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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 look at that they are able to hang in there a little later than usual. Jack did great!

The middle photo Jack is showing off his sign language skills (“more”)–this is something I SO wish I had taught my kids when they were babies… it just gives them so much more control over communication when they aren’t quite able to talk yet. I think it must take the frustration level for babies down a couple notches. This little guy is super content and happy every time I’ve seen him, so something is working! 🙂

One of Jack’s favorite snacks is peanut butter puffs–a strange delicacy found at convenience stores all over, but one I hadn’t tried before. He was kind enough to let me try one, and I have to say… I get it.

At the end of Jack’s session we let him roam free, and I caught these images of him closer to sunset. I used my hand to shield the sunlight from coming directly into my lens, which gave the top of some of these images a hazy pink quality that I really like. Do you see it?

Jack–you are the sweetest little guy and I am going to miss seeing you every few months! Happy birthday!

Check out Jack as a newborn here:

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Missy Timko is the photographer behind Powder Blue Photography, a boutique photography studio located in Pittsburgh, PA. She specializes in newborns, maternity, families, babies, and seniors. Missy’s style is simple, natural, and clean, a mix of slightly posed and lifestyle photography with beautiful natural backdrops, and Missy also runs a studio in the West End Village in Pittsburgh. There are many session options, from full-length custom sessions to shorter Baby & Child or maternity sessions, inside the studio or outside in a beautiful natural or urban location in Pittsburgh. Contact Missy for rates and availability.

May 13, 2016
Pittsburgh Family Photographer | Happy 1st Birthday, Beau!

Have a look at Baby Beau’s First Birthday shoot, part of the family’s Baby Plan. These photographs were taken on July 22 in Upper St. Clair.

Shooting was tough the first time! A typical growing toddler, Beau wanted to “fly away” so badly, that it was next to impossible to get anything but a blur!

(But don’t forget that you and I always have the option to say “This kid is a little too tired/hungry/whatever today, let’s try this another day.” And that’s what the three of us decided to do. No harm, no foul, no charge. I’m a mom; I get it.)

We rescheduled the session and it worked out much better the second time.
Of course, the great thing about toddlers is how hilarious they are. Baby Beau kept Mom and Dad laughing (even though it was very hot!), and we got some memorable and beautiful photographs that will be treasured forever. Good boy, Beau! (cuddle, cuddle)

For some reason, this little “birdie” brought to mind a poem I remember from my college poetry class:

What does little birdie say
In his nest at peep of day?
Let me fly, says little birdie,
Mother, let me fly away.
Birdie, rest a little longer,
Till thy little wings are stronger…….

–From Cradle Song, Alfred Lord Tennyson

Is there ever a more exciting year than baby’s first year! Forget the lack of sleep, forget the stress……all we will remember later is how completely adorable they are. Fortunately, Mom and Dad captured Beau’s first year with the Powder Blue Baby Plan so that not a moment of that first year is lost. Blink and they’re all grown up!

Check out Beau’s newborn session here:

The rest of this session is here:

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Missy Timko is the photographer behind Powder Blue Photography, a boutique photography studio located in Pittsburgh, PA. She specializes in newborns, maternity, families, seniors, and headshots. Missy’s style is simple, natural, and clean, both posed and lifestyle photography with beautiful natural backdrops, and Missy also runs a studio in the West End Village in Pittsburgh. There are many session options, from full length custom sessions to quick updates of just the kids, inside the studio or outside in a beautiful natural or urban location in Pittsburgh. Contact Missy for availability.

September 28, 2015
Pittsburgh Baby Photographer | Payne Family | Toddler Session

I have been watching this tiny beauty grow since our newborn session last year. She has grown the most gorgeous head of hair (who could have guessed from her newborn hair?? kidding!!) and delightful personality! She just started walking a couple weeks before our session so I was able to capture that “baby deer” wobbliness and she couldn’t run away from me too quickly yet!

This is my all-time favorite location for portraits in pittsburgh because is is SO versatile and there are gorgeous spots at every time of day, year round. That said, my favorite time is the very end of the say when the light is soft and pretty!

So delightful to work with this family again, thank you for shooting your session with me, P family!

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Are you looking for a family or senior portrait 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 discuss session options!

July 2, 2015