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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Finding the right background for your Business Headshot Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind shooting business headshots on canvas or plain-paper backgrounds. I think they have their place, depending on the type of business. But I have to say, I prefer to shoot headshots in an environment, usually somewhere in the business’s office…
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…
Taking Professional Real Estate Portraits and Realtor Portraits So what’s the best way to photograph Real Estate professionals? I’m a Professional Commercial Portrait Photographer located in Pittsburgh PA and I’ve been shooting portraits for quite a few years now. I’m here to share with you what I think are the main things to consider when…
Portrait Photographer Types in Pittsburgh Have you ever wondered about the different types of Portrait photographers here in Pittsburgh? I’ve written an article on the subject and published it as a “page” and not a “Post”, so you’ll have to visit the link above.
Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer Types of Portraits I’ve been a Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer since the 1980s and I’m even sometimes confused about all the different types of portraits and what each type means to different people. Rarely do I shoot for non-commercial clients. Mostly, it’s for all types of companies, corporations and various publications, including national…
The Six Best Pittsburgh Photographers, all in one photo! Okay, I’m a Photographic SEO whore, it’s true… No, I don’t think I’m the six best Pittsburgh Photographers, but I do like to try being funny once in a while, and this is my attempt at that. I hope you enjoy my effort in bringing you…
Business Headshots for Website Part of my business is shooting commercial portraits and business headshots. It’s not the majority of my work, but I have to say I enjoy the diversion from shooting food. There are many challenges to shooting a good business headshot. Finding a relevant and visually interesting background is sometimes difficult, and…
Editorial Portrait Photography Thought Process I was recently hired by a trade magazine to photography a lawyer that was involved with a case against the NFL, having to do with Mike Webster, the deceased Pittsburgh Steeler, and the concussion problem facing the National Football League. The challenge of the assignment was to illustrate as much…
Executive Portrait Photography Backgrounds The longer I’m in the business of Commercial Photography, The more I realize how important the background is to an executive portrait. The background shouldn’t distract, be applicable, and be interesting. It can’t take away from the subject, but at the same time, it has to have “something” going on…
Urban Executive Portraits Here’s an Executive Portrait I did over the weekend. We talked about various business location for our shoot, but thought this would be interesting. The shot was to be used for various business reasons such as a Linkedin profile photo and in case of speaking engagement invitations. The lighting in this location…
Gabby What else is there to say… One of the most beautiful little girls I’ve ever had the honor to photograph.
Business Portrait of Emeka Onwugbenu I shot an environmental portrait earlier today of Pittsburgh entrepreneur, Emeka Onwugbenu, for an article in Pittsburgh Magazine. Despite being 14 degrees outside, we visited one of his company’s construction sites to create this photo. We ended up shooting in three locations and the light was just beautiful in two…
Executive Portraits – How I Get The Perfect Expression Every Time I normally write these blog posts with the potential client in mind, but I think if you’re a photographer, you can learn something here too. First off, let me say that these are raw, not color correct, un-retouched portraits from a recent executive portrait…