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fotoNovella: FunFest 2010
Hermiston, OR. Oh, the life in a small town! Blocking-off downtown, american-flag shirts & suspenders, big red baloons, cowboy hats, local artists, running into your neighbor, iconic watermelon. Oh, the character of a small-town! I took these pictures for the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce during the Hermiston FunFest last summer. A few bright colors to...
fotoNovella: small town summer
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, FunFest July 2010 And that last image was my graphic designer extraordinaire, Katie & her little one Casen. We met years ago in this small town. Funny how life & small towns bring us together again
Valentine’s Day fotoNovelette: Cookies & Kisses
I heart Valentine’s Day! Remember when we were in elementary and we got to pick-out our mini valentine’s to put in each of our friends hand-decorated, paper sack mailboxes? Did you have barbie valentine’s? Superman? Strawberry Shortcake? Well then you were cool! But you see…I kept giving Valentine’s in high school…way past cool barbie valentine’s...
familyNovella: Julie’s birthday
A antidote to winter? I have a little glimpse back to summer for you! I hid just back behind the garden arbor. Tom tended to to the meat on the grill, cooking dinner for his wife & their friends. Janci chased the little kids around, entertaining them and keeping them out of trouble in Grandma...
fotoNovella: day 37,345
Pictures start dialogues. In May I was invited to share a personal project at the Kennewick Art Walk. Hosted by Essence Photography Co., I enjoyed an evening of conversation with appreciators of art. People are fascinated by age. Especially as we mature, we start to see the process of growing older, not as wrinkles or...
shannon’sNovella: best of 2010
Everyone in the photography world seems to be using this first week of the year to look back and pick-out their favorite images of 2010. I’ve been inspired to think about my own work of 2010. I’ve thought about my own gigabytes upon gigabytes of work that I’ve done over the last year. Or really,...
shannon’sNovella: giving.
Giving can be stressful. We love the people in our lives! We appreciate them, but no, we don’t always show them how MUCH we appreciate them. Luckily there are landmarks throughout the year that give us an extra chance to show them: “I appreciate you. I’m so glad you’re in my life.” And so in...