Rachel & Jason's Engagement

I really enjoyed shooting engagement photos for Rachel & Jason. The engagement session is so much more relaxed than shooting on the day of the wedding. There are no time constraints and we're really free to experiment and have fun. For their shoot, I was able to put Rachel and Jason in front of a great graffiti wall near their apartment to get some great "urban" images. Then we headed to Union Square Park to capture some posed shots. Finally we took the subway (where we shot some more) to the West Side and shot a few on the High Line. Great day of shooting. I was also glad to have my new 2nd shooter Noi along with me for the shoot to give her an introduction into my workflow and style.

Pat Kiernan Shoot

I just finished a two-session photo shoot with NY1 News Morning Anchor, Pat Kiernan. Pat is going to be featured in his alumni magazine, and they needed some photos for the piece. I'm happy with the work, but I'm even more excited to see how the magazine will turn out. I suppose this will be the first time my work has made it into print, even if it is for a college alumni magazine. As someone who spends all day in front of the camera, Pat is an easy subject to photograph, and he needed little direction. Our biggest challenge was doing the outdoor shots on one of the windiest days of the past couple months. We shot inside and outside the NY1 Studios at the Chelsea Market, as well as on the High Line. For those wondering about the shots with extra head room, that was done to save space for the title of the magazine. See the full set of images submitted to the editors at www.timhillphoto.com/

Doug Gordon's Spring Blast

I spent the past week attending the annual Spring Blast held by the great Doug Gordon, owner of Patken Photographer. This was my second straight year attending the workshop, and once again, it was an amazing experience. Doug is an amazing photographer and an inspiring teacher. His motto is change the way you think and change your world forever. Doug teaches us how to make the ordinary extraordinary. For any photographers out there, I highly recommend attending one of Doug's classes. We spent time shooting at night in Manhattan, and at the Planting Fields Arboretum. Here are some of the photos I took this week, let me know what you think.