Headshot for Pittsburgh Actor Kerragan Kurtz I recently had the pleasure of photographing local Pittsburgh Actor, Kerragan Kurtz. I’ve been trying to shoot more headshots, not only because I’ve been more and more involved in the local film community, but because it’s visually interesting to me. I’ve been trying to develop my own “style”. It’s…
New Environmental Portrait Look for me For the last few years, I’ve been in love with the look of location portraits and headshots taken with a telephoto lens, shot at its widest aperture. This creates what I call the “minimum-focus” look that I really like. As a matter of fact, I like this look so…
Food Photography for Catering Company in Pittsburgh PA Yesterday I did a food shoot for a local Pittsburgh catering company, Common Plea Catering. When I look at their online menu, I can see that most of the food photos aren’t mine, but I’m happy to add to their library of photography. I’m told that Common…
New Food Photography Lens I recently picked up a new 200mm Macro lens, that is has proven to be an amazing for food photography. The lens produces two characteristics that make food photos look amazing. First off, the lens is a “telephoto” and tends to “stack” objects in the photo. What I mean by this…
Food Photography Backgrounds As a food photographer, I’m always on the lookout for good backgrounds to use in my photography. In some shots, the background is very important, on other occasions, it’s not that important at all… Here’s what needs to be considered when selecting a background for food photography. 1. Color – The mood…
Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Club Food Photography Here’s a shot I did for the Duquesne club a few months back. I would of posted it earlier, but it was shot fro a magazine and I was asked to wait until it was published. This food photo was taken for a publication that is sends out to its…
Pittsburgh Food Photographer makes it big, in the Big Apple! Hey! If you have a minute, check out the Popular Photography video of Cayla making in big in the Big Apple, as a food and restaurant photographer. Cayla and I used to work together a couple of years ago, and now she’s on her own…
Pittsburgh PA Food Photo Here’s a recent food photo for a Pittsburgh PA based client, Giant Eagle Markets. As you can probably guess, this was shoot for an Easter promotion.
Veggie & Chicken Sandwich Photo I think every time Matt Walker comes to art direct a photo shoot for Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle Markets, I walk away with at least one portfolio piece. I wish he’d come to shoot more often. :o) This food photo is for a monthly direct-mail piece and it’s a great opportunity…
Food Photographer Peeking… They say I have a face made for radio! So here’s another photo of me sneaking into another of my food photos. Why do I do it? I’m not really sure. The only thing I know for sure is that I want someone to show up at my wake (not too soon,…
Recent Pittsburgh Food Photos I haven’t been posting many Pittsburgh food photos on my page here. Most times I post them to my food photography only site. The food photo above is an unretouched shot from last week that I really like. We did the shot in vertical and horizontal so that the client could…
Food Photography of Chocolate Dipped Strawberries I had a great shoot earlier today with some of my favorite clients. The photo is to be used in a direct mail piece to hit mailboxes before Valentines Day. An interesting thing about this food photo is the use of the tilt / shift lens. This effect was…
Here are a couple if images from today’s Pittsburgh food photography shoot I was so happy with the photos from today’s food shoot, that I just had to share them… Thanks for pushing the envelope Matt, Great job! And thank you AnneMarie. Great job food styling.
The Best Camera For Food Photography! I have to admit, I’m kind of excited about my new food photography camera. I often see on forums or Facebook pages, people asking “so what’s the best food photography camera available?” I’ve always had an opinion about the answer to the question, but just recently, my answer has…
A Trick For Finding The Best Food Photographer In Pittsburgh If you find yourself in need of a food photographer and you have never hired one before, I have a little trick that will make your job a little easier. Your first thought will probably go to google and type in “Pittsburgh food photographer” or…
Restaurant Photographer What type of photography do restaurants need? Food Photography – Every restaurant, at one time or another will need to shoot their food. If it’s a fancy restaurant and doesn’t have any photography on their menus, sooner or later they’ll need food photos for an ad or a billboard. Still Life – If…
Food Photo of Flat Bread Pizza Here’s a photo from this week’s food photography shoot, of Flat Bread Pizza. The food is great and the clients are wonderful to work with. Who could ask for more?
Food Photography of Ice Cream Cones I did a food photography shoot recently for Joy Cone Company, located near Pittsburgh Pa. Great people! We shot a bunch of boring stuff (outlined cone shots for the packages) and then we did a bunch of illustrative food photography for the sides and backs of the product packages. …
Food Shoot for Breakfast I love this shot. It’s something I did not too long ago for one of my favoried food photography clients. I love the focus, the lighting, the props, the composition, the colors… I love it all… :o)
Food Photography Shoot Here a food photo I did recently that I just love. I love the lighting, the styling and I love the clients I was working for when I shot this… All in all, I think that the shoot works really well and I’m proud to place it on my portfolio web page.