East meets West

I’m having such a great week. I’ve attended East meets West workshop at the beginning of this week which was hosted by Jason Groupp and Gene Higa. Jason Groupp is one of the finest wedding photographers in Manhattan and Gene Higa is named as one of the top 10 wedding photographers worldwide. The whole experience was just great. We had two couples that modeled for us on some of the Manhattan streets. It was informative to see how Jason and Gene work with their clients. I have always been curious about it. I also met and made friends with other really cool photographers at the workshop. I love meeting other wedding photographers that possess the same passion as me, because it magnifies the passion I already have. I know I say this a lot, but learning keeps my knowledge fresh.

This Friday I’ll also attend Joe Buissink’s seminar.

 

 

This is Jason, we are now ready to go.

 

 

This is Gene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift

Last Friday I had an engagement session with my first Turkish couple, Yasemin and Yusuf. Even though I’m Turkish, I’m not well known yet in my community; so, I hope this will help to spread the word. My first meeting with them left me with a great impression. Their hospitality was beyond my expectations. We met at Yusuf’s home and they treated me like I was a part of their family. They served me food and invited their friends and family to see my work. The best part was that they gave me a gift as I was leaving. How awesome is that?  I originally went there to meet them and present my work and I ended up getting treated like family and getting a gift. They are a really cool couple and I was looking forward to having them in front of my lens. The session went very well but it felt as if it went by too fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little things,

make me happy

I Love Starbucks

Occasionally, I meet my brides at Startbucks behind my home. Thats how I met Jillian, who is a barista there. I always go there but very few people know that I’m a wedding photographer. Jillian was getting married and was looking for someone to capture her day, and there I was buying my latte. Well last Sunday we had our engagement session with Jillian and her fiance John. It was such a blast! At first I was concerned about the weather,because it was cold. I actually started to change my plans. Originally, we decided on Belmar but it is hard to be by the shore when its cold. Luckily, the weather changed completely. By the time we got to the shoot it was warm and sunny versus cold and cloudy. I’m so glad we ended up at the beach. Jillian and John are one cute couple and I wanted that to reflect that in my images. I feel that they will be my friends for a long time. It was great hanging with them and I’m looking forward to doing it again at the wedding This time I can spend all day with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She also sends me the sweetest email, I love getting feedback from my clients and emails like this make me wanna grab my camera and shoot them again