Pittsburgh North Shore Senior Portraits | Baley

When we have access to the Phipps outdoor gardens, I swoon. It is amazing, especially during the summer. Full of blooms and (if we’re lucky) sunlight, it is the perfect background for senior portraits. After we got our fill of flowers, we headed to the North Shore for some city skyline views.

Phipps Senior Portraits | Cori

Cori absolutely rocked her senior portraits! We had such gorgeous weather, and it made it all the more fun. We started out the session at Mellon Park, which is timeless for a garden style. Of course we had to pop by Phipps to finish things up. Their entrance florals this year were incredible, definitely one of the best displays they’ve had.

We started in the studio for Lindsay’s senior portraits to get some unique moments. Personally, I’m a huge fan of the streamer wall! As the session went on, Lindsay got more relaxed, and some of my favorite moments came during her dance parties at the end of the night!

Allegheny Commons Park, specifically the area behind the Aviary, is one of my favorite parks in the city. It is very close to the skyline views of the North Shore, but far enough away that you can get a true nature-vibe. Rohan rocked his session there with a suit-style to kick things off, and ended on a more casual note for night shots with the city background.

Lindsey wanted a combination of flowers and classic Pittsburgh for her senior portraits, so we had to start things off at Phipps. Their front lawn is always a gorgeous array of colors. Her mom even made that awesome 2023 sign to celebrate her senior year! Another high school senior we ran into borrowed if for a shot, haha.

We finished things off on the North Shore with some epic night shots as well. You know those are always my favorites.

I so love this combination of locations for portraits of all kinds. You get the best mix of old world architecture with the bricks and iron gates, then move to the fun, modern Pittsburgh skyline. We had great weather for Riley’s senior portrait session as well, so you can’t ask for anything more!

Gino had a great session in a couple of different locations. My personal favorite was the private basketball court we got to use on top of the old Kaufmann’s building downtown. I’m a little sad I can’t use it on a regular basis. Anyone else have some epic rooftop views to share?

Ethan rocked his senior session. We ended up capturing his senior portraits during golden hour, and mixed things up with some smoke bombs in the warehouse district. Pittsburgh is a great place to get those fun, gritty backgrounds.