Jen and Will are married! | Omni William Penn | National Aviary

A few weeks ago I had the privilege to photograph Jen’s and Will’s wedding.  Both Will and Jen are naturals with the camera – it was almost impossible to take a bad photo (or a photo without Jen laughing).
As always, Jenny Karlsson was an amazing second shooter – she took all the photos of the groomsmen getting ready.  She also saved the day during the ceremony – I had a little mishap climbing down from the wall at the Aviary and it took me almost 10 minutes to get back to the garden.

Jen and Will – thank you guys for being such easy-going, awesome clients!

Yana’s and Michael’s Wedding

When I met Yana and Michael for the first time, I was amazed at how well they clicked together.  It was truly my privilege to capture their day and their love story.  Huge thanks to Dan Speicher for helping me with this wedding and for taking so many amazing photographs.  And, of course, couldn’t have done this without my sister Olga, who diligently lugged bags, lighting equipment and even had her debut shooting video:)

Heather & Christopher Wedding | Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, South Hills

I October of 2012 I had the privilege to help my good friend Katia Forero of Katia Forero Photography to photograph Heather’s and Chris’ beautiful wedding.  Chris and Heather are probably the most relaxed and easy-going couple I have ever met.  Their ceremony was at the  Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church – it was interesting to photograph a Serbian ceremony and to observe all the similarities between Serbian and Russian cultures.
During the reception Heather sang to Chris, and I gotta say – this girl has an amazing voice!

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Hacking Photography | My Presentation at January 2013 Pittsburgh PUG

Last night I gave this presentation to an amazing group of Pittsburgh photographers at the Pittsburgh Pictage User Group (PUG). I am a huge geek and found a great niche for myself and my business – combining photography with engineering and becoming a cross between a photographer and a mad scientist. I build things because I can, because it is interesting and because some of what I build is actually useful to my clients.  And because in my spare time I am Batman.  Don’t tell anyone:)