Laura Mares Photography
It's about your life, your love, your joy, your family. Let me capture that for you.
I am laura mares.
A Pittsburgh based photographer for laid back clients wanting a creative and artistic photography experience. I love to capture moments as they come. I am a firm believer in love and believe that life was meant for living fully.
Are you looking for the right photographer to capture the special moments of your life for you and your family to treasure forever? As your photographer, I aim to create a fun, hassle-free experience that captures your natural beauty, unique personality and authentic connection.
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"A thing that you will see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.' - Annie Leibovitz
Lifestyle
Lifestyle newborn and family sessions take place in your home and incorporate your family interacting with each other while relaxing in your home.
Newborns + Maternity
Isn’t it incredibly special to be carrying a new life inside your growing belly? A maternity session is the perfect way to capture this special time, allowing you to look back and remember this remarkable time in your life!
Having a newborn is a life changing event. Let’s create clean, beautiful, timeless images of your newborn for you to remember how tiny your newborn once was!
Children + Family
Every family needs photos that capture the love between family members. When you update your family pictures you update your family’s story.
Seniors + Portraits
Are you a high school senior or a professional looking for portraits? Let’s meet on location or in my home studio for a portrait session that will be full of fun poses that will focus on making your look your best.
Travel
Wanderlust. My photography journey began from my love of traveling. Here’s a gallery filled with some of the beautiful places we have visited.
What others are saying.
Very skilled with her photo shots
We had the best experience with Laura. This was our first professional photography session and Laura made it very straight forward and easy, no stress at all. She was very flexible with the scheduling, very open to our suggestions, very skilled with her photo shots, and just nice all around. We love our photographs and will be looking for more later for our next child!
- Gordon, Family Portrait Session
- Gordon, Family Portrait Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T12:22:07-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/very-skilled-with-her-photo-shots/
Very patient and accommodating
Laura was amazing with every aspect of the experience. She showed up right on time. She was very patient and accommodating. With a newborn, things take a little bit longer and Laura was very patient with us. She was very quick with the edits on our photos and they all turned out amazing. We will be contacting Laura for future family photos as well!
- David, Newborn Lifestyle Session
- David, Newborn Lifestyle Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T12:29:38-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/6147/
Attention to detail, expertise and quick skills
Laura is truly an amazing photographer! Her attention to detail and her expertise and quick skills allowed us to capture wonderful first birthday memories that we will cherish forever. Her photographs tell a story of our little boy's personality and we couldn't be happier. We highly recommend Laura!!!
- Chelsea, Cake Smash Session
- Chelsea, Cake Smash Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T12:34:11-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/attention-to-detail-expertise-and-quick-skills/
Most beautiful gallery I have ever seen
This is the most beautiful gallery I have ever seen. I’m so thankful
- Lauren, Lifestyle Newborn Session
- Lauren, Lifestyle Newborn Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T13:18:28-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/most-beautiful-gallery-i-have-ever-seen/
Best money we’ve spent this year
Thanks so much for capturing everything so beautifully. Best money we've spent this year, hands down!
- Evan, Family Session
- Evan, Family Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T13:23:03-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/best-money-weve-spent-this-year/
Will recommend you to my friends…
I definitely will recommend you to my friends, the photos are so natural and professional! Your expertise and editing are remarkable!
- Natalie, Professional Headshots
- Natalie, Professional Headshots
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:12:53-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/the-photos-are-so-natural/
Such a wonderful job…
Laura, you did such a wonderful job and my son had lots of fun. He's still talking about it a week later. Thank you again!
- Krista, Maternity, Newborn + Family Sessions
- Krista, Maternity, Newborn + Family Sessions
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:14:13-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/a-wonderful-job/
Thanks for a fun session!
It was so hard to choose my favorites, you ended up getting a lot of great pictures! Thanks for a fun session!
- Meghan, Family Sessions
- Meghan, Family Sessions
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:15:36-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/a-lot-of-great-pictures/
We LOVE the pictures…
I cannot tell you how much we LOVE the pictures. I think you became our family photographer.
- Tanny, Family Lifestyle Session
- Tanny, Family Lifestyle Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:19:01-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/you-became-our-family-photographer/
We felt extremely relaxed…
Laura made us feel extremely relaxed during the shoot and she was so patient. We plan to book her for our son’s pictures moving forward!
- Tara, Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
- Tara, Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:20:56-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/extremely-relaxed-photo-shoot/
Capturing candid moments
Laura’s work is very creative and thoughtful. She does an excellent job of capturing candid moments and making them picturesque. Although her poses are well thought out, they appear very natural. I would highly recommend her for any job!!
- Stephanie, Family Sessions
- Stephanie, Family Sessions
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:30:37-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/capturing-candid-moments-and-making-them-picturesque/
Perhaps what I liked most was the creative interchange…
I hired Laura for my maternity pictures and newborn lifestyle photo shoot and was very pleased with the results of both! The quality of the photos was great and Laura came prepared with props and ideas to both sessions. Perhaps what I liked most about working with Laura was the creative interchange that we had.
- Cindy, Maternity + Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
- Cindy, Maternity + Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:34:46-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/perhaps-what-i-liked-most-was-the-creative-interchange/
Laura is very patient and quick with little kids.
Laura creates an atmosphere that is relaxed and fun. She is very patient with little kids and also quick to get the best shots before they get bored. Having our pictures taken was a great experience! Thank you Laura, it was a pleasure to have our pictures taken by you and we love the results!
- Nina, Family Session
- Nina, Family Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T17:38:38-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/laura-is-very-patient-and-quick-with-little-kids/
Decided to use her photography service forever
Laura is a very professional photographer with fantastic customer service. I found her via the internet, got a family session with her, and decided to use her photography service forever. Highly recommended!
- Flora, Lifestyle Family Session
- Flora, Lifestyle Family Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2018-05-30T19:45:05-04:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/decided-to-use-her-photography-service-forever/
We are absolutely obsessed with them!
Thank you so so much for capturing these photos!!! We are absolutely obsessed with them! It was so hard choosing our favorites as we are in love with them all, but we finally settled on our selection. Again, we are sooo pleased with how they turned out and can’t thank you enough for your incredible work. Looking forward to seeing the final edits!
- Megan, Newborn Lifestyle Session
- Megan, Newborn Lifestyle Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-09T19:01:47-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/we-are-absolutely-obsessed-with-them/
A morning we will always remember
Oh they are so so so sweet!!! You are so talented and kind, it was a morning we will always remember! Thank you so much for capturing our new family of three so beautifully ♥️
- Amanda, Newborn Lifestyle Session
- Amanda, Newborn Lifestyle Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T11:37:59-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/a-morning-we-will-always-remember/
Customizes the experience to match their personality
We had a wonderful experience getting senior photos taken by Laura Mares! She really listens to the client and customizes the experience to match their personality and taste. We couldn't be happier with the result!
- Dana, Senior Portrait Session
- Dana, Senior Portrait Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T11:41:49-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/customizes-the-experience-to-match-their-personality/
Warm, friendly and incredibly talented
We loved working with Laura. Our pictures turned out amazing and we received them quickly. She is warm and friendly and incredibly talented!! We will treasure our newborn pictures for the rest of our lives!
- Lisa, Newborn Lifestyle Session
- Lisa, Newborn Lifestyle Session
Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
2021-03-10T11:46:27-05:00
https://lauramares.com/testimonials/warm-friendly-and-incredibly-talented/
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Laura Mares Photography | Award winning Pittsburgh Family + Newborn Photographer
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Pittsburgh's Experienced Newborn and Family Lifestyle Photographer.
