Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Just a little bit of light

Just a little bit of light from a window coupled with some fill flash, softened with a diffuser, and this is what you get:




Of course, it helps to have a beautiful subject.

Like my guitar teacher told me when I was a kid, sometimes less is more.
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Friday, July 25, 2008

From the files of unpublished images

Here's an image from a couple of weeks ago that I meant to post on the blog earlier. I got busy and forgot.


Pittsburgh Police crime unit Detective Charlotte Hughes looks at the passenger side of a mini van parked at the corner of Margaret St. and Hayes Ave. in Mt. Oliver that was involved in an earlier shooting on Mountain Ave. in Pittsburgh on Thursday, July 17, 2008.



Yet another shooting in the Mt. Oliver area. Luckily this time nobody was seriously injured.
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A full photographer is a happy photographer


Mmm. This sauteed Halibut steak from Kaya looks good enough to eat. Well, it did until I ate it.

Thanks to Executive Chef Danielle Cain for putting together such a beautiful meal for me to photograph. She's a very talented young chef.
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Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy Independence Day!

The 4th of July is a great time to enjoy family, friends, fireworks, and barbeque. Be safe - if you're drinking, please hand the car keys to somebody who isn't.

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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.