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welcome to the ericamay blog!

Hi! I'm Erica May Short, and I'm so excited you're here. This blog will show you 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 stories. I care more about people than pictures, because it's your story that provides photo-worthy moments.

Besides photography, I love my husband Jeff, our miniature schnauzer Petey, movie theater candy, and the color green. You can visit my main portfolio website at www.ericamay.com!


All of the fun photos in the blog header are of Jeff and I recently -- taken by our amazingly talented friends Jeremy and Ashley of www.wearetheparsons.com! We have them to thank for capturing us exactly how we are.

Category Archives: Photography 101

February Photography Basics Class!

If you’re still reading this blog on www.ericamay.com, you must have missed the announcement (below!) about the NEW BUSINESS and NEW BLOG! Don’t forget to update your bookmarks and/or blog reader settings to go to our NEW blog: www.anecdotallyyours.com/blog! But, I wanted to post about the February class for beginner photographers, because there are still...

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Photography Basics Class for Beginners! :)

Did you get a new camera for Christmas? Maybe you’ve had a digital SLR that you bought when your kids were born to take better photos of them, but then never learned how to use it. Or maybe you love photography, but find it hard to master all of the settings on your camera (what...

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ericamay 101: more questions, more answers!

More answers to your questions! In these posts, I’m answering all sorts of things: for beginner photographers, for business owners, or just for curious people. Here’s another installment of my perspective on your questions… keep in mind I don’t claim to be the authority on these things, I’m just sharing what has worked for me!...

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ericamay 101: your questions answered!

During the Cans for Comments campaign, I started a little topic called “ericamay 101″ — since I know a lot of you who read this site are getting started as photographers, or are newlyweds or new parents who invested in a digital SLR but don’t know how to use it. These posts are a way...

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Little Beckett is a great model!

I had an awesome photography mentoring session with the super sweet Kristin. We talked about everything — from technical camera stuff to business-related things and everything in between! I’m always glad to share what I know about photography and help other people get started, whether it’s a mom who just wants to learn how to...

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ericamay 101!

I’ve been meaning to publish this post all week, and the days have just gone so fast. I’ve been busy planning Christmas craft projects that I hope I’ll have time to complete (and share on the blog!). Your comments for the Cans for Comments drive have been amazing — thank you SO much for being...

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