Winter Mini Session at Phipps for Zach Reed and family
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Winter Mini Session at Phipps for Zach Reed and family

Winter Mini sessions in the City.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens look gorgeous in any weather and any season, even when the skies are threatening with rain any minute.

Love how Zach’s family played with the earth colors in their outfits. I personally have a weak spot for light dresses combined with cowboy boots. So fitting for winter and just gorgeous!

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Winter Mini Session for Victoria Detweiler and her new husband
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Winter Mini Session for Victoria Detweiler and her new husband

Winter mini sessions.

Victoria Detweiler booked a session for all her extended family but it was so cold that day that the rest of the siblings chickened out.

I always say that the brave and stoic get it all. Victoria’s session turned into a romantic shoot with her new husband who went along with any idea I came up with on how he could say “I love you” to his young bride in a silent photograph.

I wish all the happiness in the world to this sweet and beautiful couple.

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Fall Mini Session for Briana Honrath and her family

Fall Mini Session for Briana Honrath and her family

It was pure joy photographing Briana’s family: 2.5-year-old daughter Aurora, husband Marc, his mother Pat and two friendly labradoodles Leonardo and Arnold. It was mostly chaotic but also organized, if you know what I mean. They certainly came well-prepared for the shoot and I just love the results of our mutual efforts.

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Fall Mini Session for Casey Platt and her family

Fall Mini Session for Casey Platt and her family

Casey was looking for family photos with her husband and her two little girls: 2-year-old Ella and baby Olivia. As always with photo sessions involving young children, we went along with the girls’ moods and impulses. Thus having given up on ideal backgrounds or elegant poses, we captured plenty of genuine smiles, hugs and kisses. The images below were Casey’s favorites.

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City Break in Savannah, Georgia: October 2021

City Break in Savannah, Georgia: October 2021

I’ve always wanted to visit Savannah, in fact since childhood when I read about it in a few books, but when we moved to America, there have always been more famous sights to see: New York City, Grand Canyon, the Niagara Falls, California, Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes and so on - a very long list of all the beautiful national parks and cities in the US

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City Break in Washington DC: October 2021

City Break in Washington DC: October 2021

I finally have time to go through our vacation photos! Here are a few from the city break to Washington, DC, back in October 2021. We just wandered around our favorite spots: the French bakery Paul, the National Mall, and a couple of hidden gardens we keep discovering with every visit.

We visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I think it opened just recently, so we were curious to see what was inside. The Soviet Union/Russian section was really well-represented and we learned something new as we’d hoped. We had a very interesting conversation with one of the volunteers who all but gave us a private tour of the features in the astronaut suit.

And the crown jewel of the Washington, DC, visit was the hockey game at the Capital One Arena. The Washington Capitals played the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Caps lost… at least cameras were allowed and both Dmitry and I clicked away during the pre-game skate and even the game itself.

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10th Wedding Anniversary in Pittsburgh: Stacy and Dae

10th Wedding Anniversary in Pittsburgh: Stacy and Dae

Stacy and Dae have a special connection with Pittsburgh, so it was only natural that they came over to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.

We spent an hour capturing their feelings for each other and the city vibes and colors and these were their favorite portraits from our session.

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Portraits on the go: Artists Palette of Death Valley

Portraits on the go: Artists Palette of Death Valley

I always look forward to using my camera on our trips, and not only to capture the memories of the beautiful places we visit. It’s a great opportunity for practicing quick reaction to a photogenic situation, focusing fast, and choosing your composition before your family loses patience and runs away to the next point of interest.

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