Yaskovic Wedding + Portrait

Meg's Baby Shower, Trinity Lounge, Newton

2012-01-30T12:51:00.000-05:00

Look for baby photos in March or April!

Melissa + Derek, Catlin Gardens, NY

2012-01-04T11:27:00.001-05:00

It was Kate and I's 7th wedding anniversary on New Year's Eve and we were able to celebrate it with this great couple, their family, and friends. We worked with some old vendor friends and had an awesome night.

Below is an example of why I love working with Kate! I'm getting an awesome profile of Melissa and my wife is creating a dreamy image of the bride as well from a totally different angle.

Me on the floor, Kate on the balcony!

Welcome 2012!

Seven years today!

2011-12-31T07:29:00.000-05:00

I asked Kate to marry me three months into dating each other. Wish I had started dating here earlier in my life so I could have asked her sooner. Today we are shooting a great wedding together on our anniversary. I am so lucky...happy anniversary gorgeous!

Gildersleeve/Naranjo, Davids Country Inn, NJ

2011-12-15T09:14:00.000-05:00

Yes I am on a BW kick and yes that is the best garter photo ever.

Lt. Keith Partin, Denville Police Dept.

2011-12-09T16:28:00.000-05:00

This past Tuesday night Keith Partin was sworn is as Denville's newest Lieutenant. His wife Bethany, kids Lucy, Race and Cade, as well as extended family, were there to help. Congratualtions!

Meg + James, Kittle Field, Stokes

2011-12-06T12:36:00.000-05:00

This is combo pregnancy/couple/dog type photosession.

Wyatt Houghtaling, 1 week

2011-12-01T10:51:00.000-05:00

Yes, Wyatt knows Blue Steel... he's that good.

The Fletcher Baby Shower, Carteret NJ

2011-11-30T11:39:00.000-05:00

Nadia and Drew asked me to photograph their very large and awesome baby shower this past weekend. The two of them had the doctor write the gender of the baby on a piece of paper that they didn't look at and then gave the paper to the baker. The baker needed to make the bottom layer blue for a boy or pink for a girl, then at the shower both families gathered around to see if it was a boy or a girl...

Governor Chris Christie, Newton Medical Center

2011-11-12T15:43:00.000-05:00

Megan + Ryan, Lafayette House, NJ

2011-11-11T14:38:00.000-05:00

I'm behind on blogging so here is a late congratulations to Megan and Ryan!

Yoori + Nick, The Manor, NJ

2011-11-10T13:36:00.002-05:00

Once again I posted too many photos. You will have to forgive me, Yoori and Nick are too cool. Thanks to The Finishing Touch ladies, Stephanie and Soroya for making the day roll smooth!

Yoori + Nick, Enagement Session Central Park, NY

2011-11-08T13:24:00.000-05:00

We worked our way through Central Park which had storm damage and tons of people setting up for the NYC Marathon. It was perfect.

Yoori + Nick, Central Park, NY

2011-11-04T09:28:00.000-05:00

Today these two get married! More next week.

Dobbe/van den Berg Wedding, The River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

2011-10-26T14:31:00.000-05:00

Two posts in one day? I just can't wait any longer...

Carly + Jonathan Engagement, Central Park NY

2011-10-26T09:04:00.000-05:00

Gorgeous morning, awesome couple...

Flyfishing Avon NJ

2011-10-20T08:26:00.000-05:00

This is what I do before I take photos of Jon Bon Jovi in Red Bank for NJ Monthly magazine. Those photos I'll share after they are printed! My buddy and Agency New Jersey Associate, Colin Archer took me out looking for stripers. I landed a Sundial fish and Colin caught a small striper. Windy, rainy and good size waves, so much fun! Photo by Colin Archer "The Average Angler."

My photos featured on EYE'EM!

2011-10-18T12:55:00.000-05:00

So here is a link to a website I am a member of, EYE'EM. It is a community of photographers who shoot pics with their phone. I love taking photos with my iPhone 3Gs. In fact it is my prefered camera when fishing. Check the blog and check my fishing blog, TheFlyShutter, which is mostly cell phone photos as well. Below are a few more, thanks!

Sparta NJ, 2010.

NYC, 2010.

Stillwater, NJ, 2009.

Kate + Patrick Engagement, Warwick NY

2011-10-17T09:06:00.001-05:00

Blasi/Lim Wedding, Addison Park

2011-10-14T12:19:00.000-05:00

Jaime + Jason, Highlawn Pavilion

2011-10-11T16:58:00.000-05:00

The dove was not supposed to be there... but was more than welcomed...

Billowitz/Kennedy Engagement, Stony Lake NJ

2011-10-07T07:51:00.000-05:00

In the first photo, the ripples off to the right... bluegills eating bugs off the surface. Should have brought two fly rods for these lovebirds.

Grisi/Domingues Wedding, Hamilton Park Hotel

2011-10-03T11:16:00.001-05:00

I've become what I always disliked. A wedding photographer who blogs too many photos. The Morris Museum was too much fun though.

Stretch/Grogan Wedding, Hackettstown NJ

2011-09-26T09:00:00.000-05:00

Racine/Ricker, Lake Mohawk

2011-09-18T13:24:00.000-05:00

These two are pretty much the sweetest couple my wife and I have ever photographed. I asked Mike how he was doing when he first arrived and he said, "I'll be better once I see Jen." This post is mostly photos of them, as it should be, but I have to say this was also one of best looking crowds I've seen!

Taste of Newton, 9.12.11

2011-09-16T15:03:00.000-05:00

It was my wife, Kate's last day as executive director of Birth Haven. We celebrated, like a boss, with our own bottle of champagne. Andre and Tracey, thanks again! Also, thanks to my father-in-law Mike for the tickets!

Fletcher/Pezzolla Wedding, The Park Savoy

2011-09-12T10:58:00.000-05:00

These photos speak for themselves, beautiful people, beautiful locations, and a beautiful seamless day. Thanks Erin and Damian for making my job so fun!

Kate + Dan, Sparta NJ

2011-09-06T08:19:00.002-05:00

Legend, wait for it...dary!

Michelle + Brett, Engagement Session?

2011-09-05T12:01:00.000-05:00

These two are already married. You might remember them from here! We never had enough time to shoot their engagment pics so this is a post wedding session. I also call this a drive by. We drive by a spot, jump out, shoot, and proceed to the next spot. Fun!

Catherine + Matthew's NJ Wedding

2011-08-21T09:16:00.000-05:00

It was a gorgeous day yesterday and I was lucky enough to shoot Catherine and Matthew's wedding. It was a 10 on the great location's meter! Yes I am copying a favorite wedding photographer of mine in the last photo but I'm not the first.

The Fair, August 13, 2011

2011-08-15T12:06:00.000-05:00

The last day I covered the fair this year, the end of the night in the pouring rain there was a very moving speech by a young man fighting cancer, Nathan Shatsoff. Go here to find out more, RELENTLESS.

The Fair, August 12, 2011

2011-08-15T11:56:00.000-05:00

Missed the last few days of posting, here is Friday's pics.

The Fair, August 11, 2011

2011-08-12T08:01:00.000-05:00

Yes my camera has taken a beating this week...

The Fair, August 10, 2011

2011-08-11T06:46:00.000-05:00

Another day another contest or two...and fly tying!!!!

The Fair, August 9, 2011

2011-08-10T07:59:00.000-05:00

Today its all color...

The Fair, August 8, 2011

2011-08-09T07:07:00.000-05:00

In all of it's black and white glory...

The Fair, August 7, 2011

2011-08-08T07:40:00.000-05:00

Chili, Fiddlers and Rabbit's, oh my!

The Fair, August 6, 2011

2011-08-07T09:45:00.000-05:00

Another year documenting the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show/New Jersey State Fair. I'll be there everyday from yesterday til Saturday, stop by and say hi!

Ellis/Ulmes Wedding, Lake Mohawk Country Club

2011-08-06T23:39:00.000-05:00

This group of friends and family know how to throw a wedding. They should write a book. This wedding would illustrate it very well. There could be 50+ pages of just dance floor photos. With Planking included.

The Return of Elias...

2011-08-02T10:00:00.002-05:00

You might remember the christening of this little guy earlier this year, well, he is back for more...and he brought his A game!

Racine/Ricker Engagement, Lake Mohawk

2011-08-01T13:19:00.000-05:00

A perfect night for photos with perfect light, perfect clouds, and a perfect couple.

Sangillo/Koenig Wedding, The Whistling Swan

2011-07-30T11:10:00.000-05:00

Janice and Ed were married yesterday. True story. Look!

Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park New Jersey

2011-07-25T20:49:00.000-05:00

Saw some great music, saw some bad music. Should have brought my flash.

I don't know the name of this band...

Pianos become the Teeth.

Black Kites

GDP

You and I

Matt, Me and Bryan.

Da Bears

2011-07-19T21:01:00.000-05:00

They didn't care it was 90+ degrees out...and they are wearing black.

Haggett/Geaney Wedding, The Conservatory

2011-07-11T08:29:00.000-05:00

To say that this was a huge party would be an understatement. Little info, those are Melissa's kindergarteners as they sing "Grow old with You" from The Wedding Singer and yes we went to a Pow Wow and yes those are little bottles of Tequila.

One more...

2011-07-08T11:45:00.000-05:00

I some how skipped this pic when I blogged their engagment session. Tommorrow they will be married.

The Nonnemacher's, Sciota PA

2011-06-30T21:00:00.000-05:00

Cool night, cool location, cool family. Cool.

Erin Fletcher's Bridal Shower

2011-06-30T09:19:00.000-05:00

Judy Fletcher did an amazing job with her daughters bridal shower. See for yourself...

Melissa + Patrick, Lafayette NJ

2011-06-29T22:08:00.000-05:00

I seem to go on hikes with my clients!

Tara + Frank, Crystal Plaza NJ

2011-06-25T11:32:00.002-05:00

Congrats to Tara + Frank, I'd say more but I posted too many photos.

Jennifer + Gordon, Mohawk House NJ

2011-06-20T18:05:00.000-05:00

I am so thankful for photographing this wedding. It was just awesome.

Michelle + Brett, Shawnee PA

2011-06-19T13:40:00.000-05:00

Hail? Damaging winds? Washed out roads? NO POWER at the reception? Yes, all this happened. It was also one of the sweetest, most intimate weddings I've ever done. Candles, bluegrass music, heartfelt speeches and really close friends. I need to thank Marcin Czech of aga images for his second shooting and doing a killer job with super talented eye!

Rachel + Mark, Stokes State Forest

2011-06-04T12:21:00.000-05:00

Rachel and Mark were headed to some antique shops nearby after our session. Since I started watching American Pickers recently, I was maybe a bit over excited to tell them where to head too. I hope they find what they are looking for!

Pam + Steve, Top Secret Locations!

2011-06-02T19:57:00.000-05:00

It was a perfect evening for photos, a little less wind would have been nice but no heat and humidity... I'll take the wind any day! Thanks Pam and Steve!

Class Time!

2011-05-28T14:53:00.000-05:00

I was approached awhile back by a past bride to teach an after school class at Martin Luther King Jr. Public School #6. I was totally excited and thrilled she asked. So the past two weeks I had 8-10 young kids ranging in ages from 8-13 following me around with small point n shoot cameras. I taught them some basics but they quickly covered them and I went more in depth. There were some real standouts and I hope I can share their images with you. I have posted a mix of my images I took while with them. Most are of them but a few of their neighborhood in Passaic, New Jersey. It was totally rewarding when I had a few students tell me that their parents either bought them a small camera or got a hand me down!

Passaic, NJ

2011-05-25T21:03:00.000-05:00

May 25, 2011 4:17PM.

Elizabeth + Michael, Milford PA

2011-05-21T22:22:00.000-05:00

Day two... the party continued! These two were so much fun to photograph, thanks to them and their families!

Elizabeth + Michael, Milford PA

2011-05-20T22:21:00.000-05:00

This is the first day of a two day celebration. I can't wait for tommorrow!!!!

Car fire, Clifton

2011-05-19T06:50:00.000-05:00

Last night I was headed home from Passaic where I am teaching a photography class to young kids at Martin Juther King Jr. Public School 6 when i noticed a guy pass me with his car on fire. It was underneath and he didn't seem to know. After trying to flag him down i got alongside him and just as I said, "your car is on fire!" flames came out of his center console. He pulled over, I pulled over and I ran over to his car, he was getting a box of papers out of the backseat when flames came out towards him. He was fine and at that time a emergency responder blocked Rte 46 and the rest is below!

Jeanne + John Engagement

2011-05-15T21:29:00.000-05:00

My younger sister is getting married! Saturday we drove all over Sussex County stopping the car, jumping out, trespassing, shooting, moving on. It was fun and I cannot wait for her wedding! Congratulations sis!

Go Team Portugal

2011-05-15T21:23:00.000-05:00

My awesome wife Kate is coaching Jake's Kindergarten soccer team. They are so darn cute but don't let that fool you. They are fierce!

Little 3 pic sequence of Jake giving it his all!

AsukaBook Albums

2011-05-13T13:14:00.000-05:00

I recieved an order today from AsukaBook of two recent album orders. I wanted to share them with you, first is Matt and Lauren's album, then is Michael and Meghan's. These two came out awesome! The couples picked great photos which allowed for an artistic, flowing layout.

Meghan and Michael's album was 100 PAGES! Woot!

I want to thank Jen at Asuka for all her help!

Blair and Jeff, Wantage NJ

2011-05-13T13:02:00.000-05:00

Re-Post, Blogger deleted my first one! As I said in the first post, these two were naturals.

Blair + Jeff, Lusscroft Farm

2011-05-11T20:26:00.000-05:00

I feel lucky that all my clients are such naturals in front of the camera...

Land of Make Believe, Hope NJ.

2011-05-11T13:36:00.000-05:00

This was not Jake's first rodeo...

Sanibel Island, Florida

2011-05-09T17:24:00.000-05:00

I went fishing with my two brother-in-laws James and Patrick and my father-in-law Mike. Dreams of 100+ lb. Tarpon danced in our heads but the winds were strong and our guides suggested against it. While we might have questioned it, they had us landing sea trout, ladyfish and jacks left and right. So... we fish.

We saw a dolphin in the Gulf go after this fish, it would have been a better pic but all i had was my 50mm at the time so... extreme crop it is!

James on Captain Whitney's boat headed out to some flats by Pine Island.

Casting that 8wt into 15 MPH winds was not easy, but we still landed around 8 trout each.

That evening, it poured, we secured Teriayki Hot Wings, to go, or "FLY" from the Lazy Flamingo late at night while playing Texas Hold 'Em with pocket change and cold beers.

Next morning we headed out of our campground and headed to Blind Pass between Captiva and Sanibel.

Below might be my favorite part of the trip. Small section behind Blind Pass we walked out and fished for maybe an hour. Didn't catch a thing, Mike shuffled back to land early but it was pretty quiet and just gorgeous.

Blind Pass from the Sanibel side.

So that night we decide to head out to the Gulf from our campground and see about casting to Snook in the calm surf. It was low tide and a 10 minute walk. Pat and I headed out early with Mike and James bringing up the rear. James had my camera with him. Pat and I are standing ankle deep blind casting, really not knowing what the hell we were doing, when I hear James yelling for us.

10 minutes earlier Mike casted into a small drainage-like ditch on the campground and hooked into a Tarpon! Really? Holy Crap! We ran back and saw a few more grabbing small baitfish but nothing, plus as you can see above it was dark. Photo below by James and in my opinion, awesome.

The next morning we arose early and hit the ditch. I jumped one that hit so hard my heart rate went up double, instantly. Pat had one hit his fly as well but within an hour there was nothing. Grrrr! So after that we headed to Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge to fish along it's road. It is kind of a haven for wildlife photographers, everywhere you turned there were 400mm and 800mm lenses.

Lastly before packing up we headed back to "The Ditch" and the only thing we saw was this Alligator or Crocodile, can never remember which is which.

Thanks to Maggie and Steve for the feast on Wednesday night, it was awesome! Thanks to the fellow at Norm Ziegler's Fly Shop for the insight. Thanks to Capt Whitney and Capt Eric for guiding us into a bunch of fish, although next time, we go for the Tarpon no matter what. Most importantly thanks to Mike for a great trip and to Mike Pat and James for the awesome times!

Jackson's Baptism Party, Wantage NJ

2011-05-01T21:27:00.000-05:00

So much love all around this little guy...

Looking at the Sky

2011-04-29T13:30:00.000-05:00

Route 206 Andover New Jersey.

Long Branch, NJ

2011-04-25T15:05:00.000-05:00

Last day of Spring Break...

Kalgziabiher Family Baptism and Wedding Vow Renewal, Englewood

2011-04-24T00:31:00.000-05:00

Saturday I photographed Isatu and Tintawi's Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Wedding ceremony. It started with a family baptism that included their three handsome sons. It was just so sweet, incredibly moving and i felt privileged to witness it. Thank you two!

Sussex County Library, Main Branch

2011-04-19T09:01:00.000-05:00

I love the library. It is a peaceful place. This is a short iPhone photo essay.

Taste of Talent, 2011

2011-04-14T13:32:00.000-05:00

The annual stuff-yourself-silly-with-amazing-food for charity event. PSS really out did themselves with the line-up, yet again.

ALSO!!!!!! Got your attention? Good. If you haven't yet, be sure to follow my blog with the chef above cranking out the best pasta you have ever had, Andre' deWaal, at Andre's What's Cookin'. Preview of what we do below!

The Baptism of Elias Plevritis

2011-04-11T10:04:00.000-05:00

Super cute kid, great parents and a beautiful ceremony!

SpringFest, SC Fairgrounds

2011-04-04T11:03:00.000-05:00

Forgot about these, the annual Springfest is always reassuring that spring is around the corner. I forgto to post these as I was leaving for Las Vegas shortly after I took these and my mind was preoccupied with visions of food, drinks and such. But here there are a little late...

Natirar, 90 Acres

2011-04-01T21:42:00.000-05:00

Had a great meeting with Nicole at 90 Acres yesterday. Stay tuned for some of my work on their new upcoming site and more. I absolutely love this place and recommend everyone go check it out. I just snapped two pics of the woods surrounding the property, it was very cool!

Adorama Blog Post

2011-03-31T09:58:00.000-05:00

I recently submitted a photo to the Adorama blog on "Low-light Photos" It is a photo I love of a couple who I had so much fun with. I personally prefer "low" light over a blazing sun. Give me an overcast day over a sunny day, any day! So here is the photo with the link, it was a crazy day in NYC, we joked that Ida was the most photographed woman in NYC that day, with everyone whipping out cell phones and even a guy with a Contax G2 (wish I had one!) Andres was not the most photographed man because the President was in town!