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Newborn Baby Lena Mae | Modern Rustic Black & White Nursery

Please welcome newborn Lena Mae, born in Fall 2015 in Mt Lebanon. This beautiful baby girl arrived about a week before Thanksgiving, and Mom still hosted a huge Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends. Mom might have been exhausted, but Baby Lena had lots of loving arms to be thankful for. And who could resist holding this sweet baby in between bites of turkey and gravy?

I really can’t wait for you to see baby Lena Mae’s nursery, one of the loveliest and most delightful combinations of creative visual elements I have ever seen. (And I have seen some of the most amazing nurseries in all of Pittsburgh!)

The first thing I noticed about the nursery was the color scheme. While it had a distinctively sweet baby girl vibe, it also had an undeniable rustic & earthy quality. The nursery was filled within homemade, hand made and personalized items, reflective of this family’s strong appreciation of the warmth that handmade and hand-selected items can add to any room.

Mom made the hanging yarn pom-poms and painted the antlers obtained in dad’s hunting expeditions. If you look closely, you can see a cute little hobby horse next to the crib; this little guy belonged to Dad when he was young. This horsey was cleaned up in anticipation of Lena Mae’s arrival.

I was particularly blown away by the overall color scheme of this nursery. Would you think to decorate a newborn girl’s nursery with a black and white arrow trim? Or put gold curtains with pink sheets? Or place a turquoise lamp in the middle of all that black, pink, gold and beige? I wouldn’t either, but look at this beautiful result! I admit it, Pinterest has definitely helped me come up with new decorating ideas, but I will never have the creative decorating eye that this mom has. It is truly amazing how this eclectic room all comes together for little Lena Mae.

What would you call this decorating style? Rustic-elegant-artistic-baby girl-homespun-artistic? Please tell me in the comments below!

After a busy week, this new family is ready for some down time together.

Check out images from mom’s maternity session here:

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Are you looking for a maternity, newborn, family, or baby photographer in Pittsburgh? 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 few weeks of life. Family sessions take place anytime!

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Pittsburgh Family Photographer | My Alaskan Friends | Point State Park

As many of you know, I grew up in Southern California. I got my bachelor’s degree in Northern California, then went to New York City for my master’s degree. After that, I moved to Portland, Oregon (where I met my husband) and now I’m in Pittsburgh. Whew, that’s a lot of moving around! Almost everybody asks me, “Why would you move from California to Pittsburgh?” Well, the truth is, we love it here. It’s a wonderful place to raise my two children, my husband is happy here (he grew up here), and I have had a pretty fun time growing a business here!

Speaking of moving far away, I was thrilled to recently have been contacted by Rachel and Brandon, whose beautiful family I photographed when they were a family of three in Pittsburgh. Now they’ve moved to Alaska. (Huh? Were they looking for a state with even less sunshine then Pittsburgh has?) I was so happy that, even though they only had one weekend visiting family in Pittsburgh, they wanted me to take updated family photographs. Baby #1 is now Big Brother Sully, and that cute little guy–that’s Baby Hudson.

So it’s not unusual for families to move a few times as they find their footing. I still have family and friends on the West Coast. And here’s the good part…having started my business in Portland, Oregon, I still go to Portland once or twice a year to take updated family photographs for my earliest clients there. Win-win-win! Contact me for details about my next Portland sessions.

You might recognize this location as Point State Park, one of my favorite sites in Pittsburgh for family sessions. It has gorgeous views of the city as well as woodsy climbing spots for small and medium-sized little ones. Plus the morning light is perfect. Little faces absolutely light up, making my job easier! (Tip: Morning is usually best for small children anyway, in terms of their little circadian rhythms.)

But my very favorite aspect of this session? The familiar fountain and iconic bridges allows the family take a little bit of Pittsburgh back to Alaska with them.

Thank you so much, Rachel and Brandon. So great to see you, Sully and Hudson! Next time, maybe we will use the Northern Lights as a background.

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Missy Timko is the Pittsburgh family 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.

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Pittsburgh Maternity Photographer | Rooftop Session | Downtown Pittsburgh

When you hear the word “rooftop,” what do you think of? Well, romance — of course. Think about Sleepless in Seattle, Dirty Dancing, LA Stories, …… (For you parents out there who never get to watch grown-up movies: Ratatouille, The Muppet Movie and Kung Fu Panda.)

So, yes, rooftops equal romance. Case in point: Lexie and Ryan below. The really delightful twist is that these very romantic pictures are of parents-to-be……and very soon. Romance, love and having a baby–throw in a rooftop setting, and it gives me goosebumps. I have the best job in the world!

The location is a gorgeous landmark building in downtown Pittsburgh, where Lexie and Ryan live. It was a sensational location, since it is near some of Pittsburgh’s best food and cultural venues: restaurants like Sienna Mercado and Ten Penny, and the fantastic Pittsburgh Downtown Cultural District (including the Benedum Center, the Byham Theater, Theater Square, Heinz Hall, the Reilly Theater, and the August Wilson Center). The view was spectacular (Heinz Field, the Allegheny River and North Shore, just to name a few).

This was a Mom-to-be who really knew what she wanted. I love that! Her neutral clothing choices and professionally-done make-up were beautiful.

Personally, I always think the family dog adds great personality to any shot. This is Greta, who was a sweet and patient girl and a very good sport when it came to being photographed.

Lexie and Ryan, thank you so much for the opportunity to capture this very special moment in your lives. And for reminding all of us that romance and childbirth go together like love and marriage (and a baby carriage!).

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