Monthly Archives: January 2013

A whimsical evening with the Seymour Family~ Get ready! A whole lotta sweetness comin’ your way!

Posted in child and baby, family, portrait, Travel & Getaways, Wildflower Studio Business Updates

I was honored to be hired by the Seymour family! This family has not just the cutie above, but 3 very sweet older sisters! These 4 girls and their parents were so much fun to work with! If you follow my work, You know, I really try and capture the true personality of each person…

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  • Jane - MomGenerations.comJanuary 30, 2013 - 5:30 pm

    Oh my goodness, these photos could not be any sweeter! I love that the parents chose the place they got married for the session. These girls are incredibly beautiful and your photos, as always, are AMAZING.ReplyCancel

  • JackieJanuary 30, 2013 - 5:33 pm

    What a gorgeous place and gorgeous family! Well done.ReplyCancel

  • Tammy SmithJanuary 30, 2013 - 5:40 pm

    Adorable! Love your work!ReplyCancel

  • Jennifer (Savor)January 30, 2013 - 5:42 pm

    So many gorgeous girls in one family and honestly, could your photos gets any more crisp?ReplyCancel

  • KirstenJanuary 30, 2013 - 6:00 pm

    Your locations blow me away and they add so much to the story. I love that this was their wedding location. How memorable to go back to a place that was just theirs and share it with their family. Great work, as always!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica @ Keeping Mommy SaneJanuary 30, 2013 - 8:52 pm

    These are gorgeous! And the location and all the details are amazing and just make it so special. I don’t know how this family chose which shots they wanted – I would have wanted them all!ReplyCancel

  • Liz {Learning to Juggle}January 30, 2013 - 8:54 pm

    Those are all such gorgeous pictures. I can’t get over the one black and white “headshot” its stunning. It really shows that you enjoy capturing these families and you aren’t just taking their pictures.ReplyCancel

  • joyceJanuary 31, 2013 - 5:11 pm

    What do I like best, besides the sparkles in the eyes? The bare toes, even man toes, the freckles and blue eyes, the scabs and bruises on the knees….I could go on and on.ReplyCancel

  • LizFebruary 6, 2013 - 2:14 pm

    I love the tent ones! So perfect!ReplyCancel

Brrrrrr! Baby its cold outside!

Posted in child and baby, Mini-Shoots, portrait, Travel & Getaways

{This is my neighbor R, isn’t she cute? She was over the other day playing with my boys in the snow and I grabbed her for an impromptu photo shoot! So fun!}     Today it was 8 degrees when I woke up and weather.com said it “felt like -5” and it did! The positive…

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  • Brandi Lyn PhotographyJanuary 23, 2013 - 3:38 pm

    Wonderful images and a great reminder to pull out our cameras for an impromptu shoot! Thanks!ReplyCancel

  • Aimee Campbell PhotographyJanuary 23, 2013 - 4:08 pm

    Those are really fun, I really love the snow heart, a really cute idea!ReplyCancel

  • KateyJanuary 23, 2013 - 5:24 pm

    Beautiful photo shoot!!!ReplyCancel

  • TammJanuary 23, 2013 - 6:08 pm

    These are adorable! LOVE Them!!ReplyCancel

  • LizJanuary 24, 2013 - 4:50 pm

    Love this! I might take my boys out for a photo shoot today! Your colors are amazing!ReplyCancel

  • joyceJanuary 24, 2013 - 5:49 pm

    love the bright colours! Haven’t got a clue what -5 is in C, but I do agree with what you say, winter is just a season and it will end (sometimes it doesn’t seem like it though!!)ReplyCancel

  • Rachel NielsenFebruary 5, 2013 - 11:39 am

    These are so fun!ReplyCancel

The Giuliani Family! {from a Jack Johnson concert to a session with me!}

Posted in child and baby, couples, family, Mini-Shoots, Newborns, portrait, Travel & Getaways, Wildflower Studio Business Updates

I LOVE looking at these photos. I feel like there is so much love and sweetness just seeping out of them. This was the last mini shoot of the day, and I ended up shooting a bit longer as the sun went down. I had the best time with this sweet family. Do you know…

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Mindful {or Manic} Monday?

Posted in My Life, personal

I wanted to take a day to post something besides just my photography. Something beyond my art- something more mundane/ everyday life stuff. Being mindful is something I strive for, and its no easy task- especially when you are managing a household full of boys and pets. This morning, I remembered I had said I would…

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  • Chelley MartinkaJanuary 14, 2013 - 8:13 pm

    You are doing it all… and doing it, not only, very well, but the best possible way for your family. You rock, mom!ReplyCancel

  • sarah @ simplymommiesJanuary 14, 2013 - 9:38 pm

    Great post!ReplyCancel

  • melissa at filling our bucketJanuary 15, 2013 - 7:18 am

    This is an awesome post and SO true!! My day yesterday started horrible when my car wouldn’t start. I could have let it really bring me down, but instead I used the time waiting for AAA to do things I had run out of time to do when we were initially leaving the house. I turned what could have been a major negative into a positive and it completely changed my outlook on the day. :)ReplyCancel

  • Leah DeCesareJanuary 15, 2013 - 10:18 am

    Mindfulness – it’s something I strive for, too, but it’s really an active, continual process of “reminding” ourselves to be mindful! But what a difference it makes when we can slow ourselves, savor what’s right in front of us, breathe into the moment.ReplyCancel

  • Jessica @ Keeping Mommy SaneJanuary 15, 2013 - 10:21 am

    I absolutely loved this – and can relate to most of it. Mindfulness is something I’ve been struggling with so I loved reading how you were able to do it, amid all the chaos. An important reminder!ReplyCancel

  • joyceJanuary 15, 2013 - 12:24 pm

    Glad you remembered to breathe! Puppy play dates?? Are you a sucker for punishment?? Great post..a keeper.ReplyCancel

  • Kristin Wheeler (Mama Luvs Books)January 16, 2013 - 10:50 am

    Great post! Things happen but you can change the way things go by doing something positive! Love that you have a new kind of post!ReplyCancel

  • Michele C.January 16, 2013 - 11:01 am

    Great post – it does get so difficult on those crazy days to step back and be mindful. Thank you for sharing.ReplyCancel

  • candiceJanuary 16, 2013 - 1:31 pm

    These are the days its so hard to make light of a situation when you are living the moment, but I hope you can look back and laugh a little. You make me chuckle. :)ReplyCancel

Bidding farewell to 2012! {A year in photographs}

Posted in Annual Best Of Post, Carlsbad and Southern California lifestyle Photographer, child and baby, couples, family, Head shots, High School Seniors, Maternity, Mini-Shoots, Newborns, pets, portrait, Teens, Travel & Getaways, Tweens, weddings, Wildflower Studio Business Updates

What a spectacular year 2012 was! So full of adventure and fun! I got to meet so many amazing families and I am truly grateful for every single session! I was able to shoot professionally in 5 different states, and travel with my own family to 7 states- And If you know me well, you…

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  • jen @ keekoinJanuary 10, 2013 - 1:07 pm

    You have some serious talent, my friend. Absolutely stunning. I’m obsessed with the vintage-like lighting and your composition is amazing. And, I spotted Miss Kameron’s little cuties in there, too. Simply gorgeous stuff!ReplyCancel

  • Michele C.January 10, 2013 - 1:10 pm

    absolutely stunning – ditto Jen, your work is amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us!ReplyCancel

  • SheriJanuary 10, 2013 - 1:44 pm

    You are AMAZINGLY talented. I love all of them! They have this warmth to them. Thanks so much for sharing. Truly breathtaking.ReplyCancel

  • Kameron @ My Wrinkle in TimeJanuary 10, 2013 - 3:15 pm

    I love all the ones of us of course, but the rest of your work is amazing as well! I have a few faves, one of which being the little girl looking cross-eyed up at her parents! So cute!ReplyCancel

  • BelindaJanuary 10, 2013 - 3:34 pm

    Shell your work is amazing so many favorites, hard to pick just one! But I will go with the kids on the log reading the book…love it. Looking forward to seeing your 2013 in images, sad we won’t be part of it :(ReplyCancel

  • Chelley MartinkaJanuary 10, 2013 - 4:18 pm

    I don’t know how you could pick favorites… your work and clients are amazing! Happy 2013 to you!ReplyCancel

  • Jane - MomGenerations.comJanuary 10, 2013 - 6:12 pm

    WOW! I can see how you’d have a hard time picking a fave. I am in awe at each and every one of these! And I love that you can tell how much you LOVE what you do!ReplyCancel

  • sarah @ simplymommiesJanuary 10, 2013 - 7:46 pm

    Gorgeous!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Joanna {Baby Gators Den}January 10, 2013 - 8:13 pm

    Beautiful pictures! Best of luck for a great 2013 as well!!ReplyCancel

  • Aimee Campbell PhotographyJanuary 10, 2013 - 8:30 pm

    Gorgeous! Love all of them!ReplyCancel

  • Liza (Cira's Lyrics)January 10, 2013 - 8:31 pm

    these photos are great! i <3 the baby feet!ReplyCancel

  • erika | foxtrot pressJanuary 10, 2013 - 8:54 pm

    your pictures are stunning!! lovely work! and let’s hear it for 2013… i think it’s going to be an amazing year for many of us! cheers!ReplyCancel

  • Heather @ Kraus House MomJanuary 10, 2013 - 9:03 pm

    I can see why you would have a hard time picking favorites. They are beautiful. I love pictures of kids.ReplyCancel

  • MeganJanuary 10, 2013 - 10:16 pm

    You take such beautiful photos. I’m very impressed! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous work with us! :)ReplyCancel

  • ReenaJanuary 11, 2013 - 7:44 am

    What a fantastic year you have had! Beautiful work!ReplyCancel

  • Brandi Lyn PhotographyJanuary 11, 2013 - 12:56 pm

    Absolutely amazing! All of these images are stunning and I’m sure the clients are so happy with your work!ReplyCancel

  • kateJanuary 11, 2013 - 4:24 pm

    great job!ReplyCancel

  • TerrahJanuary 11, 2013 - 5:26 pm

    Lovely, lovely pictures and work, Shelly — you are a beautiful person and your work reflects this- obviously! Happy New Year to you ad your family… already brainstorming ideas for xmas 2013! xoxoxoReplyCancel

  • LeanneJanuary 11, 2013 - 8:58 pm

    Wow, I love them all!ReplyCancel

  • CarrieJanuary 11, 2013 - 9:30 pm

    Phew, that is a lot of work! Good job! I like the teepee. :-)ReplyCancel

  • NikiJanuary 13, 2013 - 6:27 pm

    You’re an amazing photographer not just because you compose well- but because it is you who brings out the best in your models- your sweet spirit is present in every picture and it’s evident how much you love what you do! You’ve come a long way and I’m so proud of you! I’m one of your biggest fans and I can’t wait for my 2013 shoot with you! Love you Shell!ReplyCancel

  • LizJanuary 15, 2013 - 5:46 pm

    I love this! I pinned so many inspiration ideas!ReplyCancel

  • BryJanuary 17, 2013 - 10:23 pm

    I can’t believe how amazing every single photo is on here and how you manage to keep getting better and better, year after year! You are truly and inspiration! Can’t wait to see 2013!!!ReplyCancel

  • KandiJanuary 26, 2013 - 12:13 pm

    Your work has always inspired me! It has been so fun to watch you grow from afar! You are an amazing women and I am so privileged to know you!!! Keep rockin’ your camera, girl!!!ReplyCancel

  • Rachel NielsenFebruary 5, 2013 - 11:58 am

    Love looking at all of these!ReplyCancel

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