Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer | Christina Montemurro

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Category Archives: Families

Family photography

The Bradys are Back

May 3, 2010

It must be that time of year again… I realized that it was almost exactly a year ago that I photographed the well-dressed Brady boys. This time, the Bradys chose to have their session at home. Considering the beautiful azaleas still in bloom, and the beautiful light on their deck, I think this was a wise choice. Logan, do you agree? If you do, please raise your left hand.

Well, there you go. Brooks, if you agree too, how about a big smile?

I showed Brooks the above photo on the LCD screen on the back of my camera. He wanted to see the others I’d already taken, so I scrolled through, and we soon came to a photo I’d taken that morning of one of my boys. Brooks was not impressed, and wanted to me to shoot some more to make that other boy go away.

If you looked at the link above, you may recall that John, these boys’ dad, is a source of endless energy. That hasn’t changed. I think he could have done this all day.

Logan also enjoyed his quiet time with his mom, Deb. This lovely redhead is an old friend and former co-worker. We worked together back in the 20th century, in the B.C.P era. (Before Cell Phones)

Brooks wasn’t going to miss out on some hugs from his mom…

(Technical note: it was pretty sunny in the front yard, but we didn’t want to miss out on the colorful azaleas. I filled in some of the shadows of the overhead sun with some fill flash – a 580ex on camera, pointed directly at them, with the flash exposure compensation dialed down around -2.)

We did get your standard everyone-looking-at-the-camera family portrait. But I’m going to share this one instead, because it makes me laugh.

And last but not least, how often do the grownups get a photo to themselves without the little ones? Pretty much never. So here are John and Deb, looking just as gorgeous and happy as when I first met them so long ago.

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Three, 3 and under

January 17, 2010

It’s been quiet on the blog! And I have to admit that instead of reporting that I’ve spent the past weeks working feverishly on assorted projects, the reality is that instead I’ve been enjoying the quiet winter season to spend as much time playing with my boys as I can. It’s now Sunday morning, and I remember that I did do a load of laundry yesterday and take out the garbage, but other than that… I spent the whole day playing. Our basement is filled with Geotrax trains, and the boys and I are getting a little obsessed with track-building. (I expect there will be a post about that in the near future as I really should document my mania.) After playing with trains for much of the morning, and then taking a little nap with Jonas, Leo and I went to the rink at PPG Plaza downtown for a little ice skating. Fun!

But the highlight of the weekend was not just one, but two visits from our very good friends, the Winters family. We’ve been friends for years, and were neighbors, too, until the Winters relocated to State College over a year ago.

Their visit reminded me that in last fall’s rush, I neglected to share photos from a November session with them at Mellon Park.

Jack, the oldest.

Neva just turned two. Doesn’t she look so sweet and quiet and mellow? Well – she may be sweet – but forget about the rest! This little girl finds trouble like no one I’ve ever seen. During a visit when she was about 18 months, her mother had gone upstairs to change Neva’s little sister’s diaper, leaving her under my supervision. I went into another room to get something and when I returned I found her in the kitchen with a box of Bisquick. Feeding handfuls of said Bisquick to my dog. On Friday night as they prepared to leave our house for their hotel, Neva managed to completely undress (except for one sock). And last night, while we were all in the basement with the trains, Neva disappeared. I went upstairs and found her on the dining room table, scurrying away from a plate of butter with an “I didn’t do it!” expression topped with a bit of “and you can’t catch me!”

And here’s Paige, who will be turn one in March.

We miss you, Winterseses!

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Simon – 18 months!

September 17, 2009

Last weekend I spent a little time in North Park with now 18-month old Simon. This adorable little boy has appeared here before, twice in fact, at 9 months and 12 months. Of course he is still absolutely adorable and charming.