Been a long time. . .

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted on the blog. All the people that know tell me that I should be posting every day, but it is really hard when you're busy.

Anyway, I had this really good idea. What if you wanted GREAT Savarino Style senior portraits but you wanted the high resolution files to do what you wanted? You could print pictures, as many as you wanted, or post them, or make your own invitations, banner, etc. What if you could get all the files that would be included in the original proof books that were color/exposure corrected? Depending on the amount of time you choose for your session, there could be 60 - 80 images.

If you like this idea, let me know. I am considering this idea as a senior package. 30 minutes in the studio with a CD of all the files $295, one hour in the studio or anywhere and all the files $395, two hours your choice of session styles with all the files $495.

I'd like to hear from you. Send me a message on Facebook.

Kyra

Kyra

How about using the Loft for a yearbook pose?

Natalie and friend at the loft

If you would like to bring a friend to the Loft with you, I'd be happy to include them in a couple of selections. Brian actually did not expect to be included. It came as a surprise.

Cara Alvarez at the Loft

I'm still photographing the Class of 2011. Cara Alvarez was a fun subject at the loft. The right clothing makes any senior portrait session a success. Cara had some excellent clothing selections. She chose to use dance as one of her outfits. Dancing is an art and so is portraiture.

The Loft . . . a Savarino Studio exclusive.

The Loft is the most popular location session that we offer at Savarino Studio. I have been creating senior portraits at the Loft since 2006 (Class of 2007). It has evolved over the years and I have evolved with it. The lighting took a dramatic turn last year when I developed special reflectors to create a unique effect. I have created a NEW source of light this year which should make for some of the most dramatic portraits ever created with natural light. All of the portraits created in "The Loft" are created using natural window light. Although I can create portraits there all day, the best light is after noon when the sun has pasted overhead.

I plan to start using the Loft for special children's creative sessions this summer and fall. Plans for group portraiture are also in the works.

Zoey & Addison Mundorff

I've been photographing both of these girls since they were born. Zoey is six years old and Addison is two. This is their Easter portrait.

Skylar 7 years old

Gianna Sprecace

Gianna is 6 years old

Aydin Sayers

Aydin is 9 months

Fallon Bulboff

Fallon is 14 months

Dylan Bove

Dillon is 2 1/2 years old.

Emma's sister Miranda Santina

Miranda is 3 years old

Here's Emma Santina

5 years old

First Bunny session on Friday

Allison Haywood 18 months

More Bunny portraits tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a busy day. I have eight portrait sessions. This year has been the best bunny year ever.

We welcome new clients too.

This is Ava who attends first grade at Rostraver Elementary.

Owen, Nolan, and Adalyn Martin

I have photographed all of the Martin children since birth. Ron and Lana Martin travel to Monongahela from Wexford. They have been my very best clients.

Sara loved our bunnies.

They are so soft.

Our Bunnies are the BEST !!!

Here's another cutie!!!

Estrella Vater 7 1/2 months

First Session

Marissa Mavrakis age 5 months

Peter Rabbit's Garden TODAY !!!

We have 13 sessions for Peter Rabbit. WOW! Here are the stars.

Still looking for Class of 2012 Lists

Offering FREE Senior Portraits !
I need a list of names and addresses for the Class of 2012 for Charleroi HS, Belle Vernon HS, and Elizabeth Forward HS. If you can compile such a list, I will do your senior portraits FREE of charge.

Peter Rabbit's Garden

Call now to reserve your spot for this very special event. On March 31 & April 1, bring your little ones to the studio to be photographed in Peter Rabbit’s Garden, with live bunnies! This Bunny package includes 1-8x10, 2-5x7’s and 8 wallets for $59.95. A $10 session fee per child is required to schedule your appointment.

Can you "See the Difference"?

For those who are choosing a wedding photographer. How important is your wedding to you? How important are your wedding photographs? Can you "See the Difference"?

Offering FREE Senior Portraits !

I need a list of names and addresses for the Class of 2012 for Charleroi HS, Belle Vernon HS, and Elizabeth Forward HS. If you can compile such a list, I will do your senior portraits FREE of charge.

David Savarino Event Photography

I have launched a new websight http://www.dseventphotography.com/ . I am seeking corporate clients for all types of event/commercial/industrial photography. I started my photography career 38 years ago doing industrial plant photography for McGraw Edison, RCA Broadcast, and Lee Norse Company. I created images for technical bulletins for McGraw Edison at their plants in Canonsburg, PA and Zanesville, Ohio. I photographed very large broadcast radio transmitters for instruction manuals for the RCA Corporation in Meadowlands, PA. I also did a lot of underground mining photography and product photography for Lee Norse Company in Charleroi, PA and Beckley, WV.



I have decided to return to where I started. Since those first years, I have gained so much experience by way of wedding photography, portrait photography, and sports photography. I have been presented with many scenarios and have been very successful in handling every situation. I want to use this experience to pursue new challenges in all corporate/commercial assignments.



I don't plan on changing what I do now, I just want to branch out and do some different things. This should be fun!

Be My Valentine

Today was the first day of "Be My Valentine" children's portrait promotion at Savarino Studio. Here are some portraits from today. The three children are the grandchildren of an old friend of mine from my teaching days, Gloria DeRosa McClain. They children are Wes, Elena, and Magee.

October 10, 2011 - The Final Day of the "Project"

Well, I started this project on May 16, 2010 and now this the last day of photographing, October 10, 2011. It didn't have to take this long but I had to delay the project when I got busy with high school seniors. This day I finished the project photographing 5 bridges, Jackson Mill Bridge, Krepps Bridge, Lyle Bridge, McClurg Bridge, and the hardest one to find the Pine Bank Bridge. I followed my Tom-Tom GPS as I always have to where it took me. I ended up on a road so narrowed that it became a foot trail. I had to back up and start all over. I finally found the bridge in a place called Meadowcroft. It is only open to foot traffic.

Now that the photography is finished, I have to work on every image. I removed all objects that I thought distracted from the bridge. I want each bridge to be a work of art. I also used artistic treatments. I felt that the Krepps Bridge was in a very difficult and unattractive location, so I placed it in a field that I had photographed near another bridge. I might have to do this one again in a different light.

October 3, 2010 - Covered Bridge Project

Well, it has been a long time since I have posted to my blog. I apologize for that. I could say I was too busy, but that was not the case. I just didn't know what blogging should be. I'm going to try to catch up.

I resumed my covered bridge project on October 3. That day I photographed 4 bridges, the Ebenezer Bridge, the Henry Bridge, the Leatherman Bridge, and the Wright Bridge. I have to say that finding and getting to the bridges is not an easy task. Sometimes the roads get a little narrow or end up as a dead end. The hardest bridge this day was the Wright Bridge. I have seen this bridge many times passing on I70. I could see it but I could not figure out how to get to it. Only after finding and photographing the Leatherman Bridge did I find my way to the Wright Bridge. It is actually on a farm and leads to a dead end. I had to park my car and walk through the bridge into a farm field to photograph the bridge. As with all my bridges, I had to remove all the signs and other distractions to make the bridge look really good.

Here is my version of the Wright Covered Bridge, one of my favorites.