Category Archives: Events

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Oh, it was jolly! (photobooth goes seasonal)

TweetPhotobooths have been getting more and more popular at weddings, and for good reasons. Guests are having tons of fun taking their own pictures and brides have resolved the question of wedding favors! Therefore wedding photographers are trying to get more creative satisfying the demand. Some are offering setups where guests are indeed “pressing a [...]

Light me, paint me, shoot me, thrill me!

TweetWedding photographers face lighting challenges almost at every event they go to. If it’s not the harsh sunlight in the middle of the day then it’s heavy overhead tungsten lighting during ceremony mixed with different color temperature daylight coming through the windows…or it can be a dark reception room with black walls and ceilings. We [...]

…The Music Matters!

TweetBy Steve Burns 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 [...]

It was Greek to me…

TweetBy Steve Burns 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 [...]

The Inn at Erlowest – A Destination?

TweetWhile most people may not consider Lake George New York  a destination wedding location,  I certainly do! I just recently returned from a weekend trip to The Inn at Erlowest in Lake George NY.  Two full days of photographic coverage with an amazing couple,  great family and some awesome vendors. The threat of rain came [...]

Photojournalistic majestic

Tweet“Wedding Photojournalist – what does that really mean?” asked one of my clients during a recent consultation “I see that on many wedding photographers’ websites but not on yours, why?”. I answered “because I am not a PURE photojournalist. My style has a few different elements in it, I wouldn’t be very accurate if I said [...]

For every action, there is reaction!

TweetI feel so fortunate to be a part of Group of 10 for many reasons, one of them being that I feel I am amongst some of the most talented, skilled and experienced professional wedding photographers in New Jersey and New York. When possible, we work with eachother and provide our brides and grooms with [...]

Wedding at The Venetian being featured on 201 Bride

TweetWhen I recently photographed Jill and Frank’s wedding at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ, I knew that it was slated to be published on 201bride.net. The florist, The Little Flower Shoppe in Ridgewood, NJ, transformed the entryway of the Venetian into a tropical garden. It was beautiful! Because of the scheduling for the day, I [...]

“Own the Music!”

TweetIf you’ve heard me speak at a seminar or meeting you may have heard me use the expression “own the image”.  I use it when I stress to photographers that in order to excell at their craft they must learn and practice until they truly do “own the image”. I first heard it used in [...]

Any day is a good day to be…

TweetBy Steve Burns “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, [...]