Brooke & Dan | URJ Kutz Camp wedding | Warwick, NY

For all big events I photograph, I send out a day-of questionnaire with things like "which family formal groupings do you want?" and "who is your caterer?" Here's an excerpt from Brooke and Dan's questionnaire, in the list-your-vendors section: "Videographer? nope. Florist? nope. Any other decoration people? nope. Hair and makeup? nope. Other vendors? nope." My kinda people. They tied the knot on a spectacular late-summer day at URJ Kutz Camp, where Dan went as a kid. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-2 Their tiny little dog Julia followed them around all day. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-1URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-3URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-4 Big thank-you to Chris who came along for the ride. The image below is his and I threw a couple others in here. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-5URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-6URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-7URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-8URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-9URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-10URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-11URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-12URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-13URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-14 They walked to the chuppah simultaneously. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-15URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-16 Apparently the trees with all the knobs and things on them are diseased or injured or some other tree malady. I was sad to learn this because they are so awesome-looking. It seems wrong to be jazzed about a tree being sick. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-17URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-18URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-20URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-23URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-24URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-25 Can we take a second to admire Brooke's dress? Because really. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-26URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-27URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-28URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-29URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-31URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-32URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-33 This turtle (tortoise?) has been living in the lake for something like 50 years. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-34URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-35 I love this photo from Chris. I was above taking the everybody-at-the-wedding photo and he snagged this awesome through-the-faces one. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-36 Duelling cameras, with iPad! URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-38 The pavilion at Kutz Camp juts over the lake, so you're surrounded on three sides by water. It's ridiculously pretty. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-39URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-40URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-41URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-42URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-43URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-44URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-45URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-46URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-47URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-48URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-49URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-50URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-51URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-52URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-53URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-54URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-55URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-61-copyURJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-59URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-64-copyURJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-67URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-68URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-71-copyURJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-72 For the record, I was asked to take this photo. URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-74URJ-Kutz-camp-wedding-photography-73 Congratulations guys! Brooke and Dan's short but sweet vendor team: Getting ready, ceremony and reception venue: URJ Kutz Camp Catering: Bridge Creek Catering DJ: DJ Bearbait (that's what they wrote!) Officiant: Rabbi Gary Loeb Hair: By George II Brooke's kick-ass dress: BHLDN Dan's rockin' suit: Ernesto Custom Clothiers

On the train

Just a few images from my train ride from NYC to DC.  A little bit of experimentation with editing - happy coincidence, really.  I had to up the heck out of the blacks (pardon the technical talk) for the under-the-bridge shot and then wanted to see what those settings would have on the rest of the images.  Not bad, I thought.  And yes, these were shot from a very quickly moving train. people waiting harrison station amtrak diptych images from train ride nyc to dc blue sky black foreground smoke stack on the way to washington dc