Canon Mac Senior Portraits

May 4, 2010

My new tag line for this year’s senior portraits is “Get Your Own!”  I really believe that each High School Senior I photograph has totally awesome and unique qualities that make them special. I strive to bring that out in the image I shoot and aim to give them an experience they will never forget.

If you are looking to have a senior portrait session like no one else, call me and we will plan your one-of-a-kind session. This is YOUR time to be in the spotlight and really make a statement about who YOU are. Don’t settle for the same pose by the same prop as your friend.

I love that my clients call me to do such awesome sessions and that they are so willing to try all my crazy ideas.

I’m totally pumped to share this senior session of Cody. Cody is currently a Senior. He’s pretty easy going, seems to be up for trying new things, and totally knows how to ride. This guy was doing jumps and poppin’ wheelies (spelling?) for me to catch on camera. I had him jumping the bike about 15 times, and he still had the energy for more…I could tell how much he loves to ride.  I think you will too once you see these images. Enjoy!

Ready to Ride….

I liked this shot in BW because it’s more like a painting with all the awesome motion blur.

Thought this was a freakin’ sweet pose

Peters Township Senior Portraits

February 8, 2010

HeLLLLLOooooOOO!!!!

K. SO I’m super excited to post these images. AND to say that I’ll be at the Peters Township Prom Fashion Show doing variety of things.

The Peters Township Thespians are hosting their Annual Peters Township Prom Fashion Show on Saturday, Februrary 20, 2010. I will have a table set up with lots of product samples, some music videos, AND I’ll be offering a 2010 SENIOR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL.  SO come to the Fashion Show for a lot of fun and don’t miss out on some great deals with Scheller Image and Design’s for your Senior Portraits.

Here are some of my 2009 Seniors from PTHS:

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Lauren129

Julia160

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Hannah108

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You know it’s Winter in Pittsburgh when…

February 4, 2010

You know it’s Winter in Pittsburgh when…

…your local Giant Eagle parking lot is empty at 5pm on a weekday or Noon on Sunday.

You know it’s either, the day before a Steeler Game, Spring/Summer, or a random Winter day above 50 when…

…your local Giant Eagle parking lot is filled with petite, attractive, sports mom’s, driving enormous SUVs, buzzing through the aisle, whipping in parking spaces, and forty million people of all ages are crossing the cross walk in 10 different directions holding up traffic because EVERYone knows we are SUPPOSED to yield to pedestrians…right?

I’ve come to realize that the reason the grocery parking lot is SO nuts on our random warm Winter days here in Pittsburgh is because everyone else is sick of being cooped up inside too and can’t wait to catch even a few rays of sunshine…especially because we know it will be short-lived til May.

Just wanted to share my amusement in how we tend to hibernate in Pittsburgh during Winter…believe me, I’m totally on the hibernation bandwagon. So, here is my “You know Dana is…when.”

You know Dana is SICK of  Winter when….

She wastes your time writing a random blog post, can’t stop complaining about the cold weather, being cooped up, AND posts an image that just makes the reality of Pittsburgh weather even more “not fun.”

(photo from a wedding trip to Barbados in Feb07)

(photo from a wedding trip to Barbados in Feb07)

Actually…I got on the weather tangent to lead into my next post…check back tomorrow for that one. 🙂  It has nothing to do with weather or Barbados, but it IS a little different… 🙂

Oh, and one more bit of irony…as I finish this post…I see the sun is actually peeking through on this Winter day in Pittsburgh… 🙂

Peters Township High School Senior ~ Pittsburgh Photographer

October 23, 2009

Two sneak peaks. Lots more to come still from the summer!

I met Peters Township High School Senior, “S.” through a networking group I belong to. I was walking into the meeting a few weeks ago and George, one of the other members, asked me if I’d be able to do his daughters high school senior portraits. We had a date all lined up and poor “S.” got bronchitis the week of our shoot. PLUS the weather was just yucky and cold. SO, we re-scheduled and it turned out to be THE most PERFECT Fall day! The weather was gorgeous, the temperature was comfortable, and I had a great subject to work with. “S’s” mom and “Beau” came along for the shoot and added to the fun. More to come later from this shoot and others.

p.s. If you need a Home Inspector or may need one in the future, George is AWESOME at his job!

George Kasimirsky
National Property Inspections
Phone: 724-747-7321
Email: geokasnpi@adelphia.net
Website http://www.npiweb.com/kasimirsky

And done with my commercial, here are the shoots!

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The second senior, below, is the brother of one of my May 2009 brides. It was fun getting to hang out with them again and they chose a fun location (downtown Pittsburgh) for the session. Big thanks to Jake and his mom for asking me to do his Senior Portraits; it was a special privilege.

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Lauren~Thomas Jefferson High School Senior Portraits

October 14, 2009

Two quick images from my shoot with Miss Lauren on Tuesday. Seriously, I did NOTHING to her skin! Just wait until I get to post more images. Lauren has the most beautiful porcelain skin, and the best personality and a great spirit about her. We had a blast with her shoot because she came full of ideas AND was willing to be creative trying anything.  Lauren has the sweetest personality and I’m so happy that our mom’s work together because otherwise I may not have met her. Enjoy these images. I found it easy to capture her natural beauty. Good Luck Lauren! I know you’ll be successful in your future!

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p.s. Lauren, I still need to know where you got that adorable graphic dress! :)-haha

Blogs to Blog…

October 10, 2009

So here’s my list of blogs I need to… well…blog.
Amy and Dave
Kristen and Scott
Lara and Matt
Melissa and Caleb

Three Engagement Sessions

A ton of H.S. Senior Sessions
Music Videos
Some fun families and cute kiddos

2009 Christmas Card Collections

FALL SPECIALS!!! SEE MY WEBSITE! Early Bird specials

Some SWEET little NEWBIES!

And what I’ve been up to for the past few months…let the catchup begin!

Here’s a sneak peak at one of those Engagement Sessions…

Eric and Yuri took me to Kennywood with them where we had a BLAST! We rode the rides (yes, i rode  The Turtle with them and took pictures at the same time-that was a first for me:) and they were SO much fun to photograph and hang out with. Can’t wait for their wedding next Saturday, October 17th! More details to come….

My weekend trip to Nashville
Experience photographing the Stanley Cup
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