Baby Plan Session

Brook is one of our baby plan babies and she came in recently for her 10 month portraits. She has a lot of expressions and this one I thought was really cute!

One of the things I like to do is stop at flea markets and look at old chairs. This white one was our latest purchase and Brook was the first to make good use of it!

A Visit With Santa

Today was our first annual visit with Santa promotion! All the kids loved Santa. They got to tell him what they wanted for Christmas and get a treat. While mom picked out their favorite pose the kids got to enjoy cookies! All in all it was a great day for all!

If you missed our Santa promotion and would like to be notified next year, drop us an email and we'll add you to our list. info@shanksphotography.com

Black Friday

A couple of years ago I decided to try shopping on Black Friday. Truth be told, I really don't like to shop. Tony has even done our grocery shopping for the past, oh, 8 years? But, my daughter wanted someone to go with her so, I gave it a try. I decided after that experience, not to do it again. So Tony went out today and did some Black Friday shopping, well kind of. We are taking a couple of days to enjoy the mountains so he ventured into Krogers and did some shopping. One of his purchases was a new puff. We use a puff in the shower, I know, more than you wanted to know, and the last one seemed to get out of control right away! Take a look at the comparison picture and you'll see what I mean.

Engagement Session

Katie and Nate will be married in April and we traveled to Dublin a few weeks ago to shoot their engagement pictures. We really enjoyed our time with them! We love to do engagement sessions and it never fails that we get comments from our couples stating how much fun they had and that they never thought it would be so fun! Here are a few pictures from their session.

Colorado Wedding

I can't believe it's been since August that I've updated our blog! Wow! We have been busy though soooo, you'll be seeing catchup updates.

First up? Matthew and Jessica

Matthew is our new son-in-law and we are happy to have him as part of our family. They have long awaited their wedding pictures from their wedding in September and finally, we got them ready for viewing. We photographed everything except for the ceremony. Well actually, we did get off a few shots during the ceremony but for the most part we enjoyed witnessing the wedding. I've put together a little slide show to show the highlights of their day. Enjoy!

Destination Wedding - Amelia Island Florida

We arrived last night to photograph a destination wedding on Amelia Island in Fernando Beach Florida. Jeremy and Mandy met us at the Ritz Carlton for beach pictures this morning. We were all wondering if the rain would put a halt to things and it did eventually but we were able to get almost an hour of photography in. We all ended up a little wet but hey, it was warm! From time to time we get a little crazy and today was no exception. In lieu of a ladder and to get a better camera angle for a shot we wanted to get, I climbed up on Tony's shoulders to get the shot. I'm impressed at how effortlessly Tony stood straight up from a crouched position and lifted me and even held me steady! Too bad no one got that shot! Anyway here are a few shots from our beach portraits this morning.

Newborn Mommy and Me Session

Last week, Tiffany brought little Zaylen to be photographed. She came in for our Mommy and Me portrait session. Seeing them for the first time today she was quite surprised at her choices. We're so happy she loved the portraits! Here is a peek at what she saw from her session.