Recent shoots, news, and developments

Right upon returning from Jamaica and landing in the JFK airport, I rented a car and drove into the night, continuing my day that started with shooting my couple in sunrise on a sugar cane plantation. My destination was The Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY where I finally arrived at 3 AM, tired but stirred up (hmm… [...]

While at the Digital Wedding Forum (DWF) convention in Phoenix, AZ past week, I chatted with Jerry Ghionis, a renowned Australian wedding photographer. He leads the i.c.e. Society, an educational and creative group of professional wedding photographers. While there could be many such groups, his whole credo fits perfectly into my own vision of a [...]

Returned this morning, a fuller report is coming. In the meantime, a scene from one of the mini-outing into a desert.

. See me in action! Learn how I get my beauty retouching done! On October 27, 2008, I will be teaching Adobe Photoshop Cover-Quality Retouching for Super Monday, an educational event sponsored by Professional Photographers of America in my studio. This class is part of Professional Photographers of America continuing education programs for professional photographers. [...]

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 [...]

Greater Boston Area, MA – I attended a two-day regional workshop by Marathon. I happened to shoot a late wedding the day before and by the time I returned home and packed for the road, it was time to leave. Due to circumstances, a 3-hour trip awaited for me – a local night bus to [...]