Family & Newborn Photography
Holiday Mini Session
This year I’ve added a new option to the old classics. In keeping with tradition, I have booked time at a local tree farm in Stouffville and the gorgeous wood and stone barn at Country Cut Flowers. For those of you who have done both, there is a new indoor option at Studio Three in Newmarket.
Sessions start Oct 29th 2022.
For more info or to book your session click HERE
Newborn photographer located in York Region
First newborn of 2022!
It feels like forever since I had a baby in the studio to snuggle. It feels like forever since I had my own kids and holding clients babies reminds me how fast they grow. These tiny little people are so sweet and steal my heart every time. Makes me want to have my own. Then I remember I can’t send them back when they have a dirty diaper or are crying. Guess this is why they say it’s so great being a grandparent lol.
The studio is open with limited spaces for upcoming newborns and milestone sessions. In an effort to keep the studio as clean and sanitized as possible I am limiting how many clients I bring in per month. It is best to book early to ensure I have space. Need more info or want to see some galleries, contact me HERE
Can’t wait to see this little man grow!
York Region Photographer – specializing in family, maternity and newborn
There is a season between summer and fall that I love. Technically it’s fall, but it’s early fall when leaves haven’t changed yet. I agree the fall colours are gorgeous, but I love my greens. Like really love them. So during this brief change of seasons, I try to book as many sessions as possible. The golden glow, the soft breeze, the perfect combo of everything that makes families happy.
There is a spot I found one day when I was wandering. No I’m not one to hike or even go for walks, but when I’m out, my head is on a swivel. Just ask my husband about my rubber necking when we drive. There are so many potential spots for sessions, just requires some imagination and a little trust. This location is just that. Off the beaten path, but totally worth the extra effort. These logs, the sun poking through behind, the dirt path and the tree lined road that takes you there. I’m dying to go back.
Love this location? Book your session now! Click HERE
Cake smash sessions bring out all sorts of emotions in us moms. They are freaking cute, a sign your little one is a year old, messy and even a tad stressful. They are always fun and even more so when your little one dives right in. You would be shocked how many kids don’t jump at the chance to fill their faces with cake. Maybe the texture, maybe the audience….maybe the sugar. BUT when a little one sees it as the opportunity of a lifetime there is nothing like it!
First birthdays are always fun. Whether you choose to do a family session or cake smash session, they are always special. The first year goes by so fast and is the perfect time to capture this time in your little ones life. I think that’s the one thing we never get until we are in the moment. How fast they grow and change. You see them every day and it doesn’t hit you until there is a milestone like this. Whether you choose to do a cake smash or something more traditional, don’t miss this epic time in your little ones life!
Thanks to The Flower Merchant for the florals and Sweet B’s for the cake!
Now booking outdoor and indoor cake smash sessions!
Richmond Hill Newborn boy
Newborn boys know how to steal the ladies hearts. This little guy was no different. When I met his parents at their maternity session, I knew they would have a perfect little sweet heart. The whole family is soft spoken and calm. Something I don’t have enough of in my life lol. Anyone with small kids can agree! You can see their maternity session HERE.
He totally rocked his session and we were able to get sleepy and awake images. Not always the easiest thing to do. His little eyes are the cutest and really glad we were able to capture them! I think it’s one thing I regret not getting when I did my own. That and the tiny feet!
I’m not having baby fever (or at least I keep telling myself that), but I am really looking forward to having some more newborns in the studio. At least I can get my baby cuddles out of the way! Know anyone excepting? Send them my way!
Now booking for 2021 – Contact me HERE.
York Region Maternity Photographer
I’m obsessed with nature. Maybe not so much the bug aspect, but the greens and florals. I love when the sun sneaks through the trees and gives that golden glow. The way the darks are brightened in just the right way to highlight features. I literally can’t handle a beautiful sundown without my camera in my hand. I also can’t handle not knowing what my maternity clients are having! Boy or Girl? I’m such a Pinterest mom I had to know lol.
With all the covid stuff happening and being trapped indoors for so long I had a lot of time to look for creative inspiration. No chance to put it to use…until now. I bought this peacock chair for Mother’s Day Mini’s and didn’t get to use it. As upset as I am about missing out on that, I embraced the extra time to make the idea that much better. Turns out it all worked out and I have an amazing set for families.
A huge thank you to Janet at Country Cut Flowers for letting me use her gorgeous property. The peony field was the perfect spot for this mama and for my new baby (aka the Peacock). This chair will be available for mini’s this summer and fall and as an add on to your regular session. So excited!
Looking to book a mini or full session – Contact me HERE
Mommy and Me Mini Sessions are back again! Sessions will take place on April 13th and 28th in Richmond Hill/Aurora. These are for those wicked moms that we owe so much too!
Sessions are for one parent and their children, including pets. Limited to 4 time slots per day to ensure everyone gets a piece of golden hour light.
Contact jen@jenshortphotography.com for more information or to book your session.
Also, check out the Spring Mini’s now available if you are looking for something for the whole family! Works great as a Mother’s Day present too!
Book HERE
Spring Mini Sessions are back again! Sessions will take place on April 26th and 27th in Richmond Hill. These are family sessions including pets! Limited to 4 time slots per day to ensure everyone gets a piece of golden hour light. Contact jen@jenshortphotography.com for more information or to book your session.
Also, check out the Mother’s Day Mini’s now available.
Book HERE
Family Sessions are my fave. I get to see a side of parents I don’t normally see. I know the online version, I know the ones I talk to on the phone, but when you meet and see them with their kids it’s totally different. Crazy how ‘littles’ change us all!
When Ashleigh booked her session she knew what she wanted, did her research and loved what she saw. Amazing right! That’s what I want for all my clients. To be excited for their session and to have my images on their walls. Then I found out both her and her husband are in the creative industry. Talk about pressure! Some families just want updated photos on their walls or to share with family, but when you know what you want and have expectations and an eye for it…..total game changer! Whatever the reason for your session I want my families to love the final images and I suck with pressure (pressure I create in my own head – I’m sooooo good at that). I just do what I love and hope they do too.
Quite smitten with the whole session. Conquered a little bit of fear I guess. Granted with such sweet little boys, who behaved better than most, and cute easy going parents, my job was easy. Too easy. Still I love these images and wish I had similar ones on my wall now. Time to book our own session I think!
Family photography isn’t what it used to be. You don’t need an occasion to have a session. There doesn’t have to be a landmark in your lives. You can capture memories because you want to. Crazy notion these days…because you want to.
Michelle and Mike happen to be celebrating 10 years together but simply wanted some updated photos of their family. I love when people just want to celebrate being in love. No agenda or need to capture anything other than who they are at that moment. I wish more people did this. You don’t need children or fancy events in order to have professional photography. You can do it just because you want to. We captured some insanely stunning images and to be honest, I’m jealous. I want some of these of my family. Wish selfies with my camera were easier lol. I have a remote but trying to get a small child and dog to look at it from afar is next to impossible. Probably impossible but I’m trying to stay positive.
When I initially received their email and they said they saw my bucket list and wanted to include Roxy, their fur baby, I couldn’t have been happier. I love pets even though they don’t always cooperate. They just add something extra to the session that makes the final images that much more sweet. Roxy nailed it though. She’s definitely a keeper!
