Summertime is a great option for senior portraits. Especially when we start around that perfect golden hour, we get portrait magic like Isabel’s session. We started her session at the popular Mellon Park location in Shadyside, then headed down to Oakland to wrap things up at Phipps.

Christa and Martin had to have their original wedding plans postponed due to Covid, so they were READY to celebrate this year. It was worth the wait for this beautiful celebration between these two families. We started the day with getting ready at Christa’s parent’s house, which was nice and close to the church. For portraits, the wedding party headed up to Emerald View Park for some skyline views, and wrapped things up at their reception venue, Phipps.

Madi brought style to her senior portraits with some amazing looks and fun locations. We started at Phipps to capture the greenery and florals of summer, then headed to the epic Columns of Oakland before ending along the North Shore for some night shots.

For Laura’s senior portraits, we headed to two of the most beautiful parks in Pittsburgh, Mellon Park, and Frick Park. They have stunning architecture that just makes for gorgeous portraits.

We had a lot of walking during Alessandra’s senior session to hit all the classic Pittsburgh locations. We started on the North Shore and had to capture the Clemente Bridge. Then we walked through the city to the Point and back for night shots. All in all, a classic Pittsburgh senior session!

Corissa and Taylor got married at the gorgeous Sacred Heart Church in Shadyside. It has a stunning stained glass window at the back, and a long dramatic aisle that is great for the first look moment. For portraits, we had lots of time and were able to go to a number of different locations, including the Columns in Oakland, as well as Washington’s Landing.

The drive out to the Omni at Bedford Springs is well worth it. The venue is beautiful, and a great spot for a wedding! You certainly don’t have to go anywhere else for portraits - on-site is perfect!

These were some fun shots to take! I especially love the night time photos we did along the North Shore, and in Garrison Canal. Since Gunnar loves his car, we had to highlight that for a few photos - always fun to use a big prop!