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Mount Aloysius Convocation Center

October 09, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
I do a number of commercial projects every year, and I had the pleasure of photographing the Mount Aloysius College's new Convocation Center for construction firm P.J. Dick. Below are a few photos from the shoot...
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Post-Processing - the difference between color/exposure correction and full retouching.

September 27, 2013  •  1 Comment
I am often asked for examples of what I mean when I say "corrected for color and exposure" versus "full retouching". While I discuss the complete process in my article on The Digital Darkroom, I thought some more specific examples might be helpful. The first photo here is what comes out of the camera. But first a word on why "professional" pic...
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Event Photography with Arnold Palmer and the Nittany Lion

September 14, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
I had the privilege of being the lead photographer at The Village at Penn State this week, where Arnold Palmer invited the Nittany Lion to a presser on some new recreational facilities his team is putting in for the residents. Apparently, the Nittany Lion likes Arnold Palmer's iced tea;-) This guy was great to work with...
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How to get better photos of the groom and groomsmen

August 19, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
How do I get better photos of the groom and groomsmen? I'm a photographer, and I've been to a lot of weddings. After a while, you start to see some patterns. My clients often ask me (too late) what can we do to look better in our photos? It starts long before your wedding day. Venues and scenery can make for some amazing wedding portraits, but at...
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Penn State Wedding, campus portrait session

July 29, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Penn State Campus Wedding Portrait Session Old Main, Allen Street Mall, College and Allen, Nittany Lion Shrine and more Tara and Michael wanted a lot of locations for their campus portrait session, and we got them all in, on time. There was a lot of construction around the Allen Street Mall, but a little Photoshopping took care of that;-) The wedd...
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