Back in the Day

Photos that were taken “long ago” during my photographic journey.

“Blast-from-the-Past” – SpectraLight Photography’s 1996 Promotional Video

  Get ready for some “big” hair styles and clothing rarely seen in over a quarter of a century! In this video, we travel back to 1996 to experience a promotional video for our portrait studio located in our home on the corner of Bagley and Fitch Roads in Olmsted Falls.   We’ve been based in […]

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A Funny Moment with Fred Griffith of WEWS “The Morning Exchange” in Cleveland

Waaaay back in 1996, I photographed the late Fred Griffith and Connie Dieken of WEWS “The Morning Exchange” in Cleveland. Fred passed away at the age of 90 yesterday (July, 19, 2019). In the summer of 1996, I photographed Fred and Connie in vintage costumes at various shops at Grand Pacific Junction in Olmsted Falls

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40th Anniversary: Kayak Trip from Brockway, PA to New Orleans

  Back in 1978, when I was a photography student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, I caught wind of an adventure brewing in Brockway, PA – a town about 10 miles from my hometown of Du Bois, PA. Four men were planning a journey from Brockway to New Orleans via the Mighty Mississippi River

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Superman Exhibit – From Cleveland to Krypton | Cleveland Public Library

  I grew up watching old Superman re-runs on TV so when I heard about the Superman exhibit at the Cleveland Public Library – I just had to go!

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Fashion Photography from my Art Institute of Pittsburgh days

The route to my degree in Specialized Technology – majoring in Photography/Multi-Media allowed me to explore the field of fashion photography while at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AIP). Two main challenges were finding models on a budget (Hey, I was a student paying for most of my education!) and finding unique locations to impress

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