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Kristin Merck Portrait Photography

Name: Kristin Merck Portrait Photography
Address: 2589 Boyce Plaza Rd, Upper Sainte Clair, PA, 15241, US
Telephone: +17242606069
Price range: $$$

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Kristin Merck Portrait Photography

Pittsburgh portrait photographer capturing maternity, newborn, and family portraits that celebrate your meaningful connections and result in heirloom products.

Dedicated to building children's confidence through empowering, artful imagery and experiences. Kristin Merck Photography is a luxury portrait studio in Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in family, maternity, newborn, child, high school senior, and professional headshot photography. Known for creating heirloom-quality artwork and confidence-boosting experiences, Kristin offers a full-service process -

from professional hair and makeup to custom-designed wall art and albums. Every session is personalized, fun, and designed to help you feel seen and celebrated. Visit my website www.kmerckphotography.com

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08/27/2026

Just a couple of my favorites from a recent senior session. We had a beautiful night and were able to pack in a bunch of different looks for him. And Congratulations Jackson on your under-par score to lead Peters to win yesterday's match!

08/22/2026

Same stool. Same bench. Same setup, every single time.

We keep the props consistent on purpose. It's not because we're out of ideas, it's because sameness is what makes the differences pop. Same wooden stool, three completely different kids, three completely different reactions to it.

That's the fun of photographing siblings over the years. The setup stays put so the personalities can do the talking. I love working with families over the years and watching them grow and change.

The biggest compliment they can give me is to come back to tell a new chapter of their story with me 🥰

08/21/2026

Same little bed. Three different babies with very different personalities. One family we adore.

We photograph these three from their very first days, and every time, this wooden bed is where the story starts. It's how we track the growth, the milestones, the "wait, they're this big now?" moments, all set against the same anchor point.

Then it becomes about all of them together: from three to four, and now five, laughing in a photo we've been building toward since the very first newborn session.

This is what we mean by full-service. It's not just a session. It's a relationship we get to keep showing up for.

08/20/2026

If your house has felt a little tense this week, you're not imagining it. Middle and high schoolers carry a heavier load than we give them credit for: who to sit with, whether old friendships shifted over the summer, keeping up with harder classes. We broke down what helps, and what to just let be. Read the full post

https://www.kristinmerckphotography.com/post/back-to-school-anxiety-middle-high-school

08/18/2026

What a way to cap off my day- Canvas reveal night with So Many Angels - 🎗PIT based Charity🎗! Tonight we surprised the kids and their families with the canvases we made from their photoshoot last month. The reactions were priceless and it was such a heartfelt night. Though we were really missing KylieStrong Fighting Rhabdomyosarcoma tonight 💔

08/16/2026

There are some people you meet, and you know you will never forget. Kylie was one of them.

Last year, I photographed Kylie for the first time at a So Many Angels event. She was dressed as Elsa, and even in that first session, I knew she was special.

Since then, I had the privilege of photographing her several more times through the organization, and just a couple of weeks ago, I invited her and her family to my studio to be photographed with her sister and brother for one of our Couture dress experiences.

Every single time I saw Kylie, she was smiling. Strong. Kind and respectful. Unapologetically herself. She wasn't afraid to speak up for what she needed, and despite everything she carried these past few years, she had this way of lighting up an entire room the moment she walked in.

Kylie loved roller coasters, animals, makeup, and most of all, her family. She carried a maturity far beyond her years, but underneath it all, she just wanted to be seen as a normal kid. And when you were with her, she was. She made sure of it.

Yesterday, Kylie lost her battle. But fighter doesn't feel like a strong enough word for what she was.

To her family: thank you for sharing her with me, and with everyone she touched. Her light doesn't go out. It just moves into all of us who were lucky enough to know her.

Rest easy, sweet girl.

08/02/2026

Liliana came back to visit for her one year photos and what a happy toddler she is!

I love using some of the same props in both the newborn and 1 milestone sessions to see how much they've grown.

She was one of the cleanest cake-smashers I've had in my studio as well! It was so cute watching her carefully smash the cake (it sounds impossible but that's what she did!). Happy 1st Birthday Liliana!

07/23/2026

What do your headshots say about you? Is it time for an update?

This session was about building a full library, not just one photo. Multiple poses, outfits, and looks, all coordinated, so she now has a fresh set of images to pull from for whatever the moment calls for: LinkedIn, her website, a press feature, a social post.

Whether you need a quick, polished portrait or a full session like this one, in studio or on location, there's an option built around what you need.

Ready for an update? Let's talk.

Address

2589 Boyce Plaza Rd
Upper Sainte Clair, PA
15241

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+17242606069

Website

https://kristinmerckphotography.com/

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