I have been so privileged to watch this family grow, from maternity photos to newborn photos. And now, Isabella is sitting up!

Thank you Geni! I had a blast with your sweet family, as always!

Nina and Brian are past clients who contacted me recently with the happy news that they were having a second little boy! So… meet sweet little Sam and his big brother Jack.

Thank you, Nina and Brian. I so enjoyed spending time with your precious family.

One of the most fun parts of my job is taking photos of families over time. I have been privileged to document a few families as their children grow older (and grow in number!). And, this is one example.

Last year, we photographed Amelia around her 1-year birthday. Some photos from that session are here and here. Well, Saturday is her 2-year birthday, and look how she’s grown!

Thank you Cami and Andrew (and Amelia!). I had a blast!

Here are a few favorites from the session:

Here are a few favorites from this mother’s day session!

Thank you, Jessica and Brian, for welcoming me into your home for this special event. I was truly amazed by the love and kindness of your family.

And now, a few favorites from the party!

While I was in Las Vegas, two friends and fellow photographers (Mary and Caryn!) and I went out to the desert/canyon area to take some photos. It was really wonderful just spending time with these two girls, but in addition, we got some very fun updated photos to use on our websites/blogs/facebook/whatever! The first photos I’d like to show are of my friend and fellow photographer, Mary. I met Mary through a luncheon for Pittsburgh photographers, and we have been wonderful friends ever since. She was my roomie at WPPI, and we have been brainstorming ideas from this wonderful conference ever since!

And on a sidenote, for you photographers out there who see yourself in “competition” with others in your area, I can’t encourage your strongly enough to change that viewpoint – friends working in your field are such a wonderful blessing to have. We ask each other questions, we offer encouragement, we send each other work, we give each other new insight and ideas, we have delicious meals together, and we always provide each other with fun photos… :)

Here are a few favorite photos from our desert photo shoot! Photos of Caryn to come in a few!

While I was in Las Vegas, two friends and fellow photographers (Mary and Caryn!) and I went out to the desert/canyon area to take some photos. It was really wonderful just spending time with these two girls, but in addition, we got some very fun updated photos to use on our websites/blogs/facebook/whatever!

I just posted some of my favorites of Mary. Now, I’d like to show a few of Caryn! I met Caryn through one of my friends, Stephanie. Caryn was the one who started putting together our wonderful PIttsburgh photographer lunches that we have every few months, and she has also become a great friend over the past year.

I said it on my last post but I think it’s worth repeating, for you photographers out there who see yourself in “competition” with others in your area, I can’t encourage your strongly enough to change that viewpoint – friends working in your field are such a wonderful blessing to have. We ask each other questions, we offer encouragement, we send each other work, we give each other new insight and ideas, we have delicious meals together, and we always provide each other with fun photos… :)

Here are a few favorite photos from our desert photo shoot!

When I sent out the call for couples to join me in the snowy park, Betsey and Matt were the first to respond! Betsey and Matt (and their sweet daughter Lillian) are friends of ours from church, and though they were married years ago, they still had their wedding outfits (and fit into them perfectly – hey, that’s pretty impressive!!) Not sure I could say the same! :)

Here are a few favorites from their snowy session! Thanks so much for braving the weather, guys. It was SO much fun!

This session was such a pleasure for me. Not only was Claire sweet and pleasant the whole time. Okay, okay… almost the whole time. We did have a few small fits! :) But also, her sweet mama made all sorts of delicious cookies and cake bars for us to take home. I mean, amazing!

Here are a few favorites from their session. Thanks again, guys. Enjoy!

Aren’t they awesome? I absolutely love them and can’t wait to start sending them out.

Why do we include proofs with our wedding and portrait packages?

Good question! :)

First, we love having photos in-hand and we want our clients to hold actual physical photos instead of only viewing them on a computer screen. It’s hard to see the big picture of your wedding day when you’re viewing photos one-by-one on a small screen, and because of issues with monitor calibration, the photos will look slightly different on every computer screen! You can read my posts about monitor calibration here!

Also, we want you to ENJOY your photos by putting them in frames, passing them out to family and friends, sticking them in thank-you cards, etc.

Finally, we include professional proofs with every package because we want our clients to see the difference between professional prints and consumer prints. Seriously, folks, there is NO comparison! Our professional prints are completed with a lustre coating that protects them over time. And, the colors are bright and vibrant without being over-saturated, as they often are when ordered from consumer labs. We have rave reviews about the quality of our professional prints, and I want everyone to have some in-hand!