Jenna's Senior Photo Shoot

I spent a fantastic Saturday afternoon shooting some fun pictures of Jenna in beautiful downtown Pittsburgh.  What a great city with unlimited opportunities for amazing photos.  Jenna, her mom, her two sisters and I walked the city blocks where it didn't take long to find the right places.  In front of the famed Primanti Brothers in PPG Plaza... the cultural/theater district... Roberto Clemente bridge... brick walls... graffiti... it was all there!  After a couple of hours we had tons of photos.  All the girls had blast ~ and it goes without saying that the photographer did too.  Wish I could post all the shots, but here is a small taste of what we did that day...

Liz and Ryan

Here are some pics from our 'get-to-know' session with Ryan and Liz.  We were looking for more of the 'industrial' look with a little edge, and we found some good places.  Graffiti and old brick walls never fail for that.  It was a drizzly day in downtown Butler, but I thought our short, rain-abbreviated day was still rather fruitful.   Congrats to Ryan and Liz on their upcoming wedding in June!

Caroline's Photo Session

It was a cold, windy, blustery day a couple weeks ago when we did this session.  It was one of my favorites though, because I had an opportunity to photograph my own cousin while we were on Thanksgiving vacation.   So it was great fun for me and very special.   Caroline, as you will see, is stunning in these photos!

Diane and Steve - Hartwood Acres

Last weekend, I spent part of a beautiful Sunday afternoon with Diane and Steve at Hartwood Acres.  The only time I had ever seen Hartwood Acres was at night during the Christmas season at the Festival of Lights, but on that particular Sunday I was able to enjoy it on an unseasonably mild and bright sunny afternoon.  The place is great!  This photo session was part of Diane and Steve's wedding package.  Doing an engagement session or a practice session is something I like to do because it helps the bride and groom get to know me a little bit more, just to experience how I work.  And it's very helpful for me so I get to know them as well.   As they look through the pictures from this session, they may see color filters, camera angles or poses they especially like and we'll take note of that and use those things in the wedding.  If there is a certain thing that needs to be corrected, we'll do that too.  So the 'practice' sessions are very important in preparation for wedding day!   Here are a couple from last week's session: