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Team Portraits for Artico Search
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White Columns Artist Registry
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NYC Portrait Photography of Arden Myrin
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Angela Cappetta in The New Yorker
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Family Photographer
Family Photographer Dear Lovely One, Happy birthday to this wise, wonderful, athletic, bilingual sprite. We love you so much. It's been amazing to have you around all the time since you were a fetus. I hope you enjoy these summer portraits marking this
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Jonathann Kuo M.D. is Dangerous to Women
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47th Street Photography
47th Street Photography: access to a parallel universe. This is a hard scrabble street with a lot of stories. It is within limits, that anything is possible. Some businesses here stretch back half a century. Many are generational, adapting as the industry
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5 Tips to Writing the Perfect Photo Project Summary
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Photography Workshops
Photography Workshops Registration Open: REGISTRATION CLOSED $185 per Session Starts June 5 Contact Paypal and Venmo accepted. Photography Workshops. Angela Cappetta offers one-on-one remote and in-person coaching, master classes and workshops. She specializes in documentary-style photography projects and portraiture. With evolving photographers, we delve into subjects
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The Beauty of Contact Sheets
The Beauty of Contact Sheets: Insight into the Photographer's Editing Process Behind every effective picture, there is a baked-in creative process that involves many invisible steps. One of these steps which is often overlooked (yet unavoidable) is the function of the
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Kodak 100UC Medium Format Film
Kodak 100UC medium format film is a superb film for flash users. Period. It is very hard to find these days. So this isn't a review as much as it is a tribute. I adore it and try to shoot it
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Shooting on the Streets with a Leica M6
Shooting on the streets with a Leica M6 and a 35mm lens is a unique experience, and should be individual to each Photographer. The M6 is a manual film camera prividing an unparalleled user experience if used correctly. The camera's
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Shooting with a Leica M6
Shooting with a Leica M6 is a transcendent experience that every photographer should try at least once in their life. The M6 is a legendary 35mm film camera that has become a favorite among photographers for its precision and simplicity.
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My First Book
My first book. I'm thrilled to announce that I am developing a book project with Thames & Hudson, Inc. This photo book is a collection of my work from the project Glendalis, showcasing photography from the ten year period I worked on the
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Glendalis the Book
Glendalis is a Kickstarter! We are inspired to share this with you. Written and shot by Angela Cappetta. From Kickstarter, I'm blushin': "Congratulations! We’ve selected Glendalis as a “Project We Love,” which is our way of highlighting brilliant examples of creativity. You’ll see a badge under your
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Traditional Jewish Wedding Photography
Elements of Traditional Jewish Wedding Photography. By Angela Cappetta. The Foundry Private Loft Residence Tappan Hill On location in Mexico The Catskills New York Botanical Garden
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Getting Married at City Hall NYC
Dear Couples, NYC City Hall is one of my favorite wedding venues in the world. Just for the people watching it gets a ten from me. Perhaps you’re a last minute planner, perhaps you go down to the molecule on a spread sheet. In
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Painter Emily Ritz Contemporary Artist Series
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Best Camera Equipment
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Framebridge Photography Partnership
I know what you're thinking. "But how?" Well, it was pretty simple. Framebridge contacted me after seeing one of the pieces I had framed for a client (shown below). Mandy asked if I'd be interested in participating in the Framebridge
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Portraits of ABC Producer Alberto Orso
I love Alberto and have been working with him for almost a decade. He's one cool dude. Furthermore, he's stone cold fox. Which makes his idea to crowdsource his portrait editing even better.
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Portraits of Suraj Patel
Anybody who knows me knows I don't like getting political. In mixed company, no good can come of it. I keep the discussion on my shoots to general subjects, and questions for my subjects which are relevant to their life.
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City Hall Couple Elopes From London
Dave and Lucy met because they both play in the same classical orchestra in London. The sparks flew like notes from a score, and well, here we are. A loving and romantic winter elopement of two beautiful people on a
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A Garden Wedding in Quaker Country
I shot a dream wedding in Buck's County, PA at historic Aldie Mansion. Andrew and Lindsay share the perfect high-school-sweetheart love story. Spanning the years through college and careers they finally decided to tie the knot surrounded by friends and
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How Much is a Wedding Photographer (A Great One)?
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A Husky and a Baby
I had no idea when I went to my dear friends Chris and Paige's house to meet baby Rowan and shoot their tree that it would be Zuko's last photoshoot. He was listless and not his usual self, but little
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The Moon-Lunar Photography
The moon is always there. So today I am sharing some of my summer film photography of the moon.
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Pictures of Patrick Adams
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NY Athletic Club Wedding
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A Model Wedding
Top Model Laura met Pete on a transcontinental flight from Burbank to New York. He was instantly smitten. In true jet setting fashion, on their wedding day, they landed at a city loft in the shadow of the Empire State
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How to Photograph a Baby Right
If I could shoot a fresh, new, baby every day I would. And always on a very fuzzy sheepskin. I love babies, but I admittedly don't know much about them beyond the basics. What I do know, though, is when
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6 Wedding Photo Budget Busters
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Mother’s Day Gifts
It was a big week over here. In addition to rolling out our Mother's Day shoot ideas, our team was featured in the award-winning column Authority Magazine. The reporter was none other than Ming Zhao, who is also the CEO
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Camera Review: My Three Favorite Cameras for Professional Photographers
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Ideal Wedding Day Timelines for Photographers
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NYFW The Making of a French Knight
The Knighting Ceremony of Sara Ziff Shot By Me Model Alliance Founder Sara Ziff was honored with the title of Knight in the National Order of Merit by the French government in recognition of her distinguished defense of women's rights. Furthermore,
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Modern Wedding Photography in the Roaring 20’s
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How Much Does a Wedding Photographer Cost in New York?
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Central Park Family Shoot and a Chunky COVID Baby
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Athletic Brand Photography: Shooting a Contortionist
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What is Personal Branding Photography?
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Chic East Village Wedding
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Our Diversity Statement NYC Wedding Photography
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Washington Square Park Wedding Photography
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Beach Wedding Photography
Beach Wedding Photography by NYC wedding photographer Angela Cappetta shot in DSLR on location in Far Rockaway.
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DSLR Portraits NYC Advertising Executive
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NYC Portrait Photography with a Doctor
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NYC Maternity Photography Session
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Pandemic Wedding of Two NY Nurses
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Zoom Shoot with Emily Ritz
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Contemporary Artist Series Ecka Blaire
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Boho Chic Wedding Planning
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Naked Lunch: Modern Collage by Gigi Rippolone
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An Arts NonProfit for Women: Interview with Sara Kay
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Artist Talk with Angela Cappetta: Gloria Salgado Gispert, Photographer
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How to Make Your Camera Work for You in 5 Easy Steps
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Statement from the Artist: Ceramics by Bob Brisley
Statement from the Artist A NY photographer interviews a ceramics artist. From Angela Cappetta's Contemporary Artist series. Today we feature Bob Brisley. "Every day I am amazed to find that over the years, clay continues to challenge me and teach me about
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Paul Cutting Restoration Artist Interview by NYC Photographer
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Vocalist Portrait Session
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What is a Bat Mizvah?
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Ten Times Kids Stole The Show at Weddings
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Seven Must Have Wedding Shots
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5 Questions for a Painter by Angela Cappetta
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4 Superb NYC Baby Photo Session Ideas to Melt Your Heart of Stone
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6 Photo Tips Guaranteed to Help Even the Laziest Photographer
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This Wedding Rocks, But Not for the Reasons You May Think
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Top 3 Locations for your Fall NYC Wedding Photography
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Your New York Central Park Wedding-Photo Survival Guide
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Veil Roundup | 5 Wedding Veil Styles to Slay
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5 Tips to Choose a Top NYC Wedding Photographer
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4 Truly Great Locations for Downtown NYC Wedding Photography
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High End Photography Service
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Artist Support Pledge
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Drone After Drone Sentimentally
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Fun NYC Wedding Photography as Entertainment: What is Old is New Again
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Today’s Contemporary Modern Art Series
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Contemporary Photography Interview with Lenscratch
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6 Bouquets to Die For
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Contemporary Art Interviews|Curated Studio Visits
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4 Things I Love About the Foundry LIC
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The Coolest Holiday Meal Ever
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A Thanksgiving Wedding Proposal in NYC
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5 Steps to a Perfect Pro Headshot
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5 Hairstyles to Slay on Your Wedding Day
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Happy Halloween and Boo!
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Feeling Big: Sculptor Thomas Lendvai
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Interview with Painter Lisa Armstrong Noble
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5 Things About Angela Cappetta and Team You Need to Know
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5 Times Fathers Win Their Emotions at Weddings
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Fine Art Photography Interview: Marion Belanger
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[1]Top NYC Wedding Photographers: Why Angela Cappetta is the Leader
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Contemporary Artist Interview Series: Elizabeth Kresch
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Bridesmaid Duties
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Contemporary Artist Interview: Feargal Doyle
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Artist Interview with New York Illustration Star Samantha Dion Baker
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Destination Weddings in NYC
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Contemporary Artist Interview: Mary Tooley Parker
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A Brooklyn Bistro Wedding
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Figurative Painter Jeff Lee Artist Interview
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NYC Artist Interview with Elise Engler
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Artist Interview Borbay
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Expressionist Painter David Sandum
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Interview with On the Road Photographer J. James Joiner
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Film Photographer Sarah Cohen
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Introducing Video Shooter Giga Shane!
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Abstract Painter Joseph Vella
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Figurative Painter Maia Cruz Palileo
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What is Documentary Style Photography?
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NYFW Highlights: Model Alliance
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Love Notes: Put a Stamp on it
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Seven Photographers Bring New Energy to Self-Portraiture
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Fashion Model Twins: The Bailey Twins
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How to Photograph a White Wedding Dress: Black &White Film
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Pear Shaped Diamond Guide
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Real Film Fashion Shoot in My NYC Studio
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Shoot Real Film 35mm Color and Black+White
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Summer Wedding Throwback
Summer is the best, all the tanned skin and pretty dresses. Grooms in summer weight wool, Cotton shirts and high heels. Its all just so lovely. No wedding photographer hates it. We all love it. That's why we sign up
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Board Members Needed
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Keep a Photography Website Looking Sharp
Here are a few of my personal thoughts on SEO content and marketing for a busy photographer. Moreover, this article is all about how to keep a photography website looking sharp and professional. To enumerate: don’t let it sit. Also, keep the
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Times Square Proposal Don’ts
Times Square Proposal Man drops ring down subway grate. Taken from The NYPD Twitter feed. If they had hired me to shoot their proposal, the first thing I would have suggested is not to propose over a street grate. Leave it
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Family Thanksgiving
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What to Wear to a Wedding: Burlesque Dresses Edition
What to Wear to a Wedding: Burlesque Dresses Edition KNOW THY AUDIENCE. One of the most popular pieces of advice these days is “know your audience”. This is indeed sage advice. It’s also nearly useless. However, it is an open ended
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Artist Series: David Sandum on Mental Illness
Artist Series: David Sandum on Mental Illness gouache and oil painter in Norway who does work that I love so much I collect it. As someone who can relate to his lifelong struggle with depression, mood and creativity, I felt
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Artist Series: Greg Miller Morning Bus
Artist Series Greg Miller Morning Bus: "My daughter was the same age as the victims at the time of the shooting.I was devastated. Eventually, however, I became disillusioned by our society’s inability to cut through the politics and reach the
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Artist Series Kristy Lin Billuni Interviews Another Photographer
Reproduced With Permission From The Sexy Grammarian Herself: Kristy Lin Billuni. I hope you learn as much about writing and photography by reading this journey as I did. Kristy wonderfully interviews Genea to discuss with us the impact of the process. Incorporating the
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Shop Small Nov 24
Shop Small Nov 24! This Nov 24, we want to share Small Business Saturday® with you! It's a holiday shopping tradition, backed by American Express, that celebrates small businesses like ours. And it wouldn't be a celebration without customers like you
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George Eastman House: What You Don’t Know But Should
George Eastman House George Eastman House So, raise your hand if you like libraries. Great, lots of hands. Now raise your hands if you know about libraries inside of museums. Hm, not as many hands. Ok, let's talk about this. Specialty museums with
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Flash Photography by Weegee: An Abstract
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY Flash photography by Weegee. Visual sociology, documentary photography, and photojournalism are social constructions whose meaning arises in the contexts. Furthermore, organizational and historical, of different worlds of photographic work stand out. A remarkable photograph from around the mid-1960s shows New
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Ballet Photography Real Film Outtakes
I adore looking at outtakes. The things I've missed. Frames that call me back. I enjoy editing, optimizing and beautifying these pictures possibly more than my original selects. There is something special about ballet outtakes. Surely, with a concoction of
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City Hall Wedding Photography Arctic Blast
NYC City Hall Wedding Photography is the Greatest! So, those in love with the idea of NYC City Hall Wedding Photography will enjoy taking a look at this sweet and touching event. For one, Christopher and Carlos hosted a full-on arctic blast
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Shooting City Hall Weddings Effectively
Shooting City Hall weddings is essentially shooting a simple event in a complicated place. The essentials are: two cameras with two different focal length lenses - not zooms both camera with a minimum of 32MP; and a combo of available light and flash
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The Feeling of Cuba, Shooting Real Film in Havana
Shooting Real Film - The Feeling of Cuba A trip to Cuba has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. My parents talked endlessly about how much they loved that part of the world since I
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HighLine Family Photography
HighLine family photography -- Jack wears "Brooklyn" themed tee mentioned in article HighLine Family photography gallery wall in family's Chelsea home AC I am humbled and honored you chose yours truly to shoot your dream of HighLine Family Photography. Why me? You could
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Expert Opinion on HP Indigo Wedding Albums
Expert Opinion on HP Indigo Wedding Albums by Angela Cappetta So, we get a lot of questions about our HP Indigo wedding albums. As a result, we are happy to describe the process for you. Therefore, we offer acid free, slender
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Studio Portraits of Mental Health Practitioners by Angela Cappetta
New Faces of Modern Medicine Here are some studio portraits of mental health practitioners in Brooklyn. Studio Portraits of Mental Health Practitioners by Angela Cappetta. We are in a true golden age of mental health care. There are so many modalities and
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Red Lady: Portraits of a Blue Eyed Star
Red Lady: Malgosia Garnys Red Lady Malgosia Garnys is a force. A multi talented goddess. For this shoot she was a Red Lady. She created a character beyond what I could have imagined. When you meet her, at first, you can't help but
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Custom Printed Thumbdrives: Tech Review
Custom Thumbdrives: Compensated Partnership I was recently asked to review some new thumbdrives from USB Memory Direct. Branded and cool, I can fit your retouched event shoots (as jpegs) for many of my small to medium jobs. As for advertising or video
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Shout Outs
Shout outs! We love our squad so, we wanted to share the work of said squad members. You are about to read the praises I have for video artist/ cinematographer Megan Hill and kick-ass trainer Johari Mayfield. If you are
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The Model Alliance Welcomes Miss Karen Elson
Model Alliance Welcomes Karen Elson @misskarenelson What is the model alliance? Who are their Board Members? Why do models need workplace protection? The Model Alliance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Their job is to look under the fashion industry's unturned stones to find the
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Corcoran Curator Letter
Abuelita, NYC from the project Glendalis, in the permanent collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D.C. Corcoran Curator Paul Roth Writes to Angela Cappetta in order to confirm permanent collection participation in Robert Frank Show Attached above is the letter
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Ali Jacowitz and the New Faces of Modern Medicine
Ali Jacowitz: The New Faces of Modern Medicine. Ali Jackowitz, PysD What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy* (Namely, A.C.T)? We spent the day photographing Dr. Ali Jacowitz's portrait and shooting a PSA to learn a little more about this modality. For the most part,
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Warrior Portrait: FBI Author Amy Herman
Warrior Portrait of Author Amy E. Herman Warrior Portrait: Amy is the renowned author of the bestseller Visual Intelligence. When she asked me to shoot the author photo for her upcoming 2nd book, TED talk , lectures etc, I was thrilled. Every book
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A Proposal Story: Siempre Conjuntos/Always Together
Always Together Always together. You'd say Siempre Conjuntos in Spanish. Its beautiful in both languages. Nando planned this proposal all the way from Mexico City. He engaged the exceptional team at The Quin to execute his vision for the perfect proposal.
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Go With the Flow/ a NYC Yoga Portrait
Jumping and laughing NYC Yoga Teacher in Profile 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
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Publish or Perish
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
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Country Club Wedding Photography: Mad About You
Country Club Wedding Photography: Mad About You Country Club Wedding Photography. This Westchester Country Club• wedding was all about family, tradition and, above all, celebrating those whom this couple loves. To enumerate: Kathleen's family lives in Queens where she got ready and
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Summer NYC Engagement Photography
Shot in summer on location in Soho, NYC. NYC Engagement Phototography Session: Wild at Heart NYC Engagement Photography: Wild at Heart. These two met in winter and haven't spent a day apart since. We had a creative huddle before their engagement session
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Holiday Family Photography At Home: Ode to Zuko
Who is Zuko? Zuko Ode. He was 11, a siberian husky and a senior dog. He moved to NYC with Paige, then came Chris, then the baby. He tolerated the baby at first. Then they eventually worked up their own kind of
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Come Away With Me: Central Park Elopement Photography
Come Away With Me: A NYC Elopement Story Come Away With Me. Few things are as romantic as a Central Park elopement. This one was no exception. We all met up at the swanky London Hotel, where I shot the getting
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The New Clinicians
New Clinicians: Brooklyn Minds Medical PracticeThe New Face of Modern Medicine New Clinicians. Enjoy this installment in my series of content for Brooklyn Minds medical practice I’m shooting. Here are portraits of their 2 newest clinicians*, Dr. Rebecca Sinclair and
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Peter Sachon Cellist
Peter Sachon Cellist. Peter was nice enough to sit for me in his sunny, cello* filled home in Washington Heights. This sitting is a continuation of my project titled City Cello, which I've been working on for over a year. 11x14" A/P
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Conservatory Gardens Engagement Session
Conservatory Gardens Engagement Session featuring PeiPei and Andrew Pei Pei and Andrew hired me to shoot their engagement session at the Conservatory Gardens*. First, we began at the iron gate. Then, Andrew twirled PeiPei as they danced together through the English
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DUMBO Engagement Session
DUMBO Engagement Session IRL Leave it to the Brooklyn Bridge to once again provide the perfect DUMBO engagement session backdrop. It was here on an early spring day in April where we shot Andrew and Peipei's engagement session. The fog was
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Wedding Season Photo Tips
With wedding season bearing down in full force, its important to remember that service providers are here to help you. When looking for a top-tier photographer, consider these photo tips: 1) A Photographer Who Gets Press Make sure they have been published.
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Degas and a Ring
When Cameron told me he was whisking Liz to propose beside Degas' ballerina at the Met, he meant it (aka degas-and-a-ring). We spoke for days about how it would go down. Cameron thought would be quick and dirty, or would it? They
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Investment
Investment in NYC Wedding Photography Indeed, a wedding is a big investment. But let's talk about small weddings for a minute. Because perhaps a big wedding just isn’t for you. Maybe you will have a small, intimate affair or host a dinner