I was thrilled when my friend Tess called me up to schedule a newborn session. First of all, she (at the time) was mom of three of the most adorable kids you can imagine, plus she is an artist and has a great sense of style. She clearly had a vision for her shoot (lifestyle but not too candid, posed but not stiff or fake), which was right in line with the types of images I love shooting, so everything went great. I’m including some of her words below describing this session as well as life as the mom of four kiddos.
Baby Romy was born on December 2 at Magee in Pittsburgh, so we got to use moms cool/retro holiday decorations as a backdrop for some of these!
Mom Q&A
Describe your birth experience.
Induced Dec 2nd at 39 weeks (the day after my birthday!) Easy & quick- 5.5 hrs start to finish which is about how long all 4 were.
Describe life with a newborn. How has your life changed since giving birth? Is it like you expected or totally different?
Still full of chaos and very loud…. but even more love and snuggling! Adding #4 hasn’t been too hard at all. Transition to #3 was hardest for us. Helps that we have relatively good sleepers all around.
Does baby have siblings or pets? Siblings’ ages? How did they react to baby coming home?
Pippa (6), Rex (4), Casper (2) – everyone is in love with her! Even Casper who regularly asks to “hold baby?” -we were really worried with how he’d do since he’s still quite a momma’s boy and baby himself. Pippa is a huge helper!
When did you book your newborn session? Why did you pick me?
Summer- because of how much I love all of your work! Last baby- important to commemorate “completing” our family even though we never really did newborn sessions for other kids.
How did you prepare for your newborn session? Any tips for new moms regarding newborn photography?
Kept an eye out for outfits as soon as we booked the session- coordinating 6 people is hard! Go with the flow!
Do you have a favorite image(s) from this session? Describe the image and why you love it.
Several! LOVED the pom bonnet images- fun and silly- full of personality! Loved the one of me with baby by the window in b&w- didn’t expect to since my goal was more of the whole family or the kids together.
Mom also said… “Loved doing some of them in the kids’ room because of the quilt on the wall as background. It looks fantastic in the photos, but it is very sentimental! Was a wedding gift from my grandfather, made by my grandmother who was exceptionally talented but passed away when I was only 1.
Love how well you nailed blending a ‘lifestyle’ feel with capturing group ‘posed’ images. Exactly what I was hoping for!
It was super helpful how much you helped with the pinterest board and helping me make decisions on outfits and what would look best- having your green light on those decisions helped me to feel confident and chill for the shoot.”
See this entire session here:
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Missy Timko is the photographer behind Powder Blue Photography, a boutique photography studio located in Pittsburgh, PA. She specializes in newborns, maternity, families, seniors, and headshots. Missy’s style is simple, natural, and clean, a mix of slightly posed and lifestyle photography with beautiful natural backdrops, and Missy also runs a studio in the West End Village in Pittsburgh. There are many session options, from full-length custom sessions to little sessions, inside the studio or outside in a beautiful natural or urban location in Pittsburgh. Contact Missy for rates and availability.
She wore the most precious onesie for her solo portraits, perfect for summer. It fit her well and kept her hands and feet uncovered, which is what I suggest when choosing clothes for newborns.
The opportunity to photograph the H family (with Mom Emilie and Dad Jared) in their Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh home was a real treat. And what a beautiful home it was! It had a soothing neutral décor, high ceilings, and was so spacious and inviting. We took many shots in the bedrooms, and some under a particularly lovely dining room window.
To the beautiful H family—thank you for allowing me to spend some time with you in your home!
Can you imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity to photograph the Ferriolo family? Two brothers and one sister! In this family, twins Luca and Michael are eight years old and sister Julia is age six. So Julia isn’t the middle child like I am, but she still has two brothers to deal with. I can relate. (The puppy’s name is Mac.)
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I usually would photoshop out more of the power lines and cars but I felt like that would actually take away from the busy city feeling of these images. I did remove any large poles or lines or people that were distracting from my lovely subject!
