• Weddings

    A Real Bride’s Wedding Album

    Sometimes I hear from brides that they haven’t seen their wedding albums until a year or more after their weddings.  If it is the couple lingering on photo choices or the busy photographer’s backlog, sometimes these things happen.   It happened to me.  It was not until after my third wedding anniversary before I saw my own wedding album.  Hilarious because I had designed, printed and delivered many albums to clients before having my own. But you should get your album as it is often the only legacy left from your wedding (besides, you know, your rings and your spouse) and something that will be around for a long long time. …

  • Travel

    Paradise Springs Scuba Diving

    On the last day of our scuba trip, we went to a place called Paradise Springs.  Since the surface area of the water was all of about 450 square feet, there wasn’t much room for snorkelers on this trip.  This sinkhole was literally in someone’s backyard and the instructional video was shown in their garage. Here it is. Fun with lensbaby.  I don’t think this ring will save you as your sink 150 feet into the earth. Scuba Mike takes the first group of divers, including my family. Underwater photos by Nicki.  This photo is super bright, but check out the divers’ silhouette below on the dive platform. 15 feet…

  • Travel

    Manatee Encounter and Crystal River Snorkeling – Pittsburgh Photographer

    On day two of our Florida vacation, we set out with the lovely folks at Birds Underwater Manatee Tours.  The weather was very cold, especially for Florida standards and for my standards when I am going to go swimming.  It was only 30F at sunrise and most sane tourists would have been scared away.  But that would not stop the Dembski/Voss Clan.  So there we went. Boarding the boat at sunrise with all of our gear….. All of the smoke on the water is actually steam from the 72F water.  This area of the gulf (Kings Bay area) is fed by warm water springs. The manatee all hang our near…

  • Randi

    20 Lists of 10 in 2010

    Hi!  So I have more great photos to share from my snorkeling vacation in Florida, but first I wanted to share a to do list for 2010. I was turned on to this concept by two friends.  First, I’m not one to make resolutions as a calendar date means nothing to my success or failure at some task.  But this one seemed different. The email that I got from Erin was super intriguing…”So in case you  haven’t heard, my friend Nina, who was inspired by  her friend Maria, has begun a fun new tradition for 2010 … making 20 lists of 10 for 2010.  Of your goals, dreams, plans, wants,…

  • Travel

    Photographer Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Scuba goes to Devil’s Den

    This week, Ryan and I are traveling with my family around the great state of Florida.   You may remember my parents training for their Scuba certification in July of this year.  Well, they got their certification (along with my sister, Nicki) and can’t stay out of the water.  This week, we went on three dives (I am a snorkeler myself).  Our first was at Devil’s Den. Here is an engineering drawing of the sinkhole that makes up Devil’s Den. Looking down to the dive platform from the top of the sinkhole.   Cool, huh? The average air temperature in Florida at this time of year is 74F.  On this day, it…