Joe Appel Photography - Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer: August 2009

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

New Home for the Blog

Earlier this week I transferred all of the posts in this blog to my new blogsite at joeappelphotography.com. From now on I'll be posting to that site.

The response to this blog has been really tremendous. I can track the number of visitors, etc. and the growth has surprised me.

For this reason, I felt that the direction to go for my web presence was to combine my website with the galleries, pricing info, and client area with my blog. Since I've committed to keeping the content fresh it seemed natural to move in this direction.

With that, I encourage you, dear reader, to bookmark, subscribe, or just make a habit out of visiting my new WordPress blogsite.

If you're a client and are looking for your gallery, it's still there. By clicking the link to Portfolio and Pricing on the menu bar of the new site you'll be taken to the familiar gallery website where you can click on the Clients button.

Thanks again, please continue to read. I welcome your comments and look forward to sharing my photography with you.

Joe

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I find it a privilege to be able to document in pictures the day when a couple enters into marriage. Family is the most important thing we've got and a wedding strengthens and enlarges those ties. It's a day filled with emotions and beauty and I approach it with reverence as well as a sense of humor.

My way of working is unobtrusive. After all, it’s your day and you are the center of attention. Couples are often surprised by the many candid moments in their photos given the fact that they really didn’t notice that I was taking their picture.

That's the essence of photojournalism. It's a philosophy and a way of working, not just a style of shooting pictures. I tell clients that once they become used to my presence they'll find that they and their guests will go about their day without being concerned that their photo is being taken. That's when the best "moments" reveal themselves.

As a photojournalist it’s my job to tell the story of your day. From the time you prepare, to the ceremony, and through the reception I’ll be there to capture the memories you will treasure forever. In addition, I’ll work with you to get those important portraits, and photos of the wedding party and your family.

Unlike many photographers who claim to be wedding photojournalists, I am a working photojournalist. I do it every day and have been since 1992. My work appears daily in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and has appeared in many magazines and newspapers including: Rolling Stone, USA Today, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Palm Beach Post, the New York Daily News, the ABA Journal, Highlights, Motorcyclist, Road Racer X, Sport Rider, Super Street Bike, and many others. My photographs have received recognition and awards on the state, local, and national levels.