Snowmageddon
February 8, 2010
SnOMG, it’s the Snowpture!
We’re in what I believe is the majority in Pennsylvania, and still have no power and no heat. We’re holed up at a friend’s house until they get us back on the grid. My folks are running a generator back and forth between their house and my Gram’s, keeping everybody warm there. People are lined up for gas and kerosene out onto the roads here, and apparently Lowe’s has started answering their phone, “Lowe’s, we have no kerosene heaters, can I help you?” to save time. It looks like we may not get power back until Thursday or Friday – we shut off the water, hopefully nothing has exploded when we get back. We’re lucky to have the support that we do, and have somewhere warm to go.
Riding in Style
February 4, 2010
This is entirely amazing to me. I remember taking Pete in the car with me once, when he was a puppy. I left the window cracked a bit, parked the car, and walked all of 5 feet to the ATM. The next thing I know, he’s wriggled out of the window and is running over to me. He’s since gotten a little less, you know, crazy, but I’m positive I couldn’t leave him just chilling in the car like that without him taking off after me.
In other news, the blog got a little face-lift. I haven’t moved any of the information around, so you should still be able to find everything right where you left it. Just a little aesthetic update for the new year.
Brownsville
February 2, 2010
Last time I was doing portraits in town, I snapped a few shots. I guess if Brownsville HAD a downtown, this would be it.
Zack Arias does what he calls GOYA shoots (for Get Off Your Ass). This blog tends to get a little random during the off season, because when I’m not shooting weddings, I’m still always shooting something. And when I get to shoot whatever I want, you just never know what I’ll end up with. Some of these coming up will be shots that just never made it to the blog, some will be new. I’ve got some travel coming up soon, so we’ll see how fast I can get it edited and posted.
If you’re looking for weddings, there is the “wedding” tag and galleries to check out. There will be more starting in April or so. In the meantime, more to come…
Steve Thompson Band | Pittsburgh Music Photographer
January 29, 2010
Steve Thompson and his band played at Papa J’s Centro in Pittsburgh last weekend. If you’ve missed them on Facebook, here are some of the shots I got.
This one’s my favorite – their show was the same night as Conan’s last Tonight Show.
Hoo boy
January 28, 2010
Forgive me, internets, for I have sinned. It’s been 11 days since my last blog post.
Okay, so 11 days isn’t really that long to go without an update. But I went from doing a 365 project straight into a twice-a-week sort of schedule (mostly), so it feels like a long time. So what have I been up to?
Lots of client meetings! The schedule’s getting pretty full, and I’ve gotten to meet with some really awesome couples. I love hearing about their plans for the big day – they’re all so different, and it sounds like I’ll have plenty of cool things to shoot this year. So this has been fun, even though it’s kept me running.
The Laughter Heals Gala, which I shot for the hospital. I got to do their foundation fundraiser last year, and it was a lot of fun to do it again. They’ve had it at Heinz Field both times that I’ve gone, and they do a really nice job putting everything together (plus the view… so nice).
We got to see Steve Thompson’s band in town, and that’ll likely be posted soon. We also drove out to Cleveland to see Between the Buried and Me at Peabody’s, which will not be posted soon, as it’s part of my “let’s shoot some film” kick. I took the Minolta when we went to see Thrice at Diesel in Pittsburgh. Most places aren’t too keen on me bringing the D300 in, and for the type of shows we go to, I can’t say I’m too keen on it either. But they generally don’t bat an eye at the 35mm. I feel like I can pretty definitely say I’m not going back to film for any of my professional work, but I’m enjoying it for some personal projects. I love the process, and it slows me down. I’ve never been a spray n’ pray type of photographer, but I’m definitely more deliberate when I’ve only got 36 or so frames to work with. So far it’s all been concert photos, but I think I’ll probably bring it along for some of my traveling this year as well.
Hockey. Between my ice league, John’s ice and deck leagues, and the Pens, we’re almost always running around for hockey. In fact, we’ve got a Pens game to go to tonight.
The living room project is very nearly completed. Chuck painted the walls, the carpet is installed, and our couch… I just don’t have the words for how excited I was for the couch to get here. I’ve apparently caught whatever bug is going around, and have been pretty miserable with it. Then the day I had to be up at 5:30 and on my feet all day to supervise a commercial shoot, our couch arrived. We’ve barely separated since. It’s become very obvious now that we’ll need to get a smaller TV stand (our current TV stand is actually a coffee table), and curtains are on the list, but our house is back to more or less normal at this point. Yes, there will be pictures, and you can see it in all of its pre-renovation wood paneled glory soon.
Coming up, February should be a lot of fun. We’re spending some time in Sarasota, Florida with family (which includes my nearly 3-year old niece. This should be interesting). I’ll be home for all of three days, and then will be in NYC the 20th and 21st. Saturday afternoon, I’ll be heading up to the ABC No Rio to develop all this film I’ve been shooting, but I’m still looking for something to do that night. Suggestions? What do I have-to-have-to do while I’m in town? The 21st I’ll be at this workshop, which I’m really looking forward to. I was originally looking at doing the One Light workshop, but this one’s just worked out a little better for me right now. Maybe next year.
Lots to do, and lots to look forward to.
