Day271

These 2 little boys just really stole my heart tonight!!! They were a dream, we got SO many images it's really insane! But look at them? I mean come on, how cute can they be?!?!

This is just one of MANY, it was hard to choose which to post!!! Oh my, so much fun to shoot and proof. I swear, I flat out get the best clients ever.

Day266-Day270

Yeah well I will sum up the last 4 days with a wedding picture because that is what my mind and my world has been consumed with pretty much the entire time!! ...Well, and church on Sunday!!!

this image is a simple image, as the brides mom was helping her put her shoes on for her big day...but I love it, so I thought I wold post it!

However, if you would like to see more...I will be posting a sneak-peak for Mr. and Mrs. Carboni on my business blog sometime this week, so stay tuned *wink*

Day265

I got nothing. Okay thats not true, I have LOTS but Im drained!! I'll just skip Wednesday! So sorry!! ....I think October is trying to kill me, haha!!

Day264

Another GREAT family came out tonight! I'm telling you, I get the best familes. I have only gotten to peak, but I liked this one right off the bat! Later I'll have to post a close up of the little guy....he was soooooo CUTE! Oh my, his smile just made me smile!!

Day263

Ohhh...this is from my last session Saturday! I felt like we took THOUSANDS of pictures...we didn't, not even close, but gosh, every single one I have peaked at is AWESOME!!!

I LOVE SENIORS! ...love them! So fun, so open minded and so awesome to shoot AND proof!!

Day262

Im cheating! This was one of my sessions from Saturday! They were so great, I'm excited to proof them...it was hard to just go grab one for here!

Day 262 was really Sunday, and Sunday all i did was go to church and try to recover from being sick. Lets just say I started feeling way worse before I started to feel better. This bug I have started to kick my hiney Sunday!! It's not been so fun in OCTOBER! Oh my, why does that stuff always have to hit ya when you simply can't rest??? *sigh* its okay though, I'm getting better, Dayquil and NightQuil are my friends!!!!!

Day261

This is from my first session of today!! SUCH a great family, I told them I would use one as my picture of the day, so I'm keeping my word! ...Dont have time though...off I go to have session #3 for the day coming up soon!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Day260

Special post for the mommy of these BEAUTIFUL little girls!!! Here you go Melissa...4 pics for you, for a quick little sneak peak! I'm SO excited to proof them, I mean LOOK AT THEM! ....I have the best job ever.


Last night was SOOOOO windy..I'm sure we will have some crazy hair pictures, but you know what..we embraced the wind and gave it a whirl anywho! I'm SO glad we did! ...can I just say I'm totally in loooove with my barn right now?! Most of my sessions for the next full week are scheduled out here and that just thrills me, the colors are to DIE for!

Day259

Ohhhhh....today I got BLISS in the mail, haha!! Im renting a couple lenses for an upcoming wedding, and today one arrived. The shear size of the lens makes you immediatly say "whoooa". My Seven year old says to me " mom, can you take my picture with that?!" hehehe what am I gonna say? No? yeah right! So...I snapped a few to try out this big bad boy - with whom I'm in love with at the first click of my shutter. *bliss* I dont wanna give it back now! I'll just enjoy it while I have it :)


OH and its not cold today...despite the hat and gloves on Luke! He's my " I have to be different from everyone" child, and he just felt like wearing those today, haha!!

Day258

Okay, I know I already posted one of this couple, but I had to post another one! ...Can I just say, I love this couple? really! I love them! They are so laid back and great to talk to... and look at them together?! You can always tell when 2 people truly love each other because just the way they glance at each other makes you feel good to be around them. As a photographer I always have to direct people as too what to do, and these to were just great...not much directions needed, I just got to catch them and their little moments!

I'm a sap, but I love couples that you just KNOW they are great together immediatly...these 2 just are because it beams from them.

If you 2 see this, your session is just about done! It's been a true pleasure to proof them!!

Day257

Sorry, I'm behind! Here is one I loved from one of my weekend sessions...arent they so cute and lovey?! I think so...I had a BUNCH of favorites of them though!

Day256

Okay Jill..these were 2 favorites during my quick peak!!! I hope you guys didnt get rained out at Tanners...about 5:40 this evening the rain started and I thought of you guys, hehe!!


This is one of my beauuuuuutiful baby planners!! Oh my goodness, shes so cute!!!! She'll have to be a photo contest pick for November's contest! I was telling her momma, this is a "hard" part of this job, I wanna proof everything immediately, and I just can't!!! ....sooo, off I got to proof more beautiful pictures from other sessions as this one awaits, I cant wait!

Day255

For Sunday's picture I'm using a session pic!...get used to that, for a few weeks, haha!! I'm a little swamped soooo this will save me some camera time!

We had this session Sunday afternoon...it was techinally an en engagement session, but of course we couldn't leave out these 2 adorable little ladies for a few shots! They did great! We shot a ton. but I just grabbed one real fast, I loved the location too!

Day254

Can you say adorable????? This is beautiful little lady was my first session of the day and boy,...what a way to start my day!! We got so many fantastic shots...I don't know how she'll ever choose!! I told them I would post a little sneak peak on here, it was hard to choose just one and all I did was skim over them quickly, haha! I just love this one though.

Day253

not much to say today...I was in a cranky mood this evening after some errands...bleck. I needed a pic for here, and I just needed Luke time...I love my little man. He always makes me smile. We took some silly snapshots....he thinks my "new hair" is funny...he keeps asking me when its gonna change the color back (to blonde) again, hehehe!! I told him...whenever I feel the urge! For now, I'm liking this new look! :)

Day252

Well, I'm stuck on my laptop because my work computer is giving me fits tonight. It keeps shutting down on me...my hubby is running some stuuf to try and fix it, but until then, no pics for me! He thinks tomorrow evening he can fix it. Lets pray that's the case!

I hope you guys all had a lovely Thursday! I did, I got lots done! I got our family Christmas card designed...I must say, its killer. I went all out this year, I love them! I wanna show one so bad but that would ruin the suprise, so you must wait!

Day251

These are some of my pretty new promo thingies!! I just love them! I had to take pics of some Christmas Cards today, so I shot these too since they are so cute!

Day250

Have ya'll seen these?!?!? Ever since I heard of them I have kept stock...you know me and my caffeine addiction!! These actually have caffeine IN the mints!! ...love them!!

I was telling my girlfriend about them and told her I would show her what they look like, so there you go, a picture for today!

Day248&249

I just realized I have no picture for Sunday!! Between church and lunch and driving all over creation, I didnt take a single one, just to much else going on!



Today I have one though!! I had a Dr's appointment (blah) and it ran really late because the office was over booked. So, once we finally got home from that extravaganza, I told the boys I NEEDED to take pictures for our family Christmas cards like now! This week/weekend alone I have 7 sessions plus my current proofing and daily "list". I literally will have no time for anything from now until December, soooooo, it was now or never!!!


This is one of the many we got. I'm going to do spiffy-snazzy-fancy cards this year..we are going all out! this is one of the MANY pics that will be on the card, haha!! ;)

Day247

FUN session tonight! I'll love proofing, I did all kinds of stuff. Had to post one that I grabbed real fast, the colors are yum! ...Love that barn!

Today was busy, I went a did a little bit of Spoon River Drive...Got me a couple new chairs! Also, I got my hair colored...you guys who *know* me, will spaze...its DARK!!! I like it though but wowie, its different!!! I'll try and get a nice pic of it soon to show it off!!....I'm so daring lately, I have no idea why, but I like it!!

Day246

I have been saying "I need a new splash page!" for months now...but I never made time for it! Well guess what, I just dedicated some time to it, and viola! Do you guys like it?! Ireally do, I love the picture "buttons" too! I thought I would post a screen shot for you...actually its 2 screen shots smushed, but you get the idea! go see it for real too www.shelliebenson.com! I hope you like it!!!

Day241-245

Yeah...I'm a slacker! I have had a migrane for what feels like a week and even though I do have a few picture sI could post, I'm just gonna skip them for now. Note I included 245, I'm cutting myself a break for tomorrow too!

However...go to my business blog guys! www.shelliebenson-blog.blogspot.com There is a new Photo contest on there, so go vote!!! I will tell ya, I just started it today to see what kind of response I would get and WOW...I think it will have to be a regualr thing! I have a ton of votes already!!! PLEASE go vote becuase it seems like it might be quite a little contest in the end to see who can win!!

Sorry for the little break, I'll be back soon!!
~Shellie