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Something new … | Atlanta Engagement Portraits

Those who know me know that I am passionate about my work as a children’s photographer. I love having a career that lets me play with sweet babies and adorable kids day after day. But every now and then, it certainly is fun to stretch my creative wings and point my camera at something new, especially when it’s two people I care very much about.

My cousin, Chris, has found the love of his life. And she is such a sweetheart. We all adore her and can’t wait to welcome her officially into our family. So I was thrilled, of course, when Chris and Samantha asked me if I would create some engagement portraits for them. They are both such naturals for the camera. They made my job so easy!

Much love,
Shannon

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Elise & Anna | Roswell Family Photographer

Such sweet friends these are! I first met this wonderful family when God introduced us through our church Small Group. Elise was growing in her mommy’s belly then. Now her beautiful sister, Anna, has arrived. These two are so darling and so loved. I enjoyed our evening session in downtown Roswell so much, getting to catch up with their mommy and daddy and see how the girls have grown and changed. Josh and Trish, thank you for your friendship these years. You are a blessing to us!

Much love,
Shannon

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Welcome to Atlanta! | Family Portraits in Georgia

Welcome to Atlanta, P Family! This gorgeous family was referred to me by a dear friend and incredible fellow photographer, Paula Swift. She worked with them when their first daughter was a baby, while they were living in the Boston, Massachusetts area. They recently relocated to Atlanta, and I was so honored to hear that Paula had sent them my way. She told me how great they were to work with, and she was right. Baby Demi and big sister Margo were such sweethearts, and the whole family was so natural and genuine for the camera. Those kinds of friendly, warm personalities always shine through in the final portraits. It makes for one very happy photographer, I can tell you!

Thank you, Paula, for sending this sweet family my way. And thank you, Leslie, Hunter, Margo, and Demi for sharing a morning with me. I had a wonderful time with all of you!

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Leaving on a jet plane …

Last night, I fell into a peaceful sleep in my husband’s arms and dreamed of Africa. This morning I awoke to a soft light filtering through the curtains in my bedroom. I was cozy in my soft, warm bed as I heard my children waking in their rooms, my son jumping out of bed early to play with the legos he got for his birthday last week. My daughter had a princess costume over her nightgown and a plastic tiara on her head as she sang in front of the mirror. Later, as I took our new puppy, Charlie, for his morning walk, my stomach growled. The question quickly on my mind was what I should have for breakfast, not when or IF I would eat today. After a bowl of cheerios, I filled the dishwasher, wiped the countertops, and checked email and Facebook on my phone. A basic American morning.

Certainly my perspective on all of that will change tomorrow, for tomorrow I will land in Africa. I will meet people and see lives that will no doubt awaken me to realities I can’t truly comprehend in the essentially spoiled American life I lead. I will glimpse a vision of life without 500 thread count sheets, iPhones, and pantries full of food. Indeed, those luxuries are beyond the comprehension of the people I will meet, who are waking this morning in a mud hut, without a husband’s strong arms around them to make them feel safe, without breakfast to fill their children’s bellies, without any of these things I take for granted. With 8 other people who will surely soon become my very dear friends, I am traveling to this country simply because God has called me there. I am leaving my husband and children back here, which sends ripples of anxiety through my heart every time I think about it. But God has called me. I have no idea what He has in store, but I know it will be incredible. Perspective altering. Life changing.

Many, many years ago, God put a camera in my hand and invited me to see the world as He sees it. Up until now, it has been the love between parent and child, the strength within a delicate flower, the grace of a sunrise, the peace of the ocean at twilight, the miracle of a newborn baby. I imagine I will see all of those things again on this new journey … love, strength, grace, peace, miracles … but now through a new lens. The filter of affluence I see through today will disappear. I pray that God guides my camera in the days ahead, that every frame is His vision, and that every image reflects His glory. I pray that he uses my camera to open my eyes.

I hope to have internet access in Zambia, and thus I hope to be able to update my blog along the way. I thank you for your love and prayers and ask that you keep our team in your prayers for safe travels, for unity in our purpose, and ultimately for all of us to humbly seek God’s will in our days there. Please pray for our families here, as many of us will be apart from our children and loved ones for the first time on a trip of this length. Most of all, please pray for the widows and orphans we will meet, that God will continue to work in their lives, through us and through all those who work with this ministry, to bring them provision and hope.

Much love,
Shannon

PS … You can read my earlier posts about this trip here and here.

Please note: I will not have access to voice mail at all while I am gone. Someone here will be checking my email, but most matters will have to wait until I return in a couple of weeks. Thank you in advance for your patience.

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