Black & White

Before digital, choosing B&W over color was a conscious and predetermined choice.  You decided what you wanted and picked your film.  The digital revolution has changed all that.  With a few exceptions, all digital cameras capture color images.  They generate images that exceed the quality of 35mm film and rival medium format and also offer the ability to choose B&W over color.  So, what to do?  Color or B&W?  Coke or Pepsi?

I love working in B&W.  As I said in my blog post on New York in the Snow, “B&W is just more subtle and interpretive than color photography.  B&W images are not direct renditions of their subjects, but are abstractions from reality, representing colors in shades of grey.  Wikipedia.  B&W captures the essence of a scene, the very feeling of a scene without the distraction, the baggage if you will, of added color.  The eye is free to see the substance of the scene without being overwhelmed with color."

Carleigh & Eric's Wedding

After the wonderful comments I received as a result of Lizzie & Frank's Engagement Gallery, I thought I'd continue the theme by posting a wedding. 

Carleigh & Eric were married in St. Joan of Arc's Catholic Church in Boca in October, 2009.  The train is a relic located in the local Tri-Rail station.  As always, I tried to capture the feeling of the day rather than just a bunch of boring poses. 

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Lizzie & Frank

On a cool and unbelievably beautiful afternoon in April, I photographed Lizzie and Frank in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, right by the bay.  At the time I was kicking myself for not bringing my polarizing filter in order to deepen the sky.  In fact, I really didn't need it because the day was just so gorgeous.  The only thing lovelier than the day was the couple themselves. 

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My Father's Rangefinder

I first fell in love with photography at the age of fourteen, after borrowing my father’s Konica rangefinder camera.  I immediately appreciated the special magic of the medium: the little box in my hand enabled me to stop time. In a frame of 35mm film, I could literally capture a fleeting slice of existence that was here one moment and then gone the next.

I also very quickly learned an iron rule that governs this special magic: in photography, there are no second chances. What would be a great photo at one moment, may only be a snapshot a moment later, a blink of an eye, a parting of the lips might make all the difference. One moment you’re Robert Capa, a moment later, you’re just a guy with a camera.

Through this blog, I hope to more fully express my love for this craft.  I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I will enjoy writing it.