Meet Emma!
Emma is a Canon-McMillan senior who's graduating with the class of 2025!
Emma brought her best friend with her to her session - which was super fun! And she also brought two outfits, one more upscale, one more country - both super cute! I love having an extra accessory like a hat to work with... it gives us a few more posing options!
And the colors of the maxi dress were perfect against the neutral Hartwood backdrop!
Congratulations on your senior year, Emma!
You know I love Hartwood... but there's something magical about Mellon Park & the Mellon Institute, too! And both spots were in their prime the night of Natalia’s session!
Natalia is a Chartiers Valley senior! Her first day of school was the day of her senior session - talk about a great way to kick off senior year!
Natalia came with 5 gorgeous outfits for her photos... each of them just as beautiful as the last! Her and her mom had a vision for her photos and I think we were able to bring it to life. Natalia also plays basketball and lacrosse!
Also... Mellon Park - wow! It has all of the gorgeous architecture that Hartwood has, but a little bit of extra "glowy" light... which I love! It's a great alternative to Hartwood if you're looking for something a little different.
Congratulations to Natalia on her senior year!
Meet Lizzy!
She's a Seneca Valley senior whose session took place at the beautiful Hartwood Acres Mansion on a beautiful morning right at sunrise!
I'm thankful that we were able to get some glowy morning light too - and the mansion area practically to ourselves!
Lizzie plays volleyball and wants to attend college somewhere warm. Her pup Marty came along and enjoyed perusing the garden... so of course we needed to get him in a few photos!
Congratulations on your upcoming senior year, Lizzie!
I also want to give a HUGE shout out and thank you to my incredible assistant Dani for helping me with this super early morning session - and for the many others you have helped me with too!
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!
