Storyful Corporate Headshot Day

Everything about photographing a corporate headshot day feels right. I love organizing the shoot, working with my client to decide who goes when, and figuring out where we can shoot. Post session, I like organizing the individual subject’s headshot photos, renaming the files, and working with individuals to retouch their chosen photos. But, most importantly, I love finally getting to meet the people I’ll be photographing, helping them become comfortable in front of the camera, and seeing their reactions when they see their photos. My headshot photos are not just for internal purposes (email signatures and organization charts), but also for people’s Linkedin Profile Photos. Linkedin Profile Photo Photographer is just one of the many hats I wear.

Thank you Brian and the Storyful team for having me.

My NYC Headshot session Photography setup.

I created this setup when working for Hofstra University as their full-time university photographer. It’s been revised once or twice, but overall it hasn’t really changed. The goal of the setup is to be lightweight for transporting and quick for setting up. Even though, I have the big strobe lights and modifiers (beauty dish, softboxes with grids, snoots, reflectors…), and they create beautiful photos, they’re cumbersome. Those strobes and their modifiers are big to transport and timely to setup. However, the biggest problem is space. You’re not always guaranteed the space to set them up. More often than not, your client only has a conference room reserved for you. Ceilings can be low and rooms narrow. Space is limited in NYC.

Carter's Baptism

Beautiful Fall baptism in Princeton, New Jersey | We started the day by photographing Carter getting dressed and several detail photos. Then, we moved outside for family photos before the ceremony.

The Dominick Hotel Wedding - Lower Manhattan

Congrats Rachel and Sal! | Having previously photographed at the Dominick Hotel, as the Trump SoHo, we I already knew the lay of the land. On this Saturday, I was second photographing for my friend and fellow photographer Natalie. Natalie was the main photographer.

The couple was great!

We started our day by capturing the bride and groom getting ready at the hotel. Then, we staged the couple’s first look on the hotels top floor. Here on the 42nd floor we were greeted with sweeping views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey. Post first look, the couple and their family/friends moved on to Brookfield Place in Battery Park for family photos, bridal party photos, and a couple’s session.

The ceremony and reception were back at the hotel.

Roman and Lauren - Washington Square Park Proposal

I’m excited to have captured Roman and Lauren’s Washington Square Park evening proposal, as that night was the perfect fall night. It was not too cold and the park wasn’t too busy, and it was not raining. Roman chose Washington Square Park under the arch for its southern view of the World Trade Center and for its northern view of the Empire State Building.

The plan: Lauren and Roman would pass through the park on their way to dinner. On the way, they’d pass by the arch and he’d propose. His execution could not have been better!

Proposing in washington square park under the arch at night is quintessential nyc

That night, Roman and Lauren walked across the park on their way to dinner. As they passed through the arch Roman stopped and started to tell Lauren how much she meant to him. Then, he proposed.

how to capture a marriage proposal at night

With this being an evening proposal the arch supplied a little bit of light, but a hidden off-camera flash provided the bulk of the lighting. Post proposal and after giving the couple a few minutes to themselves, we walked around the block for a quick mini-shoot.

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Caitlyn and George - NYC City Hall Wedding

Congrats Caitlyn and George! The fall consists of my busiest time of the year, both with weddings and other photo work (engagement sessions, corporate headshots, events, etc.,). However, photographing weddings at City Hall weddings is one of my favorite events to photograph. A city hall wedding is all about raw simplicity and genuine authenticity. I think they are a true reflection of the couple.

Simplicity and authenticity are the best two words to describe Caitlyn and George. Capturing their happiness, anxiousness, and eagerness to get married was really exciting. And, I say that as a seasoned photographer with hundreds of weddings under my belt. It was nice that there was no big catering hall, big cake, and complicated dress to cloud the focus of the day.

Instead of detail shots consisting of uber expensive watches and shoes, the details of their day were the couple’s letters to one another. Throughout the day, I had to search for details to capture. I had to search for the little moments and wait for the big moments.

After the ceremony, we all walked outside for a couple session and then more family photos.

Mike + Meghan Carroll Gardens Engagement Session

Meghan and Mike are awesome, and so are their two dogs, and so is their apartment in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. I’ve know Mike and Meghan from our summers at the beach and through my college friend Joe. Throughout the summer and fall, these two spend almost every weekend at the beach. If they’re not camping, fishing, or surfing they’re hanging out by the water with their friends enjoying a good beer.

When Mike proposed two weeks ago, out in Montauk, he quickly reached out asking if I could photograph their engagement photos. Everything these two do is done with a smile. So, I knew our shoot would be fun. Prior the session, I thought about how I could capture Mike and Meghan’s fun spirit. Luckily, they had a few ideas of their own; pizza, beer, dogs, their Brooklyn apartment, and the Yankees.

We started off in their apartment. Then, we moved on to their iconic Brooklyn brownstone steps. From there, we walked around Carroll gardens.