It's seriously difficult to post something every day.
The above image is from the Kruter.com gallery Portfolios / Photography / Weddings / Shani & Ari
Showing posts with label Wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Blogging Is Hard
I'm Tired
It's seriously difficult to post something every day.
The above image is from the Kruter.com gallery Portfolios / Photography / Weddings / Shani & Ari
It's seriously difficult to post something every day.
The above image is from the Kruter.com gallery Portfolios / Photography / Weddings / Shani & Ari
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wedding Monograms
With Chanukah starting tomorrow evening I was considering publishing a post relative to the theme for the next 8 days. Not for lack of material but I have decided against it this year in favor of all the other things I'm itching to get to. While thinking about the Chanukah flavored things I may have posted this week I was reminded of this particular monogram that I made about 7 years ago:
This is relevant not only for the obvious reason but also because it was for my wife's sister and her husband. That's right, the wedding coming up this Monday will be the second of my sibling-in-laws to get married on Chanukah. And if I recall correctly the Epsteins wedding was on the 6th night of Chanukah, hence the six candles in their monogram.
The above monogram doesn't impress me nearly as much now as I remember it did. I think it's because they printed it as a blind emboss, or for those who don't speak the lingo - it was on a white invite raised without any ink, just white on white - and it looks spectacular (I have a hard copy somewhere). Now the black and white version doesn't look good to me, it's not fancy enough.
This one for Moshe and (Malka? Miriam?) Sanders is interesting because it takes advantage of a loophole in my monogram making rulebook. The rules state that both the Bride and Grooms initials should have approximately the same visual value. I would never completely hide one of their names while giving the other the spotlight. But in this case, when they both have the same letter, who's to say which Mem is for who? :)
I really don't remember much about the above monogram. It may have been a proposal for a client or just something I did for fun. Had it been fully resolved I imagine it would have been a little different. But maybe not, maybe this is how it went to print. I dunno, I kinda like it. Do you?
This was for a sephardi couple and my intention must have been to give it a Middle-Eastern vibe. It's doubly interesting for me because of the two letter last name - Ben Zaquen.
The next monogram is probably my favorite:
A few of the details in it really turn me on. I wouldn't mind revising the Yud a little but I remember working on this one for a long time, and now that it's done, it's done.
Those last two were created together. First I stumbled upon the color one and I think it excites me as much today as it did when I first realized it. It's perfect. That compact little shape, the little flair on the top, the use of color! I begged my client to print it in color but it would've cost too much. Since then I have actually had a few of my clients print my monograms in color but I really hope one day to see this one in the mail. So, not wanting to disappoint my client (or myself) I struggled to adapt the color version and come up with an equally awesome B&W design. The two colors in the first version are used to distinguish the first initials and without using color I had to find another way to separate the letters while keeping them similarly positioned within the Shin. The final treatment used this angular design to solve the problem. While my heart will always lie with the color version of this monogram, I'm rather proud of the black and white version too (if I may say so myself ;)
This is relevant not only for the obvious reason but also because it was for my wife's sister and her husband. That's right, the wedding coming up this Monday will be the second of my sibling-in-laws to get married on Chanukah. And if I recall correctly the Epsteins wedding was on the 6th night of Chanukah, hence the six candles in their monogram.
The above monogram doesn't impress me nearly as much now as I remember it did. I think it's because they printed it as a blind emboss, or for those who don't speak the lingo - it was on a white invite raised without any ink, just white on white - and it looks spectacular (I have a hard copy somewhere). Now the black and white version doesn't look good to me, it's not fancy enough.
This one for Moshe and (Malka? Miriam?) Sanders is interesting because it takes advantage of a loophole in my monogram making rulebook. The rules state that both the Bride and Grooms initials should have approximately the same visual value. I would never completely hide one of their names while giving the other the spotlight. But in this case, when they both have the same letter, who's to say which Mem is for who? :)
I really don't remember much about the above monogram. It may have been a proposal for a client or just something I did for fun. Had it been fully resolved I imagine it would have been a little different. But maybe not, maybe this is how it went to print. I dunno, I kinda like it. Do you?
This was for a sephardi couple and my intention must have been to give it a Middle-Eastern vibe. It's doubly interesting for me because of the two letter last name - Ben Zaquen.
The next monogram is probably my favorite:
A few of the details in it really turn me on. I wouldn't mind revising the Yud a little but I remember working on this one for a long time, and now that it's done, it's done.
Those last two were created together. First I stumbled upon the color one and I think it excites me as much today as it did when I first realized it. It's perfect. That compact little shape, the little flair on the top, the use of color! I begged my client to print it in color but it would've cost too much. Since then I have actually had a few of my clients print my monograms in color but I really hope one day to see this one in the mail. So, not wanting to disappoint my client (or myself) I struggled to adapt the color version and come up with an equally awesome B&W design. The two colors in the first version are used to distinguish the first initials and without using color I had to find another way to separate the letters while keeping them similarly positioned within the Shin. The final treatment used this angular design to solve the problem. While my heart will always lie with the color version of this monogram, I'm rather proud of the black and white version too (if I may say so myself ;)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Ringing in the Rain
I'm kinda getting nervous for next week, here's why: Early Sunday morning I'm shooting a wedding in Monsey. I hope to be back home around feivish to light candles/shower/copy my memory cards/pack up the car and embark on the 8 hour drive through the night with my family to Cleveland. Maybe I will sleep a bit and then, around noon or so Monday, setup up and shoot my brother-in-laws wedding. If I'm luck I will get to sleep before 2am Monday night before getting up early Tuesday to drive back home. Wednesday I have to be in Stamford at 9am to shoot NCSY Yarchei Kallah for 12 hours. Thursday I'm shooting a local Bar Mitzvah and Shabbos we may go back Baltimore for Sheva Brachos. Other than fatigue or snow it should all be smooth sailing. Of course last night I was informed that the Cleveland chuppah will be outdoors! That's right folks, even if it's a clear evening it ain't gonna be too pleasant out there. Which reminds me of this wedding I shot last year in Williamsburg...
Outside, at night, in the cold pouring rain. The rabbi on the right says it all.
The chuppah was under a canopy, but it had seen better days and didn't really keep anyone dry. That was the job of the grooms brothers:
"I got your back bro"
Only a fraction of the wedding that I have shot or attended have been outside. Now that I think about it, while it wasn't raining, a few of them where in pretty horrid conditions, usually in the middle of the summer. Maybe I'll do a follow-up post about outdoor chuppas. If anyone else has any stories about an outdoor wedding gone wrong or right please share with us in the comments below.
Outside, at night, in the cold pouring rain. The rabbi on the right says it all.
The chuppah was under a canopy, but it had seen better days and didn't really keep anyone dry. That was the job of the grooms brothers:
"I got your back bro"
Only a fraction of the wedding that I have shot or attended have been outside. Now that I think about it, while it wasn't raining, a few of them where in pretty horrid conditions, usually in the middle of the summer. Maybe I'll do a follow-up post about outdoor chuppas. If anyone else has any stories about an outdoor wedding gone wrong or right please share with us in the comments below.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Albums
For far too long I have not had any information about albums on my site. Without going into detail in this post I wanted to share a few pics of some of the albums I have done over the last few years.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
BroLaw / Wedding Photography
Considering I'm shooting my brother-in-laws wedding in a little less than a month, it's probably time to share some images from brother-in-laws wedding a couple of months ago. Confused?
My wife is one of a dozen children and her last two single bros are getting married within 3 months of each other. Makes it a lot easier on the incoming sibling. I remember being the new guy in the fam and quickly going from rookie to veteran as our wedding was soon followed by a few others. So before this is old news lets take a look at some of their images:
We kinda got in a little trouble for taking the next picture. The building behind the bride is an all boys school for some super religous kids. Apparently, women are not permitted too close to the building and as we wrapped this shot the manager of the wedding venue came out to explain what we were doing wrong. Silly me, I should have known better. I'm so modern.
This was a funny moment as the veil fell of the brides head.
NO PEEKING!
I think this is my favorite image from the whole wedding. LOVE the look of intensity on his face.
This wedding hall happens to be fairly easy to shoot in but is a nightmare under the chuppah. It's nearly impossible for me to get consistent lighting in my shots under there, but every once in a while it works out.
That's right...a marching band. The Mesivta Shaarei Arazim Marching Band, and that cute guy on the sax is the brides bro!
Welcome to the family.
My wife is one of a dozen children and her last two single bros are getting married within 3 months of each other. Makes it a lot easier on the incoming sibling. I remember being the new guy in the fam and quickly going from rookie to veteran as our wedding was soon followed by a few others. So before this is old news lets take a look at some of their images:
We kinda got in a little trouble for taking the next picture. The building behind the bride is an all boys school for some super religous kids. Apparently, women are not permitted too close to the building and as we wrapped this shot the manager of the wedding venue came out to explain what we were doing wrong. Silly me, I should have known better. I'm so modern.
This was a funny moment as the veil fell of the brides head.
NO PEEKING!
I think this is my favorite image from the whole wedding. LOVE the look of intensity on his face.
This wedding hall happens to be fairly easy to shoot in but is a nightmare under the chuppah. It's nearly impossible for me to get consistent lighting in my shots under there, but every once in a while it works out.
That's right...a marching band. The Mesivta Shaarei Arazim Marching Band, and that cute guy on the sax is the brides bro!
Welcome to the family.
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