I wish I were one of those people who remembered places and names really well (or at least marginally well) but I’m just not. So during my trip to the south earlier this summer with my friend Sophie, I cannot exactly tell you where this was (without maybe consulting her). I want to say that …
My sweet little cousin. I didn’t know the extent of my love for you until I lost you. I took this picture of you while we were on a family trip together in Moscow in 2006 and I remember this moment clearly. You resisted, as most of my family members do; asked “why are you …
As they say in Russia – someone must have died in the forest. Because something crazy has happened. But it’s true. My sister let me post a picture of herself on my blog. I wouldn’t dare make it the first one, but it is the third one, so scroll scroll. Incidentally, I’m also trying out …
Sometimes my eye catches something and then next thing you know I have a friend forced into something (meaning a photoshoot) they didn’t intend on being in. Luckily, I have very willing friends who approach my photography with enthusiasm and don’t mind a large camera stuck in their faces. I’m actually not sure this was …
As my own wedding photography season is about to start in a really crazy/explosive way (shooting 2 weddings today), I was fortunate enough to go as a guest to a wedding in the quaint Saba’s Well. The tasteful and organic-style decorations made me glued to my camera (I only brought my Canon 5DmII and just …
My niece started playing tennis around age 5. She now practices twice (!) a day and is home-schooled because of it. She’s at a pretty amazing level. My shutter speed for this image is 1/250 sec and as you can see, the ball is still slightly blurred, which tells you there was some definite speed. …
I’m thrilled to have my work featured in the Hamptons issue of WellWed!!! This is a wedding that I shot in 2011 of Frances and Bob (in the Hamptons, of course) which was filled with amazing details with superb taste. Even though I feel that I’ve grown tremendously since then, this wedding continues to be …
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, …
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 …
Recently I saw Elie Wiesel at a convention and was really excited to take a few shots of him as he was talking to his fans after the lecture. I know I read “Night”… I might have read one or two other books by him but I can’t remember them. Anyway, I’m a big big …
A few things help me get through the winter. These are: 1. the anticipation of an upcoming vacation to “warm the bones”, 2. my old-school heating pad which I fill up with hot water (my apartment can be either really cold or really hot and I prefer not to sweat), and 3. memories (through pictures) …
Honestly I’m not sure what photographer wouldn’t be obsessed with the 85mm L series lense. It has a super sharp focus on the subject and melts the background into butter (assuming your aperture is wide open, of course). The 85mm lense is amazing for portraits because you are still far enough from the subject for …
Dogs are definitely one of my passions. Not dogs that are dainty and pretty (although those will pass as well), but more dogs who are clumsy, maybe have a hard time keeping their tongues in their mouths, who will step on you (by accident and out of love) and crush your foot with their massive …
The DVD that I give to the newlyweds after all the work is done is not as easy to get to as one might think. It is often a curvy path with packed with decisions at every step of the way. Here is a typical process I follow to get to the finished product below, …
This is a short photo-music clip that I feel may be the start of something new for me. I really connect to music in general and feel rhythm pretty well. To me the merging of visual and audio is very natural. This is a totally experimental piece that I put together very fast – it’s …