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Hi! I'm Erica May Short, and I'm so excited that you're visiting my photography blog. This blog will show you all of my current work with a few fun personal things mixed in to help you get to know me better. I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Kansas City, and I love my job. I am so blessed to be a part of so many love stories. My photography style is a fun and relaxed documentary style, and I focus more on emotions than posed stuff. :) Besides photography, I love my husband (Jeff), our miniature schnauzer (Petey), and the color green. You can visit my main portfolio website at www.ericamay.com!

Category Archives: families

Fall Family Portrait Sessions!

Wow… where does the time go? It’s already the end of August, and the fall calendar is filling up very quickly. If you’d like to schedule a family portrait session for this fall (September, October, or November), now is the time! Don’t miss out on reserving your date during the time of the...

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Blake’s 6 Month Photos!

I got to take some fun photos of Blake, his mom and dad, and his canine brother (and the first baby of the family) Nigel. I love these, because they’re relaxed, playful, and provide a little glimpse into the family’s life right now. We headed to the park for a quick session on...

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Lucy’s One Year Session!

I had so much fun taking Lucy’s one year old photos — we spent time playing with her favorite toys, playing outside with pinwheels, and since it was so hot — playing in the water! She loved sitting in a tub in her yard and playing with the hose. It was quite possibly the cutest...

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Operation Love Reunited Session

I got to meet up with this fun family for an Operation: Love Reunited session while their soldier was home for his R&R in the middle of the deployment. It was so fun hanging out with them at the park, and the little guys are bundles of energy who were so cute for the camera!...

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Baby Avery: 4 Months Old

Avery is one of the most wide-eyed babies I have ever photographed. She was so adorable and very intrigued by the loud clicking my shutter makes when I snapped her photos. I had the privilege of taking her portraits in her home, which I always love doing, because the surroundings are familiar for babies, it’s...

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Family portraits for some of my very first clients!

You might remember my post at the end of last week where I talked about how thankful I am for the people at the beginning who gave me a chance and let me take their photographs when I was brand new, didn’t know a whole lot, and wasn’t really sure if this photography thing would...

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Family Portraits on the Farm!

One of the best parts about family photos is getting to take photos of families more than once and capture their kids growing up and the family at different stages. This is the third time I’ve been able to take photos of this beautiful family, and I’m so thankful that they keep asking me to...

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Oliver’s one-year session (with the whole sweet family!)

I love photographing a family more than once, and it’s even better when it’s this sweet family. From a 9-week-old baby session to an awesome engagement/wedding, we now got the whole group together for a family photo shoot and Oliver’s one-year photos. We met up at the home of one of their relatives, which was...

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Kansas City Operation Love Reunited Session

I love meeting soldiers and their families through the Operation: Love Reunited program — a group of volunteer photographers who provide photos for soldiers going through a deployment. I met up with this awesome family just a few days before their soldier deployed. I love having the soldiers in the photos, so both he and...

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Operation: Love Reunited Session

We were fortunate enough to schedule this Operation: Love Reunited session while their soldier (husband/dad) was home on leave from his deployment. I loved being able to take photos of the entire family all together! Add in some adorable children (including the cutest boy and girl twins ever!) and some fun around their family home,...

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