Last night, we capped off our 2008 wedding season with Monica and Simone. Being a very italian wedding, there was a ton of food and whole lot of dancing!
Getting there wasn’t as pleasant however. Though we left the house with plenty of time to get there, we sat in bumper to bumper traffic for nearly an hour from a few exits before the Tappanzee Bridge all the way across the span. Thankfully, we still got there on time – being late to a wedding is a photographer’s #1 fear!
This was also the first time we decided to switch sides and start using the new Nikon D3. Since I had some time to play with it prior to the wedding, using it was a breeze … although switching between the Canon Mark III and the Nikon D3 did prove challenging at times! However, with very low noise levels at 6400 ISO … I was thoroughly impressed! But back to the wedding …
Held at the Westchester Manor, both the ceremony and the reception went perfectly! The endless amounts of food started with the cocktail hour with its carving stations, pasta everything and some really good hot dishes. From there, it was a complete four course meal topped with salad, pasta, meat, fish and wonderful wedding cake.
The DJ and MC also did a great job of keeping everyone on the dance floor. I think the only time that the floor was empty was during the traditional slow dances between the parents and the newlyweds!
Overall we had a blast with Monica, Simone and all of their friends and family. We couldn’t have ended the season on a better note! Now it’s time to get ready for 2009!
Here are some sneak peek shots from last night … We would love to show you more (because we got some awesome shots of the bride and groom) … but you’ll have to wait for the homepage update!
(Loretta loves doing this shot ^)
Miscellaneous•
April 6th, 2008•
On April 5th, Bri from Just Add Sugar Cafe asked me to go with her to the Walpack Inn to set up a wedding cupcake display tower. I agreed as this was my first time seeing a full cupcake tower assembled from start to finish.
We arrived at the Walpack Inn that afternoon and began setting up. I never realized how much work went into making it perfect. I saw the opportunity for pictures and brought the camera. I did snap a couple of shots for her upcoming website. The lighting was perfect because the room we were in was like a sun room with the sun shining brightly through the ceiling.
This was taken with the Canon Mark III and the 70-200mm lens F/2.8.
This past week, Loretta photographed Baby Brady for the start of his First Year Package. During the session, Mikayla (his older sister) became Loretta’s new assistant. She loved holding one of our little white reflectors while Loretta grabbed some absolutely adorable images of Brady.
However, the moment Loretta took out our blue and purple mats, Mikayla decided that she wanted to switch jobs and become a model instead!
Using the Mark III, the image was captured at F5.6 at 1/125 with ISO 160. She had one Alien Bees 800 light with a large soft box set off to the right of our assistant/model at 1/8 power.
My first post…how exciting!! Chris keeps me so busy that I don’t have time to blog really. So now he made me stop what I was doing to post my first blog. Today was my exciting day with Baby Brady. I took the information I learned at Jack Reznicki’s lighting and digital photography training camp yesterday in Philadelphia and applied it today. It is amazing how easy it is to compose an image just by utilizing your surroundings.Â
Baby Brady was so well behaved, I wish I have 10 kids like him. He was very mellow and only complained of the flash with small little grunts. For a 6-week old, he was very strong and able to hold his head up pretty well. I tried hard to get the traditional “First Year” session poses and succeeded! These images were taken with our Mark III and a 28-105mm lens lit with one Alien Bees 800 light and one white reflector held by Baby Brady’s big sister, Mikayla. She was such a great “assistant” and so excited to help.
Enjoy the photos!
This last picture will make anyone smile!
Miscellaneous•
November 1st, 2007•
Just the other day, the latest addition to our family was delivered. This little bundle of joy will never need to be changed and will never kick and scream!
Our latest edition is not a child but rather the new Canon 1D Mark III digital camera!
Unbelievable is the only way to describe it. At 10 frames per second, this amazing piece of equipment doesn’t miss a single shot! We’ve tested it around the office but cannot wait to try it out at this weekend’s Section IX game between the Minisink Valley Warriors and Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders in Kingston NY!
We’re just keeping our fingers crossed that the Canon 70-200mm 2.8L comes in soon!