Portrait Photography of Arnold Palmer for WHIRL Magazine in Pittsburgh, PA

Three and a half years – the time I spent working in the food industry at a local country club in Western Pennsylvania. It by far wasn’t the worst job. I got to see the sunrise every morning as I restocked the beer cooler, preheated the hotdog grill, and brewed the first batch of coffee as I waited for the early rising golfers to round their way to hole 10 by my stand. On those days, I would have laughed in my own face, thinking that everything would come full circle and I would be in the presence of the king of golf himself, photographing him for a cover of WHIRL magazine.

But sure enough, I was. I was traveling the roads that were the exact halfway mark between my current home in Pittsburgh and the place I grew up, Johnstown, to the location of my portrait photography shoot of Arnold Palmer at his Latrobe office.

I knew this would be a fast-paced shoot, in and out, similar to most of the cover shoots for WHIRL. My location perimeter was limited. And by limited, I mean one room. One room for three shots. Easy as pie, right? (And even if it wasn’t, I sure as hell wasn’t going to let them know otherwise). We had one hour to setup our shots, so we popped off a few different test shots to figure out our favorite angles.

Portrait Photography of Art Director, Jason.

Portrait Photography of Assistant Art Director, Allie.

Of course, Mulligan(Arnold’s dog) wanted a shot with Arnold.

Insert Crew and the “That’s A Wrap” Two Thumbs up.

So here is what the final product looks like..

So a fellow Pittsburgh photographer and friend of mine let me borrow his camera for the weekend, the D700. Which until my new d800 appears on my doorstep, I have been using my d60 (old I know).

But, anyways, I decided to go camera crazy this weekend and shot as much as I can. Here is few shots from today. One is food photography of Cinnamon Butter Bread! and the other is of my kitty! I just wanted to introduce her!

Editorial Photography in Pittsburgh

Photographed for WHIRL Magazine January 2012

Maria Caruso, founder and choreographer of Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, in Pittsburgh PA.

Pittsburgh Editorial Photography

Editorial Photography in Pittsburgh

Photographed for WHIRL Magazine January 2012

Maria Caruso, founder and choreographer of Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, in Pittsburgh PA.

Pittsburgh Photography- Food Photography

Cayla Zahoran

Cayla Zahoran is a New York editorial food photographer. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA. Cayla specializes in magazine and cookbook food photography, as well as, restaurant portraits and interiors.