Wedding Photojournalist • Documentary Portrait Photographer • Bergen County NJ
Leica M8 with  (probably at 2.8), 1/500 second, ISO 320 In theory, the Leica M8 should suit my style well: a discrete, high quality camera with rangefinder viewing to see the exact moment of exposure and to see outside of the frame. So I’ve kept track of developments in the digital rangefinder world. (My previous…
They were walking toward me, from a dimly lit area toward the windows.  The moment was truly unposed and brief, and the light was beautiful. Canon 5D with  @ f/1.4, ISO 3200, available light. Wedding photography at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY.
Excellent papers have been introduced in recent years by manufacturers such as Hahnemuhle, Harman, Epson, Crane, Ilford and others. My current favorite paper is Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325. I am using it for all of my portfolio prints and fine art prints. It has a sturdy feel and a richly textured surface. I prefer…
Sean Reid has written an insightful article titled “Yes, It Matters“. It is one of the best articles I’ve seen about the photographer’s choice of tools. The article appears on The Luminous Landscape web site, which has been a valuable resource for information about photography since the 1990′s.
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. Â However, when Leica finally introduced it’s digital M8 late in 2006, I put that decision on…
What the Duck is an online comic strip about photography, and this one makes a lovely comment about buying cameras:
Stanley Kubrick’s fascinating movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey (released in 1968), made some accurate predictions about the future (and some not so accurate). Among the things it predicted correctly were flat-screen computer monitors, voice recognition and voice-controlled computing. However, the movie includes a scene in which a photographer appears to be winding the film in…
I was a long-term Windows user, from version 3.0 back in 1991 or so, until Windows XP in 2004. Over that time, I got to be pretty familiar with Windows. And by 2004, I had had enough of it. I figured that I easily spent about one work week of each year just fixing my…
One of my favorite images from the past year is this reception photo from Cassidy and Danny’s wedding. I love how the focus is on the couple, and both the foreground and background are out of focus. It’s a real moment. Wedding photography at the Valley Regency, Clifton, NJ. Technical data: Canon 5D (first version),…
Back in 2002, I attended a workshop with Denis Reggie entitled “Digital Wedding Photojournalism”. While teaching film photographers how to go digital, Denis also offered his insights on the art and business of wedding photography. His approach to weddings, explained and illustrated during the 4-day workshop, inspired me to change careers and to start photographing…
Some locations offer an opportunity for a wide perspective on the ceremony. The first photo was used as a double page spread in the couple’s album. Wedding photography at the Surf Club, New Rochelle, NY (first photo), and at Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site, Poughkeepsie, NY (second photo).
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