Pittsburgh Outdoor Family Photographer | Pratt Family | Happy 1st birthday Reeve!

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What a charming smile on this little 1-yr-old man who just celebrated his first birthday!

(C) 2014 Powder Blue Photography. www.powderbluephoto.com

(C) 2014 Powder Blue Photography. www.powderbluephoto.com

Mom specifically requested a shot capturing details since her little baby is growing up ay too fast and she wants to remember all the special things about his babyhood.

(C) 2014 Powder Blue Photography. www.powderbluephoto.com(C) 2014 Powder Blue Photography. www.powderbluephoto.com

It was such a great pleasure meeting the Pratt family and getting to know them a little bit.  I’m crossing my fingers that they move over to Mt. Lebanon someday!

Even despite our recent stressful car accident woes (negligent driver texting crossed center line and hit us head-on right here in our Mt. Lebo neighborhood–we all survived, thank goodness!!), I had a huge smile on my face editing this session because how can you feel anything but joy with this kiddo’s expressions?

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Are you looking for a family photographer in Pittsburgh?  Powder Blue Photography offers on location family portraits in and around Pittsburgh, including the South Hills, McMurray, Peters Township, Canonsburg, Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair, South Fayette, Mt. Lebanon, Cecil Township, Squirrel Hill, Regent Square, and Shadyside areas.  Please contact Missy to schedule a session.

Pittsburgh Maternity Photographer | Josh & Vanessa | Gender Reveal Portrait & Golden Hour Maternity

Read more about the article Pittsburgh Maternity Photographer | Josh & Vanessa | Gender Reveal Portrait & Golden Hour Maternity

These two live in Mt. Lebanon and are expecting their first baby, a little boy, in June.  We did a “gender reveal” session a few months ago when Vanessa was barely showing:

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Then we did their maternity session when Vanessa was closer to 7 months.  Golden hour maternity portraits are one of my absolute favorite types of sessions!  I would love to do portraits around this time of day with families, but currently sunset is after 8 pm and it gets even later toward the solstice in June–not usually the best time of day for the little ones, but so pretty out!!

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Such a beautiful silhouette–love this location!  Vanessa’s hair is so gorgeous because she is a stylist in Downtown Pittsburgh.

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These guys are a lot of fun to work with and I am super excited about there newborn session next month.  I got a peek at the nursery and it’s on its way to being so adorable!

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Are you looking for a maternity, newborn, family, or baby photographer in the Pittsburgh South Hills?  Powder Blue Photography offers in-home and in-studio portraits of newborn babies and maternity we well as family portraits in and around the Pittsburgh South Hills, McMurray, Peters Township, Canonsburg, Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair, and Mt. Lebanon areas.  Please contact Missy to schedule a maternity appointment and a tentative date for your newborn session.  Maternity sessions take place around 33-36 weeks, and newborn sessions take place in the first 10 days of life.  Family sessions take place anytime!

Pittsburgh Family Photographer | Patel Family Portrait | Pittsburgh, PA

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It’s so good to be back outside doing family sessions!!  Thank you Mother Nature for this beautiful evening I spent with the Patel family!

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I am a big fan of neutrals and was extremely pleased with mom’s outfit selections here… a great mix of textures but all in the same tone family.  Lighter neutrals create a breezy feel in a portrait that I love!

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2 year old Lena is a classmate of my son’s in preschool so I’ve already had a chance to get to know her before our session. She loves learning about whales and listening to opera music.  Little brother Avi was a real trooper too–you can’t always get a 1 year old to cooperate for an evening session but it pays off in beautiful, warm light if they do!!

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This is one of my favorite photos of all time–I just think it captures the two year old spirit so well, and her long, dark hair contrasts so beautifully with the backlighting.  Love it!!

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Thank you Patel family, it was such a pleasure doing portraits with you!!

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Are you looking for a maternity, newborn, family, or baby photographer in Pittsburgh?  I would love to hear from you!  Powder Blue Photography offers in-home and studio portraits of newborn babies and maternity, and on location family portraits in and around Pittsburgh, including the South Hills, McMurray, Peters Township, Canonsburg, Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair, Fayette, and Mt. Lebanon areas..  All images © 2014 Missy Timko at Powder Blue Photography.  Please contact Missy to schedule your session.