Monthly Archives: March 2008

Michelle and Devin! (Wedding at the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church, Fair Lawn, and Westmount Country Club, West Paterson, NJ)

I’m very happy to present some of my favorite photos from Michelle and Devin’s wedding!

 

Wedding photography at the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church, Fair Lawn, NJ, and the Westmount Country Club, West Paterson, NJ.

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David Alan Harvey X4

David Alan Harvey is one of the great documentary photographers, a poet with a camera, famous for his books and for more than 40 essays in National Geographic. And he’s a blogger! He actually has four blogs: road trips, student work & workshops, work in progress, and family & friends. ...

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Shannon and John! (Wedding at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Paterson, and The Manor, West Orange, NJ)

I’m very happy to present some of my favorite photos from Shannon and John’s wedding!

Wedding photography at the Residence Inn by Marriott, West Orange, NJ, the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Paterson, NJ, and The Manor, West Orange, NJ.

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A hawk stops by for lunch

I live in Cresskill, NJ, a suburb about 9 miles from Manhattan, and don’t ordinarily have opportunities to photograph wildlife right on my street. This afternoon, however, a hawk appeared on a neighbor’s lawn and made lunch of an unfortunate squirrel!

Technical info: Canon 40D camera with 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. Developed with Adobe Lightroom.

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Finding gift books for photographers

When a photographer in your family has a birthday coming up, or when you’re looking for a holiday gift for a photographer, Amazon.com has a search feature that makes it very easy to find wonderful photography books, from how-to books to classics of photography. Use these links to find a great gift book...

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Photo of the day: a walk on the beach (wedding at Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club, Spring Lake, NJ)

Today’s photo of the day is from Kate and Kevin’s wedding. Wedding photography at the Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club, Spring Lake, NJ.

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Wedding Photography with Canon’s 85/1.2

Bride getting ready – Canon 1Ds, 85/1.2, ISO800, 1/160sec, f1.2, flash off.
Bambi Cantrell’s The Art of Wedding Photography, Professional Techniques With Style (Watson-Guptill, 2000) contains a great deal of useful information.  The photographs in the book are inspiring and instructive, and most of them include shooting data.  One of the lenses Bambi recommends is the Canon...

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Photo of the day: a portrait

Today’s photo of the day is a portrait of Shannon.

Wedding photography at the Residence Inn by Marriott, West Orange, New Jersey.

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Photo of the day: a bouquet (wedding in Tenafly, NJ)

Today’s photo of the day is a bouquet. Wedding photography at the Tenafly Presbyterian Church, Tenafly, New Jersey.

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Looking at Leica

Some years back, I decided that if Leica ever made a digital camera for its M lenses, I would buy one or two for my professional work. A compact digital rangefinder with great lenses is a very attractive concept.  However, when Leica finally introduced it’s digital M8 late in 2006, I put that decision...

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Photo of the day: a portrait

The photo of the day is a portrait of Jaclyn.

Wedding photography at the Golden Inn & Resort, Avalon, New Jersey.

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The Puppini Sisters

Be sure to check out “Walk Like an Egyptian” as recorded by the Puppini Sisters, free this week on iTunes. They’re not really sisters, but they are fabulous singers. They’ve reworked vintage songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” as well as contemporary pop classics like:

Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love”
Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”
Gloria Gaynor’s “I...

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