Pittsburgh Family Portrait: Sometimes the Best Location is Right at Home

I’m a huge fan of backyard portraits especially for families with young children. It’s less pressure on the whole family and it captures a place where the family has spent most of their time together. And in the particular case of this session, when it started to sprinkle, we didn’t need to reschedule and just moved inside until the rain stopped. Plus this bubbly little girl was so proud to show off her bedroom!

Just love seeing families walking together holding hands.

Big smiles coming from this little man on his swing.

Love how her personality is just beaming here.

Piggy back and high-fives!

What a sweet, unscripted moment.

And here’s the whole family sitting so nicely with their dog! And that’s one more reason why portraits sessions at home are awesome because it’s easy to just add in the family pet.

The giggles in this image were provided by their daddy, who would run up and tickle them and then run behind me. Sometimes as a parent of young children, you end up with a workout during a family portrait session.

This should be a must-have in all family portrait sessions, because it all starts here.

And this big sister really had her heart set on being photographed on mommy and daddy’s bed. It was a silly and fun way to end a great session!