Chicago, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas – Oh my! We’re hitting the road, and traveling across country to offer a great educational experience for everyone. This year we’re offering great classes and for the first time we are featuring the “Hands on experience” where you’ll be able to watch, learn and put into practice… Continue reading »
May
08
The Punk Wedding?
On Tuesday, Rangefinder senior editor, Lindsay Comstock, and I had the special treat of attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s press preview of the exhibition, “PUNK: Chaos to Couture,” which opens in New York City tomorrow. The exhibition features designer gowns from the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Gianni Versace and Alexander McQueen—whose work was inspired… Continue reading »
Apr
29
When Brides Fake It
Frequent any of New York City’s large public parks between May and September and you will likely not have to walk far to see a photo shoot of a bridal party. But have you ever stopped to consider whether these shoots are constructed to replicate the actual wedding day? New York and Hawaii-based photographer, Calli McCaw,… Continue reading »
Apr
25
WPPI “On the Road” Instagram Photo contest
I can’t tell you how stoked I am for “On the Road” this year! Working to improve our fundamentals is something we routinely need to work on, and we used that as our inspiration for this year’s seminars. For the first time, we are featuring the “Hands- on Experience” where you’ll be able to watch,… Continue reading »
Apr
24
WPPI’s Member of the Month is Back!
There’s been a hiatus since I started at The Photo Group back in November, and we’re ready to move on 2013’s first WPPI Member of the Month! Each month, we plan to feature one of our members, and his or her accomplishments.
Apr
03
Winners of “I Want 10!” Announced!
I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since we got back from Vegas! I’ve been wanting to announce the winners of the “I want 10!” competition for a while now, but the decision has been too difficult. First of all I want to thank everyone who participated, and to those who came to cheer… Continue reading »
Mar
29
NY Brides Regret: More on Wedding Photography
We were recently tipped off to this survey done by New York Weddings in which 21% of 100 brides said they wish they had spent more on wedding photography. We wholeheartedly agree, as does Alabama wedding photographer, David Smith of DSmithImages, who commented on the survey on his own blog, stating: “Every time I get… Continue reading »
Mar
28
Peter Hapak’s Portraits of Gay Marriage
By now we’ve all heard snippets of the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments this week in two cases that will determine the fate of same sex marriage in the U.S. For the Rangefinder and WPPI team, living and working in New York City with offices close to City Hall means we are even more aware… Continue reading »
Mar
27
The Courthouse Wedding
Our buddy Winnie Au has photographed another installment of City Hall weddings for style blog, Refinery29. We love this idea! What a great way to build up your wedding portfolio when you have a lull between bookings. Just head out to your local city hall, camp out outside, and wait for interesting couples to emerge!… Continue reading »
Mar
21
From the bottom of my heart. Thank you!
I’m finally back at my desk in New York City—my brand new desk actually. As if preparing for WPPI wasn’t enough, we moved offices while we were in Las Vegas to 85 Broad street, the old Goldman Sachs building. It’s nice to be in a new office, but I’m definitely going to miss our old… Continue reading »