Category Archives: Style

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Gimme gimme real grain not noise

TweetWhere have the days gone where it was a real struggle to get a low light shot ? In film days photographers who used ISO3200 film would be called crazy by some… because the final prints would be so grainy. You either loved that grain or you didn’t. Even in “early” digital years (2001/2002 when [...]

Last Dance

TweetInevitably, there will be a last dance at every wedding reception. I will be there for this last dance at every wedding I photograph. For me, it is a perfect ending for how I cover weddings, to tell a story of your wedding day from beginning to end. Now, how the last dance is done varies from [...]

After Dark, Finding Light

TweetOne of my small pleasures in life is my, all too often brief, perusal of the New York Times with my morning coffee. Despite the daily gloom and doom, there are usually some outstanding examples of great photography from all over the world to be found within its pages. I especially enjoy many of the [...]

Scenes From a Wedding

TweetBy Steve Burns 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 [...]

The Curse of the “Uncle Bobs”

TweetSo who is Uncle Bob and why is he cursed? For the uninitiated “Uncle Bob” is the name given by wedding photographers to any wedding guest, male or female, who appears at a wedding with either with a bigger, fancier or even Lord forbid, a newer camera than the actual hired photographer or someone who [...]

sometimes what you see isn’t what you get …

Tweetby Neil vN While helping my friend David M photograph a wedding recently, the maitre’d excitedly came to tell me that there is a full rainbow outside after a rainstorm had blown through.  I grabbed the wedding couple, and went outside, and saw the beautiful rainbow and set the couple up for this simple, but [...]

A Sense of Place

Tweetby Zlatko Batistich Clients usually choose their wedding location very carefully. In telling the story of a wedding, one of my goals is to create photographs that give a sense of the location. This may include architecture, weather, patterns, details, lighting effects, window views and other visual elements. Here are some examples from a wedding [...]

Same Place, Different Looks

TweetOne of the things I love most about being a New Jersey/New York based wedding photographer is that there are a variety of cultures, venues, and most importantly, personalities to capture on wedding days. Wedding photography is reactive, intuitive, and aritistic. Our job, without question, is the ability to enter into any situation and photograph [...]

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

TweetBy Steve Burns 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 [...]

“No Place to Hide” Beach Weddings

TweetJust as on a wrestling mat, there’s no place to hide on a beach wedding! So why would one want to hide on a wedding day? Well, unlike in a church or other wedding location everything takes place in direct sunlight and given that Murphy’s Law will be in effect the sun is usually out [...]