behind the lens.

A little shy at first, both Cynthia (she's a make-up artist), and Nick (he's an events manager) are not used to being behind the lens. They warmed up quickly and we grabbed some fun shots.

Here's a couple of my favorites - instead of telling you where these were shot, how 'bout you tell me? Leave me a comment below! :)



...and of course the slideshow!

Happy Mother's day!

Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there! I hope everyone enjoyed a beautiful day out today. Here's a quick pic of Phoebe and Liz after a nice day out this afternoon. More on Phoebe's blog here.

Back from Raleigh/Durham!

My apologies for the lapse in posting, it looks like I am here for a bit longer. Ross and his dedicated team at Flosites have been working hard on my new blog and as with anything "from scratch", technical problems can sometimes take over.....

However, he has completed an AWESOME new splash page that I LOVE!!! Check it out here! If you refresh the page new images will rotate. Thanks Ross!

I have a bunch of posts coming so don't go far!

A-N-Y-W-A-Y. They say April showers bring May flowers, but it's not supposed to rain on any bride and groom's day. :) Unfortunately, it does sometimes. Lossie and Stephen had a planned to have their ceremony on the beautiful grounds of The North Carolina Arboretum, but gray skies and showers forced the move indoors. Not to worry though, they had a really pretty church all lined up.

Fortunately, the showers let up just long enough for us to run over to the Arboretum for a few pics. I am so glad we did! I was fortunate to have Abby Liga join me for the wedding. Thanks so much Abby for making the time to come up! You took some beautiful pictures, no surprise there of course. :)

Click the picture below for their slideshow!

Lisa and James

Lisa and James have been waiting patiently for spring to come so we could get some fun pictures in the park. They both love cherry blossoms and they're in full bloom now! Lisa has been looking forward to this for a while, but I know James was a little worried about the shoot. Lisa did a great job of making her hubby-to-be comfortable during the shoot! Click the photo below for their slideshow!

....off to Raleigh/Durham!

One of the nice things about living in the Tri-State area is the options I have to fly anywhere in the country at a moment's notice. I know, I know, some of you may be shaking your heads smiling. Yes - traveling from EWR, JFK, and LGA are not the most fun airports in the world - or clean - or easy to navigate. However - I can fly ANYWHERE in the world and most times non-stop. I have options with airports and several flights to choose from.

Since I mostly fly from Newark, I find myself on Continental quite often. Given the recent events with airlines going out of business or canceling flights, I feel very fortunate to be able to have Continental as my main choice for flights and 99.9% of the time can fly direct preventing me additional delays.

The New York area may not be the most convenient, but an awesome "jumping off" point to travel anywhere in the world. If you live in NYC and planning your wedding "elsewhere", wouldn't it make sense to hire your photographer where you live? Remember, the wedding is just one part - you have the engagement shoot (and nothing beats NYC for these!), pre-wedding consultations and album consultations. I love to be able to meet with my clients in person for these....

Case in point - I'm off to Raleigh/Durham this weekend for Lossie and Stephan's wedding this weekend. They live in Brooklyn, but decided to get married in Lossie's hometown. Lossie wanted to wait for warmer weather to do their engagement shoot, but how awesome will it be to have NYC and her hometown for their pics!?


This morning I had an on-time departure even with all the delays across the country and the American Airlines debacle! I'll be joined one of Orlando's hottest photographers Abby Liga. More later!

April Fools!

LOL - they say the best practical jokes are the ones that have some truth to them. I think this was a good one. :) I love April fools day!


As my friends have pointed out - I'm a NY'er and I'm not going anywhere. However - truth be told, I do love the west coast, and am looking to shoot a few weddings out there each year. As an artist, it is always fun to change your surroundings. My biggest problem has been having a "home base" to meet clients - I don't do coffee shops anymore. :) So if you're a photographer on the west coast who'd like to shoot in NYC and want to do some "studio swapping" please contact me privately so we can chat!

...gift card goes to Colin's comment, he knows how I feel about lateness and from my experience, it's a little more "laid back" out there. :)

July 2008 blog post:
"I can't take it, I'm going back! Why is everyone always 15 minutes late to everything here!?!"

That is probably spot on. :) Thanks for all the comments everyone!

JasonG Photo moves!

I've been waiting to make the official announcement and I am proud to announce JasonG photo will be moving! Where?

Most of you know how much I love the west coast and my desire to shoot there more often. An opportunity has come about and I could not say no, so I am proud to announce JasonG Photo's move to the California.

From the bright lights of NYC to the streets of sunny skies of ??, California. Where? Leave a comment below, winner of the best comment gets a $20 Itunes giftcard. :)

Frank DiMeo Rocks!

I must admit that over the last few years I have been fortunate to develop such an awesome group of peers I can also call my friends. On the plane ride back from Vegas, I was thinking about when Elizabeth and I were planning our wedding and that I would have given anything to know even one of the talented photographers I met out at WPPI.

While Frank wasn't in Vegas, he is one of those people I am lucky to call my friend. He was nice enough to refer me to Laura and Joel for their engagement shoot last Saturday. Thanks man, you rock. Make sure to check out his tasty new blog, maybe I'll have one someday too. ;)

Laura and Joel are getting married in Kansas City this coming summer, but really wanted some fun shots of them enjoying the city they love so much. It was early, and pretty cold, but we rallied. :)

Click here for the slideshow!

Monsta' post!

Hey there! OK - gonna apologize in advance for the HUGE post. :)

I'm back from Vegas, along with the 10,000 other photographers who descended upon Sin City for a week of fun, networking and, well, lots of partying. This was my second trip out there for WPPI, and it did not disappoint. Last year I found most of the photographers were from the western part of the country, but this year the east coast represented!

Here's a few fun shots from my trip I wanted to share with my friends. I wish I had taken a picture with every person I met for the first time and those I've known for years, but that would just make me look like a dork. OK - a bigger dork. :)


Clockwise from me, Mary Beth Tyson, Aimee Cooper, TimmyCo, Amy Martin, and my roomie Colin Michael.




Always entertaining Fred Egan



Rockstar road-trip producers on a layover for WPPI - Amber Holritz and Corey McNabb. They'll be hitting NYC in a few weeks, make sure NOT to miss it!




Always "ON" John Griffin. :)



Jonathan Rubin, and Roberto Falck



Add the fabulous Dasha Wright, and Phil Mantas



The lovely Shannon Sewell and Kathy Carlisle



...a little fun with Punam Bean and Julia Newman



Shannon returning while texting with her warm cup of foam. :)



Saving the best for last. The one the only - B



Last and never least my good friend Regis Chen.




Fun stuff aside, I also was fortunate to be asked by the GraphiStudio team to speak at their booth during the convention. Being my first speaking gig at a tradeshow I must admit I was super nervous. I have newfound respect for those friends of mine who get up in front of 200+ crowds on regular basis with such ease. I want to thank my friends for coming to support me, it meant more than you can imagine to see your friendly faces. Here's a few pics....

These taken by Kim Craven from Brian Dorsey Studios. Thanks Kim - You rock!







Big time thanks to my friend Scarlett for grabbing these shots of me too!




This will also be one of my last posts on this blog! :( As I approach my 300th post, it's time to say goodbye. I've been working with Ross at Flosites and am so excited at the progress he's made. He's worked super hard on this one and I'll be posting some shots from a shoot I did last week out at the Valley of Fire.

Here's one Riley grabbed of me shooting - thanks to Aimee and Riley for all your help!!