Pittsburgh Actor Headshot of Herald Denson
Pittsburgh Actor Headshot of Herald Denson Here’s a recent headshot of Pittsburgh actor Herald Denson.
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Editorial Portrait Photography for AmeriServ
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
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 Business Portrait
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…
Headshot for Actress Delaney Shaye
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.
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
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 Headshots and Commercial Portraits
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Actor Headshot – Brian Ceponis
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…
Business Headshots – Finding the right background
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…
Portraits with a purpose
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…
New Look for My Environmental Portraits
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…
Professional Real Estate Portraits and Realtor Portraits
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…
Corporate Photographer Assignment
Corporate Photographer Assignment As a Pittsburgh Corporate Photographer, there are some projects that are a lot of fun to shoot. Good SEO and a good corporate photography portfolio will get you the occasional magazine assignment and this one was perfect for a corporate photographer that specialized in shooting people. Corporate photography assignment for trade journal…
Pittsburgh Portrait Photographer
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…