Facebook Page!

I've been putting off making a facebook business page for a while, but here it finally is:
http://www.facebook.com/AnnieHallPhotography
Yay! :)

A Graduation Gift from Tyler

Tyler bought me a Mamiya RB67 as my graduation present last week! Today we just replaced the light seals (by ourselves!), so hopefully we'll start looking into getting our film developed and scanned. I can't wait! :) I've always loved the quality and look of medium format.

A shoot with Ariana and Kelsie

This isn't really my area of photography, but MUA Kelsie Gygi and I got together and did a small little shoot with Ariana Sterrett, who modeled for us. Hair by Ronni Seth. I may be terrible at giving direction, but Ariana did so well and was such a natural at movement/posing that I would find myself saying, "Could you, maybe... you know, move your hand like... YEAH!" It was fun. Definitely a new experience, since my style is either completely photojournalistic or at the least coaxed photojournalism, where I just tell my subjects to interact with each other and I'll capture the moments for something like an engagement shoot. My best work usually comes when I have absolutely no control over a situation except to capture it without interference. 

In any case... enjoy!

The Pride of Wall Street

Scenes from "The Pride of Wall Street," a feature by Jeff Brotherton. I day played as the set photographer.

Vanessa & Cesar

A couple weekends ago was my first second shooting experience! I worked with Meredith Rose Photography, and it was awesome second shooting for Kristen because right from the start I felt like we clicked, which made this wedding a really good experience for both of us (it's her first wedding!). Vanessa and Cesar were really friendly and laid back, and during the day I could feel how happy they were. It's really inspiring, and I hope these photos do justice to that lovely day.

shot in association with Meredith Rose Photography - http://www.meredithrosephotography.com

Updates on "Together"

We're still going strong with our daily picture together. However, there are days when I feel like absolute crap and taking a creative photo is the last thing I want to do. On those days, I let Tyler do all the concept-creating, composition, lighting, etc. All I have to do is jump.

Baby Jack

Good light, without a doubt, makes an image so much stronger. I shot some portraits for Mei and John and their one month old baby Jack, and it was absolutely lovely being able to capture these wonderful moments. It was my first time shooting a family (much less a baby!). We shot late in the afternoon as the sun was starting to go down, and the sun just happened to pass through some trees and it just created the most glorious light. I asked the family to stand where the light looked amazing, waited for the baby to settle down from time to time, and snapped away. Beautiful things happen when you let people be themselves.