I hope this finds all of you enjoying your summer and staying cool in these 100 degree days.  I have a ton of mini previews to get up here on the blog. I have had quite a few rockin’ sessions in the past few weeks!  With my husband home on R and R leave I chose to stay away from my MAC and instead spend time with my lover. He is now  is safely back over there.  In between doing school with the kids and taking them to the pool I will be working on my new blogsite. I have found that it will easier navigate and more user friendly. In the meantime there will be some “dust” while I customize it and make it mine. Please note that I have changed my url to http://www.shannonvelloza.com so please update your bookmarks.  Hopefully the turnover will go smoothly and swiftly. Thank you for your patience and keep checking back for new previews and a new blogsite!

Happy 1st Birthday to Elijah! We held this little guys session in the Joshua Tree National Park. His daddy loves to be out in the wilderness and climb rocks. Due to the fact that daddy is serving our country abroad he is unable to take his son. We decided to take him. It was so sweet to see him interacting with nature in a place he first visited with his daddy! I wanted to share a few images from the session. Happy Birthday Elijah! Your daddy will be home soon!!!

I photographed this gorgeous young lady a little over a year ago with her family. I can’t get over how much she has grown and changed. Darian is not just another pretty face. She is a very well rounded young lady. She is going to go far in life. Darian was asked to compete in the Miss Teen Palm Springs this year. I can totally see why! Good Luck on the 22nd. We will be rooting for you!