Happy First Birthday Isabella!

i just returned from johnstown, pa where i photographed this wonderful wedding! as i mentioned previously in my blog, i had always wanted to photograph a wedding in this unique little town. i couldn't have asked for a better couple! the day was amazing from start to finish. the weather was perfect and the people were some of the nicest i've ever had the pleasure of working with. the ceremony was held at the beautiful westmont presbyterian church and the reception was at the incline plane (city view caterers). flowers were by laporta's. here are a few of my favorites from the day. (don't tell anybody but i think this was my favorite flower girl ever!!) congratulations carrie and ernie!

baby brandon! a couple of years ago i shot brandon's mommy and daddy's wedding. now here he is! he is so cute and such a good baby. i had to try really hard to stop myself from pinching his chubby little cheeks! what a sweetie...

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Happy 4th of July!!!

another engagement! i traveled to johnstown, pa for carrie and ernie. i'll be photographing their wedding in july and after working with them last week i'm totally psyched! (this session took place at the russell house where they first met.) they are such an awesome couple and couldn't be more into each other! carrie's best friend bryn was in charge of finding a photographer (bryn also shoots weddings!) so i am absolutely honored that they chose me. i've always wanted to do a wedding in johnstown. i spent part of my childhood there so i have a lot of sentimental attachments. i also love the setting. it's very gritty and industrial which is a nice contrast for wedding portraits. the reception is at the top of the world's steepest vehicular incline plane! did i mention that i can't wait??

the stairs leading up to the front porch is where carrie first saw ernie

carrie and bryn!

Congratulations Lindsay and Steve!!

I had the pleasure of photographing Lindsay and Steve's engagement session not long ago. What a great couple! They met while working on the campus ambulance at Villanova University and will soon be off to medical school. The ceremony will be held in the beautiful St. Thomas of Villanova Church next year. I can already tell that this is going to be an emotional wedding! They are very much in love. Photographing their engagement session was a blast. Thanks guys!!

day at the shore

I watched a movie a few weeks ago that had a profound affect on me. Basically it was a reminder of how important it is to stop and enjoy the little things in life. It’s easy to get caught up in the every day stresses and disappointments. Yesterday I followed my usual morning routine and while driving I became so overwhelmed by how beautiful the light was that I had to stop the routine. I couldn’t stand the thought of sitting in front of my computer all day, I needed to see more light. I needed to see how others used the light. My mind was cluttered and I needed to find some new forms of inspiration. Yesterday I wanted to walk through the art museum. I’m posting a few pictures from my day. I didn’t take my camera to make beautiful images or even to document what I was seeing. In fact I didn’t even plan on shooting anything at all (but I couldn’t help myself).

the first time i saw this painting in real life i was frozen for a few moments. if you look around the room you'll see what Ruben's contemporaries were doing in this same period. he blows them away with his technical abilities. you don't get the impact of a piece of artwork until you see it in it's original state, up close and personal. this remains one of my favorites at the philly art museum. besides i can totally relate to Prometheus

i love this painting. i don't remember who it's by (Manet?) , but when i stood in front of it and looked for a few minutes i felt like i was standing inside of it.

rocky statue!