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How do you do an bird’s view shot of a large crowd of kids during a balloon fight at a Bar Mitzvah party? You climb a 10-foot ladder. Don’t try this at home, kids…


Photo of me on the ladder was taken by Jenny Karlsson of Jenny Karlsson Photography.
I don’t usually do newborn/baby photography – I don’t seem to have enough patience – but when a friend asks, you just cannot say no. Here are a few snapshots of baby Diana.



We ran the Help-Portrait Pittsburgh event for the 4th year in a row on December 7, 2013. As always, it has been an amazing experience! In this day and age it is hard to believe that there are people who have never been photographed! Huge thanks to Kevin Lorenzi for doing 99% of the organizational work, Allegro Hearth Bakery and Whole Foods of Pittsburgh for donating food to make the event more pleasant for everyone. As a side note, these are cell phone snapshots of the original printed images:)
