new name, new blog, new look!

thousand words photography is now....

shannon hollman photography!!

please come visit me at my new blog HERE!

http://shannonhollman.com/blog/

{monica} | kalispell senior photographer

gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!
yep, that's how i describe monica! she has the most amazing eyes, beautiful hair, great style...
and a fantastic personality to boot! we didn't have the best weather tonight. gotta love those
cold windy and snowy spring, montana days :) but monica was such a trooper!
i had such a wonderful time! thank you soooo much, monica (and mom too!), for spending the afternoon with me. you rocked it!!
here's your sneak peek....i hope you love them!

{isabella} | kalispell newborn photographer

sweet isabella. day 9.
what a snuggle bug this girl is! she wanted to stay wrapped up and in mom's arms...and really, who could blame her! she gave us a few great moments, though!
isabella has stolen a bit of my heart!

remember mom here?

thanks again, l and b, for inviting me into your home. your new arrival is just heavenly!!

{one picture peek}

i'm just showing one little photo today :) the rest of the blog will be posted on monday.
how adorably sweet is little miss i....just 4 days old. *sigh*

onewed feature | kalispell wedding photographer

i was thrilled today when i checked my inbox to find out my desert session with jamie and richie was being featured on onewed.com! i loved this session and with their wedding happening TOMORROW, it totally made my day..my week!!
check it out and feel free to give them a congrats 'shout out' for their big day tomorrow.
thank you to the great people of onewed.com. if you are a bride-to-be, be sure to hop on their site. it's packed full of fantastic information, inspiration and ideas!!

{desert romance} | kalispell wedding photographer

the past 4 days, jeremie and i traveled to las vegas for WPPI. it's a huge photography convention. packed full of vendors, speakers, information, learning and FUN!! we had an amazing time. there were so many highlights on the trip for me...SO many!! but i think one big highlight for both jeremie and i was the opportunity to do a photo session in the desert.
i was contacted by jamie of jagg photography, who was also attending wppi, and she asked if we would be available to do a session for them. jamie and richie will be getting married march 20th and decided that they wanted to bring the wedding dress along. it was just too good of an opportunity to pass up!! so, of course, we jumped at the chance to do photos for them...really, how often does a couple from montana get the chance to photograph a couple from north carolina in the desert!........and i'm so glad we did!! it was beautiful there and jamie and richie were amazing!! we had so much fun with them and it was wonderful to meet them!

since it was the first time that richie was seeing jamie in her wedding dress, we took a minute for them to meet at the hotel before we headed out.





then we headed out to red rock canyon. WOW! it was so beautiful. i'm so used to the snowy mountains of montana and the hues of blue........but the red rocks, red dirt and muted, natural colors just took my breath away! we arrived just as the sun was leaving us, but we managed to get some beautiful shots of them. can you believe it snowed the night before there? crazy, huh??
so jamie was a bit chilly, but such a trooper!!
jamie and richie are so in love, so fun and a pure joy to be around.









i love this next moment that jeremie captured sooo much!












thank you so much jamie and richie!! jeremie and i truly had a wonderful time! we wish you all the love and happiness in the world. we hope you wedding day is all you dream of and more!! xo