Jennifer Shore Photography

It has taken me too long to blog this particular session. I am about 7 months behind on blogging as it is, but this one in particular should have been done right away. Mostly because I want everyone to see how amazing this woman Vanessa is. I wrote about her a bit on my FB page and am going to copy most of what I said there.  But I have to add that the images here are all in COLOR because that is what this woman is.  She is full of life, vibrancy and color even though she has to be such a fighter, such a warrior right now and for the past few years.  Looking at these images even now show nothing of the physical pain and suffering Vanessa was in at that very moment.  If there is anything to be said about the human spirit and how it can overcome, Vanessa is a shining example.  I added images of her laughing so hard with her wonderful sister that she is doubled over. I added images of them making goofy faces and doing goofy things. The last image was a request by them to get their footprints in the sand as they walked away together. If you are a photographer please think about joining the Magic Hour Foundation.  I am so grateful for them for reaching out to me and giving me the opportunity to help if possible through my photographs.  Here is what I said on FB:

Recently I was contacted by a new organization called The Magic Hour Foundation (http://www.magichourfoundation.org/) to see if I would donate a session to a local woman who is fighting cancer. The very day they contacted me I had been thinking how can I give back with my photography in a way that is meaningful. It was serendipitous when their note came in and last night I had my session with a very beautiful woman (both inside and out). named Vanessa. Her sister is visiting from California so we were able to get the both of them in the photos. The humor, love and plain positive attitude was so uplifting and lovely. Vanessa was obviously in pain and tired but she was adamant that we get a photo of her jumping on the beach. Really, it was the most amazing jump I ever saw. Not because it was olympic style but because within that jump I saw a true fighter that loves life and wants to continue to love life. I guess she would say she is a “warrior” and I would whole-heartedly agree.

The Magic Hour Foundation is still in the forming process and I am grateful that they found me! If you are a photographer and this is something you might like to be a part of, please contact them!

I am going to only write a few words because I want to get caught up on my blog posts but I HAVE to say that I love this family. The mom (Laura) and I have been friends since we were kids and even though she moved to Texas, I was SOOOO happy that when they came back for a visit I got to spend some time with them in front of my camera. Such a beautiful, sweet family!

just goofing around!

LOVED doing these mini sessions (portrait party hosted by Ali C.). Lots of repeat clients which allows me to see their children grow. We had the BEST weather and so much fun! Many of you may have seen these images on Facebook already but I wanted to add them to my blog as well. Thank you everyone!

GORGEOUS family. When I saw the bright red curls and then the bright blond curls coming out of their car, I wanted to run everyone over to where we were going. I couldn’t wait to get this family in front of my camera! They were so wonderful to photograph and so loving to each other. The little ones had these huge personalities in their petite bodies and I never wanted to stop pressing the shutter button. You might get the idea when you see how gigantic this “sneak peek” is! Couldn’t help myself. Kim and Rob had brought music with them in case we needed it as a last resort for tired kiddos but we never did. They brought it out anyway at the end and I have to say that if I only had a quarter of the rhythm and moves that these little girls have then I would probably be dancing all night every night. Unfortunately seeing me dance can be scary so I will show you something very beautiful instead….this amazing family.

So many times I meet my clients and then feel as if we are friends. Jean is definitely in that category. She is originally from Maine and that already qualifies her as one of the nice ones….but really, she is someone that is “real”, kind, interesting and also has this beautiful family that she and her husband Stein have made….I’m just plain lucky that I have been able to photograph them a bunch of times over the last several years. Their dog Lucy always makes it into one of our sessions, and this time I really loved the image of she and Jean that we captured. I’m not tooting my own horn….it’s just that there is something so warm about it and after the conversation that Jean and I had about Lucy right before I took it….well, it feels special to me and I hope it does to Jean and her family as well.

This is one gorgeous family as you will probably be able to see in their sneak peek! Thank you Jean, Stein, Nils, Ella and Sander!

This was at the end of the shoot when Nils was digging a giant hole in the sand and the other kids jumped in too.

Jean and Lucy the dog.

Big blue eyes, sweet smile and shaggy blond hair describes Elizabeth and Steve’s son Cole. When Elizabeth sent a note prior to our session asking if they could bring a couch I knew I was going to have fun with our session. I loved everything about it….the family, the light and the couch! This family was easy going, fun and obviously have a lot of love and respect for each other. Thank you Elizabeth and Steve and grandparents for the idea of the couch and also for lugging it out into the marsh for us! It was so nice to spend some time with your beautiful family!

When I first spoke with Jessica I could tell she was a warm person even over the phone. Then I met the whole beautiful family of 5 with one more on the way and I smiled through the whole session. All the kids were sweet as could be and filled with happy smiles….Jessica is gorgeous and she and her husband make a stunning couple. Thank you to you all for making what I do and love even better!

I was so lucky to have another portrait party at the same beautiful location with more stunning families….I always wish I had more time with these families which is why mini sessions are hard for me. BUT! I feel so fortunate to meet so many nice people and sweet kids all at once. Thank you so much Melissa!

I LOVED this session so much. Three kids (the younger ones are twins) and 2 parents filled with fun. Seriously, John the dad kept us all laughing and Liz the gorgeous mom kept everything relatively together….as much as possible with these high energy little cuties. I know I always say this about every family I photograph but the “S” family is stunning. And not just on the outside….it’s the kind of thing where you want to hang out with them after the session and laugh some more. Since I wanted to include every image in my sneak peek and realized that doesn’t exactly make it a “peek”, I did include the full session as my “featured session” on my web site in my galleries if you are interested in seeing more. Just couldn’t help myself. Thank you “S” family for a wonderful session!

Whew. That is what just came out of my mouth. I finally finished the photos from Allie’s portrait party a few weeks ago. I don’t know if you are a “fan” of my Jennifer Shore Photography page on Facebook, but if you are then you saw the images being added family by family. This was a big portrait party and really, truly had out of this world beautiful families. I loved looking at these images as I edited because it was like the stars and sun aligned and gave us beautiful weather, beautiful families and kids that didn’t mind being in front of the camera at all! Thank you to Allie for putting this together. If you would like to see the sneak peek images one at a time then please go to my Jennifer Shore Photography fan page on Facebook HERE, click the “like” button at the top of the page and you will be able to see each one.  Thank you also to everyone that participated and made it so much fun!