Posts Tagged ‘young woman’
Repose Chamber Music
Another great photo session on-location, this time for Lianna Levine Reisner, beautiful soprano. She was about to launch her new venture – Repose and needed a few portrait and headshot photographs. So we went to 2 locations on Upper West Side and got quite a variety of portraits as you may see, both indoor and outdoor.
Repose Chamber Music
I always enjoy working with creative people, and this time was no exclusion!
Classic soprano singer
And since I liked Lianna’s idea very much I want to quote her opening statement for the project:
“This summer I have been building an exciting new project. I am happy to announce the launch of Repose, which presents chamber music exclusively for private events at smaller venues. I am reinvigorating the age-old salon concert for a modern audience, bringing people together to experience music in the comfort of their living rooms, among friends and loved ones. And Repose is just the right type of entertainment for occasions like senior birthdays, retirement parties, and fundraisers.
Pianist Mariko Miyazaki portrait
Portrait of Mariko MiyazakiMariko in a piano store, Manhattan, NYC
Mariko in a piano store, Manhattan, NYC
Portrait on a bridge in Central Park, New York City
Portrait in interior of a designer / decorator
Portrait of Helaina Bernstein
Portraiture session of NYC based interior designer and decorator Helaina Bernstein on-location in Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Photographing a family for Christmas card
I’m always proud when clients come to me again year after year, because it proves I’m doing good 
I’m delivering the images and I’m making them happy!
This was another such family: I photographed them last autumn when Robi couldn’t even stand yet on his own. And now we had another photo session in Central Park for their Christmas cards. The astonishing fall foliage of late October in NYC makes it perfect background for such images.
It's all about love and happiness
Robi is now quite running and know what he wants and what he doesn’t like too
We had actually to do 2 days of photography to get enough images.
Family portrait: It's good to be together
Beautiful day in a park makes it perfect for family portraiture
Happy family moments that we want to remember
Family portraiture in Saudek’s colors
It was a family portrait session in out local beautiful Juniper Valley Park in the beginning of November. I was caught by autumn colors and remembered my old favorite photo book by great Czech photographer Jan Saudek. He used there a technique by hand painting his B&W photographs in such a vibrant and rich, saturated colors. The book was titled “LOVE’.
So this particular picture reminds me of that book every time I look at it.
Family portrait photo session in a park
Photo session of an extended family in Central Park
But in this case I was lucky to have this great family, so easy to photograph!
Portrait of extended family on a terrace overlooking Woolman Ice Skating Rink in Central Park
We definitely had great time together walking and playing along most scenic spots of Central Park on that gorgeous autumn day.
Love and happiness
Once on a foggy day
It was unusual morning on Fire Island where we go quite often. Fog was covering everything. Beach, swimmers, fishermen, gulls…
Quite fairy vision.
Beach on Fire Island located off south shore of Long Island
And actually it was really sunny, could you believe? Just a couple of miles away from the shore it was perfect hot summer day.
Having fun on the beach
What we love most about Fire Island is incredible mix of ocean air with smell of vegetation, it’s just so exciting.
Illusory morning fog
Atlantic ocean waves in the fog
To boss around
Children playing in waves of Atlantic Ocean on Fire Island
Young sunbathers on the beach of Fire Island
Really foggy morning
It’s getting to be that time of year again
It’s getting to be that time of year again – that’s how Allison started her email asking when we can do another photosession with her family. I’m honored – it’s the 3rd year in a row I photograph this lovely family! I feel like I’m part of it, at least for those 2 hours we spend together 
And then I look through the images choosing the best for them and for my portfolio and recall how great they are.
First time we did a session when Alex was about 10 months yet and now he is almost 3 years old. They have relocated from Bronxville NY to New Jersey last year and they also got a new member of the family – furry Chelsea very playful and funny.
So we started to shoot around their new home in the backyard and then moved inside:
Alex enjoying soap bubbles in the backyard
Having fun, jumping and wrestling
Great new house, great happy family
Toy story forever
After that we drove to nearest park to get beautiful autumn colors in the pictures and to have fun in general
It's all about love
I admire Allison and James – they seem to me one of the greatest couple parents I knew – they are always caring of the family. And it is really easy to photograph them because there is no need for posing – I just observe and capture their happiness and love.
Having fun in the park
I see you - he loves to play hide and seek
Getting tired
They are so happy together!
Engagement in NYC
It was first time being in NYC for Carlo, but 4th for Eleonora. I was hired to photograph this beautiful couple around Manhattan’s landmarks.
Lovely couple on a lovely day
The day we scheduled the photoshoot weather was quite tricky and nasty so we had to push it for another day. I saw that Carlo was kind of upset and confused because of that and I didn’t see the reason for that. I thought it’s not a big deal, we always depend on weather.
While we were walking to Central Park next day Carlo explained to me that actually he made a proposal yesterday! Damn, I missed this moment, now I got it! But they were so obviously in love, kissing all the time so I think I didn’t miss too much after all
First time in New York City, and being in love
Love
Orange city mood
Just a couple of glimpses
Double-decker for Mersedeses at 3rd World Trade Center building.
Luxury Mersedes passengers cars as passengers on double-decker
Did she realize this match of colors? I guess not
I think she had very bright mood
Fashion lookbook – great team of professionals
It was a very long and fast-moving fashion lookbook photoshoot. The team was working together for the first time and I hope we will have a chance to work again, I like the result very much!
Thanks to all:
Make-up and Hair – Wenya Chang – amazing work, all images you’ll see here are NOT touched for any skin or hair issues (and mostly straight out of the camera, just basic level/contrast/sharpening adjustments). During the whole shoot Wenya was all the time doing the right stuff in the right moment. No need to ask her – she fixes a problem before you see it.
Model – Micaela Piccolo – extremely professional and hard-working, I admire her because she almost couldn’t stand at the end of the very hard day but was able to smile! And what a smile she has!!!
And to me she has that look of Monica Bellucci – check the pictures below for yourself
Fashion portrait of a young girl wearing long black dress and leaning against a red brick wall
Portrait photography session for local Boyscout’s Den Leaders
My son loves to be a boyscout (cubscout actually, but… being Webelos II and looking to get to boyscouts next year he could be considered a boyscout already, right ) So I usually spend Fri nights with scouts of Pack 106. And watching the efforts our Den leaders put to work with kids I realize that they actually are just parents like me. And they are tired after working a whole week, and would probably prefer to stay home and watch TV or relax in nay other way….
So I thought that taking their headshots to put them on our Pack web-site could be some way of showing appreciation. So I did it last week. Unfortunately not all leaders were there so hopefully we will continue in the new year.
And it was great fun though
portrait of Eric - Boyscouts of America Pack 106 Leader
portrait photograph of Mark - Den Leader
portrait of a Den Leader
portrait photograph of Laura - Webelos II Den Leader
headshot of Yolanda - Webelos II Deb Leader
headshot of a Den Leader
portrait photograph of a Den Leader
Portrait session of actress Jessica Caplan
Actress Jessica Caplan as Sylvia Beasley.
“This is Jessica Caplan‘s New York stage debut, having recently made the leap to New York after a six-year stint in Hong Kong.
She started performing in her native Montreal at the age of five. More recently, in Hong Kong, she co-founded theater company bigbox theatre, co-creating and performing in their original productions, including a poetry-based show that toured local and international schools. Hong Kong theater credits include Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Janet in Rocky Horror Show, Josie in Godspell, The Queen in The King of Time, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof and Laura in The Glass Menagerie. She also played the Fairy Queen and Mrs. Darling in ABA’s Pan-Asian tour of its original musical Peter Pan. In Hong Kong, Jessica was the voice of cartoons originating from Hong Kong, China, Japan and France.
Jessica is a graduate of McGill University’s Drama & Theatre Program, holds a degree in law from the University of Toronto and is a yoga teacher. She’s thrilled to be part of this exciting new production.”
Portrait of an actress wearing red suit and hat, retro style
Portrait of actress Jessica Caplan
Singing Italian
It was just wonderful weather today and I had a great on-location outdoor photo session with gorgeous Maristella. She is a singer and song-writer, I found her voice charming – you may check it on her web-site.
We worked on her promotional photographs during the session and regular headshots as well. Easy job considering that fact that she was posing for the portraits so professionally as if she spent whole life in front of photo camera
Portrait of Maristella - singer and song-writer
Portrait of Maristella - singer, musician, song-writer
Headshot of Maristella - singer and musician
Autumn joy
I photographed again a lovely family of Alex, Allison and James. It’s always great to know that your clients trust you, believe in you and ask you to save their memories in photographs once more.
Family portrait photography of Alex, Allison and James
Portrait of a boy with his parents holding his hands walking together
Boy’s portrait photograph on a nice autumn day
Photograph of a boy curiously looking at the camera
Mom and son talk
Black and white version
Photograph of a boy playing ball with his family
Portrait of a family posing for photographer
Walking Gantry Park in the morning
Another family portraiture on-location photography session with great family of Noah, Sean, Ariane, Barry and David.
Gantry Park in Long Island City with the great view to Manhattan. They expanded park greatly and put a lot of cool things there. I just love this place even more!
Photograph of young mom and her son
Boy running on a boardwalk in Gantry PArk of Long Island City, NYC
family portraiture photography session in the Gantry Park, Long Island City, New York
Photograph of young soon-to-be-mom woman, Gantry Park, Long Island City, NYC
