An afternoon with a SuperMom | McCandless Family Photographer

Pittsburgh Family Photographer | Mary Beth Miller Photography
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Last week, as a McCandless Family Photographer, I had the opportunity to document the afternoon in the life of a wonderful Mother and her four children!   She is a fellow (and talented) photographer so she understands the importance of being IN the photos with her children!

Sure she can take endless amazing photos of her own kids but it’s very difficult to get yourself in the photos!   I’m so proud of her for seeing how very valuable this is and reaching out for a session!   She wanted me to photograph an ordinary day in their lives and I was totally on board and excited to do it!  Documentary, Day in the Life, Storytelling; whatever you want to call it, this is pretty much my favorite kind of family photo session!  We started off at their beautiful home in North Pittsburgh where she prepared lunch for the kids then they picnicked and played in the driveway.  Afterwards we dropped her oldest off at Kindergarten, took the younger kids to the playground, headed to Target and then we all went out for ice cream!!  (Target and ice cream may be a few of my favorite things!)  It was really a wonderful afternoon and I was honored to join them and document a beautiful day in their lives!

Unfortunately the little brother had a toe injury in the driveway and Mom had to put on her Doctor hat to pull out a stone while simultaneously wearing her therapist hat to calm her daughter who was very upset that her older brother squashed an ant.  This excitement also made the baby brother start crying.   And although Mom said that level of chaos was not the usual, she handled it all so wonderfully and gracefully like a Supermom.  In my opinion, all Moms are supermoms and queens of multitasking.

“I take pictures. All the pictures. I can’t help myself! But it means all our albums are full of beautiful images of Mark and the kids and not so many of me. Our kids are growing TOO QUICKLY. It is important to me that I also exist in photos with them- especially now while they are still young.  Day-in-the-life sessions are my FAVORITE way to photograph families, and I have been wanting to get one myself for a very long time. I am SO happy I finally connected with Mary Beth, the talented photographer who photographed our day a couple of weeks ago. She did a fabulous job, capturing meltdowns and booboos, ice cream, playing in the park, even a trip to Target. Our typical day.”  ~Pamela

I bet that you are intrigued and possibly interested in this kind of photo session?  And that maybe you already understand how fast time goes and how important it is to capture these moments while your kids are still little?  But maybe you think that you are too boring or that your life is just a little too chaotic right now?  Well let me tell you my friend, you and your family are not boring.  And the chaos?  Well, I love to capture the chaos!  And life will always be chaotic!!  Embrace it!  Allow me to document it!   These days are fleeting!  You will not always have a baby on your hip or a child with a toothless grin.  Before you know it they will be taller than you!  (I speak from experience!)  And the most important part, you NEED to EXIST IN PHOTOS!!  You may be great at getting photos of your own kids but how many of those photos are you actually in?   When your kids are adults will they have moments captured of you holding them?  Kissing their little heads or boo-boos?   Holding their hands or pushing them on the swing like you do every week?   Allow me to capture these moments for you.   I assure you that it will be fun and stress free!  It will be just like hanging out with your kids and an old friend for the afternoon.  With this kind of photo session there is no stressing about what to wear or bribing the children to cooperate.  It’s just you and your beautiful real selves doing real life.

To see more of my family work, check out my documentary family gallery and information page!

Contact me today for all of the details!

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~All images by Mary Beth Miller Photography ~

Mary Beth Miller Photography specializes in lifestyle and documentary family, newborn and Fresh 48 photography in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and many of the surrounding areas. Mary Beth has over nine years experience photographing families, newborns and babies in the North Hills, McCandless, Ingomar, Franklin Park, Pine Township, Hampton Township, Allison Park, Wexford, Sewickley and Gibsonia.  Her style is very relaxed and natural and your family session will feel like a stress free Sunday afternoon with your family!