A Soggy Big Apple
Thursday, September 27, 2007
I haven't blogged for a while because I've been busy shooting in New York. Harshna and Mihir were kind enough to fly me out to shoot their wedding, and I found out that they were great sports when an unexpected thunderstorm pounded down on us while we were doing pre-ceremony group shots. It was raining so hard that we got caught outside for a good long while before we could figure out how to get back in. I ended up using my Westcott strobe umbrella as shelter for my gear and Harshna. Tracy Toler from Maia Studio, who second shot the wedding for me, ran outside to help me cover my gear and got this great shot of us trapped under the umbrella. The entire wedding eventually got moved inside, though the decor had to stay outside. I'll blog the wedding soon, but for now, I thought everyone might like to see the before-rain and a-few-minutes-later shots.Harshna and Mihir got dressed up again on Monday so we could take some fun portraits without rain, and I was amused beyond repair when Michael McGlone -- star of the Ed Burns films "The Brothers McMullen" and "She's the One" -- walked by us in Central Park, and agreed to pose for a photo. How did I coax him into it? By using the tried and true, "Hey, guy from Brothers McMullen! Would you take a photo with my bride and groom? Their wedding got rained out on Saturday." I felt silly afterwards, but he was really nice about it.
I also did a great engagement shoot in TriBeCa with Tara and Raj, who will be getting married in Udaipur, India, in February. It was great to finally meet them, and they were amazing to work with. A big thanks to my friends and colleagues David Mielcarek and Thomas Geist for tagging along on the engagement shoot (which I'll blog soon). And a big thanks to my good friends Cliff Mautner and Susan Stripling for trekking to Manhattan to hang out with Digital Wedding Forum Founder Jeff Caplan, So Cal photog Britney Alves and a host of other fab photogs.
And a special thank you to the talented Monika Broz, who kindly hosted me for two days while I was in town. Monika is super creative and has a marvelous eye, and is also a good mom to Munk, the adorable Boston Terrier that she rescued.
Under gray and cloudy skies:
A few minutes later, under my Westcott strobe umbrella:
With the actor Michael McGlone in Central Park:
Labels: IndianWeddings, Weddings