Family Portrait, 4.21.07

Tara Hallowell and her family gave me the opportunity to do a family portrait for them this past weekend. The shoot was at her Aunt Patty's house in Nanuet, NY.

They're giving her grandparents a portrait of all 17 of them for their 50th wedding anniversary... They are an amazing family! Here's a sneak preview from the shoot:







Half way through the day, her grandparents suddenly "dropped by" and we all had to run like the wind to hide in the basement! Here's a quick shot of everyone huddled into a corner:



I had a great time with everyone! Thanks for a fun day!

Taiko & Jerry, 3.31.07

I assisted Jennifer Davis yet again this Saturday. This time Jordan Van Aken came along too! The wedding was at the Jersey City Hyatt, which has an amazing view of the city. We had a lot of fun with them. Check out my photos:










































































































































































Thank you so much to Taiko and Jerry for a fun day!

Margaret and Stephen, 3.24.07

Saturday I had another adventure with wedding photographer, Jennifer Davis. I was assisting her on Margaret & Stephen's wedding. The ceremony was held in a beautiful church, St. Francis Xavier in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn.

Before the ceremony, Jennifer and I spent time with the bride as she got ready.

That's the bride's mother, Bozena, on the left and the make-up/hairstylist on the right.



Jennifer took the bride, her mother and her maid of honor outside to do some portraits, while I hustled on to the church with most of the equipment and the men's boutonniere's... I got there while the florist was still setting up the flowers.









Here are some shots of the ceremony.

This little boy was so adorable. He was flipping through one of his books the entire ceremony!


Jen did some group photos outside of the church. There was one big one where all the guests crowded onto the church's front steps. And she did a few with the bride and groom and their immediate family.



Then we were on to the next stop -- the reception! Everyone took cars into Tribeca to a restaurant called Bouley.



The boxes of chocolate that each guest received.














Here the bride and groom make the rounds to speak to all their guests...












The bride and groom are wonderful people, so friendly and caring. I wish them the best in their marriage and the journey life will take them on.

Kim and Rob, 2.10.07

Yesterday I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to assist Jennifer Davis on a wedding at the Glenn Foerd Mansion in Pennsylvania. The location was beautiful. The interior is furnished with antiques and is full of detail. A great backdrop for a beautiful wedding.

When we arrived, we quickly got our equipment into the room that we shared with the coats and the nice coat check lady. After doing a quick walk through of the grounds, the bride, Kim, arrived. The next thing I knew, Jennifer and I were taking photos of the girls getting ready and Jennifer's second shooter, Jordan Van Aken, was downstairs snapping shots of the groom, Rob, and the rest of the guys.


I'm excited to learn from Jennifer -- she knows exactly what she's doing and she gets amazing results! The best thing about having her as a mentor is that she's completely willing to answer any question I have. She's a great teacher and even offered to go through some of the shots she took and talk about what she did with each shot.





The whole time I was using Jennifer's Canon 20D with my 50mm 1.4 lens. For the most part, I got to shoot throughout the entire wedding. Here's a shot of the bride and groom right after they were married:




And some guests during the cocktail hour:


Here are a few of the wedding cake:






While everyone was out on the dance floor, I was color correcting some selected images and putting them together in a slide show on Jen's laptop. The guests loved being able to see some of the shots before they left the party.







The bride and groom left the wedding in a sea of sparklers. One nice guest helped me up onto the railing so I could get some shots above the crowd...



The day was very successful. I learned that I need a wide angle lens. Well, I probably don't need it, but I found myself wanting to get that angle in a few instances.

I'm assisting Jennifer again on the 24th and 31st of March, so check back to see what I've been up to!