Category archives: Portrait Photography
Emma, the American bulldog next door
Dogs are definitely one of my passions. Not dogs that are dainty and pretty (although those will pass as well), but more dogs who are clumsy, maybe have a hard time keeping their tongues in their mouths, who will step on you (by accident and out of love) and crush your foot with their massive body [...]
Fashion Photography, Subdued
Whether shooting fashion, weddings, or portraits, the most important is that the facial expression and body positioning of the subject are convincing. In other words, the goal is to get the model to appear as close as possible to how they would in real life. This is why the first 30 minutes of the[...]
End of world, beginning of love
I was supposed to meet Theresa and Kyle at 6pm on the day the world was supposed to end. At one point the rain beat so badly (as I waited umbrella-less under a bridge on one of the transverse roads near Central Park while being splashed at by oncoming traffic) that I thought it just might. After i[...]
A happy March shoot
Sundaye and Jon were a blast to photograph. In addition to being fun, they were BOTH positively striking. The shoot consisted of me, a lovely assistant, and Joe who shot some video. I fell in love with Bryant park as a natural backdrop for photography shoots, which once again conf[...]
Modestly glamorous
I love shooting friends who have gotten tired of fighting me and my camera off, and have just accepted the reality that they will be photographed. Actually these particular friends like being photographed.
I thought my friend came out stunning in this one. I love the relaxed yet rich expressio[...]
The red slippers
I was over a friend's house where a grandma was residing (not mine). When I saw the combination of the grandma, cat, slippers, and newspaper, I went a little wild with my Pentax film camera. I wish there was a little more ambient light so that I didn't have to struggle with a film camera whose ISO[...]
