Pittsburgh Environmental Portrait
Pittsburgh Environmental Portrait Okay… Maybe that last fireman shot wasn’t my favorite shot from that shoot. The fact is, I just didn’t get a chance to look through them all. There are a million great ones! :o)
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Pittsburgh Industrial Photographer Shoots Fireman
Pittsburgh Industrial Photographer Shoots Fireman Here’s my favorite photo from a two-day industrial photography project completed earlier today. We were shooting inside a “burn house”, a building specially designed for fireman to practice their skills. We simulated real house and industrial fires and photographed the fireman going through their paces. What I especially like about…
Top Secret Pittsburgh Food Photography Shoot
TOP SECRET FOOD PHOTO: Top Secret Pittsburgh Food Photography Shoot
Commercial Photographers In Pittsburgh PA Are Usually Generalists
Commercial Photographers In Pittsburgh PA are Usually Generalists Should you be a generalist of a specialist? When you began thinking abut becoming a professional photographer, chances are that you thought about becoming a specific type of a professional photographer, a wedding photographer, a sports photographer, maybe a fashion or food photographer, but usually you’ve thought…
Being a Food Photographer in Pittsburgh PA
Being a Food Photographer in Pittsburgh PA I’m sure students and aspiring photographers in Pittsburgh PA, and other medium sized cities, have wondered, what’ it like to be a food photographer. I’m here to tell you, as a career, it’s freaking great! I love what I do and wouldn’t change my career for anything, but…
Pittsburgh Photographers and Social Media Marketing
Pittsburgh Photographers and Social Media Marketing Pittsburgh Photographers and Social Media Marketing We Pittsburgh Photographers are finally coming around to understanding the need for social media marketing. Photographers, as a whole, have never been really great marketers. Sure there are exceptions, but in general, we’re usually more concerned with investing with the latest in techno…
Food Stylist Directory Update
Just a heads up! I’ve just updated the Food Stylist Directory and want to reach out to anyone interested to help me make any needed corrections. If you know of anyone that should be on the list of who needs to be removed from it, or any wrong email address or incorrect phone numbers, please…
Pittsburgh Photographers use thier iPhone
Pittsburgh Photographers are using their iPhones The great thing about the iPhone, is that it’s always with you. And that’s something you just can’t say about other cameras. Even many Pittsburgh photographers don’t usually carry cameras around their necks every day, but they’ll always have their iPhones with them. This is a shot I did…
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Photography Program Suggestions
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Photography Program Suggestions I have mixed feelings about saying what I’m about to say, but I think it needs to be said, so here goes… From what I’ve heard, I think the Photography Department at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is doing an extreme disservice to its students by deterring…
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Shoots Sandwiches
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Shoots Sandwiches for Rich’s Here’s a shot from not all that long ago that I did with Rich’s. They make some really great bread products, along with a bunch of other kinds of food products. These are some great people and I love working for them and I hope they’re as happy…
Food Photographers Archive – Berries
Food Photographers Archive – Berries Food Photography of Berries From Photographers Archive Here’s another environmental food photo where the background is over-lit and just plain blown-out. It’s a pretty cool look, I think. While I think it’s pretty cool now, I can see where this is the kind of photo that ends up looking…
Pittsburgh Commercial Photographer Portraits
Pittsburgh Commercial Photographer Portraits Shooting Commercial Portraits is not quite the same as shooting regular portraits. Regular portraits usually don’t have to have a specific feel, but when you’re shooting for a client that is a corporation or an advertising agency, then you’re part of a team. Being part of the team means you are…
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Archive – Salad
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Archive – Salad Here’s another food image from my archive database. I believe I shot this for a local grocery store chain, when they’re “look” was a blown-out white background. I think it’s a good look and it makes things really easy on the food photographer and the food stylist. …
Pittsburgh Headshots – Portrait of Nine-Year-Old Girl
Portrait of Nine-Year-Old Girl As sort of a hobby, and to keep my skills up, I will on occasion, shoot model and actor headshots. I usually set aside a weekend or two a month to shoot these headshots and I really enjoy it. Besides getting what the agencies like, (big smiles with lots of teeth)…
Food Photography In Pittsburgh PA
Food Photography in Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh PA isn’t New York, but it isn’t Podunk Kansas either… And as a food photographer here in Pittsburgh, I’m here to tell you that business is alive and well. Here’s another food photo from a previous shoot that I thought you might be interested in discussing, from a…
Food Photography on Tumblr
This isn’t going to be a huge educational post where I talk about the mysteries of food photography. All I want to do here is let you know a little secret. One of the tricks to learning to be a good food photographer is to look at and analyze good and bad food photos. One…
Pittsburgh Photographers Coal Mine Shoot
Pittsburgh Photographers Coal Mine Shoot I few weeks ago I posted a “crew” shot of everyone involved with the coal mine shoot, but I thought I’d actually go ahead and post one of my favorite shots from our shoot. For shots like this, I just can’t keep away from using the HDR (High Dynamic Range)…
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Archive – Scallops
Pittsburgh Food Photographer Archive – Scallops This is a shot that I did for Pittsburgh Magazine, quite a few years ago, but I think it still holds up pretty well. The shot was for a potential cover, so I needed to shoot it in such a way that there was plenty of room in the…
Pittsburgh Food Photographer shoots Tuna
Pittsburgh Food Photographer shoots Tuna I’ve been going through my archive, looking for food photos to add to the new food photography section of my Pittsburgh web site. I came across this photo and I think it deserves a place in the portfolio. At first, I thought I shot this a while back for Mitchell’s…
Pittsburgh Photography for WPSBC
Pittsburgh Photography for WPSBC Here’s a photograph I did yesterday for Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children‘s Christmas program. The school is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh PA. and if you’ll looking for a good place to volunteer some time, you’d be hard pressed to find a better cause. My heart breaks…