New Jersey wedding photojournalist and editorial photographer
Today I received some wonderful news. The Star-Ledger received 7 nominations in the New York Emmy Awards.
I received two of those Emmy nominations.
“Chain of Life” was nominated in the documentary category. The video follows the patients and staff during the world’s largest kidney donation exchange.
“The Rise and Fall of Rocky Lockridge” looks at the former world champion boxer who is now homeless and living on the streets of Camden.
Kidney recipient Iyanna McDuffie.
February 27, 2010 - 9:19 pm - John, Congratulations! I wish you the best. You did a awesome job on your videos this past year. The Emmy nomination proves it. All I can do is look up to you.
Communication is one of the most important aspects of successful portrait photography.
When I’m shooting a portrait for the Star-Ledger I try to describe to the subject exactly the look I’m trying to achieve.
Making them a partner in the shoot helps tremendously.
Communication is even more important when somebody has hired me to shoot their portrait. Often they have specific ideas about their portrait.
Jim wanted new photos for his corporate website. Communication was very important for this photo shoot since Jim wanted his photos to have a cutting edge, moody feel.
Jim sent me links to photos that he liked so I had a good idea of what he hoped to achieve.
We both are very happy with the results.
You can see more on Jim’s Flickr page and Cohn & Wolfe’s website.
So I’m driving on Route 1 north in Elizabeth and there it is.
A huge billboard featuring my photo of the Star-Ledger’s political team.
Very cool!
I love photographing chefs.
They do what it takes to make a great portrait even though they have extremely busy schedules.
All the chefs involved in the new “Top Chefs” issue of Inside Jersey magazine are no exception.
Ariane Duarte is the chef/owner of CulinAriane in Montclair. Her excellent food keeps the restaurant packed and a recent appearance on Bravo’s “Top Chef” doesn’t hurt either.
The opportunity to photograph a portrait of two governors does not happen often.
Former New Jersey governors Tom Kean and Brendan Byrne write a weekly political column for the Star-Ledger. A recent newspaper redesign required new portraits for all the paper’s columnists.
The two governors were the last to be photographed so the lighting and posing had to match all the previous photos.
Kean and Byrne are always a joy to work with and today was no exception.
It’s time to pick my favorite wedding venue from 2009. There are so many ways to judge: outstanding service and staff, sheer beauty, best food, best photo backgrounds, etc…
Some of my favorites are the Grand Summit Hotel, the Lambertville Inn, The Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant, The Mill at Spring Lake Heights, the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park. Each has something great to offer.
In 2010 I’m looking forward to weddings at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, the Mansion at Bretton Woods, the Woodcliff Manor, the Stone House and many others.
Ok, enough stalling. The envelope, please!
My favorite wedding venue for 2009 was the Mallard Island Yacht Club near Long Beach Island. It’s a truly stunning venue right on Barnegat Bay. The unique groom shack, the boathouse chapel and the great photo backgrounds put it into first place.
And since it’s about 20 degrees outside right now it’s nice to think about photographing a beach wedding.
I spent the day photographing the Giants cleaning out their lockers after the final game of their disappointing season.
As you can see from the expression on Eli Manning’s face the team was not happy with their performance.
It was a lot more fun photographing the Giants ticker tape parade following their amazing Super Bowl victory two years ago!
Tis the season for holiday family portraits.
Here are two really cute photos from recent sessions, one in Maplewood and the other in Central Park.
As you can tell from the photos both were fun sessions.
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