It was an all-Pittsburgh kind of senior session for Tyler!
From the moment we started planning his senior session, it was clear that Tyler wanted a Pittsburgh-themed senior photo session. We talked about Point State Park (specifically the fountain), the bridges, and the North Shore Riverwalk. As I do with all of my clients who ask for photos downtown, I recommended choosing an evening when there weren’t any sporting events. This year in particular, the NFL Draft was taking plate at the end of April IN Pittsburgh, so I recommended we steer clear of that, too.
We chose a date that was the week after the draft, when things were supposed to be calmed down, and a night when there was note a home sporting event scheduled. But wouldn’t you know it, the evening of Tyler’s session came, and we ran into a few roadblocks pertaining to both of these very events we had tried to avoid!
Upon our arrival, Point State Park was unexpectedly completely fenced off. We could see peering through the fence that the fountain was on and that people were walking around, though. So after talking to one of the security guards, he said we could make the 2 mile walk around the fence to the fountain, and that we would be able to take photos there. We were all so thankful that we could still make our way there, even if we had to walk a bit further than we thought… so, we started the trek.
Wouldn’t you know it, by the time we arrived at the fountain, it had been shut off. We couldn’t believe it! We tried to find someone to ask, but to no avail. So, we decided to make the best of it and get some photos on the fountain steps, with the river in the background, and using the “stillness” of the water as a reflection. And honestly.. those photos of Tyler’s reflection (you’ll see them below) are some of my favorites from his entire gallery. It may be a different look than the usual fountain photos, but still pretty epic!
After finishing up at Point State Park, we began walking towards the Roberto Clemente Bridge and realized that there were lots of people in Pirates gear walking towards PNC Park, which was starting to fill up. To our surprise, we found out that the home game that was supposed to take place the previous night had been rescheduled to this night due to inclement weather the day before. It was hard to believe that the two events we had carefully planned around and tried to avoid had somehow still crept into Tyler’s session!
With all of that being said - all of the hiccups we experienced, the unexpected surprises, the long stretches of walking - we had such a fun time with Tyler and his family. I am so grateful that they were willing to roll with the punches, because it was truly a beautiful night for photos, even if the city was a bit busier than usual. And thankfully, we were able to avoid too many people in the background, even with so much going on!
I love how this Pittsburgh senior session turned out. If you’re interested in having senior photos taken in Pittsburgh, feel free to send me a message via my “Contact” tab in the navigation above. I would love to work with you!
