• It’s so easy to get lost in marketing on Instagram. Everywhere I look, I see well written tag lines that capture people’s purpose in like five words. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kuddos to the creatives in the world who also kick ass at copywriting. I don’t have a knack for witty captions, clever tag lines & I usually express in 500 characters or more. 🤷‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✍️So if Instagram didn’t have a bio character count, this is what I would say: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hi, I’m Shannon & I want to take your photo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to document your story, wether you are falling in love, creating life, or building an empire - I want to capture it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My mom and dad don’t have wedding photos. They eloped when they were 18 & all I’ve ever known from that day is that my mom wore a brown sweater dress. I would give all my wallet for pictures of my mom as a bride - to see her smiling at my dad and to witness their first kiss. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to take your photo because I want to help you document your legacy, so that the next generation knows you & what you loved most. You and your story deserve to be remembered - to be displayed on walls, to be folded into wallets, added to albums and shared with your daughter on her wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your culture, your beliefs, who you love or how you look are all parts of the story you are writing - and I would be so honored to help capture those intricate details. Your story matters & it deserves to be documented. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨[insert clever marketing outro, because endings are not my strength].✨
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    It’s so easy to get lost in marketing on Instagram. Everywhere I look, I see well written tag lines that capture people’s purpose in like five words. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kuddos to the creatives in the world who also kick ass at copywriting. I don’t have a knack for witty captions, clever tag lines & I usually express in 500 characters or more. 🤷‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✍️So if Instagram didn’t have a bio character count, this is what I would say: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hi, I’m Shannon & I want to take your photo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to document your story, wether you are falling in love, creating life, or building an empire - I want to capture it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My mom and dad don’t have wedding photos. They eloped when they were 18 & all I’ve ever known from that day is that my mom wore a brown sweater dress. I would give all my wallet for pictures of my mom as a bride - to see her smiling at my dad and to witness their first kiss. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I want to take your photo because I want to help you document your legacy, so that the next generation knows you & what you loved most. You and your story deserve to be remembered - to be displayed on walls, to be folded into wallets, added to albums and shared with your daughter on her wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your culture, your beliefs, who you love or how you look are all parts of the story you are writing - and I would be so honored to help capture those intricate details. Your story matters & it deserves to be documented. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨[insert clever marketing outro, because endings are not my strength].✨
  • Hola, I’m Shannon! ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I saw a trend on TikTok called the human mosaic challenge, that melted my heart. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Humans being are a mosaic of everyone we’ve ever met. You are the living memory of every person who has ever mattered to you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So for those who are new or regulars around here, let me introduce myself & my mosaic. My name is Shannon and: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I put the Spanish suffix -ito on everything because my fiancé said it was a way to make things cuter. He calls me Channonito. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I say how you, instead of how are you - because that’s what my dad said it growing up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Every time I see a honu (turtle) I think it’s my grandma watching me, because she always believed her next life was with the turtles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I feel powerful when I put red lipstick on, because that’s the color my mom wears every time she leaves the house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨On really cold nights, when I’m driving, I’ll roll the windows down and blast the heater. Because my brother did it once when he came back after being deployed and it felt like this little moment of luxury that he hadn’t had in a while. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I pack house slippers for every trip I take, simply because my best friend does it, & it’s so nice to put on fuzzy slippers after a day of exploring a new area. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This are just small pieces of my mosaic, little things influenced by others that make me, me. What’s your mosaic? —- Photo by the ever so lovely @christinabestphotography
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    Hola, I’m Shannon! ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I saw a trend on TikTok called the human mosaic challenge, that melted my heart. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Humans being are a mosaic of everyone we’ve ever met. You are the living memory of every person who has ever mattered to you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So for those who are new or regulars around here, let me introduce myself & my mosaic. My name is Shannon and: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I put the Spanish suffix -ito on everything because my fiancé said it was a way to make things cuter. He calls me Channonito. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I say how you, instead of how are you - because that’s what my dad said it growing up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Every time I see a honu (turtle) I think it’s my grandma watching me, because she always believed her next life was with the turtles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I feel powerful when I put red lipstick on, because that’s the color my mom wears every time she leaves the house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨On really cold nights, when I’m driving, I’ll roll the windows down and blast the heater. Because my brother did it once when he came back after being deployed and it felt like this little moment of luxury that he hadn’t had in a while. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ I pack house slippers for every trip I take, simply because my best friend does it, & it’s so nice to put on fuzzy slippers after a day of exploring a new area. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This are just small pieces of my mosaic, little things influenced by others that make me, me. What’s your mosaic? —- Photo by the ever so lovely @christinabestphotography
  • 💘All arrows point to buy the purse. 💘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s your reminder to take a pause amidst your social media scrolling. Take a moment & take a break. Take a long breath, reset, refresh - buy the bag or book the vacation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not that you need it, but here’s your permission to treat yourself to something more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ K, that’s all - you may resume your scroll. 🤳 — Model: @theolsenoutpost Design: @freshlyfuji Studio: @creativespacestudios.co
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    💘All arrows point to buy the purse. 💘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s your reminder to take a pause amidst your social media scrolling. Take a moment & take a break. Take a long breath, reset, refresh - buy the bag or book the vacation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not that you need it, but here’s your permission to treat yourself to something more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ K, that’s all - you may resume your scroll. 🤳 — Model: @theolsenoutpost Design: @freshlyfuji Studio: @creativespacestudios.co
  • ✨I’m having a Shannon weekend ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yanno, it’s one of those weekends where you don’t have anything planned so you make it about all the things you love. Shannon weekends look like: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Clean the house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Send out many galleries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Take a photography class @creativespacestudios.co ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Read my current book, The invisible Life of Addie Larue ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Coffee on our patio with Churro. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Repotting some plant babies ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ A trip to the bookstore ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ finishing all the little wedding details ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Phone calls with mom & girlfriends to say hi. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We usually fill our weekends with people and family now that we are vaxxed. But, for me sometimes self care really just means time alone to just get things done that I’ve been putting off & to recharge my batteries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s your Shannon day look like? Or what’s your self care look like? ✨ — photo with my faves @damarisdover & @tydover —
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    ✨I’m having a Shannon weekend ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yanno, it’s one of those weekends where you don’t have anything planned so you make it about all the things you love. Shannon weekends look like: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Clean the house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Send out many galleries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Take a photography class @creativespacestudios.co ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Read my current book, The invisible Life of Addie Larue ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Coffee on our patio with Churro. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Repotting some plant babies ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ A trip to the bookstore ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ finishing all the little wedding details ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋑ Phone calls with mom & girlfriends to say hi. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We usually fill our weekends with people and family now that we are vaxxed. But, for me sometimes self care really just means time alone to just get things done that I’ve been putting off & to recharge my batteries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s your Shannon day look like? Or what’s your self care look like? ✨ — photo with my faves @damarisdover & @tydover —
  • Happy Mother's Day to every type of Momma out there! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This year I've watched past couples, previous brides, best friends, sister-in-laws and so many others take on motherhood & it's been so fun documenting their journey.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know that this day can be so hard for many. For the people who want to be mothers, who might be struggling with motherhood, who misses a child, who misses a parent, or for those who have suffered loss - we still celebrate you. No matter circumstances you are a mom & you are so loved and appreciated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, go hug a mom today. Wear a mask, and ask for permission of course, but really - hug a mom, spread some love, send a text and just spend time reminding the mothers in your life how special they are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Okay, and now I'm out. We're off - going to love on my future mother-in-law & momma.
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    Happy Mother's Day to every type of Momma out there! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This year I've watched past couples, previous brides, best friends, sister-in-laws and so many others take on motherhood & it's been so fun documenting their journey.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know that this day can be so hard for many. For the people who want to be mothers, who might be struggling with motherhood, who misses a child, who misses a parent, or for those who have suffered loss - we still celebrate you. No matter circumstances you are a mom & you are so loved and appreciated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, go hug a mom today. Wear a mask, and ask for permission of course, but really - hug a mom, spread some love, send a text and just spend time reminding the mothers in your life how special they are. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Okay, and now I'm out. We're off - going to love on my future mother-in-law & momma.
  • I will forever be sharing photos of this session - one location with so much variety & so much love. 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The coast is one of my favorite locations for photoshoots, more specifically - the coast during Spring. It means, cotton candy sunsets, wildflowers in bloom, green hills & blue waters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the Bay Area, we don't see dramatic seasonal changes - but they can still very much affect your location. I can promise you that this spot looks very different at the end of the summer or even in the middle of winter. Of course you will still have that beautiful coastline but it might be covered with more golden grass or overcast skies - both beautiful depending on the vision you have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can't thank Michelle and Christian enough for trusting me with their engagement photos and running around on a chilly evening. The biggest congratulations these two as they tie the knot very soon!
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    I will forever be sharing photos of this session - one location with so much variety & so much love. 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The coast is one of my favorite locations for photoshoots, more specifically - the coast during Spring. It means, cotton candy sunsets, wildflowers in bloom, green hills & blue waters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the Bay Area, we don't see dramatic seasonal changes - but they can still very much affect your location. I can promise you that this spot looks very different at the end of the summer or even in the middle of winter. Of course you will still have that beautiful coastline but it might be covered with more golden grass or overcast skies - both beautiful depending on the vision you have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can't thank Michelle and Christian enough for trusting me with their engagement photos and running around on a chilly evening. The biggest congratulations these two as they tie the knot very soon!