Aug
29
Wedding in Colorado - Mary Clare and Dan
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(Shown above is a rough draft of a video clip, minimal post-processing)
I’ve had a pleasure of another scenic destination wedding (I went to Alaska last year) in Avon, CO. Another beautiful bride and handsome groom! Mary Clare moved to New York from Colorado while Dan is from New Zealand. The mix of guests was rather broad, from [...]
Aug
22
Underwater Photo Session, “Heirdom of Atlantis”
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After more than three months of preparation, my first underwater session culminated in a series of marvelous unique images. The image above is just the first edit… There is so much more to come. Curiosity is too high to keep the results for weeks while in processing.
We faced a whole set of unique challenges, absent [...]
Aug
17
Elina and Oleg’s Wedding
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I’ve had a wonderful opportunity to shoot a wedding of Elina and Oleg. A wonderful couple, who proved to be very enduring as well, putting up with a long photo session before the ceremony. Noteworthy is the fact that Elina Shvets is a talented model and Miss Russian NY of 2003, while Oleg is a [...]
Aug
10
August 4-7, 2008. Attended a 4-day workshop offered by PPGNY’s Long Island Photo Workshop. From the six classes offered, chose Dave Black’s “Light is the Greatest Influence“. His extensive work for Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, National Geographic, Time, ESPN Magazine, and United States Olympic Committee involves mastery of lighting techniques, some of which we covered during [...]
Aug
6
Updated: Diana and Vadim’s Wedding (quick process + a hint for more)
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While in Smithtown, NY, today, attending 4-day Long Island Photo Workshop (see above), I ran a quick process of the images shot last Sunday of Diana and Vadim’s wedding.
Started in Brooklyn, rode to Manhattan, then back to Brooklyn. An unusual request was not to cover bride’s preparation. The rest was fabulous, as one can see. [...]