I LOVE SURPRISES!! It was just before Christmas and I decided to spoil myself with the latest issue of Bella Grace Magazine at my local Barnes & Noble book store. While waiting in the long checkout line, I was thumbing through the publications luxurious pages and as a result, I discovered myself in the magazine!! […]

LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY … When I began my creative journey a number of years ago, I had no idea where it would take me… I really didn’t want to know. I just wanted to try and enjoy it, to relish in it every day. “All I wanted was to live a life where […]

FREEBIE? WHY NOT?! This blog post is a little something different for you, but who doesn’t love freebies, right!? When I was published on the cover of the 2017 Spring Issue of Bella Grace Magazine (Issue 11) I was asked to partner along with them and Stampington & Company. My blog post contains affiliate links. […]

SHOOT & SHARE 2018 This past January I entered a photo contest for the 2nd year in a row. This contest is called the Shoot & Share Photo Contest. It is 100% free to enter and you can submit up to 50 images into 25 different categories.  This year approximately 413,000 images were submitted from […]

GETTING CREATIVE BY USING FRACTAL FILTER PRISMS by: Shannon Kathleen Photography I haven’t always been a rule breaker in the way of photography; not when I first started out anyways.  Once I discovered there was a whole slew of photographers out there that didn’t worry about what others thought of there work and were considered […]

It’s astonishing, and unfortunately it’s a reality more often than not, that professional men and women have a waaaaaay outdated headshot or have a hazy iPhone selfie appearing on websites. Or none at all for that matter. Even though our iPhones take high-res images, the quality is still not good enough to satisfy the professional […]

How about a Mother’s day/Mom & Me photo session at Glam Doll Donuts?!?! Perfect time to get some photos with your kids! OR get the grandparents with the kids! I recently visited Glam Doll Donuts in NE Minneapolis and that place is AMAZING! What a perfect place to take the kids to get the best […]

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars” — Norman Vincent Peale Bella Grace Magazine Publication #2!! I am delighted to announce that I have been published in Bella Grace Magazine for a second time!! This time in their Spring 2018 Issue #15. You can find it and purchase your […]

BE YOUR MOST AUTHENTIC SELF You might be asking yourself, “What on Earth does QUERENCIA mean???” “QUERENCIA defined means: (n) a place from which one’s strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self.” pronunciation /ke rensia What’s with this word??  Well, this year a group of […]

Let The Kids Find Their Creativity “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” — Mahatma Gandhi As some of you may know, my parents and I are homeschooling my son (13yrs old).  Fridays are Art days in our household and my son has picked photography […]