What is a SmartSite? The newest corporate video project by a Pittsburgh Filmmaker and Photographer
I just finished up my most recent video project for the SmartSite Team These guys dont just work with you to build a website, they create a marketing blueprint, so that every piece of your website works together to reach your target audience. If you are looking for a marketing strategy, or a full service [...]
Dani and Tom
Last Saturday we had a beautiful day in between more than 40 days of rain. That happened to be perfect because I was meeting Dani and Tom for an engagement session at Linn Run State Park in beautiful Ligonier, Pa. Dani and Tom, Enjoy, and I am looking forward to your wedding in September. [...]
Thanksgiving Pheasant Hunt 2010|Laurel Highlands Adventures| Pittsburgh Photographer|
For me, Thanksgiving is a time of seeing friends who have moved away, and spending time with family. In my experience, most people have some kind of a tradition that revolves around Thanksgiving. For us, it’s more of a cross family tradition that started a few years ago. After a day of eating to much, [...]
Pittsburgh Non Profit Photography|Starzl Foundation|Pittsburgh Steelers
A few weeks ago I was asked to participate in the Annual Pittsburgh Steelers Fashion Show at Heinz Field. This was my second year working with the Steelers for this great event which helped to benefit the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute. As I begin to make the transition into working more and more with [...]
Krista and Sam| Pittsburgh Portrait Photography| Laurel Highland Country Session
Meet Krista, my youngest sister. And her fiance Sam. This is Rose. On the day we shot Krista and Sams’ engagement session Krista had to put down her dog of 15 years. So this is in memory of one of the greatest dogs ever. When we were younger, and Rose would go on vacation with [...]
Cory and Daniela| Pittsburgh Wedding Photography| St Pauls Cathedral| Westin Convention Center Hotel
Cory and Daniela had a wonderful wedding on a beautiful September day in Pittsburgh. They are such a cool couple, and they pulled off a great wedding just weeks after Cory opened the new Dante Salon in Shadyside! Congratulations on your wedding and your opening! Check out Dante Salon if you need a cut or [...]
Julie and Blair| Amazing people| Amazing Wedding|Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer|Omni William Penn
Julie and Blair were married on September 11, 2010. They are an amazing couple, who found me just a few months before their wedding. They have such compassionate hearts, as was evident when we went to visit Julie’s grandmother at a nursing home after the wedding ceremony. As you both make a difference in this [...]
A week in Review: Or just a brief rundown
Wow what a week. We have seen miraculous things, and built amazing friendships. From Migdonio walking (without pain and crutches for the first time in more than a year), to spending time in the beautiful old city of Grenada, to experiencing the magnitude of this earth at the Masaya Volcano yesterday, this week has burned [...]
Jamie and Ryan-Pittsburgh Wedding Photography-Syria Mosque
Jamie and Ryan were married over Memorial Day Weekend, and what a beautiful weekend it was. Between the wonderful yet hot weather, and a beautiful ceremony, and fun reception, the day was great. Enjoy the story of their day. Jamie and the girls before the ceremony The ceremony was full of Joy I love this [...]
Kay and Jack: Southpointe Golf Club| Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer
I met Kay as her wedding date neared. After hearing her story, and the story of how she and Jack met way back in high-school, I had to be a part of their special day. The best part was the fact that Kay really wanted documentary coverage, and to tell the story of life, love, [...]
Emily and Matt: Longue Vue Country Club| Pittsburgh Wedding Photography
Emily and Matt were married on a beautiful April day. The skies threatened rain all day, but it held off till late into the night. The ceremony was held at The Old Stone Church in Monroeville, Pa. Its a very cool little church right in the heart of town, but thanks to some awesome blooming [...]
Light love and Melody-Jamie and Ryan: Pittsburgh Engagement Photos-Tartan Day at the Duquesne Club
As a brief summer stretch finally passes by, and spring with all its color and sounds slips in, wedding season is slowly gearing up. After a few scattered and beautiful weddings throughout the winter, I am excited for the upcoming nuptials that I am going to be a part of. But truth be told, my [...]
Pittsburgh Restaurant and Portrait Photography: Bistro Soul: Chef Matty
My Dad has been working with a wonderful restaurant on the North Side of Pittsburgh called Bistro To Go. After meeting with him for lunch a few times and getting to know the owner Nikkie, and wonderful staff, I was asked to come and do some work for them on a few different levels. One [...]
Krista and Sam: A North Side Urban Portrait session!
I shot a beautiful wedding last weekend, and while I was shooting the portraits, I got a wonderful phone call from my little sister Krista, announcing her engagement to the man of her dreams, and now my soon to be brother in law! It feels so weird to say that! They came into town this [...]
Fighting Off Cabin Fever! Photographer style!
Wow winter just keeps on coming! We have gotten nearly 36 inches of snow in the past week, and it still continues to fall! It honestly hasn’t stopped snowing for more than a few hours at a time since the storm hit last week! So between snowboarding in POWDER (yep that stuff we don’t see [...]
Past favorites: Pittsburgh Wedding and Portrait Photography
I hope that 2010 is off to a good start for you! I’m busy booking weddings, and skiing, but I wanted to take some time to create and share a slideshow using my print lab Pictage! I love these guys because they make life easy for you the client! After your wedding, we upload your [...]
Update-BRESMA Orpahnage Haiti-Whats the next step?
A lot of you have seen me tweet and post on Facebook about #BRESMA. BRESMA is a orphanage in Haiti run by Jamie and Ali McMurtie, two local girls from Pittsburgh. Their life, and the life of more than 150 orphans in their care, was transformed drastically by the Earthquake. Their houses were destroyed, their [...]
Emily and Matt NYC Enagement Session Slideshow by a Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer
Here is a fun slideshow of all of my favorite images from their winter engagement session running around Manhattan. I cant wait to get them into Pittsburgh for their Wedding at the Old Stone Church, and Longe Vue Country Club. Enjoy!
Emily and Matt: A NYC Winter engagement session by a Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer
In December I traveled to the Big Apple to photograph Emily and Matt’s engagement session in what I consider to be the Wild and not always so Wonderful New York City. This time however, I loved my trip to Manhattan. Emily and Matt were referred to me by a friend, and since they live in [...]
Snow is here! And I made Pheasant!
Finally, winter has arrived in Western Pennsylvania. After a beautiful Wednesday afternoon with a high temperature of 56, Thursday morning i headed to 7 Springs for the first day of ski/snowboard season, and a brisk 22ºF that felt like 8ºF with the windchill on the chair lift. At this point though, I dodnt really care [...]
Shooting for you- Slowing down to be better for your clients.
I cant wait for winter to come! My goggles, ski pants, boots, and snowboard, are all ready for the white stuff to come. Im so excited to get out on the slopes and start shooting some winter lifestyle, be it families playing and having fun, or kids throwing cork 9′s off of a big table [...]
Motorola Droid Hands on Review by a Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer
I’ve had the phone since Friday morning now, and im still learning all the things it can do. but here are my basic thoughts thus far. The phone is fast. Really fast. Internet browses and loads with a short lag, and then it hurries up and finishes loading the pages. I have been able to [...]
Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer-Oakmont Country Club Wedding-Liz and Tom
Liz and Tom were married at the beautiful Oakmont United Methodist Church this fall, and then had a beautiful reception at the Famous Oakmont Country Club. In between the church and the club, we ran quickly into Oakland because it meant a lot to Liz to get a few photos at the Columns at Carnegie [...]
I am a photojournalist working with Non-Profits and NGO's. Telling stories and helping to connect organizations with their donors through social media. 
