Pictures of Ari

Ok, I'm really bad at posting to the blog, so it is my goal to do a better job of this throughout the rest of 2008 and into 2009. I can't believe that it has been 5 weeks since Ari has been born. Where does the time go? Here are a few quick photos of Ari, then it's back to work...gotta get these videos done (thank you to all my clients who understand).

Here is Ari at birth.

Here he my oldest, Riston holding him for the first time.

Finally, a couple of photos at 3 weeks.

Thanks for viewing. More photos coming of my clients :) Until then thank you for viewing & reading.

~Shan

Launched ShannonHodges.com

Today I launched my newest website and company, shannonhodges.com. For those of you who don't know me (yet) for the last several years I've been co-owner of a successful award-wining video production and photography studio. As the business began to grow leaps and bounds it was putting undo pressure on my family who never saw me. Working 100 plus hours per week, often falling asleep on my studio couch, I would miss alot of time with my kids.

One Sunday morning after I had been working every night all week long and staying at the studio instead of coming home my four year old asked my wife, "are we going to visit daddy where he lives today?" Hearing that was enough for me to realize that despite my successful business the only ones hurting were my family. This of course followed the annoucemnt of my wife being pregnant with our third child.Therefore, back in May we found someone to sublease our studio and started making arrangments to scale back the business. My business partner and I both wanted to spend more time with our families, and therefore have decided to open independant companies where we can pick and choose which events to take, instead of attempting to take them all :)

So starting today, instead of shooting 40 plus weddings in 2009, I will ONLY shoot 10-15 from this point forward. Those of you who know me understand that I have a deep passion for photography & video. I love creating wedding films (despite the extremely long turn around time) and I truly enjoy photographing people. I've been saying for over a year now that, "It's about moments in time, that define who you are, where you have been, and who you have loved". I've scaled back because I didn't want to lose those moments with my family, plus I owe it to my clients, whom I consider friends for a faster turn around time.

Those of you who still have projects with Creative Studios, rest assured that your product will not suffer during this transition. I'm so confident in my work that I'm putting my name on it, hence, Shannon Hodges ~ Cinematic Imagery.

Thanks for all the support as we move forward.
~Shan

Oh, and my wife did give birth to our third SON, which was a surprise. We have named him Ari (R-E) Julian. Lots of pictures of him and his two older brothers will be uploaded soon. Regards...

11 hours and counting

My wife and I are counting down the hours before our third child is born. Around noon on Aug 12th our new son or daughter will be brought into this world.

So since a new life has been created, so has the new Shannon Hodges, Award Winning Videographer and Contemporary Photographer. As Creative Studios draws to a close at the end of this year, Cinematic Imagery by Shannon Hodges has also been born. Look for my work at www.ShannonHodges.com total redesign coming soon (have to finish a few projects first :)

Check back tomorrow for pictures from the hospital.

Thanks for reading.

~Shan