Living in the city our eyes and ears are constantly bombarded by visual and auditory information which lead us to a necessary auto tune out just to keep our sanity. Walking with a camera in my hands, I’m forced to open my eyes and learn to see things afresh. I’m always fascinated by the changing [...]

I have complained about the postcards of NYC for quite a while, but have not done anything about it. It’s time to stop complaining and start shooting! Postcards have their place in the world and in our hearts. Most are beautiful to look at, but very little do they leave us with more than a [...]

Viney and Blesson’s wedding reminded me of the movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”. They had 500 – 700 guests. It was a family and community event! With most of the time assigned to family and the CSI community (CSI stands for Church of South India, not the forensic crime drama on TV); we had [...]

A wedding photographer’s life is not as glamorous as what some of you may think. It’s often a test of stamina and will to keep on creating great images in the most demanding and stressful situations, but when you are passionate about what you do; you can walk through fire without noticing the burn. Here [...]

After my initial tryout with Lensbaby, I was excited to see what I can create and get on a wedding day when everything happens fast and furious. I went into my closet and took out the neglected and abandoned Canon 20D and gave it a new lease on life. The Lensbaby was attached to the [...]

Yes, I have joined the Lensbaby club and became a “sissy photographer.” Before you stone me, let me elaborate. I am not making fun of anyone’s sexual orientation or manliness. When Lensbaby came out from the closet of its creator, Craig Strong, I really thought this cheap plastic toy lens is for the babes and [...]

Here’s a short behind the scenes video shot by Willi, theStoryteller during the Fine’s Modern Lifestyle Family Portrait session.  Move over Naked Cowboy, Greg Fine is in town now. Click here to see A Fine Day – Part One {A Lower East Side Modern Lifestyle Family Portrait Session}.

Greg Fine’s second song, “How Does It Feel?”, was recorded in our studio after his Modern Lifestyle Family Portrait session in the Lower East Side. “How Does It Feel?” was inspired by the reconnection with his foster mother. His foster mother, Pat, gave Greg unconditional love and affection when he needed most. For most of [...]

Greg Fine, the winner to our photo story contest stopped by our studio last week with his family to claim his prize. Willi met Greg and Lauren five years ago when he was entrusted to photograph their wedding. It must be a pleasure for Willi, theStoryteller to see his brides and grooms’ story continue; and [...]

We were pleasantly surprised when we opened our mail box today. “We are proud to announce that Willi Wong Photography has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick. Please pick up a copy of The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine and check out our listing.” The best [...]

After the recording of Elena & Chris’s Wedding Story, I wanted to make sure I was present for the next one. Willi forgot to press the record button. He may know all the buttons on his cameras, but with everything else it may be a different story. We’ve recently updated our website to include the [...]

Many of us go through life making mistakes without a second chance to make it right. Chris and Elena first dated for 3½ years and took a 2 year break before a meeting by chance brought them back together. They seized upon this once in a lifetime opportunity to treasure one another and fall in [...]

As I was searching for an old episode of Vern Yip’s Deserving Design on hulu.com, I found the following video instead.  My eyes were drawn to the introductory sentence. “Sometimes deciding where to get married is more complicated than deciding who to marry. Planning a reception is complicated. But Carley Roney, editor of TheKnot.com, has great advice to [...]

I have always been a private person and believed that my work will speak for itself. That has worked quite well for me until the advent of reality shows. First I had a website, then I need a blog to keep my website going and now I need to be in Facebook and learn how [...]

A while back we ran a photo contest and the winner is… We have only one entry; however, instead of canceling the contest; we’re going to reward Greg for his time and effort. Sadly, this will also conclude the end of contests for us.   Well, at least for now.

In Part 1 of this post we saw how Tammy executed her magic, in Part 2 we shall see theStoryteller’s magic. I was fortunate enough to witness Tammy’s magic first hand. Her wedding was unforgettable. There was laughter, tears, sunshine, rain, thunder, lightning and most memorable was the double rainbow.   The setting at Shadow Lawn [...]