Meet Camille!
I love that Camille brought so many meaningful things to incorporate into her session! Her one year old black lab, Roxie, a sketch pad, and a book - not to mention some beautiful florals that complimented her last outfit perfectly!
We had such a great evening for Camille's photos! The weather was beautiful... it almost felt like fall.
Congrats on your senior year, Camille!
Meet Makenna 🌸
She's an incoming Seneca Valley senior who's graduating with the class of 2025... and she totally nailed her senior session!
This was our second attempt at a session date for Makenna - our first attempt (earlier the same week) was rained out! Due to another pending threat of rain (or so we thought...) we moved her session up a few hours to try to avoid more rain. But guess what... it never rained! We had dark skies swirling around us, but thankfully, we made it through her whole session without a drop!
Makenna was a natural in front of the camera.. which wasn't surprising, considering the fact that her sister (who I photographed two years ago) was too! I'm honored to get to work with families throughout the years... it truly is such a privilege!
The night of Sloane’s session was a gamble in terms of weather... we moved her session up a bit in the evening with hopes that we would avoid the pending rainy forecast. And thankfully... not only did it not rain, but we also had absolutely beautiful light for the entire session!
Sloane is an incoming senior with the Class of 2025! She plays lacrosse and loves ice cream 🍦 and her dog! Who she brought with her to her session. Beau was such a good boy and cooperated so well!
Sloane is a hard worker and a sweet soul with great outfit choices... her maxi dress is from @altardstate and her hair is by the fantastic @drybarshopsus !
And I'm sure if you've been following me for any amount of time, I probably don't have to tell you what location these were taken at 😉 (One that I semi-jokingly refer to as my "second home" during photo season!)
Congratulations Sloane on your upcoming senior year!!
Meet Madalynn & Logan!
These twins will be graduating from Mars High School with the Class of 2025!
It’s always so much fun to photograph twins. I have some seniors that prefer separate sessions, and some that prefer taking their photos together! In this case, Madalynn and Logan opted to take their photos together on the same night, during the same time block.
During the session, we switched back and forth between the two, then took some photos of them together. It’s always fun going back and forth between two different personalities and finding ways to make their photos unique, yet cohesive! Hartwood was a great choice for these two, since there were lots of different backdrops to work with, but all of them “go” together.
Madalynn hopes to study biology post-high school, and Logan hopes to study meteorology. The night of their session, there was a major threat of rain... but we went for it, completely avoided the rain (though there were dark clouds all around us!) and even got some sunshine towards the end of the session!
It was so fun to see the individual personalities of these two come out during their session.
Congratulations on your upcoming senior year, Madalynn & Logan!
Meet Lexi!
Lexi is an incoming Upper St. Claire senior who plays lacrosse!
Her session was a BLAST, and was a true Pittsburgh Senior Photo session! We hit three iconic locations - Mellon Park, Mellon Institute, and the North Shore! We were blessed with nearby parking at all locations, which made things so much smoother And we stuck to a pretty strict schedule to make it all happen... but it was worth it!
Lexi chose three different outfits for each of her locations, all of which went perfectly with each backdrop!
Lexi, congratulations on your senior year!
Meet Ava!
She's a Seneca Valley High School senior who plays the viola, loves writing, and hopes to go into special elementary education post high school!
Ava brought three beautiful outfits with her, along with her viola, sheet music, and a journal! It was so much fun to incorporate her props - and her fun personality - into her session!
I especially love her red dress choice! I am a huge fan of bright clothing… it always makes the images pop!
Congrats to Ava on her upcoming senior year!
I’ve had the honor of photographing both of Jacob's siblings' senior photos (Joshua at Mellon Park & Samantha at the Pennsylvanian), and now his!
Jacob is graduating with the class of 2025 and hopes to study finance after high school. He plays soccer, and brought his dog, Willow, to jump into a few photos with him!
We had a nice cool evening at Hartwood Acres… which was a great break from the heat & humidity we’ve had lately!
Also, I always love a suit at Hartwood Acres Mansion for guys. And Jacob’s casual outfit was a great choice, too! The white shirt and red shorts combo really popped well off of Hartwood’s many backdrops.
Congratulations on your senior year, Jacob!
Meet Kendall!
Kendall is an incoming Pine Richland senior with the class of 2025! She loves reading, science, and true crime documentaries. She brought a book to her senior session as a nod towards her love for reading!
Also, can we get a moment for her shirt with the puff sleeves?! It was such a perfect choice for Hartwood Acres Mansion! And of course, her white dress is adorable too!
Congratulations on your upcoming senior year, Kendall!
If you've been following my account for a while, you might recognize this sweet couple that I've photographed in the past. Well... their family has expanded to include a sweet little girl!
We took some photos to celebrate her upcoming birthday at the beautiful Shady Elms Farm… a beautiful wedding venue in Hickory, PA. They allow photo sessions to take place there for a small fee per hour (pending availability), which ended up working out so well for this family who lives close by!
We did catch a downpour part of the way through our session, but we were still able to get lots of beautiful images to celebrate this little one!
Cierra & Hunter - thank you for the honor of photographing your sweet family!!!
I hope you get a feel for how fun these two are from this blog post… this surprise Pittsburgh proposal was an absolute BLAST to photograph!
Alec had been planning to surprise his girlfriend, Sri, with a marriage proposal during their trip to Pittsburgh (where they both went to college and both had met!). He chose Phipp’s Conservatory as his venue – specifically the Broderie Room (which you can rent out!). This is one of my all time favorite locations for proposals. It’s beautiful, there’s no need to worry about the weather (since it’s indoors and covered!), it has ample natural light, it’s private… there are so many reasons to love it! In fact, this was my fifth Phipp’s proposal this year. And I have loved every single one of them!
But back to Alec & Sri! The staff at Phipp’s was so good at keeping the proposal a surprise. Alec led Sri into the Broderie Room by the hand as I peeked around the corner, waiting for Sri’s back to be towards me so I could sneak into the room. I hid behind a large well and waited for the big moment… for Alec to get on one knee! Once Sri figured out what was going on, she had the biggest smile on her face, and it never left! She was completely taken off guard, which made the moment all the more special.
After the proposal itself, Alec & Sri took a few minutes by themselves to soak in the moment! Then, we took 15 minutes to get some portraits of the two of them to commemorate the occasion.
And even though it was absolutely sweltering in that humid room, they both handled it like absolute champs… and I’m so excited about the images we got for them to cherish from this special moment!
Congratulations on your engagement, Sri & Alec! It was such a pleasure to get to capture this moment for you!
Looking for information about how to reserve the Broderie Room for a Phipp’s Conservatory proposal? Click here for more info for how to get in contact with them!
