Shanna Chess Photography

 Samantha, Christopher, and big brother Zeplin brought adorable new brother Ozzy in for his newborn photography session in October. I did 6-month milestone baby pictures for Zeplin back in 2019, so it was wonderful to see this family again and celebrate the new arrival with them! I love the dark colors mom and dad chose for Ozzy’s setups. The super dark grays, blues, and blacks gave a lot of depth to our photos and he looked so good in them! There are plenty of popular color options for baby photography, but I love it when people have their own style preferences and aren’t afraid to do something a little different. I remember big brother Zeplin being super smiley as a baby, and he was the same way this time around—so happy and adorable! Look at that grin. 😊 Toddler siblings aren’t always thrilled to have a new baby in their lives, but it looks like Zeplin is adjusting just fine. Samantha and Christopher decided they wanted some family pictures during this newborn photo shoot,...

Hope everyone’s new year is off to a great start! I know Christmas is already behind us, but I’m still seeing Christmas lights and decorations up around town, so I hope it’s not too late to share the photos from my Christmas minis with you. I feel like nothing went as planned in 2020, and my Christmas minis were no exception! Typically I do at least three elaborate setups in the studio and also schedule a time for Santa to come in for photos with the kids. Back in March, when the COVID restrictions were first set up, I really didn’t expect for it to last as long as it did. I certainly didn’t think I’d still be worrying about it at Christmas! But as the time got closer to the holidays and the pandemic was still happening I went back and forth trying to come up with a safe way to do Christmas photography for my clients. It’s a tradition I love, and I know my clients count on it for holiday photos and Christmas cards, so I didn’t want to let them down. But client health and safety is a hu...