capturedmoment

The weather was overcast and perfect lighting to do some head shots for a friend. She suggested shooting at the nearby beach as that was her happy place. I made the decision to just bring one camera with my go to 50 mm 1.4 lens as I thought this would be a simple portrait shoot and I didn’t want to chance getting sand in my camera kit. Of course after we finished she walked out on the jetty with her sweet sidekick following in the water and I couldn’t resist shooting this beautiful moment of life . I was a bit bummed that I did not have my telephoto lens with me so I could capture a close up of the way the wind was blowing against her face. It took me some time and a bit of post production to realize the beauty in the shot was all the textures and intrigue that I was able to capture from my sandy foothold. I am always amazed how this lens can be so generous in it’s ability to capture so much.  

Every Tuesday my son has a private music class in Asbury Park, which has become an ultra trendy, revitalized seashore town.   The entire town is filled with colorful murals, tiny eccentric shops, music studios, breweries and juice joints. I often bring my camera with me in anticipation of capturing one of those trendy millennial moments that naturally happen in this area. This barber shop is one of my favorite places to focus my lens.. I love the decor and the small town ambiance of this place and often catch wonderful moments of grown men and boys of every shape and color sitting down for a shave or a haircut. I caught this moment on the eve of our election.  The demeanor of this frightened child sitting in the barber’s chair and the American Flag tattooed on his elbow defined my feelings  at about 11 PM EST when I realized that a qualified candidate was going to lose to a reality star

A few years ago I was shooting an assignment for a children’s dental product and this little doll was my subject. Not only is she absolutely beautiful with mocha skin, ice blue eyes & perfect corkscrew curls but she is a natural in front of the camera. I would say this little one is my main muse as she takes direction and adds a bit of that #extraordinarymoment that I am well known for. Just check out my web site to see all the images I have captured on her in the past 5 years!. But this time when I finished shooting, I stayed around  and hung out. We were shooting in her own house and as I was having coffee with her mom, I just watched her play. She was so much more introspective in her own environment and instead of coaching her to be on for the camera I just started shooting  her being a little girl. I used only natural light which is why my depth of field is so shallow and a longer lens so I didn’t interrupt her playtime. This time I captured a #realmoment of this wonderful little doll.