This mom loves her girls well… I’ve had the pleasure of photographing their relationship since the girls were 3 and 5 years old… All of them are the best of friends.
This is truly a celebration of mothers and daughters… Happy Mother’s Day from all of us here at the studio.
I am headed to Tulsa! We have scheduled an “In Your City-Tulsa” session for June 29-July 1, 2012 before the summer heat sets in. I plan on shooting at Woodward Park or am happy to come to your home for a more intimate feel. We also have one “Day in the Life” session available – my personal favorite! Slots are filling up so contact me to find out more details. And, we’d be delighted if you let your friends and family know about our sessions. We love to spoil those lovely word-of-mouth friends of ours! I look forward to seeing you very soon!
They’re here! Valentine’s Mini Sessions! Husbands, oh how your wife (and grandparents) would LOVE being surprised with photos from this session!
“When is this lovely little event?”: Saturday, February 4th & Sunday, February 5th
Saturday Morning: 9, 9:30 (MA), 10(LC), 10:30 (BW), 11 | Saturday Afternoon: 2:00 (TK), 2:30, 3, 3:30
Sunday Afternoon: 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30
“Where is this lovely little event?”: In our brand new “still living out of boxes” studio located in Norman, Oklahoma
“Can you tell me more?”: It’s a 15-20 minute mini-session on a fun Valentine’s Day-colored background… with or without a cute little “We love you” sign. This allows for up to 3 children (or a parent with two children). For more than 3 people, please add $20 per person.
Options:
Mini-Mini: $150
Session + 2 5×7 prints
Mini-Medium: $250
Session + 3 5×7 prints + 1 8×10 print + 1 digital file from mini session
Mini-Large: $500
Session + 3 5×7 prints + 3 photo strip prints (or 25 VDay cards) + All digital files from mini session
To reserve your spot, please call the studio or email us with the following information: number of kids, ages, and day/time preference.
contact@shannonho.com
Looking forward to seeing you!
p.s. those are my little munchkins!
Something sweet is coming tomorrow… check back then!
A little reminder to slow down, pick up your camera, and capture those small slices of time when your kids are being kids…
these looked like beautifully wrapped packages…. just lovely.
We will be photographing a few families in The Hamptons this coming week. We have a few family sessions available – contact the studio if you are interested. As part of our time there, we will also be doing complimentary mini sessions outside an adorable children’s store, Pink Chicken, in Amagansett, NY. Stop by or email us to reserve a spot. For more information on our Hamptons sessions, see: www.shannonho.com/hamptons.
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After a very busy fall and Christmas season, we are back… fully rested and ready to schedule those last few Senior Portraits sessions. We have very limited space and very few semi-warm days ahead, so contact us this week or next before our last few February sessions fill up! We will not be shooting past March 1st due to the newest member of our family arriving in April. And… if you can schedule back-to-back sessions with your best friend, you get a free mini-session with them (how fun is that?!).
Here’s a little preview of a few wonderful seniors…
And we can’t forget about the guys…
We had the privilege of visiting our dear friends in Los Angeles during their adoption process. They are adding two wonderful boys into their family of four. When I tell their story, sometimes people ask, “but, why? and why two children?… isn’t that going to be hard?…. it’s going to be a tough adjustment financially and emotionally…” But, let’s stand and applaud them and their trust in the Lord, instead. No, it won’t be easy… it will be tough from all aspects… but what is the alternative? To leave them in an orphanage? To leave them abandoned? This family is running to the hard things for the glory of Christ and what He has called us to be a part of. They are putting comfort to the side and taking 2 lost boys into their home. They are making room and sacrificing “things” because of their love for Christ and their love for these boys.
Another friend, Katy, writes (and I couldn’t have said it better)…
“Some say adoption is just trendy right now. Celebrities are doing it. I say- perfect. This is a trend I’m delighted to be a part of. Let’s bring orphans home. Lets deplete the foster care system. If it takes a trend, wonderful. But I pray it goes beyond that.
Last I saw there were still about 147 million orphans worldwide. That number is weighty. But there’s hope, and God is really moving the hearts of his people to care for those dear little ones. And I really do believe that’s more than a trend. I (one who calls God ‘Father’) must consider what it would have been like if He had not adopted me into His family.”
Some of my dearest friends are choosing adoption over comfort… they are choosing adoption over having more biological children… they are choosing adoption over a bigger home or family vacations… they are choosing to rescue the lost which will produce more joy than all the material things in the world. We are all called to have a role in caring for orphans. What is your role?
To see an absolutely amazing video that explains the heart of adoption better than I could have, please click on the video at the bottom (with Kleenex in hand).
This is a photo is what their oldest daughter gave them as a Christmas gift… what a beautiful picture of her sweet and compassionate 8 year old heart. If you feel your role is to contribute financially and bring these boys to their “Forever Home” please visit their blog: http://www.youbelong.net/oakesfamily and click on “The Puzzle”. If donations are made by February 2nd, there will be a matching $1 for $1 from LifeSong.
Take a few minutes to watch this video by Eric Ludy… an amazing explanation of adoption.
I must tell you how struck I was by this beautiful, new mom. The first time I met her, she was on my doorstep at 9am with a homemade blackberry pie in hand (blackberries hand-picked at her family’s farm, First Fruits Berry Farm) and an 8 week old baby on her hip…. she had driven an hour for her newborn session and she had risen early that morning to bake the pie so that it was fresh. I tried to figure out what time she must have risen in order to bake, feed her sweet baby, shower, drive an hour and be on my porch looking beautiful at 9am… hmmm. Her kindness and generosity blessed me so much! And, little did she know at the time, this pie was one of the few things that has helped my pregnancy nausea (surprise! we’re expecting!). Thank you, Amy.
Don’t forget to plan your own little berry-picking day next July… they even provide delicious recipes!
