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Category Archives: Journalism

Two NY Emmy Award nominations

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...

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Secrets of a successful portrait photo session

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...

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Up on a billboard

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!

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Giants Eli Manning

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...

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Thanks for a great year

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Housewives of New Jersey photo shoot

The Brownstone in Paterson was the scene and the cast was members of the Housewives of New Jersey television show.
The photo shoot for the cover and inside pages of Inside Jersey magazine was a real team effort, and the team was huge.
A dozen of the Housewives and family members, a dozen hair stylists, florists, dj’s,...

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New Jersey musician portrait

I had the opportunity to photograph musician Billy Hector before a recent performance.
I decided to light the portrait with one small video light. The narrow beam gives off a harsh light which seemed to work well for Billy’s portrait.
Since the portrait was for the Star Ledger’s “I am New Jersey” series it ran very large...

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Five reasons you should hire a photojournalist

I have never met Andrea James but I couldn’t agree more with her article entitled “Five reasons you should hire a photojournalist”
Here’s a link to the article on her website.

Here are the highlights:
Five reasons you should hire a photojournalist
You are: In charge of marketing for a corporation. Organizing an event. Planning a wedding. Starting...

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Featured in News Photographer magazine

I’m honored to be featured in the new issue of News Photographer magazine.
The magazine is the trade publication for photojournalists and features the Star-Ledger’s recent “Chain of Life” series.
Seth Gitner writes a monthly column about multimedia and chose to highlight my video. He also discussed the Star-Ledger’s approach to video.
Thank’s Seth for a great article.

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Tiger Woods plays in Jersey City

It is always fun to photograph Tiger Woods, one of the most recognizable people in the world. This week he played at the beautiful Liberty National in Jersey City.
As a bonus I got lots of exercise as I followed Tiger around the course for two days.

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