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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.

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 even go anywhere. Jessica and Kevin are two of those people — and honestly, I probably wouldn’t be where I am without their cheerleading at the beginning. :)

They wanted to give a gift to Kevin’s parents and scheduled a family portrait session with the whole family. We met up at Deanna Rose Farmstead in Overland Park for some fun family shots and extra special portraits of Kevin’s mom and dad! This is one fun family — they’re so relaxed and you can just tell that they have a lot of fun together. Here is a preview of some of their images from our shoot!

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And… I’ll leave you with Jessica and Kevin’s dogs, the adorable Pebbles and Bam-Bam!

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