Shannon H.

My story is definitely a "Top 100" country song. I'd call it "Bent Never Broken". 

I first met Debbie after a brief call asking for family pics. My parents and I had just been through the not so "Great Flood of 2016". I wanted to replace the memories that we had lost. She heard my story over the phone line that day and immediately did everything she could to accommodate us. This would be the first time my Dad participated in family pictures. At that point we became FB friends and I followed all her amazing work, which evoked into what it is today. In 2017 I began having lots of problems with my cycle. Went to countless doctors and tons of testing. I have always been an extremely modest person, but I felt half of Baton Rouge had seen my Who Ha at this point. long story short, I was diagnosed as "Pre-Cancerous". Told no rush but would need a partial hysterectomy. All I herd was the big C and opted for a full hysterectomy. At the end of October 2017, I became 2 Ovaries and 1 Uterus lighter. After labs were ran on my disposed of organs, I received the life changing call, "We are sorry to inform you but you have Cancer". Because I am an overachiever, I had Ovarian and Endometrial Uterine cancer.
2018 arrives and tons of tests and another surgery later I'm signed up for the sandwich, Chemo; Radiation; Chemo. So like any rational female would do, I call Debbie." Hey girl, you know that Boudoir thing you do? I need a session. All things feminine. I need it soon, between surgery and losing my hair".
Ladies, when I tell you, just what the doctor ordered, it was that and more! Debbie and Telly listened to my story, made me feel so valued and important, and gave me the confidence that I am woman and that is to be celebrated. I laughed so much that day, my recently operated on body was not ready for all the arching and posing. At one point Debbie literally moved me like a Barbie doll...lol. It was the best day ever. Those images are captured marking the beginning of such a life altering journey. They weren't for anyone but me. What a beautiful reminder that I was all things female, sexy, vulnerable and hella strong. Cancer became 6 small letters that day not one Big C.
Next up I am bald and want a cake smash shoot to mark my 45th. This time I brought my girlfriends. We all donned colorful wigs and had a "Tribe" shoot too. Here is Debbie, again capturing the moments. I have a picture of my mom kissing my bald head that day. Breathtaking! It's not the subject, but the love of a mother and a child forever frozen in time. As the years keep coming I join the mini Halloween Sessions (My FAVORITE) and Christmas family sessions. Again Debbie is there snapping a milestone that would be the last images of my Dad. Such a gift memorialized for generations to come.
Forever onward, I'm not happy at home. I'll spare all the details, because there are two of us in the demise of a 22 year relationship. I need a pick me up, I desperately want to get in touch with the woman at the core of me. Debbie and Telly once again are at the rescue. We complete a session purely for the experience. Pampering and feeling like a model. What else does a
girl need.
Here we are today, the country song still playing in the background. From valleys to beautiful mountain tops. I'm newly divorced and spreading my wings, moving rapidly towards 50. In my head developing a plan for my next session. This one to capture me, scarred and aging, bent but never broken. What a beautiful life!  Once again to be celebrated through Debbie's lens and a touch of Telly's magic. I will find love and with the dynamic duo's support, rock this world. Cheers to the next track on the Album!