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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.

Tag Archives: kansas city children photographer

Fun families make me smile

I had such a good time with this family, just a few weeks after the dad returned home from overseas. Their kids are adorable, and we explored the park together, finding all sorts of fun things like fountains, flowers, and squirrels. And, for future reference, if you need a little girl to smile for you,...

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The sweetest family.

This is our third photo shoot in about a year or so, and every time I get to see this adorable family, I get pretty pumped to have my own family! I LOVE how they interact together, how much fun they all have, how super cute their kids are, and how much laughter happens in...

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Holly and Hanna

These two are the cutest girls ever… I think it must be in their genes. Am I allowed to say that if they’re my cousins? I got to see Holly and Hanna for a Christmas celebration, and they are some of the most adorable girls, who are so sweet and also so entertaining. They also...

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Home: Operation Love Reunited Session

It was raining and cold. So we went with Plan B, to shoot inside. I suggested shooting in their home, and I’m so glad we did. This session was part of Operation: Love Reunited, an organization of volunteer photographers who provide portrait sessions for families of deployed soldiers. I’ll be really excited to send this...

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Family Photos at Antioch Park

The season for fall family portraits is winding down, but going out with a bang for sure! The leaves are falling more and more from the pretty fall trees every day, but hanging on just long enough for us to get some great fall portraits (my favorite time of year for outdoor sessions!). I met...

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Family Portraits in Parkville, Missouri

It is so much fun for me to photograph families more than once as their family grows and changes with time. I photographed this adorable family for the first time before their new little guy, Wade, was even born, but they knew he was on the way! I was so excited to meet Wade and...

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Family photos at home: Kansas City family photographer

I’m sure I’ve said it before, and I’m positive I’ll say it again: I love shooting family photos in a family’s home! Since my style of photography is more of a documentary format, I love being able to do little mini-documentaries of families doing what they do best — being themselves! I approach family portraits...

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