Highlights Photography Focuses on Weddings, Portraits and Fine Art

Listen up, Cleveland music buffs. Rick Sostaric, original drummer with legendary band Wild Horses during its Funky Poodle era is alive and well and still performing, now with The Blue Drivers, a jump swing band.

Avid running keeps him in "fighting shape" for grueling weekend gigs.

But most Saturdays you can find him behind the lens of a camera, perhaps focusing on a bridal party at Squire's Castle or beside the lagoon by the Cleveland Museum of Art. A professional photographer, Sostaric owns Highlights Photography, 5420 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, Suite 102.

He got his start in the 1990s when one of his photography teachers at Lakeland Community College taught him the dynamics of shooting a wedding. "He showed me the ropes," he said. "There’s a lot to get done."

And brides sometimes are unrealistic about the amount of time needed for picture-taking between the wedding ceremony and the reception. "I tell them it takes twice as long as you think, so they’d better prioritize locations," he said.   

Sostaric prints all his photographs in-house, a somewhat unusual practice among professional photographers. It gives him complete control of quality. "I get a lot of satisfaction out of finishing a project," he said.  

He also does commercial work, portraiture and fine art photography. For a gallery of his work, go to his website, www.4rixpix.com.

The band’s website is www.bluedrivers.com.