Monthly Archives: November 2009

11.27.09

20 fingers 20 toes | kendall+brooke

lauren and i were super excited to meet kendall+brooke for the first time.  i mean seriously, is there anything better than two newborn twin girls?  they are just so precious.  our portrait session took place at the twins home so they would feel all nice and cozy in their own environment, even though they have only been living there themselves for a few months. (:  below are some of our favorite moments from the time we spent together.  congratulations to mom & dad on the growing family – good luck keeping up through the years.  enjoy.

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11.21.09

haunted hotel wedding | sarai+nick

what would you do if your wedding date fell on halloween night?  how about throw a huge costume party at a haunted hotel.  sounds logical, right?  well, that is exactly what sarai+nick did this year for there halloween themed wedding reception at the historic flanders hotel in ocean city, nj.  some believe that the flanders hotel is haunted, which makes it all that much more spookier for a halloween wedding.  sarai+nick provided an amazing face painter during their reception for the few guests that forget to wear a costume or just wanted to spice up what they were already rocking.  i was thoroughly impressed at all the wedding details that i discovered throughout the night.  congratulations sarai+nick – hope your honeymoon in costa rica was amazing.  enjoy.

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sarai started her day at her parents house with her family and friends.  her good friend liza huf did an amazing job on her make-up.  plus, liza really knew how to get her boogie on at the party.  (:

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the greek orthodox holy trinity church in egg harbor township was by far the coolest, most unique church we have photographed for a wedding ceremony.  the red carpet aisle was the perfect compliment to the yellow leaves that the two little flowers girls threw as they began the ceremony.

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you may also be interested in viewing another awesome wedding that [b]ecker and i recently photographed this summer at the flanders hotel:  mariealena+john

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11.19.09

finding the sweet spot | mairin+joe

i woke up the morning of mairin+joe’s engagement shoot and looked outside to see what kind of weather we would be working with for the day.  i was happy to see it was going to be a beautiful afternoon.  when the time came to drive an hour to old city, philadelphia to meet with the happy couple my mind began to flood with ideas for their engagement shoot images.  i was trying to think of all the cool ways i might be able to shoot on the streets of philadelphia.  then naturally, my brain couldn’t get that bruce springsteen song out of my head.  damn you, Boss.  before i knew it i was walking around old city towards our pre planned meeting spot.  i initially thought i would be incorporating a lot of the city’s elements into the shoot: alleys, urban walls, concrete, brick, etc.  but, after arriving in old city i was very surprised to discover that my intensions and ideas would be blown right out of the water.  the city was filled with the amazing colors of fall and there was just no way i was going to avoid it’s beauty and charm.

now it was just a matter of finding the sweet spots to photograph within the city.  the sweet spot for me always begins with good lighting, followed by background & composition.  on sunny days the best portrait lighting is usually found in open shade, which can be next to a building or under a tree.  once you find good lighting, you will need an awesome couple to enjoy it.  cue: love magnets – mairin+joe.  i had such a nice time with these two throughout our little engagement session in philadelphia that i really can’t wait to rock out more portraits with them on their wedding day in may 2010.  thank you mairin, joe, the Boss, mother nature, mr. sunshine, and thank you most of all, philadelphia.  it was good vibes all around.  enjoy.

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i’m totally digging the dreamy, watercolor nature of this reflection shot :  sweet spot, win

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you might also be interested in checking out another engagement session i photographed at philadelphia’s boat house row a few months ago for maria+kevin.

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11.16.09

what should you do if it rains on your wedding day? | julia+pat

a very intelligent man once told me to stop with the excuses when things are not ideal and just “make it work”.  maybe that man was tim gunn from project runway or maybe it wasn’t.  that’s really neither here nor there.  the point is that weddings are unpredictable and anything can (and will) happen at a moments notice.  would i want every wedding to be held outside at a gorgeous location a few hours before sunset so all my pictures were blessed with amazing light? sure, but that just isn’t the case for a wedding photographer.  a good wedding photographer needs to switch gears throughout the day.  at one moment they may be a fly on the wall taking a truly photo journalistic approach and a second later cracking jokes as they pose the bride and groom for a natural looking portrait.  as photographers, our heads are consistently filled with f-stops, shutter speeds, lens selection, composition and lighting.  do we really need to add rain into the mix for more of a challenge? i guess so.

julia+pat planned the most ideal outdoor wedding at the dumbarton house in washington, dc.  except for one thing: they forgot to send mother nature an invite and she decided it would be a good day for a rain shower.  the call was made at the last minute to move the ceremony inside, probably to shelter all the guests from the rain and keep the girls hair from getting all frizzy.  a little water in the air definitely didn’t stop the bride and groom from venturing outside afterwards for their portrait session.  remember what i said above –  yeah, that’s right :  it was time to “make it work” and julia+pat did just that, in a big way.  you two rock!  i wouldn’t mind shooting every wedding from now on in the rain if i had troopers like the two of you.  plus, as you’ll see in the photos below, rainy days can often times equal = A-mazing light.  enjoy.

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you may recall the amazing light that julia+pat were blessed with during their engagement portrait session in new hope, pa -you can revisit it here for a refresher :  julia+pat engagement session


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