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October 3, 2018

Nicole | Senior Session | Mellon Park

Another GORGEOUS senior on another gorgeous evening!! I seriously cannot take it. Nicole was such a blast to photograph – she chose Mellon Park in Pittsburgh, PA for her senior session and she had the perfect outfits to match the surroundings! The simple and sweet outfits which made her eyes and smile shine! The night we chose was perfect, not too hot and not too cold, it felt like Summer was saying goodbye before the Autumn weather settled in.

Have a wonderful senior year, Nicole!!

Katherine Renee Photography | Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer | Senior Session

September 12, 2018

Faith | Senior Session | Phipps Conservatory & Mellon Park

May you have auspiciousness and causes of success
May you have the confidence to always do your best
May you take no effort in your being generous
Sharing what you can, nothing more, nothing less
May you know the meaning of the word happiness
May you always lead from the beating in your chest
May you be treated like an esteemed guest
May you get to rest, may you catch your breath

– Jason Mraz –
“Have It All”

August 26, 2018

Julia | Senior Session | Frick Park & Mellon Park

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt –

Julia chose two gorgeous locations for her Pittsburgh senior session – Frick Park and Mellon Park! Her and her family have long enjoyed going to The Frick together which made it a fun and sentimental choice. With Mellon Park right down the street we decided to use it as our second location and I’m so glad we did! The stone walls and lush greens paired well with all of the spots we found at The Frick.

Julia was such a blast to photograph and such a natural! I can’t get over how photogenic she is and how comfortable she was in front of the camera. She’s such a smart and sweet person – I know she’s going to rock her senior year and everything else that life holds for her after graduation!

May 15, 2018

Mordecai | Newborn Session

My newest nephew, Mordecai, was the sweetest little bean during his newborn session! His hair and those rolls had me *drooling* and I spent just as much time holding him as I did taking pictures of him!

Katherine Renee Photography | Pittsburgh Newborn Photographer

April 8, 2018

Aria | Newborn Session

“Twinkle, twinkle little star, do you know how loved you are?”

Gorgeous little Aria was such a treat to photograph – from start to finish she was such a content little babe! Her nursery theme is stars and moons which was so fun to incorporate into her newborn session. My gifted husband built the moon prop while I crafted the stars out of paper mache and Aria’s mom found THE perfect little hat to top the set off!

Katherine Renee Photography | Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer | www.katherinerenee.com

February 18, 2018

Lukarius’s Smash Cake Session

Guys… this cake smash/bubble bath session just makes my heart melt!! Babies are some of my favorite subjects to photograph and can you really blame me? This little guy is my nephew and he just turned one at the end of January – he’s one of the smiliest babes you’ll ever meet!!

Katherine Renee Photography | Portrait Photographer | Fine Art Photographer | Pittsburgh, PA

February 11, 2018

Norah’s Fine Art Mermaid Session

Where do I even begin… this session was about 10 months in the making and so much fun from start to finish! Norah reached out to me last winter while I was still living in North Carolina. We went over a few different fine art themes and Norah decided on a mermaid session! We could not have asked for better weather the day of the shoot and all of the little details fell right into place. Together we created three fine art images and captured some more traditional portraits as well – Norah rocked them all!!

September 6, 2017

Grace | Sweet 16

Hello, hello! It has been an embarrassingly long time since I have blogged. I’m shaking my head at myself as I write this. For those of you who do not know, I moved from North Carolina back to Pennsylvania at the tail end of April and then got married in May! It’s been a busy year to say the least but as things calm down I am finally getting back to photography which makes my soul sing.

These are some favorites of sweet Grace. She was about to turn 16 and her mom wanted to freeze this moment in time! This session took place in the fall of 2016 on Little Pisgah, a mountain top in North Carolina. As we were planning the session much of our beautiful mountains nearby were under threat of wildfires that were blazing out of control. We had to reschedule this session because there was so much smoke hanging in the air during the first date that we picked! Thankfully all of the fires were put out shortly after this session took place.

The day of the session was a gorgeous but bitter cold one! We had to take a few breaks in the car to get warmed up before braving the cold for more portraits. Despite the weather Grace was a trooper and looked stunning the entire time!

January 6, 2017

Jensen Family | Fall Portraits

This fall session is one of my favorites! It was so cold and windy on the day of the session that we almost decided to reschedule. I’m so glad we didn’t though! Our “rain date” ended up being even colder and we had so much fun during the session despite the weather.

Together we decided on the Asheville botanical gardens where the fall colors and beautiful landscape paired well with the Jensen’s love for the outdoors. We saw a handful of people while we were there, all of which were getting their photos taken too! It was nice to know we weren’t the only ones crazy enough to brave the cold.

I had so many ideas for this beautiful family and they patiently humored me with all of them. Here are some favorites of the beautiful Jensen family…

December 13, 2016

Lacey & William | Pet Portraits

I got an email one day from a sweet friend of mine from church, she asked me to take portraits of her dogs so she could use them for Christmas cards! What a fun idea! Her and her hubby decided against including themselves this year and instead put the spotlight on their two sweet pups, Lacey and William.

This was my first full blown pet portrait session and it turned out to be a smashing success! We had so much fun posing Lacey and William and they were such good sports the entire time. My friend texted me shortly after I left to say that both dogs fell promptly to sleep after I was gone. Future models, both of them!