MEET OUR PHOTOGRAPHER
                      
Jennifer O'Hara 
 A photographer who documents precious family footprints 
 
When starting Fun in the Box, Michelle, 
Lisa and I were three moms working full-
time jobs to support our families and fund 
our new business. Heck, we still are! 
We didn't have a lot of extra money to 
spend on fancy advertising and social 
media pictures, so we turned to Michelle's 
sister for help. Meet Jennifer O'Hara, an 
amazing photographer, mother, wife and 
kind sister who you'll find tagged in most 
of our instagram posts and the product 
you see featured on our website. She 
does it all! 
We love Jennifer because she looks at a splotch of spilled milk on a stranger’s breakfast 
table and snaps a photo. The same goes for a child’s dirty fingernails gently gripping the 
kitchen counter right before dinner. 
Jenn, a documentary photographer, spends hours in people’s homes, capturing intimate 
moments between parents and children in their natural spaces. Her work is an 
alternative to the traditional staged family portraits on so many walls. I hired Jenn in 
2017 to do my family pictures and when I saw the final results, I literally cried because 
the moments she captured were so precious. I personally love Jenn’s work because she 
offers more genuine, lifestyle imagery. 
 
Barefoot Photography is a big 
part of the family at Fun in the 
Box. Jenn really helped define 
the look and feel of our products. 
We are so thankful for her time, 
talent and generosity as she 
helps us present our company in 
just the right light. Jenn turned to 
this type of photography largely 
because of inspiration from her 
own life. In addition to her own 
business, Barefoot Photography, 
this mother of four home schools 
her children during the day. With 
her own kids, Jenn sees the 
beauty in everyday moments that 
she thinks a lot of people take for 
granted. We agree! This is what 
she wants to capture in people’s 
homes—the nostalgia of their 
spaces, their pets, the way they 
dress, their hair styles.  
Finding those intimate family 
moments that many people 
overlook just comes natural to 
Jenn. She attributes her keen eye to the experience of her own tight-knit family. Jenn 
and Michelle grew up in Amherstburg, where their grandparents bought up a large 
parcel of land that has become home to three generations. Located on a county road—
just outside the small, southwestern Ontario town—several family members have built 
their own homes in the same area. Grandparents, siblings, cousins, grandchildren—all 
live within a stones throw of each other. Everyone has their own acre of land to call their 
own.   
Nothing illustrates this family’s bond like Sunday night dinners. Every week Jenn, her 
siblings, and their children gather at mom and dad’s house for a massive feast not often 
seen with your average household. Now that's quality family time! 
Growing up with that kind of attachment to family and those precious moments definitely 
inspired this budding photographer. Jenn's photo sessions typically last four hours, or 
occasionally a full day. She prefers to trail the family as if she’s a fly on the wall. Nothing 
staged, no posed photos, no fake smiles. Jenn works hard to capture the family in as 
natural an environment as possible. This concept is new to many of her clients, but they 
always love the results, just like us! 
As you can see, our photographer loves challenging situations. We love Jenn’s attention 
to detail. From those fingernails to the spilled milk—and to our own bright, colourful 
products—she goes above and beyond to tell the right story or to capture her subjects 
in just the right light. We’re so happy to have her with us.