I love photographing engagement sessions. As a photographer, I get the future bride and groom all to myself – there are no guests, friends or family members to distract them from each other, no schedule to adhere to. It`s a great chance for a couple to be themselves without all the pressures of wedding day. Today I photographed the first engagement session of 2010 – Deanna`s and Eric`s. I was so excited that I had to edit a few photographs and post them here. More photos coming soon…

To all the wonderul couples whose weddings and engagements I photographed over the past 10 years. If you have a few moments to spare, could you please click the link below to review my services on WeddingWire.com. Thank you very much, Dmitriy

Winters are generally slow when it comes to photography. While the downtime gives me a chance to catch up on my reading, do a few geeky projects and to hang out with my family, I miss the excitement of event photography. Here are a few photos from a very cool bar mitzvah that I photographed a few weeks ago. Zach is an incredible basketball player

This upcoming weekend (January 30 & 31) I`ll be participating in the Cavanaugh Brial Show at the Downtown Pittsbugh Hilton hotel. I`ll be at booth 61, so stop by and say hello. Pittsburgh Bridal Shows

Another year is coming to an end. This has been an incredibly busy year and fulfilling year – My wife and I had our beautiful daughter Daniella, I completed and aced 3 graduate courses, photographed 19 weddings, 2 corporate events, 7 Bar Mitzvahs, 4 Bat Mitzvahs and 6 engagement sessions and learned to play banjo. I would like to thank all of my friends, family members and clients for being such wonderful people. I wish everyone happy holidays (spend them with your families) and an absolutely incredible new year. My wife and I decided to take our daughter on her first road trip, so I`ll be out of town from December 18 to January 4. If you`d like to see photos from the trip and read my wacky rants, you can follow me on my EvilLens blog (www.evillens.com) or on Facebook Happy holidays!!!

My wife and I decided that Daniella was old enough to attempt a long car trip, so this Thanksgiving we went to visit my family in Norfolk. I expected trouble, but Daniella did a great job. She got a bit fussy at one point, but after a puppet show and a nap all was well. I posted all photos from the trip on my Flikr site.