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The Y Extended Family Session | Cheswick Family Photographer | Pittsburgh, PA
The Y Extended Family Session | Cheswick Family Photographer | Pittsburgh, PA

Check out this photo shoot on the North Side with grandparents, aunts, uncles & significant others!

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Emily NovakJuly 29, 2025
Aria | 10 Days Old | Washington, PA Newborn Photographer
Aria | 10 Days Old | Washington, PA Newborn Photographer

A first child newborn session with a pink, cream, and sage green color palette. Mom & Dad kept their wardrobe choice simple with black and white.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakJuly 25, 2025
Victoria's 1st Birthday Portraits | Canonsburg, PA Photographer
Victoria's 1st Birthday Portraits | Canonsburg, PA Photographer

Victoria’s 1st birthday party theme was “ONE-derful Wizard of Oz”. We did sweet floral hints for the first half of her session, and then check out our yellow brick road for the 2nd part!

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Cake Smashes, 1st Birthday SessionsEmily NovakJuly 13, 2025little girl
Shane's 3rd Birthday Session |  Family Photographer | Saxonburg, PA
Shane's 3rd Birthday Session | Family Photographer | Saxonburg, PA

Bigger kids do better with outdoor sessions, and that golden hour July light was EVERYTHING in this photo shoot. Plus, cuteness overload with this little one!

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Child SessionsEmily NovakJuly 10, 2025boy, birthday, outdoors
Teagan | 7 Days Old | Gibsonia, PA Newborn Photographer
Teagan | 7 Days Old | Gibsonia, PA Newborn Photographer

This newborn girl session was mostly neutrals with a few pops of pink, and her 2-year-old big brother was such a sweetheart, hamming it up for the camera!

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakJuly 9, 2025
Millie | Mars, PA Newborn Photographer
Millie | Mars, PA Newborn Photographer

Check out the pastel spring color vibes with her newborn session with her two big brothers.

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Emily NovakMay 21, 2025newborn family photographer, newborn girl, newborn family portraits
Hayden's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Alison Park, PA Photographer
Hayden's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Alison Park, PA Photographer

Hayden’s shoot incorporated blues, yellows and creams in both backdrops allowing mom and dad to make a seamless gallery wall incorporating both backdrops.

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1st Birthday Sessions, Cake SmashesEmily NovakApril 29, 2025
Nolan Ryan | 28 Days Old | West Mifflin, PA Newborn Photographer
Nolan Ryan | 28 Days Old | West Mifflin, PA Newborn Photographer

Nolan’s session was filled with snuggles, laughs and lots of love. I enjoyed how the parents took the time to include solo shots of big sis as well.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakApril 24, 2025newborn family photographer, family photos, photographer, studio newborn photographer, dogs
Tessa's 1st Birthday Portraits  | Cranberry TWP, PA  Family Photographer
Tessa's 1st Birthday Portraits | Cranberry TWP, PA Family Photographer

Tessa’s mom chose to incorporate her birthday theme into her session. Special sea shells were made for the backdrop to help bring mom’s vision to life.

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1st Birthday SessionsEmily NovakApril 23, 2025family photos, photographer
Nora's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Pittsburgh, PA Photographer
Nora's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Pittsburgh, PA Photographer

Nora’s cake smash first birthday portraits were full of pinks, creams and lots of florals. All things girly were pulled out to make her day extra special.

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Cake Smashes, 1st Birthday SessionsEmily NovakApril 17, 2025little girl
Elizabeth's Maternity Session | Pittsburgh, PA Maternity Photographer
Elizabeth's Maternity Session | Pittsburgh, PA Maternity Photographer

Elizabeth chose to do an at home session for her maternity shoot. With a combination of indoor and outdoor shots, she ensured her toddler could be a part of the memories without being out in the cold for too long.

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Maternity SessionsEmily NovakFebruary 12, 2025
Vihaan | 16 Days Old | Mars, PA Newborn Photographer
Vihaan | 16 Days Old | Mars, PA Newborn Photographer

Neutrals and sage green, this session captures memories in a style that will never be dated.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakFebruary 10, 2025newborn boy photography, siblings, baby boy
Leena 7 Days Old | In Studio Newborn Session | Wexford Newborn Photographer
Leena 7 Days Old | In Studio Newborn Session | Wexford Newborn Photographer

Leena’s session included her parents and big brother who were all so happy to show their love of the new little one.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakFebruary 2, 2025
Gianna's First Birthday Portrait Session | Pittsburgh, PA Photographer
Gianna's First Birthday Portrait Session | Pittsburgh, PA Photographer

Full of blues, purples and lots of florals, Gianna’s session had a feminine twist on some basic colors.

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1st Birthday Sessions, Cake SmashesEmily NovakFebruary 8, 2024
Liam's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Canonsburg, PA Photographer
Liam's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Canonsburg, PA Photographer

Liam’s session was full of bright primary colors and showcased his love of Elmo.

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1st Birthday Sessions, Cake SmashesEmily NovakAugust 27, 2023
Claire's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Bethel Park, PA Child Photographer
Claire's 1st Birthday Cake Smash | Bethel Park, PA Child Photographer

Mom wanted to incorporate Claire’s August birthstone into her session and also brought the bow from mom’s wedding dress to incorporate into one of Claire’s outfits.

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1st Birthday Sessions, Cake SmashesEmily NovakAugust 24, 2023
Logan | 34 Days Old | Pittsburgh, PA Newborn Photographer
Logan | 34 Days Old | Pittsburgh, PA Newborn Photographer

Even though Logan was only 10 days early, he ended up spending 25 days in the nicu and was a little bit older than the “ideal age” for his newborn session but still ended up rocking his photoshoot.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakAugust 5, 2023
Maria | 30 Days Old | Pittsburgh, PA Newborn Photographer
Maria | 30 Days Old | Pittsburgh, PA Newborn Photographer

I met Maria’s parents when they came for big brother, Will’s, newborn session . A lot of the time was spent seeing how big Will had gotten since they added Maria to the family.

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Newborn SessionsEmily NovakApril 27, 2023
Victoria's Maternity Session | Allison Park, PA Maternity Photographer
Victoria's Maternity Session | Allison Park, PA Maternity Photographer

I met Victoria and Joel when they came for Nathaniel’s newborn session. I loved that they wanted to add a maternity session when they booked newborn for baby #2.

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Maternity SessionsEmily NovakApril 17, 2023
JJ's First Birthday Cake Smash | Imperial, PA Photographer
JJ's First Birthday Cake Smash | Imperial, PA Photographer

We scheduled JJ’s first birthday session for when his maternal grandparents were visiting from overseas so we were able to include them in the photos. This made for an extra special session.

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1st Birthday Sessions, Cake SmashesEmily NovakApril 11, 2023
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