I photographed Suhagi and Mehal a few months ago and am so happy I’m finally getting a chance to share this with everyone. Suhagi (or “Sugi” as her friends called her) was worried that her hennah was all faded, since she got it done three days before the wedding. I personally thought it was intact, …
Another gorgeous bride and groom, whose wedding I couldn’t wait to shoot. Anna has such a classic beauty that makes photos look like photojournalistic video stills when she is in them. Browse the blog post below or visit the more complete music slideshow. Makeup. The wedding was held at the Kaaterskill Inn in Catskill, New …
This year when I was home for the holidays I noticed the same phenomenon that started happening about a year and a half ago, right around the time that my grandmother left my grandfather to live in a nursing home. My grandfather, who has always been boisterous and the first to give someone a good, …
This was a fashion shoot I did for a boutique bridal store in New Jersey called Aleana’s Bridal. It was inspirational and we definitely had a lot of fun. This first lovely model was Jesse, who actually functions as a fitting model for a few different brands. The second model was Asta, who came to …
This wedding was kind of awesome. Wait until you see the skull theme (below). The bridesmaid and flower girls were rocking a black and red color theme. A little formal fun. The flavor of the month for me is background that are not necessarily all smooth. A green door on a really white wall offers …
A little step away from the busy wedding month, but not too far away. Here is the bride wearing a polka dot wedding dress. She is a little older for a typical bride. She also likes to bite if you got a little bit into her personal space. Meet Jess… the dalmation. Jess is sitting …
Alex is my niece (I call her just “niecie”). I’ve broken her into being a model from a young age by telling her that in turn, she can photograph me back. I don’t think that most children would find that “treat” appealing at all, but for some reason it worked with Alex. I did have …
Lexie is a 6 year old girl that lives two houses down the street from my niece. One day when my niece and I were playing badminton on the street near the little island of street, Lexie appeared from within the trees like a magical fairy, with her shy smile and bright clothes among the …
This shoot was styled and made possible (not to mention much easier) by Stilista Boston. As soon as I pitched the idea to my friend Maria she ran with it… like very fast. Cloth diapers and clothes pins were bought, in addition to bright red lipstick (which I realize doesn’t show on B&W images). Slips …
There are some brides who don’t have to try that hard to look stunning. Angela was definitely one of them. Browse the blog post below or visit the more complete music slideshow. . The first look. I’m always thrilled when brides choose to have this option because it makes everything go SO much smoother. . …
I was psyched when Adi asked me to photograph her wedding. Adi is someone I used to work with in my past corporate life. She has a contagiously fun personality. She is awesome to talk with and really funny. I’m going through a slight sun flare obsession phase. Discovering yet another photography aspect that I …
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This little girl did amazingly for being a first-time model. I usually tell the parents at the beginning of the shoot to stay away from saying words like S-M-I-L-E or P-I-C-T-U-R-E (I spell it out so that the kids don’t understand). Fascinated with the sky. This shoot was done at the Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn, …