Mommy & Me – Beth & Millie! {Pittsburgh Family & Portrait Photographer}

I had a great time with Beth and Millie in a Mommy & Me session, which is a GREAT Mother’s Day gift.  Beth has been a stay at home mom since the birth of her second daughter, Norah.  It was a wonderful morning with mom and daughter at Brady’s Run Park.   Millie was consistently distracted by the nearby playground…so we gave into her and let her play.  We might have been on our way to another meltdown series of photos – the last time I photographed Millie she had a meltdown when her dad took her sippy cup away from her.  No such incident at this shoot though we did have a couple close calls.

Here are a few shots from our session.

I LOVE seeing a mother laugh like this.  LOVE.  LOOOOVVVVEEE!!!!  Beth and Millie were walking away from me and I had them stop and turn around and look at me.  Beth put her hand on Millie’s head to turn it for her and Millie said, “Mom, don’t turn my ear!”  Beth burst out laughing and I was glad I had the camera ready.

I asked Millie to put her head in her hands and put them on the floor.  I demonstrated for her and the below is what she gave me.  Beth and I both bust out laughing.  Guess this 2 year old isn’t ready to be a model but she sure is a cutie! 🙂

This mommy is beautiful!!!


Such a tender moment

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The Chicks….In Front of the Camera {Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer}

At the advice of a mentor of mine, Tony and I spent some time this weekend taking pictures of each other.  I think this benefits us in knowing how it feels for our clients.  It’s awkward having a camera in your face, right?!?  Yeah, it is.  I remember at our engagement session over a year and a half ago (when Pics By Chicks wasn’t even a thought in our mind) our photographer said “Go over there and just be yourself.”  What?!?!  Be myself when I know a photographer is there with a camera ready to take pictures???  Am I supposed to smile, laugh, kiss, hug…what!  Give me some direction.  It was hard because I didn’t know how to act.  We did get some direction when we got a little more comfortable but it was a challenge for us to act natural in this instance.  But, the end result was great – we LOVED our engagement photos.

During our session this week, I felt what I felt at our engagement session, and I understand it better now how our clients might feel.  I needed this reminder.  Not everyone is an aspiring model – and men in particular seem very uncomfortable.   It is our job as photographers to make you feel at ease and get you to trust us that the end product will be amazing.  We’ll ask you to pose, to do certain things – it may feel weird but we know what we’re doing.  🙂

Here are some shots of The Chicks.

NOTE:  I’m wearing Premier Designs Jewelry, for which I’m now a jeweler.  If you have any interest in seeing other jewelry, please let me know.



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Lauren – {Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer}

I had the pleasure of doing a portrait session with Lauren.  It was a great day – yet again very chilly.  When is spring going to arrive?!?  I’m sick of the cold weather and I want to get our photography subjects surrounded by some color!

Lauren is an amazing event planner!  If you want her contact information to plan any event you may be having, please contact us.

What a beauty! There were so many great shots that I had a hard time picking which ones I wanted to put on the site.


 

Styling:  Lauren was her own stylist (with some feedback/approval by me)

Location:  We shot at a few places.  First was the train museum in Beaver, PA.  Second stop was a park near the river in Bridgewater, PA.  Last stop was Reed Ranch where Lauren has planned weddings.

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A preview of Lauren’s Shoot – {Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer}

We’re back from our cruise and back at the photography!  Here’s a preview of our shoot with Lauren.  More to follow in the next few days.

When I look at the picture below, I feel like I’m looking at a print advertisement in a magazine for Cover Girl!

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Molly & Cody – {Pittsburgh Engagement & Portrait Photographer}

It was a pleasure to spend an afternoon at Geneva College photographing Molly & Cody.  It was another chilly winter day but they were troopers!  If it hadn’t been so cold, we could have photographed them for another hour.

I met Molly while I was working with the youth group at our church.  She was one of the first people to accept me as a leader, and we’ve been friends ever since.  It’s great to have people like this in our lives.  Molly has such a great spirit and it’s been a great joy of mine to get to watch her grow into a fine young woman.

Here are some shots from the shoot!  It was hard to choose which ones to post.

~Maura

 

 

So sweet!

 

Cody looks like a model in this shot!  The one picture where we let him be the main focus! 🙂


Oh, the eye!  It was exciting shooting them in this location on the back side of the college.  The light was perfect.

 

 

The picture below is so intimate.  I feel like I’m intruding on a private moment!

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