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How To Get Great Photos From Your Wedding – Popular Photography feature

Brian — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:53:14 +0000

I was selected along with a few other great photographers to take part in an article by Popular Photography (www.popphoto.com). It’s always nice to contribute in ways I can to help the brides out there planning their wedding. You can read the full article here: “How To: Get Great Photos From Your Wedding“.

A couple of my images are also featured, plus one of them from Karen and Sanjay’s Acapulco destination wedding was recently selected as the Photo of the Day.

Jennifer and Chad’s destination wedding published!

Brian — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:54:27 +0000

Jennifer and Chad’s beautiful destination wedding is featured in the current Destination Weddings and Honeymoons magazine annual Worldwide Guide. The unique “Dia de los Muertos” wedding took place in the Riviera Maya Mexico. You can see the original blog posts —-> here <—- and —–> here <——.

Congratulations Jennifer and Chad!

Recent WPJA contest results

Brian — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:33:38 +0000

Thanks to Dewi and Joe, two images from their wedding placed in the most recent WPJA contest in the “Weather” category. Congrats to Dewi and Joe!

Interviewed by PDN magazine on Destination Weddings

Brian — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:43:05 +0000

Photo District News (PDN) is a well-respected magazine for professional photographers and I’ve always been a fan. I was honored recently that PDN wanted to pick my brain on destination wedding photography for their special Wedding and Events Issue. While most of the converstation and information I provided to the writer was integrated into the article rather than quoted directly, I still enjoyed sharing my knowledge and experience on destination weddings with the magazine for other professional photographers. I have been photographing destination weddings for a number of years and contrary to what some may believe, shooting a destination wedding is no holiday given the extra work and time involved. With international travel, there are also pitfalls that an inexperienced photographer may not be prepared for. While there are a few downsides from the photographer’s point of view, I still find it very rewarding to travel to various destinations around the world and help capture the special memories for each couple’s amazing wedding adventure.

If you’d like to read more about the article, look for PDN at your local magazine stands or online on PDNonline.com (registration required).

(magazine cover photo by Jose Villa)

Latest WPJA photography contest winners

Brian — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:49:28 +0000

The results from the latest WPJA contest were announced recently. I am happy to share that received four placements.
Here are the winning images:

Of course as always, without my wonderful couples I would not have had the opportunity to capture these images. Special thanks to Jennifer + Chad, Cheryl + Lowell, and Sheila + Dan!

Published in The Knot Pennsylvania magazine

Brian — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:52:07 +0000

Published in Brides Philadelphia Magazine (soon)

Brian — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:51:37 +0000

A few of our images from Erin and Jamie’s wedding in Villanova Pennsylvania will be featured as part of an editorial on unique spiritual rituals. Jamie and Erin had an unique “tasting ceremony” for their wedding and we are happy the magazine decided to feature their unique ceremony. If Brides Philadelphia magazine is available in your area, look for the article in the upcoming issue.

P.S. We had the exceptional pleasure working with Lynda Barness of I DO Wedding Consulting and we can’t say enough good things about her. She is highly recommended if you are a prospective bride or groom looking for a wedding consultant.

Another contest winner

Brian — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:36:31 +0000

Earlier this year the national BRIDES Magazine of Conde Nast Publications and WPJA collaborated on a wedding photojournalism contest. Judging was done by a panel of all Pulitzer Prize winners. One of the my images placed in the Bridal Party category. This was an image taken during Jamie and Erin’s beautiful wedding in Villanova Pennsylvania. We were honored Jamie and Erin gave us the opportunity to document their wedding and without them this image would’ve never been captured.

You can see all of the winning images by clicking -> here.

(p.s. sorry for the poor screen capture from the brides.com web site)

Latest WPJA Contest Results

Brian — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:21:49 +0000

I placed three images in the latest WPJA contest. The first image is from the engagement session with Cheryl and Lowell (Engagement Portrait category), second is from Kelly and Nicolas destination wedding in Paris, and third is from Kelly and Steve’s destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta (both Found Details category). Also, a quick congratulations to some of my photographer friends for their contest wins. You guys keep raising the bar each time, well done!

WPJA contest

Brian — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:23:57 +0000

One of the best part about being a member of the WPJA is the quarterly contests. The highly competitive contests are great for me because they help push me as an artist at every wedding to find and create that special image both for myself and for my clients.
Here’s an image from the latest contest that caught the eyes of the judges:

Category: Reception Ambiance

This image was captured for Saira and Toby during their first dance. Thanks again guys for allowing me to do what I love to do!