Tristyn Albright Photography

Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in York, Pennsylvania

Atlas George. A newborn session at home in York, Pennsylvania.

April 20, 2017

Welcome to the world, Atlas! I photographed Atlas at home in York, Pennsylvania. My first newborn session of 2017. Atlas is the second baby in a row that I photographed that smiled almost on-demand.

After the first time he smiled on his own, it quickly turned into a game to see what we could do to make him smile again and again. Turns out, he really enjoyed the sensation of his mom’s fingernails lightly brushing along his cheek, and it resulted in a real-life emoji expression! Eyes squeezed tight with his tongue out. A little baby 😝😝😝 emoji! It had me laughing out loud!

Atlas’s nursery had some adorable vintage Lion-themed hooked rugs on the walls for decoration, so we had to throw on a knit lion hat for a couple photos. He made for one cute little lion, that’s for sure! We even managed to get “Biggie”, Atlas’s dog brother, to sit still for a few images.

We ended the session in the nursery with Atlas’s parents and caught Atlas smiling a few more times while he was being held. Please enjoy these photos of this lil’ cutie and his family!

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Brooks Bradley. A newborn session at home in Baltimore, Maryland.

December 5, 2016

Brooks was due on election day(he shared a due date with his cousin Marla!), but this newborn nugget decided he wanted to wait a few extra days before being born! This was a first for me–getting to photograph baby cousins! I traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to photograph baby Brooks, his lovable boxer brother, Cash, and his parents.

Try as I might to smooth it out, Brooks was rockin’ a spiky mohawk ‘do for most of the session. It was a pretty adorable feature, so we just decided to roll with it. And the adorable knit suspenders and matching hat were a gift from a family member. There are some pretty talented people on Etsy! Brooks really seemed to enjoy my baby-burrito wrapping skills because he stayed asleep throughout the entire session. Victory!

Some of my favorite photos from this session were taken when we got the rest of the family involved. Almost as soon as I put Brooks in his mom’s arms, a comically large smile spread across his face. Thankfully I was at the ready in order to catch his cute grin.

As I had been setting up in the nursery earlier, I noticed an image they had taken themselves before Brooks was born, wherein Cash was looking up at Jamie as she cradled her pregnant belly. I knew I had to attempt to recreate it now that Brooks was born. And, thanks to having a very well-trained dog(and a few dog biscuit bribes), we were successful. Plentiful dog drool not pictured.

Please enjoy these photos of this sweet lil’ nugget and his equally sweet family!

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Marla Georgine. A newborn session at home in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

November 30, 2016

Marla was due the day of the Presidential election this year(sharing a due date with her cousin!) and decided she couldn’t wait that long, so she arrived on the scene a few days early! This was not my first time photographing a member of the Deutsch family and it is always an honor to be invited back time and time again. It is always fun to photograph families as they change and grow over time–especially newborns and kids because they grow so quickly! I had the opportunity to photograph Marla’s big brother, Nolan, when he was born and then capture some family photos for them in the Fall when Nolan was a little bigger.

This time around, Nolan was not so eager to have his photo taken. I will be the first to admit that photographing toddler siblings and newborns is one of the most difficult things to do, EVER! Especially if they are close in age, toddlers seem to be a little harder to convince to sit or lie still long enough to get a photo of them with their new baby brother or sister. Bribing sometimes does the trick, but not always. Unfortunately, Nolan was not into the idea, so we decided to skip on to group family photos and wait until next time to get some sibling photos. I am always going to try my hardest to get all the different photo combinations that I can, but sometimes things simply do not go to plan.

Marla did great and slept through having her photo taken like a champ. The little knit green bonnet was provided as a gift from a family member and it made for some of the cutest photos! It was even warm enough that day in November so that we could go outside to take photos of the whole family!

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Erica&Andy. A 10 year wedding anniversary shoot set against the foliage of Fall and Heritage Hills resort in York, Pennsylvania.

November 10, 2016

When I heard about Erica’s plans to surprise her husband of 10 years with an anniversary celebration, I was thrilled to be asked to participate! I mean, seriously, WHAT a thoughtful and romantic idea! 10 years and 3 kids(triplets no less!) later, they are still going strong. Their day started off with a fake road trip for an “anniversary getaway” that actually ended only a few miles from home at Heritage Hills Resort where they got married. After some relaxation time together, Erica slipped into her dress and Andy put on the tux Erica had rented for him. They came to meet me for part two of their day–a photo shoot to re-capture the magic of their original wedding day!

It is basically a pipe dream to have a full hour of time for bride and groom portraits the day of a wedding. You can ask for 30 minutes, but it has been my experience that you are pretty lucky to squeeze in closers to 15 minutes, so the thought of having a full two hours of time with Erica and Andy made me giddy with excitement.

Since their anniversary is close to the end of October, we had to capture some photos against the colorful Fall foliage. I mentioned a few shots that I had in mind that would require hiking up a massive hill and Erica and Andy were totally on board. It was only when we were halfway done hiking up this hill that Erica mentioned she was wearing 4 inch stilettos. Say whattttt?! I still don’t know how she did it. I have a hard enough time walking like a normal human being in flat shoes. Did I forget to mention that there were legit gale force wind gusts to contend with that day too?! I actually think it worked in our favor though. The wind kicked up Erica’s dress and whipped her veil around, but only seemed to make the two of them look even more badass. They were total rockstars.

We ended the session at Heritage Hills Resort to recreate some of their original wedding photos on the golf course greens and some new photos on other parts of the grounds. And just like that our two hours was up! Erica and Andy were then whisked off to join their family and friends for the rest of the celebration.

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Kim&Bill. A stunning, love-filled wedding at the Country Club of York in Pennsylvania.

October 1, 2016

Kim and Bill met on a blind date. Well, for Kim it was a blind date, but Bill had the inside track after having seen a photo of Kim beforehand. Bill’s boss’s wife and one of Kim’s coworkers conspired to set them up. After a string of bad first dates, Kim optimistically agreed. Bill’s boss’s wife asked him if he would be interested on going on a date. Bill, feigning scandalousness and jokingly insinuating that she was asking him out herself, replied something to the effect of: “You’re married to my boss! That might be a tad inappropriate.” And when the laughter subsided, I’m sure Bill realized he would be certifiably insane to not agree to at least one date with the downright gorgeous Kimberly.

On a chilly day in February, it was Bill’s turn to conspire against Kim. They were making their way from the parking lot across the foot bridge to The First Post restaurant when Bill had a moment of panic and realized there was someone coming up behind them. Not wanting a stranger to foil his proposal, he stalled by pointing out all of the fish in the stream to Kim. When Kim turned back towards Bill, he was on bended knee, with Kim’s grandmother’s ring in hand, asking her to marry him. After she replied yes, a chorus of cheers erupted from several cars in the parking lot where members of both their families had been watching. Bill’s sister captured the moment with her cell phone, and the resulting image resonated with Bill so much so that he later asked me to do a watercolor painting of the scene to present to Kim as a surprise on their wedding day. Kim’s reaction to her mom telling her I was the one who did the painting was priceless, so definitely stay tuned for that.

Kim and Bill got married at the Country Club of York and the day could not have gone any smoother. Oh, wait, did I forget to mention the torrential downpour that occurred 10 minutes after the wedding ceremony ended? Plot twist!!! I probably could have done without that actually. It kind of messed up my grand plans for family portraits and bridal party photos outdoors. Luckily, the rain subsided long enough to squeeze in about 5 minutes worth of portrait time with Kim and Bill before the reception kicked-off. Aside from that small hiccup, the day truly was filled with so much love and beauty. From the magnificent blooms by the girls at Rosemary & Rust to the elegantly designed invitations, programs, and other printed materials by Bree Adams. And I cannot forget to mention the straight up sorcery-like skill and perfection of Shenoa Nicole’s makeup artistry that made an already stunning set of ladies look totally slammin’!

Kim is 1 of 5 children in her family and the last to get married, so to say there were a lot of emotional moments throughout the day would be an understatement. Lace from Kim’s Mom’s wedding gown, along with an embroidered message, held the bridal bouquet together. Her dad tried to go unnoticed when sneaking his first peek at Kim in her dress and I was in the right place to capture his 007-like movements. The way he looked at her while walking her down the aisle will tug at your heartstrings too. There was some unexpected comic relief during the ceremony reading by Bill’s sister when the severe weather siren for the golf course went off repeatedly. These moments and so many others made for an unforgettable day!