Happy Birthday Dylan!

Our nephew, Dylan, turned 1 on 9/16.  We finally got to hang out this evening and take some great 1yr images.

Isn't he adorable!

Happy Birthday buddy, we love you!

Published!

Sweet, I just received word and a link to The Shores Hotel website. The Shores is a division of destinationhotels.com.They are using a number of my images for their website and brochures! I shot Corrine and Nick's wedding there back in April. It is really cool to see how someone else may use my images. I am so happy that they are using them.

A huge thanks to Corrine and Nick for allowing me to capture their wedding and share the images. Here is one of my favorites they used:

Karen and Ray - the Wedding

Saturday we shot the wedding of Karen and Ray. You may remember their spring engagement session.

What an incredible day we had! It was a beautiful September day, which also happened to be my wife's (Bridget) birthday! She was actually in Orlando, FL for the annual MOPS meeting. She is on the steering commitee for the MOPS group at our church. So happy Birthday to my B! I love you!!!

Back to the wedding. We started at La Pomponnee in Mt. Lebanon. What a wonderful Spa and Salon. We had a blast shooting there. Then we headed over to Ray's to grab some getting ready shots of the guys. They were married at St. Bernards Church in Mt. Lebanon. This is an absolutely beautiful church.

Quick sidenote, their ceremony was at 2PM and my good friend and fellow photographer, Heather Lahtinen was shooting a 4PM ceremony there! What are the chances? We got to run into each other briefly and snapped a shot of each other in action. How fun! I will post my shot of her down below.

After the ceremony we headed to Molly Brannigans where Karen and Ray first met. Fun times!

Finally we headed to the fabulous Bella Sera where Nick coordinated a killer event. This place is off the hook gorgeous. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is perfect for a wedding. Obviously Karen and Ray did their homework on vendors and locations. Great Job!

Thanks to my assistant, Jen for helping me out all day too! To Karen, Ray and family. Thank you all for the wonderful day and hospitality. God Bless you all and best of luck! We will talk soon.

This is the way to the Reception Slideshow.

Here are some snaps:










The one and only, Heather Lahtinen. She is about 1 month behind Bridget in her pregnancy! That makes her about 6 months. Congratulations to her, Craig and big sister to be, Ella!










Jen grabbed this beautiful shot.

Individuals

I love photography books. Specifically, coffee table books, that have lots of different photos in them. I have always loved the portraits created for The Gap ads. When I was at The Gap yesterday, I discovered this book called Individuals. It contains page after page of images they have used over the years. I love the simplicity of the setups. Most images are created in front of a simple background (white/grey) and one light (off camera) is the light source. There are plenty of images where they use available light too. The images are plain, simple, but very effective. There is also no Photochopping! (a term used when too much Photoshop enhancing is used)

Simple = Beautiful.

Another cool tip. I purchased my copy from the Gap for $35. You can get the same book through Amazon.com for $23. :-)

So if you are looking for an excuse to pick up a coffee table book, try this one.
Here is a direct link:Individuals: Portraits from the Gap Collection (Gap)

Another Senior, Another Fantastic Shoot

Last night I photographed S. She was awesome to work with! The light and locations were perfect last night. She was so easy to photograph, because she just knew what to do. It was like she has done this many times before. Mom and Dad were a huge help as well (Thank you both!). I will let the pics speak for themselves. Thanks S and I will be in touch soon!

Enjoy

Senior Shoot

Here are a few images of my recent shoot with D. We got a lot of great images but am only going to post a quick few. I had fun with his whole family, including the dog Buzz. Thanks for having me over! I will talk to you soon.

Jamie and Doug - Wedding

Sunday September 9, was the wedding of Jamie and Doug. We had a fun engagement session in South Park, which you can see here.

All I can say is Wow. Their ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful and intimate, Hyehold Restaurant. Such a beautiful venue for an intimate affair. The grounds and the architecture inside are fabulous. If you are ever planning a small wedding, I highly recommend checking the Hyehold!

Back to Jamie and Doug. These two are hilarious. Always smiling and laughing together. It was such a joy to capture the two of them together. Their wedding was extremely unique and elegant. The details were very unique and the cupcakes, in place of a wedding cake were fantabulous! Vanilla Pastry Studio created the cupcakes, and according to the post-gazette, they are the best in town! I concur.

Thank you Jamie and Doug for letting us be a part of the fun. We had an awesome time and look forward to showing you the end results! Have fun on your long trip.

Click here for the reception slideshow.

Here are a few more pics:

Megan and Gary Wedding

Megan and Gary were married on Saturday September 8. You will remember them from their e-session here. They are also the fun couple that agreed to be in our little promo video here (Click on 'David shooting an Engagement Session).

The day was awesome! Megan got ready at her parents home on Mt. Washington. It is a truly incredible place. The lighting alone is perfect. I even said that I would like to rent out a room for my natural light shoots with kids and seniors. haha

Megan and Gary are such fun loving people. This goes for their families as well. They both light up a room, when they walk in. They continually have ear to ear smiles. This is even accentuated, when they are together! Every detail was perfect and the day flowed flawlessly. They were married at the Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh and the reception was held at the Duquesne Club. (which happens to be the largest private club in the country!)

Thank you guys so much for trusting in us to document your day. I know you will LOVE the results. We had so much fun and look forward to seeing you again. Have a great trip!

Click here for the reception slideshow:

Here are a few images:

Brooke's Maternity Images

If you follow my blog, you are surely familiar with my sister-in-law, Brooke. Her and Michael came in last weekend for their baby shower. While they were here, we decided to take some pictures of her belly, because I will not see them again until after the baby is born. Cool thing is that I will be in Atlanta when the baby is still a newborn, so we are planning to do a newborn session too!

So, here they are. We did a few in the house and a few outside. These are just a few of my favorites. I can't wait to meet him/her!!