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I'm Shannon — a Twin Cities photographer and former single mom who found confidence (and connection) through updating her dating photos in her 40s.
This blog is for people ready to show up differently — daters, creatives, career-changers, and anyone in a season of visibility. Whether you're stepping into a new chapter or finally ready to be seen clearly — by people and by search — this space is for you.
From dating-app photo strategy and personal branding tips to interviews, confidence-building tools, and now visibility through AI discovery, this is where your story starts showing up.
Self-portrait gear essentials are more than just tools—in fact, they’re creative companions that support your journey toward visual storytelling and self-discovery. Whether you’re just beginning your self-portrait journey or working to refine your craft further, the right self-portrait accessories and thoughtful techniques can completely transform your results. Ultimately, it’s not just what you shoot with—it’s how you use your […]

The Creative Self-Portrait Experience: A way to explore yourself in every possible situation, to stimulate the creative process, to improve self-knowledge and self-esteem, thus empowering yourself. Along my photography journey I have discovered how passionate I am about female portraiture and creative self-portraits. For many of us, we can feel overwhelmed by orders as to […]
