Family Photography-Orlando, FL

This is my last Orlando session. These siblings, C and P, are also friends with my Orlando family. I saw P a few times over the weekend hanging out with my cousin. P has popping blue eyes, which I loved editing here in the first photograph. C is not a fan of posing for photographs but he was a lovely model for me. His fun nature shows right through in the photographs. This was also an evening session and I had to keep changing my camera settings to keep the photographs bright as we were losing sun.

Family Photography-Orlando, FL

While in Orlando, I met a few siblings too. M and A are a cute sibling pair and close friends with my cousins in Orlando. M's eyes are so striking! And, A has some crazy fun hair. However, those bangs can be troublesome. I had my cousins on "bang duty" pushing back the hair in order that Mom and Dad get to see those eyes clearly.

Senior Portraits-Orlando, FL

Most of my sessions have been in the morning light. However, this Senior session, which was close to sunset, has me LOVING evening light. All I can say is WOW! This Senior, C, wore gorgeous jewelry that adds the right touch to these photographs. We were rushing at the end to stay ahead of the sunset.

Senior Portraits-Orlando, FL

Senior portraits can be a lot of fun for a photographer, because Seniors are still and can be directed easily, so you can try out different poses, settings and angles of light. I have family in Orlando and this past weekend was spent hanging out with my close family and taking pictures for multiple sessions, Seniors as well as siblings. This posting is of my first Senior, E, who arrived for a morning session. She was lovely to work with and helped me find some key local spots for the rest of my busy weekend.

Child Photography-Tampa, FL

My niece, A, is now 6 months old! And, she is too cute! My in-laws were in Tampa visiting this past week and we had a mini photo session with my niece and daughter. My backyard is bright in the morning but we found a small area of shade by the fence that worked for us. The weather in Tampa has been hot-hot-hot in the 90s. We were able to go the beach and pool like it was the middle of summer. We were sad to see them go and they were sad to return to overcast and chilly Pittsburgh.

Family Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

My editing from Pittsburgh sessions is almost complete. Here is the last family I photographed. We had a sunny and cool morning in North Park. The new grandmother contacted me to photograph her darling baby granddaughter, L, and family. Grandma was on location to help. We even had the chance to photograph a few of mom and dad alone while L was on bottle break with grandma. This is a sweet new family! Congratulations and enjoy your pictures!

Family Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

Here is another Pittsburgh family from my trip home. Big brother ("the snake charmer") was a great model while Mom and I were getting baby brother to smile and look to the camera. We had a big yard to work with and beautiful light. Little brother was a charmer himself with BIG smiles and laughs. These kids were so easy to work with, even though we had an evening session. Unfortunately, dad was out of town and only were able to photograph the boys and mom. Mom and the boys were warm and friendly, and I look forward to working with them again at another time when dad is home.

Child Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

I love photographing little Miss A, who has now turned 2 and has priceless face expressions. She is the same age as my daughter---Mom and I were at Magee-Womens Hospital at the same time. She was one of the first children I photographed, last year when she turned one, and now I get to photograph her little sister, E, who was born in May. These little girls, sisters, are too sweet!

Child Photography-Tampa, FL

My daughter had her 2nd birthday this week. With my busy September schedule, I've had no time to take her formal 2 year old pictures, but I was able to capture some great shots of her playing in the water while we were in Pittsburgh. She doesn't like her clothes being wet but couldn't resist playing in the fountain water. She had a blast here and didn't want to leave!

Family Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

Hello again to the B family! I photographed this family last November and could only photograph inside due to the cold Pittsburgh weather. We had sun and a warm temperature (almost too warm for the jeans and long sleeve shirts we were wearing) this time around. Their son was interested in playing ball outside and their daughter was not happy about pictures, which meant I was on the go the entire time chatting with kids and trying to get some smiles and stop any movement I could for a second. Mom and Dad were helpful too! This is a warm and loving family and I enjoyed photographing them again. Hopefully, photographing the B family will be an annual fall tradition.

Newborn Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

The cute little one below was born 5 weeks early but doing well at home now 2 weeks from delivery. This newborn was a great sleeper for me. She even gave me a few smiles during our photography session together. The big sister and brother were at school while I was there and we are planning sibling photographs when I return to Pittsburgh in November. Congratulations to the M family (close Pittsburgh friends), on the addition of this beautiful girl!

Family Photographer, Pittsburgh, PA

I returned today from a BUSY week in Pittsburgh, which included visiting with family and meeting with several clients to photograph their families (and pets too!). I was constantly on the move and all over the Pittsburgh area. The S family here are good friends of ours that I've photographed several times. We met early in the morning after my late night arrival to Pittsburgh. They recently moved into a beautiful new home, which they built, with a spacious backyard and plenty of trees to make a wonderful backdrop for these photographs. What a gorgeous sight this backyard will be when the leaves change color later this fall! Congratulations on your new home!

Newborn Photography-Tampa, FL

This sweet little one is a week old and tiny. The pink hat I used was swimming on her head, but the hat picture brings a smile to my face and I'm sure will be a reminder to mom and dad how tiny Miss S was that first week. We thought we would have trouble keeping her asleep at first but once we had her warm and cozy (a space heater did the trick, although mom and I were sweating), she slept the time away. Big sis, E, loves her little sis and has been a big help. Congratulations to this beautiful family!