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:
Can you imagine being 2? . . . and feeling joy and belonging? . . . with parents that understand play and exploration matter more than getting some dirt on your dress? Who delight in what a funny, strange person you are? You live in a place where two talented, thoughtful people have invested their…
I’m starting this business with a mad sale. Not angry mad but twirling a pointed finger beside your head mad. From now until the end of August, all canvas portraits are 30-50% off. Yes, 30% off 16×20’s and moving up to 50% off 30×40’s. These 2 inch museum grade gallery wrap canvases are an attractive…
Dave and Anne had a family session on Saturday – the day they were married. I was not so secretly hoping the weather forecast would be wrong – NOPE – rain and 60km/hour winds! We stayed inside while wet furniture tumbled across back yards outside. These parents are the kind that join in on imaginary…
I’ve been thrilled with the early feedback on this website. Special credit has to go to my friend Laurie Skantzos, the artist who painted the background just for this site. Laurie also finishes my custom studio cabinets with paintings and finishes that become objects of art themselves. She has been instrumental in my photography. The…
I look forward to the day when I learn Nicole is taking her bassoon to play professionally in a symphony orchestra. I do expect that to happen. Nicole thought it would be fun to run her portrait session as a modeling portfolio style shoot. I think her images illustrate an important aspect of portrait sessions…
A great big thank you to this wonderful family – who came in before their fall family portraits to do some Harry Potter photos and kick start my halloween costumed portraits! I really wouldn’t have started this year without a push from you guys! So where do all these serious, wizardly looks come from? When…
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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!