Ron & Katie’s little guy is coming in about a month! They are both Crossfit enthusiasts and coaches, so we did a session that combined their love of fitness with some more traditional sunset maternity portraits. We started in the Strip District with some fitness-themed portraits. We were chased down by a security guard who …
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Baby Jack is 1!
Baby Jack is a year old! To finish off his first year baby plan, we headed to Mellon Park in Pittsburgh for a family session. We shot this session around 6 pm when the lighting was just right! Usually babies do okay at this hour for a family session because there is so much to …
Newborn Twins Michael & Madelyn
I shot this twin newborn session at my photography studio in Pittsburgh. Michael & Madelyn’s mom & dad came to see me in January for a maternity session, their story is here. Newborn photography is never simple and session can last as long as 2-3 hours just because babies have a lot of needs to …
B Family | Strip District
You know how you basically can’t even talk to your accountant or tax attorney friends from March 15th until tax time? There is a busy season for photographers too–basically April to accountants is what October is to photographers. There is a real ebb and flow in this business, and I structure my year to work …
Newborn Baby Ruyter
Baby Ruyter was born in Pittsburgh in the fall/winter of 2015 and joined his big brother Chance, who I photographed last year! For this session I used my 24-70 as well as my 50 and 35 mm lenses with some off-camera fill flash as needed. These are my go-to lenses and strategies for getting good exposures for indoor …