Hi! Thank you for taking a moment out of your life to catch a glimpse into mine! I am shawna K, the owner of shawna K studio (weddings) and Pattycake Photography (contemporary children’s photography). I am also wife to my dear husband Michael and mom to three beautiful girls: Devyn, Tyler, and Jordyn. Since I always get asked . . . yes, Tyler & Jordyn are twins. They are fraternal and were born about 2 minutes apart. No, we weren’t “planning” on having twins (though I love it when I get asked that question!). Yes, I DO have my hands full (I sure wish I had a dollar for every time someone said that to me! haha!).

After taking about a year-long maternity leave with the twins, I am back to work doing what I am most passionate about: photographing people. My wedding imagery can be seen at www.shawnakstudio.com. I am currently accepting only a limited number of wedding commissions per year and have a few dates remaining for 2008. If you are interested in booking a wedding with me, please drop me a note so I can check my availability.

In addition to weddings, I love to photograph children and families. To see some of my spontaneous and fun children’s imagery, please visit www.PattycakePhoto.com. I also do commercial headshots and portfolio development for children and teens who are pursuing commercial careers.

The purpose of this blog is varied. It gives me a place to share personal stories and photographs from *my* life so that you can get to know me a little bit better. It is also a place where I give you, my clients, sneak peeks of your photos as I go through them and find my favorites. I’ll also share random thoughts and musings from my day-to-day life, just little things I think are interesting. If you like what you see or wish to comment in any way on the photos or something I’ve written, please feel free to click on the “comments” tab beneath each entry and send me a note.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Photos by Michael, Ken Phares, and John Riedy.