Posts Tagged ‘Dan Speicher’

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 which includes photographing their newest venture Bistro Soul: a healthy version of southern home cooking. Right now, Bistro Soul is under construction, and I am photographing the total rebuild of the interior of the building. Once that starts, I’ll be photographing their remodel, and the finished product for the website.

Yesterday I was brought down to photograph the face of Bistro Soul and Head Chef. Meet Matty.

For you photographers out there, the indoor photos were shot with a Nikon D700, 70-200 2.8 lens, and a Nikon Sb-800 1/16 power high camera right bounced into an umbrella and fired with a pocket wizard. The space was very small so I was using the wall to camera left to bounce a little light back onto her face.

Blessings

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 on the East Coast very often) and cooking, I somehow manage to have to fight cabin fever off with a camera! I guess that’s just the life of a photographer. Anyways, the one day we had blue skies for a few hours I ran out side and grabbed some photos of the farm I grew up on.

After a drive that typically takes me an hour took me more than twice that long, I ended up getting stuck on the road to my parents house and had to walk the last half mile through more than 18 inches of snow. The next day I got my car out of the snow and headed to Seven Springs for some great skiing. After I could barely stand from hours of riding powder, the sun came out and I had a chance to take some photos around my parents house as the sun was setting.

I even got some photos of Willie my Welsh Corgie enjoying the snow in the driveway because it was to deep for him where it wasn’t plowed.

Happy Snowy Saturday!

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 high-res photos to Pictage to back up your images off site. I’ll then create a slide show of my favorite images and send that out to you so you can share it with your friends. Your friends can then pick their favorite photos and order the prints they want with out ever asking you to order a photo for them!

So enjoy the slide show. Share it with your friends. I am still booking portrait shoots for winter activities. Portraits are for more than just your wedding day. Share memories with your dearest friends, or remember a special time with family photos. We can capture the life, love, and adventure that surrounds you.

If you haven’t booked your wedding yet lets talk. I include an engagement session in every “package”. If you already booked your wedding photographer, but still want to do an Engagement Shoot, give me a call. Engagement photographs are intended to capture the essence of who you are as individuals, and as a couple in love. Whether it’s a walk in the park, or basketball with your dog, we’ll spend 2-3 hours on-location, centered around activities you enjoy. I suggest a few wardrobe changes for more variety.

So without keeping you waiting any longer: Enjoy the slide show!