First things first, big congrats to Olivia & Andrew Lui! Andres Valenzuela, Vanessa Scavone & I got to photograph a fantastic wedding this saturday in Bloomfield, NJ. Thank God for the weather! Friday and Sunday was pouring in rain but Saturday God decided to take a break and graced us with an amazing day of sunshine and cool breeze! Here's a sample of what's to come:
Since my arrival here on Wednesday, I got to meet and hang out with so many talented photographers. It felt like WPPI all over again:
From L to R: Yours Truly, Phil Mantas, Katie & Chris Humphreys, Jason Groupp, and Andres Valenzuela.
L to R: Rebecca Crumley (The Knot photo editor), Moi, & Victor Sizemore
I also found out Jose Villa & Joel Serrato was in town. So bunch of us got together for some good ol' NY style diner food.
After a nice greasy meal, we were a happy bunch! (From L to R):
Jason Groupp, Jose Villa, Joel Serrato, Moi, Mel Barlow, Carlos Varela, Andres Valenzuela & Jenn Davis.
Carlos had a high-tech polaroid film camera that apparently even Jose "Mr. I Shoot Film Only" Villa had hard time using.
(j/k)
Here's Jason using the good old traditional point and shoot
Then we hung out at Jason Groupp's cool studio for a bit. Here's Joel & Jose chillin' on the couch...
Incase you didn't know, Jose was just awarded as one of top 10 wedding photographer by American Photo. His work is breath-taking. If you get a chance, do yourself a favor and go check out Jose's work. By the way, why is Jose not smiling here?!
Here are some more random shots from NY.
I think this is a dog?!
Couple of child models from Milan, Italy
An Italian photographer that was shooting the kids. He was shooting with a Mamiya - probably doing some fashion shoot. Nice camera!
Good times... I think my flight's about to take off soon so I better sign off. Until next time!
