Shannon Lankford Photography

Shannon Lankford Photography www.shannonlankfordphotography.com
Bloomington/Normal Illinois Photographer Newborn, Babies, Maternity, Family, High School Senior, Weddings.

Located in Normal, Illinois but serving all of Central Illinois and beyond. By appointment only.

It's August, you know what that means... Sunflower Mini Sessions at Rader Family Farms time!! Sessions will be Wednesday...
08/09/2026

It's August, you know what that means... Sunflower Mini Sessions at Rader Family Farms time!! Sessions will be Wednesday, August 19th with these limited spots available:

SOLD OUT!

These are $250 for 15 minutes. Come run in the fields with us and enjoy one last magical summer evening among the sunflowers before the back-to-school-busy hits!

I decided to do some last minute 4th of July minis for America's 250th birthday! I LOVE this backdrop! I have a few more...
06/22/2026

I decided to do some last minute 4th of July minis for America's 250th birthday! I LOVE this backdrop! I have a few more tweaks to do to make it perfect but I'm running out of time to post so people can get outfits. I have Sunday evening availability or some random times during the week between chauffeuring my kids to all their things.

I have people messaging about fall photos so thought I'd share a fall senior session from last year. I love senior sessi...
04/22/2026

I have people messaging about fall photos so thought I'd share a fall senior session from last year. I love senior sessions of all kinds, but this session had his dog trying to steal the show. Haha! You can't look at any of these photos and not completely melt over the obvious bond this duo has! Dogs can go in the dorms, right?? đŸ˜…

It's already been a busy spring with photos! This weather is certainly keeping us all on our toes, too. The last storm t...
04/21/2026

It's already been a busy spring with photos! This weather is certainly keeping us all on our toes, too. The last storm took out the rest of the bluebells so we say goodbye to those for the year. I'm on a peony watch now. I spoke briefly about it last year, but the gardens at Allerton in Monticello would be sooo pretty for minis! It's about an hour drive so it's not super convenient, but who doesn't love to spend a day in the gardens??

Spring has SPRUNG! It's so early this year that I thought it was an April Fool's joke. I have a lot of sessions lined up...
04/04/2026

Spring has SPRUNG! It's so early this year that I thought it was an April Fool's joke. I have a lot of sessions lined up this month for seniors, families, and Baby Plan clients and I'm so excited to get back outside shooting with nature. If you're interested in some bluebell photos this year, I'm starting to look for dates with dry weather forecasted! So. Much. Rain. We should be out of that severe drought now, right?

Totally unrelated to photos, but who else is excited for morel mushroom hunting?! It's something my dad used to do and I love spending my spring thinking about him while searching the forests. He passed away in April of 2014 so it's been my favorite tirbute to him every year. A few years ago we hit the motherload of morel mushrooms and I just know he helped orchestrate that. I had all 4 kiddso with me, too and that's something that just doesn't happen anymore now that they're getting older. It's such a special memory for our family. Anyway, go get those photos scheduled if your kids are still little (or big!) because they start their own lives and adventures and it is so much harder to schedule photos without a lot of planning involved.

Spring bluebells pictured below!

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