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Hello! My name is Shellie...thanks for taking the time to visit my website! This is a place where I have posted pictures of what caught my eye as I lived life with my family as well as moments in time captured for others!

I am a photographer living in Washington County, Kansas with a passion for Custom Photography - where I capture you as you are in locations special to you. Since I love natural light I mainly shoot outdoors. Yet, indoor locations with great light work well too. Just as I have done the last few years, I continue to only book individual portrait sessions.

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K and M’s Engagement Session – Part 1

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Posted in Couples

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently realized there were a few photo sessions for which I put up a “sneak peek” but did not blog about. So, I am backtracking to this past Summer…to the day I was scheduled to shoot K and M’s engagement photos. A morning session was planned but the weather was changing fast. Although sunny when you looked to the South, if you looked to the North you could tell a storm was moving in quickly. In fact, when I drove out of our driveway, this was the sight I beheld – pretty in it’s own way, powerful and majestic as well. Yet, not looking good for an outdoor photography session.

Here are a few more shots taken as I drove to the highway:

Interesting side note: I was driving down the highway when all of the sudden I heard this loud banging sound. What in the world!? Long story short, the mirror on the passenger’s side of the car broke off (held there by a thick wire) and was flapping loudly against the side of the car/door. Yikes! I pulled over, assessed the situation and ended up rolling down the passenger window in order to pull the mirror into the car so I could drive without it banging against the vehicle. Unfortunately, I was driving on the highway, window down and it looked like it could start pouring any minute! “Lord, please let me get there before it starts raining!” was my prayer over and over. 🙂 Thankfully, I made it to our location and was able to get settled just as sprinkles started to fall and the wind began to pick up. “Thanks, God!”

Here is the lovely couple I hung out with while we waited out the storm:

Although we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to visit and listen to a little piano playing, when the storm subsided I headed home. Obviously, this day was not going to work well for what they desired in their photos.

I will post the rescheduled session (part 2) soon.