Sarah + Jason, Mountain View Manor, NY

I loved this wedding. Such a funny, chill bride, laid back groom and beautiful locations. Garry was on Photobooth detail all night. Driving home along the Delaware River that night was just a little icing on the cake.

Light and Timing

I firmly believe a good photographer has to understand light. Good light, bad light and what to do with each. I also believe great photography is all about timing, legendary photographer Henri Cartier Bresson called it the "The Decisive Moment". In all photography there comes a point where it all ads up and coupled with composition and all the mathmetical aspects of shutter speed and aperture, a great photo can be made.
I was looking though some old stuff and came across these two pics. The first one by Kelly Little who works with me and the second by myself. Victoria, the bride was entering Trinity Chapel in NYC to marry Efstratios during a truly unforgettable wedding. The light in that church is horrible by most photographers standards; uneven, dark, and no where to bounce a flash if you HAD to. What did I do? I boosted the ISO and waited till she walked through that one spot light on the aisle. What did Kellly do? The same thing. Here's the thing. We didn't discuss it before hand. We thought alike and rather than a bunch of highly flashed photos with no substance they got the dramatic scene it was.
Now I'm not saying I'm HCB, in no way, I'll never be 1/2 the photographer he was, but knowing that even bad light is going to be the best light, and waiting for that moment... it's why I love being a photographer. I'm guessing it has alot to do with it for Kelly as well!

The Fly Shutter

Did you know I am also a fly fishing photographer? I have been published online on This is Fly, The Fiberglass Manifesto, and mentioned on Lo Fi Fly, Moldy Chum and Le Mouching. Not bad for a Jersey guy. But it all got stepped up a notch because the next isuue of The Fly Fish Journal has myself as the featured photographer! Click that link then head out and buy an issue! Be sure to check me out at www.theflyshutter.tumblr.com and buy custom prints at www.theflyshutter.com.

Nick Murray wades into a classified area of New York on a cold rainy December day.

Instant Gratification

One of my favorite moments at a wedding is turning around the back of my camera and showing the bride what I just took. It's a great feeling when she smiles, laughs and sometimes cries. Tears of joy of course. Below is a photo sent to me last week by Elisabeth Kutscher of the two of us. We had just created some images across the street from the UN building in NYC and her soon to be brother-in-law, Peter, captured the moment. I love this photo.

Alana + Kevin, New York NY

I love that even this time of year when Manhattan is overloaded with tons of people looking to be overwhelmed with the spirit of Christmas you can still find small moments of sweet solitude, even when there are other thousands of people walking by you. Run. On. Sentence. These two get married this Saturday, they live in NJ, had their engagment pics in NY and are being married in PA. Love it.

Rebecca + Nick, Castleton on Hudson, NY

Lots of photos. These two are honeymooning in Maine right now, I hope they were not too scared during the small earthquake last night! Here is the biggest blog post from me, to date.  Lots of photos.