Baby Eleanor {Pittsburgh In-Home Newborn Photography}

Sleeping infant. Joyful parents. Cozy home.

Just a family being a family – How lovely to savor these little moments! Better yet to be able to keep them forever <3

Brittany is one of those people who lights up a room with her enthusiasm and positivity - she makes everyone feel like a friend. Her husband J.R. is amazingly similar in his warmth and kindness. It was so sweet to see them together, delighting in the joys of parenthood. Sweet baby Eleanor is already so adored by her mommy and daddy. Love just radiates in this home!

It was so hard to pick, but here are some of my favorites from the K Family’s in-home lifestyle newborn photography session!

Family with newborn relax at home in Pittsburgh, PA

Sleeping baby girl in her home in Pittsburgh. Mom and Dad love her so much!

Parents sit on their bed as they hold their newborn. They adoringly look at their new baby as the Pittsburgh sunshine streams in through the window.

New parents smile at their newborn baby in the comfort of their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

New mom, Brittany, holds her sleeping baby in their house in Pittsburgh.

New dad, J.R. holds his sleeping infant, Eleanor. The sweet baby looks so calm and comfortable.

New parents lean over the crib in their baby’s nursery during an in-home newborn photo shoot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We peak in through the crib slats as baby Eleanor sleeps peacefully in her home in Pittsburgh.

New parents practice swaddling their infant baby girl. They wrap her up as she lays on the bad in their master bedroom at home. A pillow in the background reads “MY WHOLE HEART FOR MY WHOLE LIFE”

Swaddled in a lovely floral swaddle, baby Eleanor sleeps peacefully in her home during this lifestyle newborn photography session.

New dad holds his sleeping newborn as they stand near a window in their house in the North Hills of Pittsburgh - just outside of McCandless.

New mom holds her sleeping baby near a window in their home in the North Hills of Pittsburgh - just outside of Cranberry, PA

New mom, Brittany, holds her sleeping newborn in the baby’s beautiful nursery in their home in the North Hills of Pittsburgh - near Wexford, PA

Family with newborn cuddles on a bed in their home in Pittsburgh as beautiful window light streams in. The parents smile at one another as the baby sleeps.

We peak into the nursery as a mother holds her sleeping newborn. The nursery is adorned in lovely floral patterns and soft pinks.

A father holds his sleeping baby, bringing her up to him to kiss her little forehead. They are sitting in the nursery of their Pittsburgh home.

A lifestyle photography moment captured - a newborn baby drinking from a bottle in the comfort of her father’s arms in their Pittsburgh home.

10 sweet and tiny baby toes - a newborn baby girl being held by her dad in their home in Pittsburgh.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”

— Robert Brault

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Baby Eliza & Her Lifestyle Newborn Session {Pittsburgh In-Home Newborn Photography}

I absolutely love lifestyle photography. And if you’re unfamiliar with what that means - you’ve come to the right place! Gone are the days of stiff posed shots with everyone (hopefully) looking at the camera and forcing a smile. Lifestyle photography is all about capturing authentic emotions and reactions - it’s story-telling. It’s about taking a snapshot of life as it is in that moment. It’s a guided process, typically. I offer prompts and some posing, but the photos feel candid and natural.

I visited Dan, Stella & baby Eliza on a Saturday afternoon at their home in Pittsburgh. Eliza had a full belly and was just starting to feel quite sleepy. While she was awake, I took pictures of her looking at Mommy & Daddy and even a couple of her looking at the camera (what luck!). Then we swaddled her and Daddy rocked her as he paced the nursery floor. Stella leaned over to tell me that this is his trick for getting her to sleep. And it worked like a charm! We then took pictures of her in her crib and in the basket she has become accustomed to sleeping in. We captured some mom & baby snuggles and some dad & baby snuggles as well as the whole family together.

The great thing about lifestyle photography is that it doesn’t matter if the baby is awake or asleep - both are great! We let the baby be who he or she is and capture those moments. When we removed Eliza’s swaddle at the end of the photo session, she posed herself (scroll to the bottom for the picture) - and it was so sweet! She then sort of sprawled out, and I think that was almost equally as adorable!

Not all newborn sessions are quite so seamless. And that’s okay! Bring your chaos. Bring your crazy. Bring you. I want you to look back on these photos and say - remember what life was like when we brought our sweet baby home? She loved sleeping on your shoulder and being rocked to sleep as you paced across the floor. Let’s capture life as it is in this moment. Let’s tell your story through photos.