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Tyler's 1st Birthday!!

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I documented Tyler's birthday in Queens, NY yesterday. What was special about this birthday is that they chose to celebrate his birthday in a temple. It was an elaborate and detailed ceremony. This also marks the first time I've attempted to shoot an entire event using full manual settings on the camera. I believe shooting full manual allows you to be more creative. In addition, it's really helpful in tricky lighting situations where is is a strong contrast between light and dark. I was motivated to do this because I noticed my camera's meter tends to expose for the highlights and under expose everything else. This is bad for portraits especially portraits of people with darker skin tones. Finally, a popular photographer once told me he shot full manual all the time and it shows in the creativity of his images. It's one thing to shoot full manual in a studio setting, but to shoot on the go photo-journalistic style in different lighting situations can be difficult a…
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Dana + Damien Post Wedding Photos

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Many thanks to my sister Sharronda! She referred this beautiful couple who just got married to me to take their post wedding pictures. Posing is not one of my greatest strengths so I opted for a documentary approach and posed the couple as ideas came to mind. They came up with great ideas as well and we just bounced the ideas of each other. I'm quite pleased with the images and hope they are too :)













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Location: Montclair, NJ, USA
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Visit to Montclair Art Museum

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Today is chill day. No events or portrait sessions, so I'm free to relax and go sightseeing. I went to the Montclair Art Museum earlier and checked out the works of Larry Kagan among others. I was intrigued with his work with light, shadow, steel, sculpture and abstraction. I managed to take a few images before I left because boss baby was getting impatient lol.


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Kelechi's Baby Shower

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I had to document two events back to back yesterday: a baby shower in Jersey City, NJ and a 40th birthday celebration in New Brunswick, NJ. Event Photography can be a very physical occupation, so it's very exhausting. You have to be serious about taking care of yourself and eating right. I promised myself I would take one day off a week to rest and relax with family; I decided this because I was tired of going to work extremely tired. I got a chance to relax today and finally make a blog post. The pictures below are from Kelechi's baby shower in Jersey City, NJ. I had to add my own lighting as the lights in the wine cellar were kind of dim. Let me know what you think and do enjoy.















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Location: Jersey City, NJ, USA
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