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Coney Island Photography/Brooklyn, NY Photographer

Coney Island Photography

It’s been a super long time since I was at Coney Island so I was excited for this Coney Island Photo Session. Truthfully I did not know what to expect as I did not remember much about Coney Island since I was last there and it has recently changed a bit in the last few years. I was however, looking forward to include some of the cool colored art walls that I heard about and I hoped to get some photos by the boardwalk and the beach. Unfortunately, we did not get to do any photos at the beach since it was super windy and the sand was just blowing everywhere. It felt like a sandstorm. I am not sure if this is the norm for Coney Island or if it was just bad timing for us. After being attacked by all the sand, we got off the boardwalk and walked towards an alley way and found the cool colored Coney Art Walls. I started to shoot there and got some awesome shots of both Natalie and Teresa. I started with Teresa first on the Riot wall which was super chic and cool and matched her retro vintage look. Natalie brought along a really cool pair of heart beige glasses and had a great shade of red lipstick on so I thought that the gold wall would compliment her look best and it certainly did.

Afterwards we walked down the alley and found a cool ATM machine and game area and took some photos of Teresa and some portraits of Natalie with the beautiful sunlight just setting behind her.

We then proceeded to walk towards the Ferris Wheel and the girls stopped to get some Cotton Candy. We of course got a few photos with that as well.

Since the sun had already set and the wind died down we decided to walk back to the walls to get a few really neat night shots. Look how cool those lights are sparkling in the background.

To view the whole session, be sure to check out the video.

If you have never been to Coney Island, or if it’s just been way too long since you have gone, than I certainly do recommend that you check it out. There is so much to do there. Rides, games, the beach and of course no trip to Coney Island could be complete without a stop at the World Famous Nathans!

Forest Hills, NY Wedding Photography

I can’t forget Olga & Gino’s Wedding Day. For months prior to the big day, I spoke with the bride about outdoor locations in Queens where we could take the formal photos. Since she wanted an outdoor park setting, we decided to use Forest Park. It also happened to be very convenient since it was near her mom’s home where she was planning to get ready. It turned out to be quite a wedding day! A few days before, we were promised to get heavy torrential rain. Fortunately the torrential downpours came the night before their wedding day and the sun gods looked down upon us. The sun magically came out at exactly the moment that I arrived at the bride’s for her bridal prep. Since we were only minutes away from Forest Park we had sufficient time to take some photos along the trails, near the bandshell and we even got to take the wedding couple on a ride on the carousel to capture some beautiful images. These happen to be some of my favorite images from their wedding day. Below are a few of my favorites from their prep, their first look and the formals taken at Forest Park in Forest Hills, NYC. A special big thanks to my second shooter, Charles Eames, for coming out to help me and take some amazing images, a few of which are mixed in here along with mine.

Congratulations again Olga & Gino. You are an absolute sweet and adorable couple and it was such a pleasure to be a part of your special day.

Cheers!