Kelly & Brant at the Esperanza Mansion

Kelly & Brant at the Esperanza Mansion

Esperanza Mansion Wedding Photographer Penn Yan New York destination wedding photographer services for the finger lakes and upstate photography.

A moment of closure

A moment of closure

What is a moment? What is artistic photography? So many brides come to me and their first question is how many hours, when I ask myself how many moments?  Brides ask how many pictures, and I ask myself how many of my pictures, can change your expectations of pictures, teach you about the wondrous human [...]

Blair and Levi a small private event on Sandbridge Beach

Blair and Levi a small private event on Sandbridge Beach

I traveled to Sandbridge beach Virginia to observe Blair and Levi’s small intimate beach house wedding on a saturday in May, and came back with a wonderful slideshow! This small family focused destination wedding at a beach house on Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach VA was shot in a total of 4 short hrs.

Danielle & Trey’s celebration slideshow

Danielle & Trey’s celebration slideshow

Let me start out with a simple thank-you to Danielle and Trey, who first met me on their wedding day: Cheers with a shot of 1800 Reposado to my playah Trey! and hugs to my sweetheart Danielle!! Thanks guys for such a great day. The wedding day team was: Second photographer: Stacey Doyle – Providence [...]

Chris and Rome’s engagement portraits in NoDa

Chris and Rome’s engagement portraits in NoDa

Chris and Rome ask for an urban terrain romp for their engagement photos and so we head to the NoDa arts district of Charlotte NC where we have railroad tracks, graphitti walls, and spray painted murals for backgrounds.

One peck – carefully observed

One peck – carefully observed

A tender, encouraging kiss from the bride’s father – moments before she walks down the isle – is not something you can buy, but it’s something I deliver for my clients. I can’t sell you this picture – because it’s one of a kind. But, you can be sure that I will be looking out for these moments you can’t buy as I shoot your wedding photography. I try my best to tenderly observe all these moments that are yours, to make them immortal in the images. When my clients ask “What is a wedding photojournalist?” my best answer is that they are interested in “One Moment” and it shows in all the pictures.

Lowndes Grove Wedding reception tent party

Lowndes Grove Wedding reception tent party

The couch under the live oak tree – a gorgeous view of the sunset over the river for this November wedding.  Oh yes, November in Charleston is still a great time to get married!  Plan your wedding in the southern charm of Charleston to get the benefits of the Carolina blue skies and warm mild [...]

Chautauqua Institution fall Wedding

Chautauqua Institution fall Wedding

Amy and Bryan at the Chautauqua Institution for a beautiful fall wedding: Thank you guys for an amazingly fun and golden western NY fall day! Bridal Hairstyling by Shear Style in Mayville NY Wedding Ceremony at the Hall of Philosphy Chautauqua Institution Wedding Reception at the Athenaeum Hotel Wedding cushions, necklaces, and details by Amy [...]

Russ & Maggie – Celebrate at the Riverside Radisson

Russ & Maggie – Celebrate at the Riverside Radisson

I hope you can see through the feeble frames of my photographs… …to the exuberance and joy shared by Maggie and Russ on their wedding day. Maggie did her hair and makeup at her Mom’s house Was married by her Uncle in The Church of the Transfiguration in Pittsford NY And celebrated their reception at [...]

Tyler & Lauren – St. Mary’s Chapel Charlotte

Tyler & Lauren – St. Mary’s Chapel Charlotte

Enjoy this slideshow from a winter wedding held at night inside a cosy chapel in downtown Charlotte: Lauren & Tyler had a wonderfully mild January night for their intimate wedding evening in uptown Charlotte.  Congratulations and thanks so much for having me.  I’ll let the pictures do the talking in the flash slideshow above. Wedding [...]

A photo walk in Maryland

A photo walk in Maryland

Flickr: Your Photostream A little photo walk in Sparks Maryland before going back to work with Amy – doing some design and consulting.

Model portfolios

Model portfolios

Jack Johnson’s song “Better Together” illustrated

Jack Johnson’s song “Better Together” illustrated

Charlie’s christmas gift project this year was simpler than last time…. This time Charlie contacted me about somehow merging the message of he and Courtney’s wedding song into a print for her office desk.  So the constraint was an 8×10″ image – and the challenge was to personalize it.  To emphasize the personal touch, I [...]

RockTographers.com features our ring shots!

RockTographers.com features our ring shots!

We are now proud members of the Modern Photographers.com website And photos of our rings have been featured on their ring shot photo blog – RockTographers Read on to get the full gallery of ring shots including the ‘universal groom’ ring pose and the snotty nose ring shot

Happy Festivus!

Happy Festivus!

I’m just posting this winter ice storm photo as I’m enjoying my Southern Christmas season

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