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Part 2 from Shannon’s workshop. My little owl friends and I wish you a very Happy Halloween!!!

I had the pleasure of meeting and learning from the fabulous Shannon Sewell last week at her workshop. I met and chatted with so many awesome local photographers as well and had a blast photographing these awesome little models…all dressed up in my favorite boys clothing line, Knuckleheads. Part 2 coming tomorrow…

workshop announcement

September 8, 2010

No, you sillies, I am not holding a workshop.  BUT.  I am announcing a very special, wonderful, brilliant, over the top awesome workshop  by Shannon Sewell.  If you know of her, you are already in love with her work.  If you haven’t, you will be within five minutes of looking at her lovely images.  I was instantly drawn to her images when I was first introduced.   She has a ridiculous talent of stylizing her shoots and then telling a beautiful story through her images.  Her view from the camera is unique and you will find that you just. can’t. stop. looking.  You can find Shannon’s work on her website and her blog.

Intrigued?

Here are the details…

Date:  October 19th (Shannon will be holding her workshop here in Michigan for ONE DAY and one day only)

Time:  10-6 pm

Where: Metro Detroit area

Cost:  $350

Lunch:  Delicious and included!

Seats:  Only 10-15 available

Who is it for: Amateur to professional photographers

What you will learn:  Whether you need inspiration or nitty gritty technique details, Shannon will cover her vision of a shoot, business (including branding, pricing, networking, etc), lighting, equipment, styling, post processing, and working with models. Shannon has packed this workshop with the information that has made her such an incredible photographer. And rumor has it that the styling for the model portion will be “very vogue” and fabulous. Soooo excited about it!

All right folks…it’s all laid out for you.  An amazing photographer offering an equally amazing workshop at a killer price.  Please email me at jean@jeansmithphotography.com if you are interested in registering.

Aaaand, how about a little Shannon Sewell eye candy to end this extremely long post…

lately

July 9, 2010

What have I been up to lately?  Sickness running rampant through my family (over and done now), birthday parties (Happy 8th birthday to my little one), and lots and lots of pictures. Pictures always say it best, so I’ll leave it to them to show these families from four recent shoots.

#1 – I spy a baby in a basket grinning at me from ear to ear. I love it!

#2 – Nothing better than cool locations and tons-o-giggles

#3 – Beautiful light, beautiful family!

#4  Modeling headshots for little L.  She is heading to Chicago soon to pursue her modeling career.  GOOD LUCK!!

part 2

June 8, 2010

Remember my over dramatic Anthropologie obsessed blog post? Well, here’s part two of my little project and I am so thrilled the the lovely Becki did such an amazing job. The last and final shoot to this series is on it’s way soon. Just as soon as I shoot it…

Oh, and let’s just end the evening with a little dramatic flair…

kate overload

June 3, 2010

Kate’s model shoot last week…

I went a bit crazy with posting images…

Couldn’t help myself…

Isn’t she lovely?

my love of anthropologie

April 28, 2010

I find inspiration from many different sources…namely magazine ads, other photographers, daily life…

…but then there is Anthropologie. I love the look of Anthropologie. No, I don’t think you understand. I get crazy giddy when I get their catalog comes in the mail. When I have more than two seconds of spare time in my life, I am going to show up on their doorstep, and beg them to let me be their photographer. They shall agree I am a perfect fit and we will all live happily ever after. We all know that’s how it happens in the real world, so I’ll keep you updated on that.

Until then, I am working on a series (Anthropologie inspired) for a project I hope to be submitting images to very soon.  I am so in love with her style and look…isn’t she JUST beautiful…

She wasn’t part of this shoot, but she fits perfectly into this week’s series, which I have so weirdly named, the week of the pretties. Have a wonderful weekend!

Aaaaaaaaaand, we’re moving right along with model number 4…beautiful Krystle. You can see the people who rocked wardrobe, hair, and makeup by clicking HERE.


Next up in our line of models is Hayley. Ohhhhh, isn’t she dreamy?