Snowball Fight

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Maura and Bob's Wedding

I had a great time shooting Maura and Bob's wedding day with two of Pittsburgh's top wedding photographers, Steven and Robert. After Maura and Bob got ready for their wedding day, they opted to go with the "first look" package where they completed their formals before the ceremony. I highly recommend this-it allows the bride and groom to see each other in a more private, emotional environment. Also, it gives the bride and groom a chance to relax and grab a quick bite or drink after the ceremony, if they so choose.

After Maura got ready, Maura and Bob and the bridal party headed to their first (below freezing!) location at the ice skating rink at PPG Place. After spending 20 frigid minutes there, they hopped on a trolley and headed to the church with about 20-30 minutes to spare. Since we were so close to the Duquesne Law School, where Maura and Bob first met, they asked to get some photos taken there and, of course, we thought it would be a great and unusual location. We actually photographed the bride and groom sitting in a courtroom! It was definitely a first for all three photographers. As we were walking through the library, we passed a bewildered study group, to which the groom laughed and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about this until your third year." I thought my brother would appreciate that joke :)





























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Old and New Police Chiefs

When I am assigned to go to a school board meeting, I look out for interesting facial expressions and I also try to layer my subjects as much as possible. For this assignment, I was asked to photograph Saltsburg's new Chief of Police receiving his new badge. When the proper time came, I got the standard shot that I knew the paper would publish, but stuck around until the end of the meeting in case the reporter needed additional headshots for the archive. The meeting wrapped up and I saw Saltsburg's newly appointed Chief of Police fielding questions from a reporter as the newly retired Chief of Police standing next to me in the foreground. I saw the shot in my head but wasn't tall enough to give it a clean layered look. I quickly looked around, grabbed a sturdy chair, hopped on, and got the shot.

Framed

School board meetings are a death sentence--holding heavy gear for long periods of time, hoping/praying that someone shows an interesting facial expression or hand gesture, while trying to stay quiet and out of the way in front of a large group of strangers. Attending the Saltsburg school board meeting in January was no exception. That's when I start looking for interesting things to shoot, even if it's meaningless. However, I genuinely like this image-mostly because of the "journey" your eyes make. You read it as you would a page, left to right. Your eyes see the man speaking, his expression and his hands, then your eyes travel along the black square frames until you reach the end, when you see his face again, which takes you right back to the left side of the image. Besides, who doesn't love a reflection shot?

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IUP's Crimson Crazies

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Freeze

I was so fond of this image, I made it my laptop background. I enjoy sharing, so I uploaded it full-size for anyone else who might be fond of it as well!

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How To Pick A Bridal Gown

One of my best friends is getting married, and I happened to be there the day she tried on the dress. Yes, that one. Of course it was not the first dress she tried on, but that's all part of the process... The expressions tell the story here, and the reflections made it easy to catch everyone's honest opinion, even when no one asked for it.















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