Jul
17
Newtown Nupitals
So, when the Brides Sailor Brother turns Minister for the day and Officiates the Ceremony….here’s what you get!
Jul
13
This Guy……………………. Bringin’ ‘Merica….& a Beer!
So, there we were at yesterday’s great Wedding of Rita & Seth at the beautiful Belhurst Castle in Geneva, NY. After the ceremony, we’re doing the family shots out by the lake, and as things are winding down, & just when we need him…..here comes THIS GUY! Afghanistan-U.S. Army Veteran Mike…..U.S. Flag & all! C’Mon fellow Wedding Shooters……you KNOW who I mean! THAT GUY, who simply by his exploding presence, just by his simply being there brightens up the whole damn affair and kicks us all up a gear or two! So with a great new & meaningful prop, our military bridal party full of Iraq & Afghanistan Vets, REALLY shows us how to get it done!!!
And after the shoot was done, I swear I last saw our Beach Boy Mike, looking for his Seneca Lake Surf Board!
Jul
07
Another Wagner’s/Ginny Lee Winner!
From Ashley & Paul’s May 31, 2014 Wagner’s Vineyards Wedding…always a beautiful setting for a really great day, complete with loads & loads of beautiful, creative & fun images! By Me, and my partners for the day….my Great Wedding Couples along with their families and friends!!!
Jul
05
“Casablanca Calling”
While editing my way through a Wedding that I shot a few weeks ago up at Zugibe Vineyards , I came across a few of these of the Maid of Honor Toasting the Bride & Groom, and I just LOVED the lighting! Something about that big spotlight on the back wall, and the highlighted MOH with her Husband smiling & looking on in admiration, well it just reminded me of some smoky scene from Casablanca or the Copacabana? Or maybe it’s just that it’s 2:00 A.M. and I’m still here editing myself silly!!!
Jun
29
Guthrie Corning Hospital – The Future IS HERE!
Took the walking tour this afternoon of the brand new Guthrie Corning Hospital Campus, and let me just say this….IMPRESSIVE!
This Facility is so Futuristic & Hi-Tech, so Beautiful, so Top Shelf…..it ALMOST makes you want to be sick, so you can spend some time there. To all involved….. A JOB TREMENDOUSLY WELL DONE! A Great Addition & Asset to our local Medical Communnity.
Jun
25
Moonwalk to Eternity…
Today remembering Michael Jackson on the Five Year Anniversary of his Death. What a talented Singer, Dancer & Showman. What a shame he was also apparently possessed, by so many Inner Demons.
Back in the early ’90’s I DJ’d at a club for a bit, and always loved playing “Billie Jean” from the legendary “Thriller” Album. So as a personal remembrance of the King of Pop, I always have with me at Weddings a few pair of white cotton gloves. During the course of the day and especially into the reception & on the dance floor, I always try to scope out “THAT ONE” particular Guest who through his or her actions just catches my eye, and who I just know are going to be photographically “interesting” throughout the night. Then I wait for the first playing of the Michael Jackson ‘s “Beat It” or “Billie Jean” are always KILLER! So it’s then that I pop out onto the dance floor and pull out one of those gloves and wave it in front of my victim, and they ALWAYS go nuts! They can’t get that glove on fast enough, and well…the results speak for themselves! The thing that always amazes me, and that’s how fast they always master that “crotch grab” move, lol ! They sure as hell can’t do the Moonwalk, but they all certainly can “Beat It!”
Jun
22
Superhero Saturday!
So what did you do on Saturday Afternoon?
I spent mine with a bunch of Superheroes up at Sullivan’s Monument! Psst: That’s where their SECRET base is located!
Jun
20
Wagners Vineyard PhotoBombers
So Ashley, Paul & I are down in the vineyard shooting, when all of a sudden we get PhotoBombed by a few of the boys! Hilarious! “Now get the Hell out of here can’t ya see I’m trying to work!!!!”
Jun
19
It’s Really NOT all about Price Alone…
http://snapknot.com/wedding-photography-prices
With the glut of newby photography amateurs out there, who buy a cheap digital camera & are immediately calling themselves a “Wedding Photographer” perhaps you had better look a little deeper into exactly who you may be hiring to capture one of the most important days of your life. Great article above.
And as Denis Reggie once said in a seminar that I attended (Denis is the BEST Wedding Photographer in the United States today)… “Good is NEVER CHEAP…..and Cheap is NEVER GOOD”
Proven words to live by, especially with once in a lifetime moments in the balance….like YOUR WEDDING DAY PHOTOGRAPHY!
Don’t let an amateur wannabe ruin your big day.
Jun
13
Steel & Stones…
Steel & Stones…..from Ashley & Paul’s Wedding Day.
Diamonds, Tungsten, and parts of a a really neat, one of a kind Wood Stove!
As my hero David Letterman always loves to say….
“There’s no OFF position on the GENIUS SWITCH!”
