When you look around my website you're going to see brides, grooms and their families laughing, crying, hugging, kissing - feeling all the feels! I've photographed hundreds of weddings over the years in all sorts of venues around Pittsburgh and across the country. No matter if your wedding is in a barn or a ballroom, you'll look at your images in years to come and those emotions will be right there with you again.
I create award-winning, candid, storytelling images for happy couples on their wedding day. My photos focus on moment and emotion, and I combine those with modern and creative portraits to tell your unique story. Here's how we'll do it - just be yourselves and have the best day of your lives! I'll blend in and make pictures that don't just show you what you look like, but how you feel.
My photographs have appeared in publications from daily newspapers to national magazines. Clients in industries ranging from manufacturing to education to healthcare choose to work with me because of my professionalism, versatility, and attention to detail.
I create award-winning, candid, storytelling images for happy couples on their wedding day. My photos focus on moment and emotion, and I combine those with modern and creative portraits to tell your unique story. Here's how we'll do it - just be yourselves and have the best day of your lives! I'll blend in and make pictures that don't just show you what you look like, but how you feel.
My photographs have appeared in publications from daily newspapers to national magazines. Clients in industries ranging from manufacturing to education to healthcare choose to work with me because of my professionalism, versatility, and attention to detail.
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I like stuff that's real.
Don't get me wrong, dresses and shoes are beautiful and all that but I'm not going to spend a bunch of time photographing them when your mom is crying and hugging you because she loves you so much and she's so happy that you're happy.
And your bridesmaids are crying too because they love you and are caught up in all of this joy, too.
Really, the only time of the day that I'm even going to ask you to do something is when we're taking portraits.
Hey, someone has to wrangle all of those family members so we don't spend 1-1/2 hours on the formal photos!
Don't get me wrong, dresses and shoes are beautiful and all that but I'm not going to spend a bunch of time photographing them when your mom is crying and hugging you because she loves you so much and she's so happy that you're happy.
And your bridesmaids are crying too because they love you and are caught up in all of this joy, too.
Really, the only time of the day that I'm even going to ask you to do something is when we're taking portraits.
Hey, someone has to wrangle all of those family members so we don't spend 1-1/2 hours on the formal photos!
So let me help you out a little.
Below, you'll find answers to the most common questions that clients ask.
This isn't an exhaustive list, so please just ask if you don't find what you're looking for here.
My goal is to make the booking process as simple and as transparent as I possibly can for you.
Contact me with any questions that you don't see answered here.
You certainly may.
This is one of the most important things that you can ask a photographer.
What you're looking for here is something beyond the top 20-30 hits of the day.
Below, you'll find answers to the most common questions that clients ask.
This isn't an exhaustive list, so please just ask if you don't find what you're looking for here.
My goal is to make the booking process as simple and as transparent as I possibly can for you.
Contact me with any questions that you don't see answered here.
You certainly may.
This is one of the most important things that you can ask a photographer.
What you're looking for here is something beyond the top 20-30 hits of the day.
We are beyond thankful for you - not only were you incredible the day of (all our friends and family love you), but our pictures are amazing.
Your composure, expertise, flexibility and ability to make quick decisions truly make you the BEST!
Joe's style is completely original and undisguised.
I have never seen another wedding photographer capture moments the way he does.
When I look back at our photos, I get a glimpse back into exactly how I felt at that particular moment because he depicted it so well.
Your composure, expertise, flexibility and ability to make quick decisions truly make you the BEST!
Joe's style is completely original and undisguised.
I have never seen another wedding photographer capture moments the way he does.
When I look back at our photos, I get a glimpse back into exactly how I felt at that particular moment because he depicted it so well.
Here's a curated collection of my favorite wedding photos from over the years.
Every good image tells a story about the people in it, but these are the photos that exceed that level and have something magical about them.
As a Pittsburgh Wedding photographer whose work is largely documentary in style, it's hard to pick singles out of each of the wedding stories that these photos came from.
So I encourage you to look through the blog posts that they came from in addition to looking over this wedding portfolio.
Every good image tells a story about the people in it, but these are the photos that exceed that level and have something magical about them.
As a Pittsburgh Wedding photographer whose work is largely documentary in style, it's hard to pick singles out of each of the wedding stories that these photos came from.
So I encourage you to look through the blog posts that they came from in addition to looking over this wedding portfolio.
In the course of a career of over 20 years as an editorial photographer I've learned a lot of things, like how to deliver compelling images on a deadline.
I know how to be adaptable when operating in many different, and sometimes difficult situations.
These situations can be emotionally charged, physically demanding, and occasionally dangerous.
They can also be filled with grace, humor, and joy.
The main thing I've learned is how to tell a story through photographs.
Experience has taught me how to respect the dignity of subjects while staying faithful to pursuit of the truth in their stories.
I know how to be adaptable when operating in many different, and sometimes difficult situations.
These situations can be emotionally charged, physically demanding, and occasionally dangerous.
They can also be filled with grace, humor, and joy.
The main thing I've learned is how to tell a story through photographs.
Experience has taught me how to respect the dignity of subjects while staying faithful to pursuit of the truth in their stories.
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