Andaz 5th Ave | New York, NY

I’m so blessed to have some of the best clients in the business. I love traveling for shoots and it helps me get to know that client better since we get to spend a few days together rather then just the few hours we get together during the shoot. I’m here preping for Amy + Scott’s session tomorrow but they really went beyond my expectations to make sure I was taken care of during my stay in NYC.

The Andaz 5th Ave is my home for the next 2 nights and to this date haven’t stayed at a hotel as modern and sophisticated with the service and hospitality to match. I felt comfortable and taken care of from the very second I set foot in the hotel. Their seamless and casual check-in was refreshing and I was surprise to come back from scouting Brooklyn and other areas of NYC and see an elegantly plated snack tray and a bottle of wine for the evening. I don’t drink but the gesture was very much appreciated. Don’t worry I had plenty to drink since everything that was in the fridge that was not an alcoholic beverage was complimentary, seriously how awesome is that.

Thank you Amy + Scott for all the thought and preparation you put in on my behalf! I can’t wait for our session tomorrow!

FUJIFILM X-Pro1.

Most families will get a new camera and it’s usually something bigger like a DSLR but since that what i shoot with at work i have been looking for a more compact solution for a couple years now and i have never really been completely happy with the results. The newest member to my camera family is this beautiful FUJIFILM X-Pro 1. I have paired this body with the FUJINON XF35mmF1.4 R which effectively functions as a 50mm prime on this cropped sensor. I know i’m kinda late with this camera since it was released in 2012 but i honestly didn’t even consider it an option until the latest firmware update. I hope this will be our travel and baby camera so that i don’t lug my 5D with me everywhere we go.

The Impossible Instant Lab.

I think some of my fondest memories of taking pictures stemmed from using old Polaroid instant film. It was my first real exposure to taking pictures using my dad’s old classic 600 Polaroid camera. Ever since then i loved analog instant film. In fact, it was one of the only requests i had made for our wedding that we have real Polaroid analog instant film pictures taken of our guests for our guest book and i still have those pictures today. The problem is the film is expensive and rare. With Polaroid no longer producing the film and i have been keeping an eye on The Impossible Project as soon as i read their mission to bring back instant film. I became extremely excited to see the introduction of the instant lab because it gives me the ability to take the digital images i took with my iPhone and transform them into the analog instant film which is so awesome. I was one of the very first backers of this Kickstarter project when i saw it over a year ago and i’m so excited to finally have this as a part of our family of cameras.