Location, Location, Location!
I've just returned from a trip to Bermuda to photograph the wedding of Heather and Billy Mullen. What can you say? I'd love to take a lot more credit for the images but that credit belongs to the couple and mother nature.

The animation above is the series of images from a fun
bouquet toss at Astwood Cove, Bermuda,
I didn't have a tripod on this cliff and you can see it in the
one frame that jars to the side a bit.
Aside from that it is still quite fun to have
captured and put together.

Can you imagine my intrigue when I overheard Mike and Tara mention at the end of their reception in Connecticut that they were planning to wait a few weeks to honeymoon and that they were going to go to Bermuda on a cruise. When asked on the dates of the cruise they responded with the very same week I was to be there myself to photograph Heather and Billy's wedding... What an opportunity! We ran into each other several times on the ship, the Norwegian Dawn, and on Bermuda so I was able to capture some nice candid photos for them. We also agreed to meet and head to a beach one evening to get some honeymoon photos of them that will no doubt be a nice addition to their wedding album.

These photos of Joe Biden are from a few years back. Often I photograph celebrities or politicians and then later gain an appreciation of how lucky I am at being able to capture their image. The inclusion of these samples of these people currently in the news is in no way a statement on my personal political opinions, it is however a statement that I am assigned to cover events with some fairly topical subject matter.

Congressional Representative John Lewis
John Lewis is a civil rights icon who recently found himself at the center of some controversy over remarks made regarding the current presidential campaign of John McCain's.

Speaker of the house Representative Nancy Pelosi
(D-CA 8th District)

I just completed a shoot of a custom chopper that will most
likely be featured in a national magazine before too long, it
was a great day with a cool bike, natural model and a fantastic location, more soon.

What's more noteworthy than photographing Paris Hilton? Photographing her twice in two days is what! I had been hired to cover her appearances at Macy's Roosevelt Field, Long Island location (above) as well as their store in Philadelphia (right) which was the former landmark John Wanamaker store in center city (gorgeous building don't you think?)

Promoting her new fragrance CanCan, Paris offered fans an opportunity to meet and get her autograph. I can say this much, she does indeed have some fanatical fans as this was one of the noisiest and most energetic events I've ever covered. I also have to give Ms. Hilton some kudos in that she was as enthusiastic to meet the last people in line as much as the first, I really think she enjoys this interaction more than the fans themselves.

Just before the second shoot with Paris Hilton in Philadelphia I had visited West Laurel Hill Cemetery just in time to observe some spectacular fall colors. A "garden" cemetery, West Laurel Hill is a wonderful display of fantastic trees and monuments amidst gently rolling hills just off the Schuylkill River.

I recently had the chance to photograph an Emmy Award-winning member of Macy's Culinary Council - Ming Tsai, the East West Fusion cuisine chef and restaurateur who currently hosts Ming's Quest on the Fine Living TV Network and Simply Ming on American Public Television, and the former host of East Meets West on the Food Network. Ming has also appeared as a challenger chef on the Food Network's Iron Chef America, beating Iron Chef Bobby Flay in "Duck Battle" and was a judge for Cooking Under Fire on PBS.

Some weeks back I traveled to NY to assist Kent Miller Studios on a magazine cover shoot for boutique DESIGN and the subject was none other than Queer Eye For the Straight Guy's Thom Filicia. Photographed in downtown Manhattan at the "W" Hotel, the image selected was one of the very first images taken. Tom and the entire crew were much fun.

Keeping with the trend of TV personalities, I had the chance to shoot an event featuring TLC Network's Clinton Kelly of the hit show What not To Wear. Clinton was amazing with the audience; he took a genuine interest in their questions and was one of the most personable people both in front of, and away from, his fans.

Visit the Recent Work page to see more on my recently published photo in the August 2007 issue of Playboy.

 

I've been finding more and more that I enjoy photographing weddings. Recently, I have shot a great many with Kent Miller Studios in New York City, and have had the chance to capture images for a very special one here in the DC Metro area. I met a young man in a work-related capacity some months ago. He informed me that he was getting married and asked if I'd do the photography. I was only too happy to agree to this, and when the day finally came, it ended up being so much fun. I was glad that I was able to be there, let alone photograph such a happy couple and their joyous family and friends. Congrats to you, Tiffane and Nick, and thank you for sharing your day with me.

I recently did a shoot with a new model and had the chance to benefit from the amazing skills of makeup artist Amber Gangi. Amber is a model herself, with significant runway experience all over the world. On top of providing exceptional makeup artistry, she got involved by assisting the new model with poses, and was constantly adjusting wardrobe and makeup as the shoot progressed. The results were incredible. There is nothing like using good tools to do a job. A stylist and makeup artist are not to be undervalued, and the difference is well worth the effort and expense.