Shanna Chess Photography

Raelee is going to be One next month and is having a Very Merry First Un-Birthday Tea Party in ONE-derland :) So of course, she needed an Alice dress, made my Knotted Wear 4 Kids , and a black bow on her adorable little head, made by The Rogue Baby .  And I special ordered a custom backdrop from Butterfly Backdrops that will also be used in the photo booth at her party. Enjoy!

I had 3 beautiful families sign up for my Easter Mini Sessions this past weekend.  They were my first photo shoots in my NEW STUDIO!  Ahh!  I'm so excited to have my own space.  And my husband is so excited that my plethora of props is out of our house :)  Stay tuned for a blog post with pretty pictures of my new cozy space. The kiddos loved the rocking chair--I use it with almost every session that has little ones.  They all love it!  And my bunny and chicks and plastic eggs were a hit too :)  I love how the set-up turned out and am really happy with how all the sessions went. Enjoy!

There are still some spots left for my Easter Mini Sessions on Saturday, March 29, 2014!  It will be my first day of official sessions in my new studio!!! I did an unofficial session the other day because I wanted to test the set-up for the Easter minis.  My beautiful daughter, Raelee was my model and I think she did wonderful, if I do say so myself :) Contact me today at shannachess@hotmail.com to book your spot!

I loved my set-up for my first set of Valentine's Mini Sessions--I only wish the weather was a little bit nicer to me this weekend!  Eugene has gotten more snow in the past few days than I have ever seen!  I've lived here for almost 12 years.  We got almost a foot of snow!  So of course, that made it a little difficult to get to the studio space I rented and in turn, it was difficult, or even impossible, for some clients to get to me.  I had 7 sessions scheduled and completed 5, so not too bad of a turnout :)  Thankfully, I am able to fit the other 2 clients in on a different date. I started the Valentine's set-up with my two daughters and they were followed by 3 beautiful families.  Enjoy!

Little Mr. Easton is just too cute for words!  I mean, just look at that hair!  And those baby blue eyes! And somehow him mom and I perfectly coordinated the first set-up without even knowing it!  His grey shirt with green chevron matched my grey chevron backdrop perfectly :)  And I got to use my new huge "1" wire structure!  Love it :)  Enjoy!

I had such a great time photographing beautiful Jazmine.  Such a long and skinny little girl!  And oh, that black hair!!  To die for!  And of course I loved using some of my new props--especially my moon!  What a wonderful Christmas present for her family :)  Enjoy!

Here are a couple pictures of each wonderful family I had the pleasure of photographing yesterday.  There were 7 families total and they all looked amazing in their coordinating outfits!  And those kiddos--oh my gosh, aren't they just adorable!?!  I had so much fun and thank you to all the families that joined me out at Porter's Yuletide Christmas Tree Farm.  I think I will probably want to do this every year!  Enjoy!