all is the winner from yesterday's contest. i srolled up and down and up and down and the comment that was at the top of the box i decided would be the winner.
THE WINNER IS GINA! email me your info, Gina! your fun prize is a copy of this book called blur which i am obsessed with. it's from a company called lines and shapes. perfect.
here's her answer, which MOVES ME! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
secondly, i have a new thing. its called BLAST FROM THE PAST...... and once per week i am going to take you on journeys into my photographic past. lots of you readers probably haven't been reading my blog for three years (if you have been....... love to you!), so i'm going to give you glimpses into some of my favorite sessions and weddings from the past few years.
this week is a special surprise though.... because i never posted this!
jacquelyn and matt did two engagement sessions----- because on their first one, i found out that matt had his pilot's license. i freaked out and told him we had to do a 2nd session. so we did. we went to the fullerton airport and took a little 1 hour trip around LA. life highlight!
THE WINNER IS GINA! email me your info, Gina! your fun prize is a copy of this book called blur which i am obsessed with. it's from a company called lines and shapes. perfect.
here's her answer, which MOVES ME! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Microplankton and microscopes. As if, were you to scoop up some slime from a NorCal pond and stick it under the lens, this might be what you see. A little organicness, a lot of complexity, and another world.
secondly, i have a new thing. its called BLAST FROM THE PAST...... and once per week i am going to take you on journeys into my photographic past. lots of you readers probably haven't been reading my blog for three years (if you have been....... love to you!), so i'm going to give you glimpses into some of my favorite sessions and weddings from the past few years.
this week is a special surprise though.... because i never posted this!
jacquelyn and matt did two engagement sessions----- because on their first one, i found out that matt had his pilot's license. i freaked out and told him we had to do a 2nd session. so we did. we went to the fullerton airport and took a little 1 hour trip around LA. life highlight!
love this one --------------------------------------------------------
and what makes this picture awesome? the fact that it has the griffith observatory in it!!!!!!!!!!
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Cafe Pasadena says:
I'm looking 4ward 2 your Blast from de Past postings! I hope you go back at least 20 yrs.
(10.27.09 @ 07:50 PM)
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
i am going through all the photos i've ever taken for a fun retrospective book that i am in the process of creating. a best-of book. when i saw these i thought, wow. is this job fun, or what? say hello to tiffany and allen and their cardboard city adventure in LA.
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Randy says:
Wow! I really love the shot of looking through the fence! It creates a really colorful pattern in the negative space. :)
(09.25.09 @ 04:09 PM)
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
top secret info about the photo above........ i totally thought it was an accident when i took it. i had my lens hood on wrong, and it got in the way. and in looking through the photos it moved me, and ended up being my favorite. it gets me down to my core. i love it. it was also the last photo we took in fresh and easy before getting kicked out. the man wished them well though.... telling them he'd been married for 16 years. too cute.
so lets back up a bit.... ben and laura are awesome. they called me one day, so excited to tell me their rad idea to go to fresh and easy for their engagement session, and when they told me there would also be a picnic and poems, i got more than excited and told them i was SO in, even though we'd probably get kicked out of fresh and easy after about 5 minutes. i am stealthy though... so we managed to stay for around 20. rock on.
so lets back up a bit.... ben and laura are awesome. they called me one day, so excited to tell me their rad idea to go to fresh and easy for their engagement session, and when they told me there would also be a picnic and poems, i got more than excited and told them i was SO in, even though we'd probably get kicked out of fresh and easy after about 5 minutes. i am stealthy though... so we managed to stay for around 20. rock on.
i get pretty obsessed with still lives, ask ben and laura how long i spent shooting their picnic bag.
ahh!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! biola friendys... thats one for ya.
what? how did this get so perfect?
i've photographed about 3 or 4 of ben and laura's friends.... so they pretty much knew what to expect at this shoot.... and they also know that i get really really jazzed about fun engagement shoot ideas, so they wanted to know what grade i'd give them on their idea. um, can we say A+???????????????? especially because they shared their chocolate with me.
eeeee! its fall!
love it #2,
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sharing a sweet picnic and loving a crisp (for california) fall day,
reading poems and eating chocolate,
running around fresh and easy,
playing frisbee,
.... i like you guys.
success, A+, 100%. :)
!
--- shannon
reading poems and eating chocolate,
running around fresh and easy,
playing frisbee,
.... i like you guys.
success, A+, 100%. :)
!
--- shannon
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Shanna says:
LOVE it, Shan!! Great job and I love that you get so excited about these things :)
(09.19.09 @ 04:56 PM)
Carson Leith says:
Unbelievable. The shot that you said "How did this get so perfect?" is too beautiful for words. All you can do is look more and more!
(09.19.09 @ 09:06 PM)
heather says:
carson your comment was on 09.19.09 at 9 PM....caaaarazy!
shan these pictures are lovely, simply lovely. the color is so autumn-ish. it's wonderful.
(09.19.09 @ 11:16 PM)
Holls says:
SHAN!
This is some of your best work, in my amateurish (or bushleague -- I learned that word from my crossword puzzle this morning) opinion!
AND I love Ben and Laura! They go to Redeemer and Laura plays the cello -- my dream.
love you.
ps: the album is here, I haven't told you that yet. AND WE LOVE IT TO DEATH! AND we've hung up your art prominently in our living room. So beautiful and it matches our room perfectly.
Cafe Pasadena says:
Good people to know.
They seem like an old couple already.
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pool reflection = life changing
(12.09.09 @ 07:33 PM)