Author Archives: Steve Burns

…The Music Matters!

A ways back I covered a wedding of one of the leads from “The Phantom of The Opera.”  The newly married couple had a small intimate wedding.  Their wedding reception was held at the Westbury Manor on Long Island, NY.  At the reception places were set for 40 guests, with the music being provided  by [...]

It was Greek to me…

A while ago I had the pleasure of photographing my dear friend Manny son’s wedding.
Karyn and George where married in a Greek Orthodox Wedding Ceremony at St. John The Theologian in Tenafly, NJ.
Their ceremony is one that I particularly love to witness.   It’s with good reason that I’ve fallen in love with the various aspects [...]

Wedding Photography, And A Little Help From Your Friends.

The phone rings and the words you hear are, “Help me, please.”
The Group of 10 was founded in part as a support group of friends, for friends.  All of the members are friends whom happen to be independent photographers, and all of whom are very active in the wedding photography industry.
We’ve been a support to [...]

Any day is a good day to be…

“Little White Rose”
Little white rose that I loved, that I loved,
Roisin ban, Roisin ban!
Fair my bud as the moring’s dawn.
I kissed my beautiful flower to bloom,
My heart grew glad for its rich perfume-
Little white rose that I loved.
Little white rose that I loved grew red,
Roisin rua, Roisin rua!
Passionate tears I wept for you.
Love is more [...]

Art and Commerce

This has nothing to do with wedding photography, and then again it has everything to do about it.
 
Art is the skill that is acquired by experience, study and observation. It is the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects or works.  Art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power.  [...]

A place in the country.

Perona Farms in Andover, NJ during the 1930’s was known as the place to go were one could get away from the bustle of the city.  Quite a few well known personalities were known to have enjoyed the peace of the country air there through the years. 
Years later it became know as a place to go not only to enjoy the country [...]

Scenes From a Wedding

We put a lot into our days, both wedding photographers, as well as the families of the bride and groom.  When it is all said and done, we all look forward to unwinding for a few moments.  
I recently  had the pleasure to photograph the wedding of Eileen and Jason at New York City’s wonderful and historic Roosevelt Hotel  which is just [...]

It’s the details that count… or is it?

It’s confession time friends; I like food, good food. In another life, I’ve worked in several kitchens, and in this life I still enjoy cooking. I have several friends whom through the years have enjoyed sharing with me their expertise in cooking, and I truly enjoy sharing in their meals. I’ve learned a lot by [...]

The Calling

The “Calling”.
It was not so much a calling, but a revelation.  It was a revelation that happened along my journey in photography.
Many start careers in photography as wedding photographers, only to move on into other areas of photography in a short period of time.  Fewer start photography careers in other areas of photography to move [...]

Together, Kisses, You & Me, Passion, Love, Inspire, Fun, Us, Blessed, Happy

There have been times when on the bottom of the Groom’s shoes the words “Help Me!” have been written by one of his groom’s men.   Instead on the bottom of Erica’s shoes were the words “Together, Kisses, You & Me, Passion, Love, Inspire, Fun, Us, Blessed, Happy.”  These words described exactly the personality of the [...]