Shanna Chess Photography

Oh this little guy!  So much personality!  Such a ham!  And he LOVES cake!  I had so much fun getting to know Jensen and his family during his first year and really enjoyed this session.  He had me cracking up the entire time!  Enjoy :)

Little Graham was born about 6 weeks early so I didn't see him in the studio until he was over 3 weeks old.  He is such a strong little guy and oh so adorable!! He slept the entire time and I was done in less than 2 hours with him :)  Enjoy!

These girls just stole my heart!  And my assistant, Emily, wanted to take them home and keep them!  They were 7 week old full term twins and slept like little rockstars!  Harley woke up for a few moments and gave me some great awake shots, but then when I snuggled her up with her sister Ava, she just went right back to sleep <3  Enjoy!

I was so excited to get this family in the studio again.  I took sweet Oliver's newborn photos a little over a year ago and then I just did his little brother's photos.  Ryder is my first newborn to photograph after I photographer their older sibling as a newborn--so a fun milestone for me!  He was such an amazing sleeper for me and I just loved so many photos from his session.  Enjoy!

I had such a great time getting to know this adorable family.  They welcomed little Sophie to the family and wanted some great photos of all of them together.  Enjoy!

Sweet Jayne is just so sweet and pretty.  She was an angel during her session and I just love the colors and props her mama picked out.  Welcome to the world beautiful girl!  Enjoy :)

I LOVED the setup for Porter's session.  His mama brought most of the props and that beanie!  Love :)  He totally loved his cake, but he's a mover!  He didn't want to sit and eat--he kept standing up and walking around and then would go back for more :)  Enjoy!

I loved spending some time one evening with this family at Owen Rose Garden.  They have 4 amazing young boys and are pregnant with a sweet little girl who will be in the studio in a very short time!  They were so well behaved and Chelsea just glowed!  Enjoy :)

Sweet little Tucker has brought such joy to my life this past year :)  I've photographed him every 3 months, starting even before he was due to be born.  He was premature and is such a strong little fighter!  He wasn't sure what to think about his cake but we still got some great pictures.  Enjoy!

I was so excited when Macie's mama asked me to do a cake smash session that went with her birthday party theme: Circus!  I love doing fun themes for cake smashes and getting creative.  And it was a perfect opportunity to try out my new star prop!  Enjoy!

I loved meeting this family and Evan and I bonded while boating and over some cake ;)  His parents are so nice and love him so much :)  Happy Birthday little guy!  Enjoy.

Caleb's newborn session was one of my favorites!  His mama has so much creativity and I love that she brought her ideas to the table when we were planning it and his one year session.  His daddy is a huge Batman fan so I wasn't surprised when she said that would be the theme for his cake smash :)  And she did another wonderful tribute to her late father in this session as well <3  Enjoy!

Sweet Mr. Linkoln came to see me and was so adorable!  He was in for a mini session and slept so well that I was able to get some extra setups :)  Enjoy!

I was so excited to do my Spring Mini Sessions at Detering Orchards again this year with the pear and apple blossoms.  My kind neighbor was so amazing with letting me use his old pickup truck.  I loved the look and feel of these images!  Enjoy :)

Another one of my newborns growing up too fast!  Mr. Jayden was absolutely adorable in his suit and hat and he just loved his cake!  Enjoy!

I was so excited when Nicole contacted me to schedule this pregnancy reveal session and her newborn photos!  I'm so happy for them and love photographing families for all their big milestones.  Enjoy!

I can't believe that the next session I have with this little guy will be his 1 year session!  Time goes too fast :)  Enjoy sweet Mr. Asher!

I was honored to be asked to join the Oregon Children's Contest this year as one of the four photographers who photographed the entrants.  I was then blown away by the support of my clients--I had 47 entries into the contest!  Not only was that an outstanding number for a photographer's first year in the contest, but it was also the most entries for any photographer this year.  We just wrapped up the 32nd year of this contest, and unfortunately, for many reasons, the contest will not be continued in the future.  But I had so much fun and loved that 24 of these entry photos received prizes and I even had the grand prize winner!  Enjoy!