Pittsburgh Wedding Essentials

Check out the current edition magazine Pittsburgh Wedding Essentials which features a few of my photos in an article about fall weddings.Fall in Pittsburgh is a great time to have a wedding. The trees changing colors can offer a spectacular backdrop and the...

Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go!

Superbowl frenzy has set upon Pittsburgh and the Steeler Nation. I was happy to have had the opportunity to photograph the AFC Championship game last Sunday.I hope Hines gets back to full health soon. For sure we need him.It was fun to listen to Ben and Troy talk...

Squirrel Hill Fire

The Burton Hirsch funeral home caught fire early on Saturday morning. Nobody was inside (no, no corpses either) and by the time the fire department got on scene the fire was too involved and deep in the structure for them to safely go inside to fight it.So they let...

Another Album

I liked the design of the last album so much that I got one as a studio sample. This is a 12×12 FinaoONE album with an Armour cover with “Suspicion” leather back and spine.The photos don’t really do the Armour justice, it’s a photo printed...

For Those About To Rock…

We salute you.Talk about a dream assignment, I got to photograph AC/DC tonight. The band that provided the soundtrack to my misspent youth.I was leaning on the stage while I shot these!http://joeappel.wpengine.com

New Album

I just got an album from Finao for a customer and thought I’d post some quick photos of it. A 14×14 Finao ONE album with SilkTones! cover – I’m really blown away by it.Here’s the spine:The customer chose the creased print option, so the...