Family Portraits
Traditional portraits just aren’t the right thing for my family. Here’s some mother and son bonding with Debbie and Michael. This is as normal as they get and I love them for it.



Debbie in the studio:
Traditional portraits just aren’t the right thing for my family. Here’s some mother and son bonding with Debbie and Michael. This is as normal as they get and I love them for it.



Debbie in the studio:
It was a borrowed dress, so we had to be very careful. No trash the dress this time. Nicole and I had a fun time joking around about Mr. Right encountering her in the middle of this session. ….and leaving dejected, knowing his dream bride is taken. So for the rest of the session, to…
In less than 3 minutes after my arrival, Anne-Sophie presents me with 2 pictures she drew and coloured for me. My brows rise in appreciation. Julie and Jean-Francois have earned my instant respect with their mad parenting skills. This brilliant suggestion (to make some pictures – a gift – for me) created an instant friendly…
It’s Who You Know AND What You Know Who You Know: You get a $25 credit toward your April / May 2013 portrait session for every person shown here that you have a personal connection or friendship with. (email / facebook / linkedin / staff / faculty / student – You show me the connection: …
I dug this 2008 session out of the archives this week when Rajivi asked for some prints. Two things really grab my attention about these photos. …… 2 years later ….. 1st, my portrait style has changed and I rarely pose people anymore. …. and 2nd, that I still love these – and I mark…
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This family’s closeness and their visible care and interest in each other are compelling and moving to me. Janelle called me to arrange a family session as a gift for her dad. A high school student, paying for and organizing a professional family lifestyle session because she knew it would be a meaningful gift for…
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What a fun and unique shot! I am sure your clients will treasure this image for a lifetime. You are truly a master of your craft.
Jill
Now THIS is my kinda “NORMAL”!
Now if only more families would skip the pseudo-Rockwellian family photo sessions at Sears (ugh) and go to you instead–we could enjoy a world of AMAZING family portraiture for a change!
Fantastic job, Jay–viva the “new normal”!!
Some incredible pictures… the sky looks almost 3-D!