Flow

Portrait/headshot pictures of NYC yoga* instructor Niki Sheth. Do yourself a huge favor and take her classes at Studio Anya. All in all, my abs have never looked better and my flow has never been stronger.

Important to point out that yoga for strength seems easy. But it is really quite challenging. The improvement of strength in my legs and back is evidence of this. I can barely walk after class sometimes. In a good way.

Since Niki has mastered teaching the art of micro movements into her practice, she teaches how to truly “organize your shoulders” and not hunch up. Its relateable when she mentions how hunched up she gets when she is holding her baby. This is evidence that even yogis hunch up.

When we were shooting, Niki and I discussed how I was challenging her to have good posture. A pro yogi! Imagine that. Goes to show that everyone does it.

Yoga*

yo·gaˈyōɡə/nounnoun: yoga

1. a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, in addition to the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.
   
2. Yoga literally means “union”. This union can be understood on different levels: To enumerate, philosophically, as that of the relative, limited self with the absolute Self; religiously, as that of the individual soul with the Infinite Spirit; psychologically, as the integration of the personality – a state wherein a person no longer lives at cross-purposes with himself; emotionally, as the stilling of the waves of likes and dislikes, permitting one to remain in all circumstances complete in himself. (1)

According to the ancient sage Patanjali, yoga is the neutralization of ego-directed feelings. Since once these become stilled, the yogi realizes that he is, and that he has always been, one with the Infinite – that his awareness of this reality was limited only by his infatuation with limitation. (1)

Origin

Sanskrit, literally ‘union.’

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Publish Perish

It is a concept that freelance photographers know well. In essence, we have to understand the publish perish paradigm to stay relevant, or let our media spark, and as a result, our bookings, fizzle out. In brief, we must be easy to find when couples start shopping for vendors. Awards, articles and workshops we teach notwithstanding, we have to maintain our own blogs to keep our content looking fresh pretty much non stop. In that spirit, here is a small inventory of where you can see my published work. I hope you enjoy it!

My photographs has been featured in major ad campaigns and in print and online publications. You can also see the section of my site titled PUBLISHED as well as Refinery 29, Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, The Knot, Wedding Chicks, Style Me Pretty, Modern Bride, Wired, Harper’s Bazaar, Loverly, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Time Out NY, NY Daily News and many more.

My favorite mantle, though, was when I was also called Master of Ceremonies by Photo District News. It just meant so much to me to be given such a weighty yet slightly humorous title. Thanks PDN!