One of the fun things about being a Pittsburgh Photographer is that you get to shoot all kinds of different things and people for all kinds of different clients.  I did a job the other day that I just loved.  I photographed a bunch of people, indoors and outdoors, for a library of photos, for later use.  The subjects were either organ donors, the family of deceased organ donors, organ recipients, or the family members of organ recipients, so the emotion I needed to capture ranged from contemplative to down-right happy.  All in all it was a fun shoot and a real challenge, being that all the subjects were “real” people and not professional models.  Some of the subjects wanted to be there and some weren’t so sure that being there was such a good idea. )  Basically, it was a great day to be a Pittsburgh photographer shooting commercial portraits.  It sure beats working for a living!

These are just some of my favorite shots from the day.  I had many more, just as good to choose from, but I didn’t want to post too many…

Pittsburgh Photography – Portraits

While I seldom if ever do photographic portraits for families or individuals, I shoot them all the time for businesses here in Pittsburgh. And because of recent improvements in camera technology, it’s easier, and therefore faster to  to shoot them, allowing us to get more shots in a given time period.  The four shots listed below are from a one-day shoot I recently did for a local healthcare facility here in the city. One that one-day Pittsburgh Photo shoot, we shoot in over 30 different location.   Yes, Pittsburgh Photography is getting easier and faster, but you still need to know how to light, compose. and get the subject to ope up to you.  Those are the keys to great shots.

Pittsburgh Photography Portrait of Doctor in his office. I have a few special techniques for doing these quickly.

The latest in camera technology makes my Pittsburgh Portrait Photography easier and faster.

NOt all the shots from that day were portraits. We also did some interesting "situation" type photos.

Pittsburgh Photography

I have to tell you, I love the Pittsburgh Photography industry and all it’s give to me over the years. Until this point, I’ve simply posted recent images of my work and haven’t taken the time to write much about it, figuring that a Photographer’s images are more important then is words, but I think I’ll be changing that in future posts. From now on, I’ll be making comments and maybe talk a little about the technique and special challenges of the photography assignments that I post here. The main reason for this Pittsburgh Photography blog is to keep viewers up to date on my recent work and maybe the direction of the latest trend regarding the style of my photography.

In case you’re new to my work, I’ll give you a brief history of my business. I’ve been doing this for more years than I care to admit, and over time, my photography interests have evolved to encompass many different types of Photography here in Pittsburgh. I’m considered by many to be a food specialist, and that’s fine, because I love shooting food, but I would go crazy if that’s all I got to shoot. One of the great benefits of being a commercial Pittsburgh photographer is variety. Many photography skills are transferable from one specialty to another, and in my opinion, variety is what makes the world go round…

Currently, I am involved in three types of commercial Pittsburgh Photography. I enjoy the variety of shooting pretty much any commercial assignment, including, industrial photography, environmental portraits, healthcare photography, and even still live photography. To view this portfolio, you can visit http://www.michaelray.com.

Like I mentioned earlier, I love to photograph food and have been doing so for years, both here in Pittsburgh and for clients around the country. To view my food portfolio, please visit http://www.foodportfolio.com.

Probably my most recent photographic interest has been in the direction of shooting model and actor headshots. To be honest, I’m not really sure what brought me to this latest specialty, but for whatever reason, here I am. I think it’s a logical progression from shooting environmental portraits to shooting headshots. Whatever the reason, I’ve learned a lot from shooting headshots and have been able to transfer this knowledge to other types of photography I do here in Pittsburgh. I try not to let shooting headshots interfere with my other types of photography and schedule these headshots two Saturday’s a month. If you’d like to see my Pittsburgh Actor and Model headshot web page, you can visit http://www.pghpeople.com

Well, That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. Thanks for taking the time to read and view my Pittsburgh Photography, and keep coming back to see where and what I evolve into…. Take care!

Pittsburgh Photography of a young aspiring actress. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it… )

Here’s an executive portrait I shot this Saturday. As a Pittsburgh Commercial photographer, I usually don’t like to shoot in the weekend, but sometimes it just works out that way. I’ve shot at this location several times now, and it’s fun to try to figure out new angles every time I shoot.