Drone photography and videography of the Pittsburgh skyline I’ve been learning a ton about shooting video and stills at night, using my drone. It’s exciting and a lot of fun. I’m not always that keen about getting up early to catch the sunrise, but once I get on-site, it’s a lot of fun and very…
Drone photo of Pittsburgh at dawn (stock video footage) Here’s a recent still photo from a video shoot I recently did of Pittsburgh, at dawn. It was a beautiful morning and I got some great footage. I’ve been working on developing a bunch of stock video footage, using my drone. This is just one of…
Pittsburgh Skyline Drone Hyperlapse Video The video above is my first attempt at a nighttime drone hyperlapse video of the Pittsburgh skyline. There’s a bit of a learning curve, so please stand by and see how I improve over time… :o)
Pittsburgh Actor Headshot of Herald Denson Here’s a recent headshot of Pittsburgh actor Herald Denson.
Architectural Drone Photography in Pittsburgh I’m just wrapping up a five-day drone gig for Hanlon Electric. They wanted me to photograph and do short videos representing of ten of their installations. The assignment was to shoot images that either captured their actual work or if that wasn’t possible, to photograph buildings that helped them “name…
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…
Restaurant Food Photography – Going On Location I shoot a ton of restaurant food photography, the majority from my strip district photo studio, but I do photography on location quite often. When I do go on location, it is usually for restaurants where I need to incorporate the restaurant’s environment into the photos. The atmosphere…
Drone Photography in Pittsburgh A year and a half ago, I got my first drone as a gift from a good friend of mine, for Christmas. To be honest, at first, the drone intimidated me. What if I crashed it? What if I flew it into the river? What if it just decided to keep on…
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…