Lynn & Rich | New Haven & Branford CT | Wedding Photography

January 21, 2012

For this outdoorsy couple they were looking for a nice winter wedding with just a dusting of snow glistening in the sun. Well they got 1 part of that equation...the sun. January wedding and it was 60 degrees out!!! In CT! They didn't get thier snow but what a beautiful day to get married. I was excited to shoot this wedding from the first time I sat down with Lynn and Rich and I was even more excited after our rainy day engagement shoot in an apple orchard!! SEE HERE Not a bad way to start off the 2012 wedding year. Check out some highlights of the day!!

new air in the tires

January 18, 2012

This is the time of year I wrap up 2011 and start prepping for the 2012 season. There's never much down time between "wedding seasons" but the winter gives me a little more time to sharpen my skills and get out there and learn as much as I could. 1 of my goals for 2012 is to push myself to learn, learn, learn and practice. That's the theme for the new year. Seminars, classes, etc but most importantly getting out there and shooting. Yes I'll be shooting plenty of weddings, engagements and portraits (which I love!) but I want to shoot many more personal projects. Of course I'll be hounding my son Anthony with the camera but I will be challenging myself to shoot new subjects and execute new ideas I have. I'm pretty excited about the clients I'll be working with and some of the things I'll be doing this year. Should be a fun ride.

My other big goal is to carve out more time for myself and my family. I feel like I have a decent work/personal life balance, but I just need a little more time to do nothing. To think, refresh my mind, to read more and hang with De and Ant.

I'm looking forward to shinning up the spokes, putting new air in the tires, jumping back on the bike and climbing to bigger and better places.

my favorite moments of 2011

January 13, 2012

Here's a small glimpse of some of my favorite moments from 2011 outside of the wedding world. Surely I missed some, but there are WAY too many photos to look through. ha. 2011 was a extremely busy, satisfying amazing year. I was able to travel to many different states, made a trip to Ireland for a wedding, got to take Ant to his first Disney World vacation and so many other things. My calendar was jam packed with stuff to do but I some how made it through. I absolutely love being able to make a living with my camera and there are many things that motivate me to improve and challenge me everyday. Like everyone else I do complain, get stressed out and struggle with my work life and life in general. Life's not easy! There are a lot of little thing in life that motivate me to be a better photographer and a better person. But there is 1 thing that will drive me to be the best, more than anything else.

My family...Deana and Anthony. The 2 loves of my life. Words cannot describe what they mean to me. Anthony, since you have arrive into my life each day gets better (except when you're screaming my name at 3:30am when I went to bed at 1:30am). I still love you though. I live for seeing you smile, and for when you hug me when I come home from work. I live for our wrestling matches and your bear hugs. I live for the excitement on your face when you saw Mickey, or the way you tell mommy shes beautiful. I live for you buddy and thank you for the best year yet.

Deana, the most amazing wife! It's not easy being married to a wedding photographer...or at least I don't think it is. Working long hours on the weekends and long hours during the week. But some how you put up with me. You realize that I do all of this for you. You get me and I love that about you. Thanks for being such a great wife and an even better friend, but thank you the most for being the mother you are. Or as Ant would say (the best mommacita). You can't say anything around kids.

With that said, take a look at my 2011!