Meet Mary Beth
Hello! I'm Mary Beth and I've been photographing babies and families all over the Pittsburgh area for the last nine years! I'm slightly obsessed with photographing children WITH their parents, especially with their Mother! Admit it Mom, you never get in the photos enough! Don't you want your children to look back and see YOU in the photos with them?
When I'm not photographing families, you can find me on our farm chasing my three boys and 50 chickens (yes, I'm one of those crazy chicken ladies). Or perhaps you'll find me reluctantly weeding a garden, getting stung while collecting honey from our bees or taking in the sunset with the man I've shared 21 years of my life with. Most likely you will find me just hanging out with my boys or baby talking my old dog, Teddy.
Scroll down to see photos of my family but keep in mind that my life is far from picture perfect. With three boys, running a business and farm work, my life is often full of chaos, imperfection and messiness. But I really could not imagine living life any other way! I really strive to keep life simple and avoid getting caught up in busy-ness, but that is almost impossible. I think I spend my time in my mini van driving my kids around than at home! But I have a knack for finding the joy in the little things in life and I'm a "Look at the moon!" type of person.
I love that warm feeling I get when I look at an old photo album or go through a shoebox of old photos and relive the memories that each image holds! I get reminded of the things in my childhood that I may have never remembered if there was not a photograph of it.
I also love how a photo of a loved one that has passed sparks memories of how they laughed, gave the best bear hugs or sang Elvis songs in the kitchen at 6am. It is my goal and my passion to create images for you that will fill your heart with these wonderful memories.
Although I have a couple of photo albums from my childhood, I have very few photos of my parents and I deeply treasure the ones that I have. I lost my Dad to Cancer when I was only 22 and I wish I had more photos of us together. The passing of my Dad and many other loved ones, makes me want to create beautiful memories for my clients that will last for your lifetime and for future generations.
When you hire me as your photographer, I am 110% committed to producing my best work possible for you. I take pride in my work and I always take my job seriously but I have a lot of fun while doing it!
