Say Happy Mother’s Day with a Family Portrait
This session took place at Hartwood Acres Mansion and is the perfect celebration of Mother’s Day. Springtime at sunset and this gorgeous location make for an excellent backdrop for family portraits.
This session took place at Hartwood Acres Mansion and is the perfect celebration of Mother’s Day. Springtime at sunset and this gorgeous location make for an excellent backdrop for family portraits.
Despite the fluctuating weather, signs of spring in Pittsburgh are popping up everywhere. Ushering in a new season is an opportunity to grow and approach my work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (I couldn’t resist bunny imagery this close to Easter). At the same time, as I’ve shared this before, I love looking back on my past work to reflect on the moments I’ve captured and the families I’ve worked with. At this Pittsburgh family portrait session from last spring, I photographed the sweet family pictured here at Schenley Park.
As we turn the corner from cold to warm weather, I’ve been having the best time looking back on wintertime photo sessions. I photographed this sweet family of six on a snowy day at McConnells Mill State Park. For this family portrait session, we hiked together along Slippery Rock Creek and stopped along the way to capture warm family moments in the snow.
I’m so glad this family decided to update their portraits. I don’t have teenagers of my own, but I understand from other families that I know that scheduling with teens can be crazy. But time flies and this is an equally important chapter in this family’s story.
Every now and then, I photograph a family when a child is about to graduate high school and learn that they haven’t been photographed as a family since the kids were babies. And I really feel for them, although I try to keep that to myself to avoid adding to any regret they’re already experiencing. Sometimes coordinating busy schedules for a photoshoot is that one task that just feels like too much where there are so many other things competing for our attention. As encouragement to any families out there who haven’t been photographed in a while, I thought I’d share this fun session from a family with two daughters who are in the tween years.