Amy and Byron’s cinematic photo session, part 4, a romantic evening: longing and connection Happy Valentine’s Day! Did we deliberately delay the posting of part 4 until today to build up anticipation? No, it is just a coincidence. It was on my list of tasks to do, but I was busy gathering me rosebuds. Sometimes [...]

Amy and Byron’s cinematic photo session, part 3, afternoon, 2 becomes 1 The photos from this Cinematic Engagement Photo Session were shot in New York City’s Dumbo, Brooklyn  and The High Line Park in Chelsea, Manhattan. To read about Amy and Bryon’s story and to view the first part of this Cinematic Engagement Photography series: Click Here [...]

Amy and Byron’s cinematic photo session, part 2, the first light, morning on the Brooklyn Bridge To read about Amy and Bryon’s story and to view the first part of this Cinematic Engagement Photography series: Click Here

Photography is a living art. As a photographer I always challenge myself to shoot and think outside the box; therefore, when Byron contacted me about an engagement session in the anticipation of Amy’s visit from Hong Kong I was more excited than usual. Bryon wanted to do something different that’s uniquely theirs and something that [...]

Engagement photography tests a photographer’s skill as a communicator and a creator. It’s not an event and nothing is happening.  A photographer can sometimes get away with not saying a word throughout the wedding day, but during an engagement photo session the photographer needs to guide the couple along the way, using his voice and [...]

Q: What is a Cinematic Engagement Photography Session? A: Good question. Let me try to answer it  before showing you the images from Ruth and Bert’s Cinematic Engagement Session. A Cinematic Engagement Session should be epic in color, lighting and composition, and yet it captures the intimate personalities of the couples. It’s like a grand scale romantic [...]

Paul and Katy, a couple overcoming tragedies, celebrates life and gives the ultimate gift of a traditional Chinese wedding to their family.  Paul and Katy’s wedding becomes more than just the union of two people in love. Their love for one another is very apparent; from the way they hold hands to the way they [...]

No matter how open minded I think I am; I am still a human being who has preferences. Even though I vowed for no preference as an artist and especially as a photographer on a wedding day with a mission to capture the best photos possible in any given situation, but during a moment of [...]

I’ve been documenting weddings, engagements and other celebrations since the turn of the century and have not shot a wedding or engagement photography session on the Brooklyn Bridge itself, but always with the Brooklyn Bridge in the backdrop from afar.   Is it just like being a native New Yorker who has not been up to [...]