Jennifer and Peter are getting married at The Foundry later this year. Whenever a couple chooses The Foundry, it immediately tells me something about them. Unique, off-beat, clear vision, creative, artistic are a few words that come to mind. So I was not surprised at all when Jennifer said “sure” when I said I wanted to shoot the pics at one of my favorite places on earth, Coney Island.
By the way, for those who are waiting, the “other Coney Island shoot” it’s coming along nicely and should be done soon. In the meantime, lovin’ these:
Pitch Perfect! That is what I kept thinking during Ira and George’s wedding. Beautiful couple, beautiful weather, beautiful venue (Palm House). Here is the slideshow of this STUNNING wedding!
For those of you who want a quick fix, just some of my favorites:
Wanna see me and my family..Go check out my friend and NJ ROCKSTAR photographer Desiree’s Blog.
PS – I know the formatting is a bit off on the interview below..but I cannot for the life of me get it to format correctly..sigh.
When I first saw Ray of TIMELESS FILMS work, I WAS BLOWN AWAY! It was Lauren and Dan’s wedding that we both worked together at Angel Oresanz last September. He has an amazing eye and a unique storytelling point of view. Once again, I virtually sat down with him and asked some questions relating to the world of wedding cinematography. Read below and by all means take a look at the sneak peak movie that I was talking about HERE.
How did you get started in wedding cinematography?
Tell me a little bit about your process?
There really isn’t a process – every job is so different and we put so much time into each piece so it would be really hard to explain the process….plus, I don’t want to give anything away…you never know whose reading!
Do you go to film for inspiration? If so, what films have inspired you?
I don’t like movies and don’t really watch too many. I get my inspiration from driving in the car listening to music.
How do you like to work with a photographer?
I love working with photographers when they are good.
What is your favorite part of a wedding?
The bride getting ready; I like it because it’s the most unstructured part of the day.
What advice would you give a couple in regards to wedding cinemaphotography?
Don’t be fooled into thinking that you can get a truly unique product at a discount price; it just can’t happen.
What can a couple do to help you to do the best possible job?
Don’t give me a shot list and feed me so I don’t get a headache and blackout.
8mm film; I truly love the film look and always try to achieve it. This trend really bothers me because I feel that when it comes to film, most of the work that I’ve seen out there looks like my 67 year old uncle was shooting and I don’t feel that shooting in film gives it style, the “shooter” gives it style. I would like to see more of it done with a contemporary twist.
C’mon…how much fun am I to work with?
What can I say about Weddingbee supastah Jenny(Miss Peony) and her husband Josiah? I remember turning to Christine (who did an AMAZING job as their Day of Coordinator) during a slow dance and saying “Jenny and Josiah really have a special way of relating to each other.” This made their whole day very touching to document.
We had a blast hitting Central Park in the middle of the day and basically stopped all foot-traffic as we rocked it out in front of a crowd. To up the embarrassment level for my poor couple, I “demanded” a round of applause from all the people watching…it worked too : )
After shooting around in Manhattan, we headed up to New Rochelle for the ceremony and reception at The Fountainhead.
A BIG THANK YOU TO AGA FOR SHOOTING WITH ME!!!
As promised, here are some of the spreads from Joon and Michelle’s wedding guest sign-in book:
