Shanna Chess Photography

Sweet Annalise was a dream :)  That hair and those cheeks!  Oh, and of course the dimples :)  She gave me so many smiles and her parents are just such nice people.  I love the colors her mama chose for the session too.  Enjoy!

Mr. August was a namesake long before he was conceived and before his due date was known :)  His great-grandfather's name was August and his mama always knew she would use that name for a son.  He arrived and has two big amazing sisters!  He is a lucky little one!  Enjoy :)

Little Alys was just a bit over 5 pounds and was an amazing sleeper :)  She didn't show me her little eyes for more than a few seconds here and there.  I love the color palette that her parents requested--such beautiful contrast between props and fabrics and the sweet little baby.  Her mama is an author and when she showed me the cover of one of her books, A Long Long Sleep , I knew exactly how I wanted to incorporate it into the session.  Enjoy!

I had a great session with Mr. Noah.  His big brother is absolutely adorable and you can tell he's so smitten with his baby brother already :)  Noah slept so well and I even got a couple adorable smiles out of him!  Enjoy!

I had this vision.  And Lindsay helped me make it reality :)  Underwater photography is a whole different dimension folks!  I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I ordered my waterproof case for my camera.  But I'm so glad I did and I'm so glad I stepped out of my box to capture these gorgeous images of Lindsay just days before her little man will arrive.  Enjoy :)

I loved  this session.  Janet and her family are absolutely adorable.  They have so much love and laughter--I was smiling and laughing our whole session :)  And she is absolutely stunning in one of my gowns.  I also thought about bringing a dress for her daughter so they could match and I loved how the 2 turned out together.  Enjoy!