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Working as a wedding photographer for over thirty years I have witnessed endless ways couples chose to celebrate one of the most special days of their lives. I had the fortune to photograph a lovely couple who chose a simple, elegant and meaningful way to exchange their vows. Starting at their home with a few family portraits, the ceremony took place at the beach between the predicted thunderstorms of the day. With only immediate family in attendance, everything went off without a hitch. The couple’s four children from a previous marriage looked on in excitement. After the “I Do’s” and much cheerful hugging and kissing, there were a few final portraits at the beach.

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

The way she looked at him, the way he looked at her, the deep love and joy was so apparent.  And isn’t that what marriage is all about? Love and Commitment, forever!

 

 
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Years ago, I lived on a farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I raised goats, chickens and honeybees. I grew vegetables and trained horses.  Springtime meant seeds in the ground, crocuses and daffodils beginning to flower, baby goats and chickens to tend to. The air was fresh. Horses felt like running and bucking. The temperatures were rising and the days were getting longer.

While the rest of the country has been through countless snowstorms, ice and cold this winter,I have been fortunate to winter in Florida. I greet springtime in Wellington.  In a walk around the block, there was new life to be found everywhere.

 

A mother duck herds her flock across a road. So many tiny ducklings, how does she keep track of all of them?

Springtime Photographs

A pony has a four day old foal. All it wants to do is eat and sleep.

Springtime Photographs

It doesn’t venture very far from its mother’s side.

Springtime Photographs

It has difficulty navigating those long legs to lie down and get up.

Springtime Photographs

I hope you enjoy my springtime and your own.

Take some time to slow down and marvel at the beauty of mother nature!!

 
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It is an exciting time of year with the winter Olympics in full swing. I empathize and appreciate all the hard work of the athletes. Working as a sports photographer, every competitor exhibits the characteristics of preparation, execution and release. All of these areas give the sports photographer opportunities to capture the emotions of the athlete. While I am only able to view the Olympic coverage on television, I am currently in Wellington, Florida surrounded by the best equestrians in the world at The Winter Equestrian Festival. Saturday night was the $375,000 FEI Grand Prix. It was an exciting class with forty five competitors, six being called back for the jump-off over a shortened course. It gave me lots of opportunity to photograph the preparation, execution and release.

1. Preparation

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of Excellence

Anticipation for Nice De Prissey with Brianne Goutal, Balance and concentration for Ursula XII and Scott Brash.

2. Execution

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of Excellence

Special Lux with Jonathan McCrea, With Wings and Karen Polle, Mic Mac Du Tillard with David Will.

For equestrians, the rider and the horse are skilled athletes. They must work as a team. I love the different expressions of concentration of the horse and rider as they approach and jump these huge fences.

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of Excellence

Kent Farrington and Willow

The course must be completed in a certain amount of time. The rider must move along. When it’s a jump off, the rider needs to gallop as fast as safely possible. In the end, the jumps have to stay up.

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of Excellence

Jessicia Springstein and Vindicat W, Charlie Jayne and Chill R Z

The course designer builds problems into the course testing the horse and rider’s versatility. Sometimes it’s the number of possible strides between jumps. It may be the size and shape of the jump. The horse and rider have to answer every question with a clean jump.

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of Excellence

Tim Gredley and Unex Chamberlain Z, Scott Brash and Ursula XII

The determination in horse and rider is inspiring!

 

3. Release

Photographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of ExcellencePhotographing Athletes: In Pursuit Of ExcellenceBen Maher on Cella winners of the $375,000 Grand Prix

As these athletes pursue excellence, I to strive to photograph their stories to the best of my abilities!! I hope you enjoy these photographs.

 

 

 

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