Studio Time With Jessie
Hey everyone, meet Jessie. Sometimes when I have a bit of free time I’ve been opening up the studio and inviting friends over for some fun photo sessions. Jessie wanted to see what it’s like to be in a professional shoot so a few weeks ago we met up. Here are my favorite shots. … Read more
Hanging in the Studio with Mimi and Nur
Last week I got to spend some time in the studio with some old friends of mine from my university days. One of my favorite classes at the University of Pittsburgh was Turkish, which was made up of a small group of fun and interesting people. Nur (above) taught the class and Mimi was a … Read more
Inside the Belly of a Decaying Machine
This is the Carrie Furnace. Operating from 1884 until 1982, it was one of the many blast furnaces which dotted Western Pennsylvania until the collapse of the region’s steel industry. Now a state park, what’s left of the steel mill is occasionally open to the public. Recently I got access to photograph the ruins through … Read more
Unity Night with Dazzletine.
Hello friends. Earlier this month I once again had the honor of photographing local rock band Dazzletine during their Unity Night show at 6119, in East Liberty. The show went late into the night and drew a large crowd. As usual, Dazzletine put on an amazing performance. They played some of their classic songs … Read more
A Day With a Sokolow
A few weeks ago I got to spend a few hours with Pittsburgh’s own Julie Sokolow. Julie, a filmmaker and social activist, is a pretty cool gal who’s doing some awesome advocacy work around the ‘Burgh. Over the last year her film series, Healthy Artists, focused on the difficulties that creative professionals have in getting … Read more
Another Wonderful Shoot with Deserée
Hi friends I have some good news to tell: I finally got studio space in Pittsburgh! The Shadyside location is small and I share it with two other photographers, but it’s nice to have a real workspace to go at my convenience. To inaugurate the new location I met up with Deserée again for another … Read more
Deserée
Meet Deserée, she’s an old college friend of mine and a former photographer. Des is currently busy with grad school but she likes to model during her free time. A few weeks back she stopped over at my place for a super quick photo shoot and here are some of my favorite pics from the … Read more
Retro Beehive
Last weekend Roxanne Fedrow and I got back together for a retro themed photo shoot. My friend Sarah modeled for us and Roxanne gave her sort of a sixties beehive hair style. Somehow this shoot ended up with a bored housewife feel. It wasn’t what I originally planned but the idea came up during setup … Read more
Beautiful Portraits with Hope
A few weeks ago I got to do a fun little photo shoot with Hope. Some of you may recognize her from a shoot we did together over the summer. For a while we had been talking about working together again, so one snowy Saturday in January I stopped by Hope’s place for a few … Read more
