Editorial Portrait – AmeriServ Financial Annual Report I love being a commercial photographer here in Pittsburgh, and one of my favorite things to shoot is an Editorial Portrait. It’s more play than actual work. You go into a location and try to find an interesting and applicable environment that you think will make a compelling…
Headshot Photography for Rick Dutrow I guess most people here in Pittsburgh know me for my food or headshot photography, but over the past few years, I’ve become more and more involved in the local indie film community, as a sound and lighting guy. It all started when my good photographer friend and I decided…
Typical Location Business Portrait I thought it might be interesting to show you a few behind-the-scenes photos of a typical location business portrait and explain what all goes into this type of photography. There are several things that need to be taken into account when selecting the exact spot where the subject will stand or…
Theatrical Headshots for Actress Delaney Shaye As a sound man for independent movies, I’ve worked with Delaney many times over the past couple of years. I’ve always found her quite talented as an actress and a lot of fun to work with. So when she approached me to shoot her headshot, I was very pleased…
Behind the Scenes Photography on Autopilot A few weeks back, I bought a new GoPro 10. I already had a GoPro 3+, but I never really liked it. To use it properly, you had to memorize which buttons did what and had to know how to navigate your way through the cryptic menu system to…
My portrait swipe file I’m about to admit something, and I don’t consider it to be unethical. What I do is swipe other photographers’ photos off the internet. I spend quite a bit of time looking at other photographers’ photos, usually on Pinterest or Instagram. I “follow” photographers whose work I admire, and when I…
New Style of Pittsburgh Headshot and Commercial Portraits I don’t know about you, but I get bored with things rather quickly. For the longest time, I considered myself and called myself a food photographer. To be honest, shooting food just doesn’t trip my trigger like it used to. There are a lot of reasons for this…
Commercial Portraits for Cancer Bridges Every now and then I do some work for a neighboring non-profit “Cancer Bridges”, formerly known as “our Club House” and before that, “Gilda’s”. It’s a support community for cancer survivors and their families. They’re great people and I always welcome their calls. I wish I could do more of…
Photographing Barges and tug boats on the Pittsburgh Rivers One of the things I love most about being a commercial photographer is the variety of the things I get to photograph. I’ve been in coal mines, up in helicopters, In steel mills while they’re pouring molten steel. I’ve been in operating rooms during actual operations…
Headshots of Pittsburgh Actress Christina Chickis I’ve really been getting off on shooting headshots for local Pittsburgh Actors and Actresses. I’ve decided that rather than doing what I think the market wants, I’ll just make headshots that I think are really cool. I’ve given some thought to what I’m doing, and I’ve come to the…
Headshot of Pittsburgh Filmmaker Xayne Allen Over the last three years or so, I’ve branched off into the area of Independent Filmmaking. Along the way, I’m met and become friends with, many interesting people. Most in the Indy Filmmaking community, pursue their passion on the weekends, while holding regular 9 to 5s like the rest…
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…
Headshots for Pittsburgh Actors I did a shoot recently for an actor friend of mine, Jerry Pietrala. He approached me wanting to do some photos that showed his “range”, but doing a bunch of photos that he was going to use to illustrate different days of the week. I thought it was an interesting idea…
Pittsburgh Actor Headshot – Brian Ceponis I’ve been doing quite a few headshots lately. I’ve come to the conclusion that I want to develop a style of headshot, something That will make me stand out from the competition. That sounds simple enough, but I’m not sure it’s as easy as it appears. I’m friends with…
Hyperlapse Video Shoot I mentioned a couple of posts ago, that I made it a new years resolution to try new photo techniques. I’ve been interested in drone photography for a while now, and I’ve marveled at the hyperlapse movies I’ve seen, shot from drones. My current drone doesn’t have the capability of shooting hyperlapes,…
Long Exposure Landscape Photography One of my new year’s resolutions is to play around a little more with photography. I had a day off yesterday, so I thought I’d do a couple of things I’ve always wanted to do, slow-motion water photography. Believe it or not, I’ve never really done much in the way of…
Commercial Photographer in Pittsburgh One of the things I like best about being a Pittsburgh Commercial Photographer is all the different things I get to see. Over the years, I’ve shot from helicopters and small one0engine planes. I’ve been in operating rooms, in coal mines, and in mills while they’re pouring molten steel! I love…
Portraits with a purpose Here are a few portraits from a recent shoot. I do some pro bono work for a few paces in the Pittsburgh area and this is one of my favorites, Cancer Bridges , formally known as Our Club House. One of the projects I work on is a fundraising brochure where…
Not all executive portraits have to be formal These couple of photos were taken for the cover of a business magazine and to be honest, I’m not sure which image they ended up using. Most likely, they used one for the cover and one for the article inside. The two photos are very different. One…
Color in Food Photography I often ask myself why I like a particular food photo and almost always, the color palette has a lot to do with it. Everyone has their favorite color, but I’m guessing the subconscious is normally attracted to particular colors and is revolted by others. With food photography, I find myself…