Jennifer Shore Photography

Category: engagement

Sarah and Steve….LOVE

I have been photographing for a while now….at least 8 years. 4 years ago I quit working as a family and child therapist so I could work as a photographer full time. Even with quite a few sessions under my belt, I had NEVER done an engagement session! Thankfully I had the perfect couple to practice with….completely beautiful and completely nice. We started our session at an old farm where we had so much fun listening to the roosters crowing and the geese honking while the two of them were trying to get romantic. The light was amazing and the location even better. The only thing missing was my favorite lens! I left it at home by accident but it didn’t matter because I don’t think I could have taken a bad photo of these guys if I tried. We did end up going to the beach before the sun went down and I managed to run home to quickly get my lens.

Thank you Sarah and Steve for such a fun evening. You guys totally spoiled me as far as making our session easy. We may just have to do it again! HUGE share for Sarah!

I have to add that the images don’t look “right” on my blog tonight. They are much better in person! Can’t wait to show you.

Sarah and Steve….LOVE posted June 19, 2010 (20:30) in Marblehead, boston, engagement, family, massachusetts, natural light, north shore, photography | No comments

  • About Jennifer Shore Photography

  • As long as I can remember, I have loved being connected to kids. I always knew that I would have a life working with children in some form. Since my other big interest has been human behavior, I ended up with a formal education in Child Development / Family Relations and a master's degree in clinical social work. As a school therapist for children with emotional and behavioral special needs, it was still possible for me to see beauty in even the most difficult and disturbed child. Luckily right around the time I was doing this work, I was also exploring my other favorite interest, photography.

    One day I decided to bring a camera into work. The results were amazing. The children loved to see themselves in photographs and I LOVED to take pictures of them. With the help of my photography teacher and best friend, photographer Andrew Xenios, I ended up having an exhibition of the kids I worked with. The pictures seemed to capture the essence of each person; even the most troubled child was still beautiful. From there, it was just a natural progression to become a portrait photographer.

    The fact that I am just a big kid myself has helped me gain a wonderful perspective on children and their families. Photographing children provides me with the opportunity to show others the joy I see inside every one of them. This is what I want for my clients, to capture the moments when they feel most childlike, most at ease; as these are the moments when our true beauty is revealed.