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Jenn Martin is a portrait photographer in the western suburbs of Chicago specializing in headshots, high school senior portraits, mother daughter sessions, and magazine style portraits.

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Winfield, IL & Chicagoland area 
Email: jennmartinportraits (at) gmail.com
Phone: 312.498.5580

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Do you need a little nudge to get in front of the camera? Well, I'm here to ask you to do it for your children. One day your kiddos will look for pictures of you and I want them to find so many that they cannot decide which ones they love best. We all have excuses like "I need to get my hair done" or "not until I lose 5 pounds" or

Do you struggle with capturing beautiful portraits of your children with your camera at home? I have a couple tips for you today, friends! We are all stuck at home during this pandemic so I thought you might have time to learn some quick tips to capture your kiddos! 1) Turn OFF your on-camera flash. Then find beautiful, soft light and put your kiddos in it. Then capture them. 2) It's not always about

Okay, friends! Let's talk about wardrobe for your DIY family portrait session this Mother's Day! 1) Mom gets to pick her outfit first and base everyone else's off of hers. Momma, if you don't like your outfit, you are not going to like your portraits. You.come.first.this.time. 2) Don't go too matchy matchy. Pick coordinating colors - google "family portrait outfit inspiration" and go from there. You do you - pick colors you

Photography Tips Mother's Day Series Today's topic is posing. Candid or Posed? What do you prefer? Candid Portrait Inspiration Jump on bed Ring around Rosie Family hug Hold hands and wiggle Favorite family activity Posed Portrait Inspiration Connect with eye contact with camera Show connection by squishing in together - no space between one another Show connection through touch - holding hands, hands around one another

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