Portrait Sessions

DIY Summer Bath Salt Recipe season is here, and it’s time to indulge in the ultimate self-care ritual. Creating your own bath salts isn’t just fun; it’s a powerful way to relax, refresh, and rejuvenate. With this easy recipe, you’ll craft a soothing soak perfect for summer—and take a step toward holistic self-care for your body […]

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 […]

by: Shannon Kathleen Photography In this blog, The Prism Effect: Using Fractal Filter Prisms, I will talk about my journey as a creative photographer and give plenty of examples using the Fractal Filter Prisms I haven’t always been a rule breaker in the way of photography; not when I first started out anyways.  Once I […]

It’s astonishing, and unfortunately it’s a reality more often than not, that professional men and women have a waaaaaay outdated headshot or have a hazy iPhone selfie appearing on websites.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 […]

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 […]

A Magazine Cover: COVER BOY This past August I found out that an image of mine that I took of my boy won the Make it Minnesota Instagram photo contest sponsored by The Works Museum in Bloomington, MN!! 🙂  As part of my win I not only received a family membership to the Museum, my […]

PHOTOGRAPHY LESSON: DAY 2 WITH MY SON by: Shannon Kathleen Photography Today marked the 2nd day of Art Class, Homeschooling Style.  This student of mine is incredibly eager to learn!!  This eagerness of his is more soul filling than I could ever imagine! We hopped in the car with our cameras and drove down to […]

A Life Change into the World of Homeschooling September 18th marked Camden’s 1st day of the 7th grade … Home school style 📚 ❤️ When asked what he thought of his 1st day he said, “It was awesome!”A few months ago we decided to embark in to the world of homeschooling. There are many reasons, […]

Deep Thoughts By: Shannon Kathleen Photography “Does our purpose on Earth directly link to the people whom we end up meeting? Are our relationships and experiences actually the required dots that connect and then lead us to our ultimate destinies?” — Jennifer Elisabeth The above quote offers some great questions to ponder … I believe […]

The Cycle Of Success   “Success works as a cycle – growth and contraction, balancing and unbalancing – all while you’re encountering hurdles that get higher and higher over time.” — Julien Smith We can all feel that growth and contraction … that balancing and unbalancing no matter what we do in life and/or work.  […]