Blog is moving!

Hi Everyone,
I apologize for the lack of blogging lately. I will catch up soon! We have been super busy around here and wanted to let you know that our blog is moving... the new home is http://davidburkephoto.com/blog. The RSS feed is feed://davidburkephoto.com/blog/atom.xml. Please update your bookmarks!

This blog will stay active for a while, so you will be able to find us.

See you soon!

Erin and Sean - Wedding - June 30, 2007

Saturday June 30 was the wedding of Erin and Sean. You should remember them from their engagement session here. I knew when I first met these two that their wedding was going to be awesome. Their love for each other is beautiful. Plus they have a blast and are always smiling!

It was to be an intimate affair held on the Northside of Pittsburgh at The Inn on the Mexican War Streets and The Ancanthus.

Fine dining is an understatement. The the executive chef, Doug Ferraro, prepared incredible dishes for the guests. The event was managed by Thom Naylor who is an expert in hospitality. If you are planning a small to medium sized engagement, or just want to have a fabulous meal, you definitely need to check out this place! Ask for Thom.

Erin and Sean's family and friends are all very loving people and a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone for hosting such a grand event. We had an awesome time!

Instead of some pics, check out the reception slideshow we showed. Enjoy!!

Out of the Office

We will be out of the office from 7/1-7/8. We will have limited access to email and phone messages. Rest assure that if you need to get in touch we will get back to you as soon as we can. Have an awesome 4th of July holiday!!

Heather and Mike - Engagement

Meet Heather and Mike! They are getting married August 3, 2007 here in Pittsburgh. I had a blast with these two, while shooting their engagement pics. They are so much fun to be around!! We started in a small patch of woods for some nature type shots, because they enjoy hiking and being in the woods. Then we started to have fun at various locations, including Heinz Field and PNC Park. They recreated the Jose Canseco/Mark McGwire pose with wiffle ball bats :)

Thanks guys, I had fun and look forward to the wedding in August!

Check them out!


Chess Moves








Steel Curtain.

Blog Renovations

Quick note to tell you all that the Blog is under some construction presently. Some of the menu items are not functioning yet and I am working on some other things to make it pretty. Please sit tight while we clean it up!
Thanks.

Shelly and Chris - Engagement

This past weekend, Shelly, Chris and I hung out and had a great E session! We started at their home, took out Chris' Harley and then ended up in the Mt. Lebanon Shopping District. The day was gorgeous, but the couple was smokin :-) We had a blast. The blue skies, Bike and background really lend to the images. They are getting married this October and we could not be more excited to be a part of the day! Thanks guys, enjoy the pics!

Slip n Slide + Apple Box

Equals Fun! Check out Damon.


Boogie Board too

Software Solution - Highrise

When I find a good piece of software that makes my life simple, I love to tell everyone! Well, I recently found another piece of software (web based) that is my new favorite. Highrise. Highrise is from 37signals, which is a small group of guys that have the philosophy of less is more. Keep it simple. All of their offerings are so intuitive and most of all USEFUL! Highrise is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool, to help with managing your contacts.

Being a photographer, my photo tools are priceless, but the biggest part of my business is managing relationships. Before Highrise, we had a mish-mash of emails, address books, blackbooks, etc... It was really hard to manage and to find things because they were so spread out. Now, everything is in one place! Easy to find and manage. It makes it fun!!!

It was so easy to export our Mac Address Book and other contacts from email accounts, etc... It is also easy to export from Highrise and bring them in the other way.

Keeping track of tasks per client, notes, emails and schedules is a breeze. I HIGHLY Recommend trying this out. 37signals always offers a free plan for starters and upgraded plans for when your business grows. So if you are looking for a fantastic way to manage your relationships, be sure to give Highrise a try.

Image borrowed from 37signals

Chandra and Anthony - Wedding

First off, Happy Father's Day out there to all of you Dad's! Especially my Dad (and all of the other Dad's in my life!!). We had a great Fathers Day. I will post some pictures later.

In the meantime, yesterday we shot the wedding of Chandra and Anthony at Beaver Lakes Country Club. My usual partner, Bridget, was unable to accompany me yesterday. I had the good fortune to bring along two great friends/photographers. Bob Fritz and Marcus Lang (Get that website goin Marcus!). It was GREAT having these two guys with me. A) We had a lot of fun! B) We captured many amazing images!! Below you will see a mix match of our shots together. I can't thank you guys enough for coming along!

This wedding was awesome. Chandra, has wonderful taste and provided so many details. The best thing about the details was that she created them all! It is always a treat when there are so many little things that make up the big picture. We were shooting details all day/night. The ceremony was outside overlooking a huge pond with a fountain in the center. The reception took place in the ballroom of the clubhouse. Thank you both for having us there! We had an awesome time. Enjoy your honeymoon!

Here are some pics!




Awesome shot Bob!






















Marcus, Me and Bob :-)