PS Birch :: Photography

Diane an I have known each other for ten years. I first started taking pictures of her in '96 when we worked together for Lycos; I most recently visited her, her husband Ed, their two greyhounds, and at least one cat at their home outside Pittsburgh

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My family is the most important part of my life. Some of the pictures here I feel are well done, but by and large there are the documentation of its gatherings, additions, and more tender moments.

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Madam Ingrid has been photographed many, many times. When I had the opportunity in September of 2004 I did not hesitate; these few photos are the best of the three-plus rolls that I took.

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One of the first full shoots I did with Nat. Of the two rolls of film shot these half-dozen or so are the only remarkable ones, which is a shame, really, because the light was perfect.

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After the 9/24/04 shoot with Nat I followed her around her studio while she worked on her paintings.

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On a chilly fall afternoon I discovered I had half a dozen pictures left on the roll I wanted to take in to be developed...

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I've never been very good at photographing nudes. Since this is due in large part ot not having much experience I asked Nat if she would mind posing for me. While I consider these to be below par (due in no small part to the horrid lighting that caused my scanner to wig out) I was satisfied with their being better than those that came before.

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A friend was kind enough to let me use his studio set up to try out my new digital SLR. A few pictures from this shoot came out very well while the rest, though compositionally sound, suffered from my learning how *not* to set the white balance on a digital camera.

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Oct 02 2005

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Compendious gallery of shots of Nat

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This is an assortment of photographs of Nat done specifically to try my hand at fetish photography. Results vary.

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Nora and I lived together for three years. This is a collection of photographs taken over that period, ranging from off-the-cuff snaps to the structured shoots.

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I met Sarah in high school. We met briefly again some years later.

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I try to take photographs of most everyone who touches my life in some way. Of the dozens captured here some are little more than aquaintances while others have had a significant impact on my life over the years.

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I was invited to shoot Ingrid again in December of 2005.

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Shoot with Nat Dec 3rd 2005 at Ingrid's studio

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These are from my first shoot with Mistress Helena in early December, 2005.

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Last shoot at Nat's Friendship Studio

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Proofs from a shoot with Mandi (MM# 116442) April, 2006

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A fun shoot from MM with Rebecca Stanton

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Proofs from my shoot with Rana (OMP#146765)

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Proofs from a shoot with Celeste (OMP#319137)

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Proofs of a shoot with Lauren VL (MM #429753)

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Scans of slides from a family vacation in Maine in 1982, when I was seven.

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My father, his brother, and their sons, myself, my brother, and our cousin, went sailing in Maine in August of 1998. Few of these pictures came out well due to my black and white film being stored improperly, but some I particularly enjoy.

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I've spent a lot of time in the UK, starting in 1981 when my father participated in a Fullbright exchange. Between 1981 and 2000 I went back various times; this is a collection of pictures from those trips.

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I went to Managua on business in the spring of 2002. While a remarkable experience it is not one I would wish to repeat.

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Nora and I drove from Long Beach, CA to Pittsburgh, PA in the spring of 2002. This is a small travelogue of our journey.

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In May and June of 2004 I went to Europe for six weeks.

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My father, his brother, and their sons, myself, my brother, and our cousin, went sailing in the San Juans in August of 2004.

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In June of 2005 I went to England and Wales for three weeks.

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I met up with my Mother in Stonington, Maine in July of 2005 where she was attending the Hay Stack School. We spent three days wandering the shores and inlets, revisiting places from my childhood summers on the island.

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I travel quite often and always take my camera along. Photos done piecemeal will be added here should their number not warrant a separate gallery.

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I lived in Pittsburgh, PA for a few years . This gallery is a collection of photos I've taken around the city.

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In December of 1999 I lived in downtown Seattle and worked six blocks away, across from the Pike Street Market. When the WTO protests / riots occurred I couldn't not be involved in them even if I had wanted to.

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When Nora and I left California for the East Coast in 2002, a number of our closest friends came out to The Yard House in Long Beach to bid us farewell.

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Christmas with my folks and my sister, 2005

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Steeler's Superbowl Party

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J and I travelled out to the folks' for Birthdays, April 2006

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Some shots from the Roboto Board's Spring Arts Fair, 4/8/06 at The Spinning Plate, Pittsburgh, PA

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Memorial Day '06 / Grandma's Birthday

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Nat and I were married 7/22/06 at the Union Project here in Pittsburgh. It was a weekend-long party and here are the pictures...

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These are pictures of me. Those not with an attribution are self-portraits.

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This is an odd category containing everything from pictures of my house to my old stuffed elephant. It is updated periodically.

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I've been lucky to have both grown up surrounded by exquiste works of art and to have found a partner in my adult life who creates them.

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Everyone likes to putz around with Photoshop (or Paint Shop Pro, depending) -- my contributions are held here.

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Icons, mostly 100x100

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