Shanna Chess Photography

It was so much fun to do a session with these two!  It is not often that I photograph older children and Michael is 7 and Rachel is 9.  And they are so sweet!  Very polite kids and so nice to each other.  They really love each other and I can only hope my kids get along so well when they are that age :)  We had some fun in the studio and got great pictures for their Christmas cards and some fun casual ones as well.  Enjoy!

I had the pleasure last Sunday morning to photograph this beautiful family.  Nicholas is turning FIVE years old already!  I can't believe it :)  And sweet Marcus has gotten so much bigger since his newborn session back in July.  I also just loved their color choices!  Great Fall colors but also nice and bright :)  Enjoy!

Phew!  What a great last 2 weekends!  I had 22 mini sessions this year and unfortunately had to turn a few people away.  I just didn't think I could get everything edited in time for everyone to get their Christmas cards out.  But I'm so thankful for the success this year and couldn't have done it without all the amazing families that joined me out at Cheshire Knoll Christmas Tree Farm.  Michael and Bonnie are the owners and they are just the sweetest people!  They let me use their gorgeous property and let me store any items that I didn't want to haul back and forth since they are pretty far out :)  Please keep them in mind for your Christmas tree needs this year. And Santa was a hit!  He is just as amazing as we all thought Santa would be ;)  Please let me know if you need his number up at the North Pole--he is available for some appearances before the big day.  I had him hang out in the trees for the beginning of the sessions so I could get the family pictures done

This little guy has a big amazing family!  A gorgeous older sister and two very handsome older brothers--I just know Silas will be a heartbreaker!  I love love the shots I got with his siblings and the Blessings sign his mama brought.  And of course loved the shots of Silas with his mom and dad.  Sarah, his mama, told me she would love a picture breastfeeding Silas.  I almost jumped with joy :)  I love and support all the kinds of ways a mother chooses to feed her child, and I was excited to capture Sarah and Silas during their's.  He was 16 days old at the time of our shoot, so he was a little more awake than most babies I photograph, but that's okay--he was a trooper and did great awake too.  Enjoy!

Mr. Henry was such a joy to photograph!  His mama was the winner of my Baby Bump contest back in August.  So this was a newborn mini session that lasted about 1 ½ hours.  Hannah calls him her Henry Bear, so of course we needed to put my bear hat on in :)  And I even caught a very regular occurrence on camera!  Henry needed to relieve himself, lol :)  And I just loooovvveee his chunky rolls!  He was a big boy born over 9 pounds!  Congrats to his family and welcome little guy :)  Enjoy!