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From Fear To Flash - CLS Off Camera Flash Set Up

May 05, 2020 - As promised here is the set up guide to help you get the most out of the Nikon Creative Lighting System when you use the...
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From Fear to Flash Addendum: WR-10 and SB-5000 Set Up Including Shortcut

April 21, 2020 - I love lighting. I love controlling a scene with aperture and shutterspeed and light and creating an image that i previs...
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Abandoned School with Nikon Z7

March 12, 2020 - I am not a landscape photographer. I am not an urbanex photographer. I am a portrait photographer that loves photography...
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Be Well Record Release Party Washington DC 2-29-20 - Photos and Video

March 04, 2020 - When Aaron Dalbec called me up to say "I have a new band" to say i was excited was an understatement but at the same poi...
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College Football Playoff National Championship with Nikon Z

January 15, 2020 - Got the chance to cross another major sporting event off my bucket list when I visited the CFP National Championship in...
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Nikon Z50 and 50-250 Shoot The NFL

December 16, 2019 - Images captured with the Nikon Z50 and the kit 50-250 during the New York Giants v Miami Dolphins NFL Football game....
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Black and White or Color - MMA Portrait With Nikon Z50

November 13, 2019 - Started testing my Z50 with a portrait shoot at 101 Boxing Club - through on a Nikon 50 1.8 S lens and took a couple sho...
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108 Saint Vitus 2019

November 03, 2019 - picking up the camera in the mid 2000's to shoot gave me back a lot of the joy that I had in the late 80's when i'd just...
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Tribute In Light 2019

September 12, 2019 - I never know what to write on 9/11. I was there. It's still surreal. I lost friends. Doesn't change anything. Half the t...
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Train

August 18, 2019 - Stop what you are doing now and go check out Corrado Photo for images from his Drummer Love project and to see some amaz...
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Goo Goo Dolls at PNC Bank Arts Center New Jersey

August 18, 2019 - I had the opportunity to meet up with Mike Corrado (Check Him Out) to help him set up remotes for his #DrummerLove proje...
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Gorilla Biscuits at This Is Hardcore 2019 Hyperlapse

July 29, 2019 - From the opening of the fanfare to the chords of Walter's guitar right through to final lyrics ""don't spoil memories of...
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AVAIL - Hyperlapse of July 19 2019 Richmond VA

July 21, 2019 - Avail - if you never saw them maybe you don't quite get it. The records were great. All of them. You feel the "but" comi...
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Quicksand - Crossroads NJ

June 30, 2019 - Quicksand Quicksand Quicksand
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Youth of Today Hyperlapse Saint Vitus

March 25, 2019 - about 2000 shots Disengage Well it's so sad to see all our good qualities gradually slipping away and fading and we...
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No Tolerance at Saint Vitus

March 25, 2019 - No Tolerance - Saint Vitus Brooklyn 3/16/19
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Joshua Tree 2019 Timelapse

March 06, 2019 - you will see me talk about pre-visualization over and over if you pay attention enough. as a photographer it's a key ski...
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Alone In A Crowd for Howie - Feb 16 2019

February 18, 2019 - Two shows in 30 years. Kinda hard to live up to the hype and the expectations built over that much time. Hard but not im...
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Bold - Slow Motion in Brooklyn with the Nikon Z7

November 01, 2018 - I don't shoot much video. Not because I don't like it but because up until now i didn't own a camera that effectively co...
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Bold, Breakdown, Outburst - Brooklyn 2018 Shot with Nikon Z7

October 30, 2018 - Do i write this blog post for my middle aged hardcore friends or for my photo friends that want to know how the Nikon Z7...
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Ellis Island with Nikon Z 7

October 19, 2018 - Take Save Ellis Island and add Nikon School for a workshop of only 26 people lead by Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally. Add a...
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Farewell David Wright

September 30, 2018 - David Wright What to say? Best met position player ever? To me...yes. If you put character and longevity into it then i...
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Shadow Play at the US Open

September 12, 2018 - All images taken with a pre-production Nikon Z 7 with the FTZ adaptor and a 600mm FL Nikkor lens. These are images of J...
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Suicidal Tendencies Timelapse House of Vans 2018

July 18, 2018 - I have seen Suicidal Tendencies. I have seen them a few times over the years. I have seen them play a bunch of sets an...
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Killing Time House of Vans Timelapse

July 17, 2018 - The boys were back at it opening for Suicidal Tendencies at House of Vans July 14 2018. No matter where i see them i'm n...
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4th of July 2018 South Brunswick New Jersey

July 07, 2018 - My first 4th of July in suburbia and I wanted to document the fireworks as I've shot a lot of cool things during my life...
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Triple Crown 2018 - Justify

June 10, 2018 - I remember as a kid my dad talking about Secretariat, Seattle Slew and affirmed...they each won the triple crown in cour...
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Shelter at Voltage Lounge Philly

June 03, 2018 - I've been seeing the guys in Shelter in various bands for just over 30 years. Age has done nothing to diminish my love f...
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Burn at Brooklyn Bazaar

May 12, 2018 - Burn played with Snapcase this week at Brooklyn Bazaar and did not disappoint. They never do. I didn't do as good as usu...
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Snapcase in Brooklyn

May 12, 2018 - Snapcase. Brooklyn. Nikon D850. 2 SB-5000 Speedlights. Good time. That is all. C'mon now - you know I'm wordier than...
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Revel In Failure

April 22, 2018 - When I teach my lighting class one of the important philosophical concepts that I try to get the students to grasp is th...
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B-17 TimeLapses At Sun N Fun 2018

April 16, 2018 - While visiting the Sun N Fun 2018 Fly-In in I got to cross off a bucket list item that I didn't even know was on my buck...
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Mets Opening Day 2018 Timelapse

March 30, 2018 - Nothing screams spring like opening day of Major League Baseball. As a lifelong Mets fan it's been my privilege to atten...
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Outburst, Krimewatch, Ice Cold Killers - Kiling Time 30th Anniversary Show

December 05, 2017 - Great shows require great openers and the Killing Time 30th Anniversary show did just what was needed. I missed King Nin...
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Killing Time 30 - The Stills

December 04, 2017 - If there is a Mt. Rushmore of NYHC records then Killing Time's Brightside would have to be on it. The lyrical content is...
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Killing Time 30th Videos

November 25, 2017 - I mostly shoot stills. Sometimes I shoot videos. In stills my flash overpowers the shitty strange colors that most clubs...
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Grade at Saint Vitus Brooklyn

November 20, 2017 - There aren't a ton of bands from that late 90's-early 2000's that mean more to me than Grade did. It was a time when I w...
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Grade at Saint Vitus - A Year In The Past Forever In the Future

November 19, 2017 - I've been seeing Grade for almost 20 years and they always put on a great show and the lyrics have always resonated with...
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Caroline Pearce NYC Fightweek UFC 217

November 05, 2017 - Timing is everything. Wise people say it. Wiser people know it. A lot of life boils down to being in the right place at...
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View From Hotel Roof

October 31, 2017 - For some reason I've always liked the top of the New Yorker building. In the right angle (not the one i got) you have th...
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Quicksand At Irving Plaza NYC

October 14, 2017 - This year has been awesome for the 1990 version of me with new records from two of my all time favorite bands. With Burn...
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New York Knicks Media Day 2017

October 11, 2017 - Sometimes (most of the time) I have an awesome job. This week i had a friend at a local news outlet request that I help...
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Warzone Tribute at Thompkins Square Park

October 02, 2017 - Walter opened with a heartfelt rendition of his acoustic song "open letter to the scene" and the set closed with an amaz...
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Burn Do Or Die Timelapse

September 06, 2017 - I've been lucky enough that people that were my heroes when i was a teenager have become friends as I've gotten older. T...
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Shadowplay at the US Open

September 05, 2017 - The magic hour for me at the US Open only happens on bright sunny days in Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows is bet...
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Abandoned Beauty - Nikon D850 Edition

September 04, 2017 - Finally got to test the D850 in the type of places and situations that I love. Not that the US Open stuff wasn't fun and...
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Abandoned Beauty Animal Head Edition

August 20, 2017 - When you are a portrait photographer that loves urbanexploration for the type of gritty locations it can give you for po...
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Armored Combat League NYC

August 19, 2017 - Thank you Grace Kim for introducing me to Morgan of the NYC Chapter of the Armored Combat League. He invited me over to...
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Killingtime at This Is Hardcore 2017 Timelapse

August 16, 2017 - 30 years of Killing Time kicks off this year and I was happy to be able to document their performance at this years This...
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Unadilla National Pro Motocross Championship with Wounded Warriors

August 15, 2017 - Lets get this out of the way. I have a cool job. I've said it before. I say it now. I'm sure I'll say it again. I get to...
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This Is Hardcore Sunday 2017 - Slapshot, Leeway, Murphy's Law, Wisdom in Chains, H2O

August 09, 2017 - This Is Hardcore is the premier hardcore music festival in the United States if not the world. Every year Joe McKay and...
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Shelter At This Is Hardcore 2017

August 03, 2017 - It had been a long time. Over 20 years. Closer to 25. I'd seen Ray in Youth of Today. I'd seen Porcell and Sammy in Yout...
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Kentucky Derby 2017

May 08, 2017 - Another week on the road. Another check off the bucket list. I was lucky enough to have captured American Pharoah captu...
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Killing Time in Maryland

February 15, 2017 - The soundtrack of my life played out for me on Saturday night in Maryland. After a ridiculously amusing drive down with...
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Judge - Bringing It Down in Maryland

February 13, 2017 - I wait almost 27 years to see Judge again. The last time was in Trenton the day they shot the video for Where It Went. T...
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Joshua Tree National Park - NPS at NPS

February 07, 2017 - On the road with my photographic partner in crime Andy Dunaway (IG @AnDunaway) heading from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for...
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Martine Coney Island

January 31, 2017 - Wind. Sand. Harsh over head light. All the makings of a beach day if it weren't 28 degrees out. I had big plans for the...
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Wildlife In Florida Winter 2016

December 30, 2016 - I love photography. I don't really care what I'm shooting in general i love being behind my Nikon. Whether it's a model...
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Floorpunch - Fast Times at the Jersey Shore 2016

December 20, 2016 - Floorpunch took the floor at the Brick EMS on Saturday 12/17/16 and killed it. Old school no stage theater in the round...
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Killing Time - Bowery Electric NYC Photos and 360 Videos

December 12, 2016 - In a club even smaller than CBGB's Killing Time joined Sick Of It All for a show that would've been right at home there...
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UFC 205 - Conor McGregor

November 14, 2016 - UFC. NYC. MSG. An exciting and history making night as Mixed Martial Arts returned to New York City on a professional...
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Burn @ Saint Vitus In Color

October 17, 2016 - i could go on about how the D5 is amazing and i shot this show between 4000 and 6400 ISO... I could go on an on about h...
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Burn - Drown at Saint Vitus Live Video

October 16, 2016 - not my best - about 1.2 seconds into the recording someone whacked the lens hard and it went out of focus just slightly.
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Burn Live at Saint Vitus Brooklyn

October 16, 2016 - Burn took the stage at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn and proceeded to rip through 13 songs with the precision of a jackhammer...
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Eddie Reyes of Taking Back Sunday with his Hagstrom Guitar and Supro Amp

October 04, 2016 - The first time that I saw them I think was in early 2002 when I went to see Grade, Reach The Sky, and Catch 22 on a tour...
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Ellis Island

September 26, 2016 - it would be an understatement to say that I've gotten to do some things that I never thought I'd be able to do thanks to...
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KillerXQueenX with the Nikon D500

September 06, 2016 - Sometimes even when something is right in front of you you don't realize how good it is. In this case I am NOT talking a...
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Stacy-Ann Fequiere: Beach, Bikini, American Flag

September 01, 2016 - I already wrote the story of how I met Stacy-Ann and it's a tale of serendipity and preparedness. From that moment i saw...
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The Beach in Black and White with Stacy-Ann Fequiere

August 16, 2016 - Serendipity. Happenstance. Dumb luck. I'm not sure which one i have in abundance but there are very few feelings in l...
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TimeLapse At Sugarloaf Rio Number 2

August 09, 2016 - This time the weather was moderately better and the clouds moved a bit - i had some issues with my syrp motion (it turne...
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TimeLapse Fun from Rio

August 05, 2016 - I'm from New York City. I've traveled the United States and some parts of the world. Not everywhere. I've been to Detroi...
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Rio 2016 Sugarloaf

August 05, 2016 - It's one of those places that could be heaven if you could take away the devils. Amazing. Images captured with the Nikon...
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Samba Party In Rio

August 05, 2016 - Traveling the world is not always what it is cracked up to be. You don't see the images of my coworkers and I trying to...
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Fitness In The Rubble Part 2 with Prime Omega Fitness

July 28, 2016 - Welcome back - for the first part of this post please visit Fitness In The Rubble Part 1 Shooting lit portraits on loca...
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Working in the Pool With Danah Scarlett

July 23, 2016 - You've seen this theme over and over with me. I love to shoot. I especially love it when it calls for me to light things...
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Fitness In The Rubble Part 1

July 21, 2016 - A few months ago I reached out on my facebook page to find out who amongst my friends or friends of friends would like t...
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Converge At House of Vans

July 10, 2016 - Converge captured at House of Vans on July 6 2016 with Nikon D5 and 24-70 2.8 VR
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Quicksand At House of Vans

July 10, 2016 - what else can I say about Quicksand? I loved them the first time I saw them. I was familiar with all the members. The bu...
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Emiri in Greenwich Village with Speedlights Part 1

July 04, 2016 - July 4th weekend in Manhattan is amazing. No traffic, less people, and on this weekend perfect weather. I met up with Em...
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Modern Life is War

June 29, 2016 - Modern Life is War killed it two nights in a row during Bane's last weekend at the Palladium in Worcester Mass. I hadn't...
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Bane Stage Dive Animation Number 2

June 23, 2016 - 12 frames - Nikon D5 - Animated in Photoshop
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Bane - Stage Dive Animation

June 22, 2016 - bored and sad so i saw these three images and thought they'd make a nice animation so it turned into a trip down the rab...
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Bane - Swan Song 2

June 21, 2016 - Here are the images that were not taken during the sets. When it was quiet or at least quieter.
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Bane - Swan Song 1 of 2

June 20, 2016 - "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" Dr. Seuss I've tried to write this ten times. One time I forgo...
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Molly Ertel in Queens

June 16, 2016 - Model - Molly Ertel Gear - Nikon D5, Nikon 24-70 2.8 VR, Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR, Nikon 85 1.4 G, Nikon SB-5000 x 2 Mods -...
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KTUphoria at the Nikon Theater at Jones Beach with the D5

June 05, 2016 - I received a call at about 3 asking if I could come shoot the show because my friend and mentor Mike Corrado had an emer...
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The Great Wall of China Panoramas with Nikon D810

June 05, 2016 - if you've followed my blog at all you know that I am blessed to work at Nikon and I've had the opportunity to see things...
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Country at the Indy 500 with Blake Shelton and Chris Janson

June 03, 2016 - All images captured from the soundboard with the Nikon D500 and 200-400
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Bane In NYC - Last Show of Final Tour

June 02, 2016 - and it came to this. 5 nights in 4 cities with 10000 shots and videos and a lost tooth and a hoarse voice and sore shins...
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Baned In DC - The Photos

May 14, 2016 - All images taken with the Nikon D5 somewhere between 8000 and 20000 ISO with the Nikkor 20 1.8. The lights in the club w...
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Baned in DC with 5 More Places to Play

May 13, 2016 - Rolling into DC on Wednesday was like that feeling i get when i have to go to an event I don't want to go to. I would ha...
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Bane Photo of the Hour

May 11, 2016 - I've never shot 5 days in a row. i've certainly never had access not only to the stage but behind and on the road etc. I...
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Swan Song - Bane Hyperlapse NYC

May 10, 2016 - 2250'ish images taken with a Nikon D5 of Bane and the crew during the May 8th show. Nothing but love for these guys....
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Metropolitan Eagle Family with Nikon D5 and 600FL

April 12, 2016 - I've always loved animals. I've always liked photographing animals but because of my lack of one key thing I've always s...
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New York Mets Opening Day 2016 Stills and TimeLapse

April 09, 2016 - I grew up a Mets fan. I was lucky to have turned 14 in 1986 and to be fully aware of that season which would be the year...
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Dynamic Range and urban Exploring

April 05, 2016 - The thing about the D810 (and all modern Nikon's) that separates it from other cameras that I've tried is the dynamic ra...
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Burn - LiveLapse Shall Be Judged

April 03, 2016 - After the successful response to the previous timelapse i posted I decided to go through my Burn images and compile one...
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Bane - Time Lapse of All The Way Through

March 26, 2016 - I've been toying with the idea of mixing my stills into a video format for a while and due to various technical difficul...
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Bane - The Beginning of the End in Still Photography

March 25, 2016 - There was a time that every hardcore show I went to was like this. With a stage or not the feeling in the pit would be a...
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Bane - First of the Last: Warren NJ 2016

March 25, 2016 - "When Armageddon's been locked and loaded I will come back for you (I will come back for you) I will come back for you...
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American Nightmare Philadelphia March 4 2016

March 13, 2016 - On a night that I got to see Burn for the first time in 20 years - a band that changed the way that I saw what hardcore...
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Bane Videos

March 11, 2016 - Bane - This is My Therapy and Calling Hours shot with Nikons. I really have nothing more to say other than I can't wait...
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Burn In Philadelphia

March 07, 2016 - Should I tell you that the first Burn 7" changed my idea of what hardcore was as much as anything else I heard at that t...
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China With Off Camera Flash

March 04, 2016 - "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts"...
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NSFW - A Cold Cold Night in Providence

February 22, 2016 - If you read my posts you will have become familiar with some of the characters that I affectionately call my subjects. M...
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Strong Men and NYC SALT

February 21, 2016 - Some days your passions and your job come together. If you are really lucky those days are the majority. I'm really luck...
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Happy Birthday Bane - Part Deux

January 12, 2016 - freaking amazing night.... posting Day 2 was slowed down by my own travels.... "Can We Start Again?!!!"
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Happy Birthday Bane

January 03, 2016 - "Something breaks inside of you with the spectacle of all the shows With fifteen fights and your six bucks has gone up...
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Brooklyn Bridge Park with Francesca, Shay, D810, and Hexi24

November 24, 2015 - I've been shooting Francesca for a while since meeting her at an event with Nikon Ambassador Vincent Versace. After seei...
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Cherri Lee In Jail (An Abandoned Jail)

November 20, 2015 - If you follow me you realize I abandoned big lights a long time ago in favor of packing small. I followed that concept s...
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Killing Time - Boston Hardcore Stadium

November 15, 2015 - I've been blessed these last few years to connect with people that in my younger years before I had a camera in my hand...
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Dynamic Range and The D810 II

November 09, 2015 - I've had the camera over a year and it still never ceases to impress me. When explaining to people why I love the camera...
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Mets World Series Time Lapse Game 3 Win

October 31, 2015 - So I'm a Mets fan...I'm a photographer...I work for Nikon Professional Services. The Mets shoot Nikon. Marc Levine is an...
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Behind The Scenes - Kelsey and The Motorcycle

October 20, 2015 - One of the things that I personally take pride in is when I get to revisit a subject and try to improve upon whatever I...
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Integrity and Chokehold in Baltimore

September 23, 2015 - On September 19th Chokehold took the stage for the last time in North America and quite possibly ever. After a summer of...
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Why I Love the Creative Lighting System

September 23, 2015 - if you read this blog (and I hope you do for solely egotistical reasons as I don't advertise on it, I have no kick backs...
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Motionless In White - Nikon Theater at Jones Beach

August 04, 2015 - Shooting a metal show during the day, especially with a band as with as much visual style as Motionless In White, is str...
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Slipknot - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater

August 03, 2015 - All shots taken with D750 and D810 with combination of 20 1.8, 16 2.8 and 50 1.4 - Slipknot puts on a tremendous show r...
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TIme Lapse Errors and Learning

July 26, 2015 - The beauty of photography for me has been the learning curve - the ability to gain competence at one thing only to find...
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Step By Step Set Up of Nikon CLS for Cameras that Have A Pop Up Commander

June 29, 2015 - This tutorial is for optical Line Of Sight control of Nikon Speedlights from Nikon cameras that are part of the Nikon Cr...
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Breakdown NYHC on Long Island

June 28, 2015 - Nikon D750 with 20 1.8 to capture Breakdown at the Revolutions Bar in Amityville NY. Old guys still getting it done and...
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D810 Panorama Citifield New York City

June 22, 2015 - home of the NY Mets. 8 files shot portrait with D810 and 20 1.8 and then stitched in Lightroom CC
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Seeing Time Stretch Out

June 16, 2015 - I love flash. Anyone that knows me personally will eventually hear the words "flash would have made that better" Off cam...
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Crossfit Jessa

June 15, 2015 - I'd shot with Jessa before and had a good time but I didn't think I'd captured how hard she was working on her crossfit...
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History At Belmont Part II

June 13, 2015 - History comes in many forms. The decisive moment is history. A singular moment in time. Then there is the collective his...
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My Day With History - Triple Crown At Belmont

June 13, 2015 - It's not often you get to witness history...not the kind that strangers will know about and that people will talk about...
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Dave Matthews Band Live at the Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre

June 10, 2015 - If you have followed me you know that I like to shoot a concert when I can. For the most part you'll see me avoiding sta...
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Underdog - A Lot To Learn Live At St. Vitus

May 20, 2015 - To say that Underdog were one of my favorite bands would be an understatement. Richie, Russ, Dean were in heavy rotation...
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American Nightmare at Saint Vitus Brooklyn

May 18, 2015 - "Everyone I ever loved Went down in history... The blue eyes came The brown eyes left... And the rest is misery Dre...
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Milky Way in Central New York

May 14, 2015 - I primarily shoot fast. High speed sync/Auto FP flash fast lenses bokeh blurred backgrounds. When i'm not doing that I l...
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H2O 2Oth Anniversary Show St. Vitus

May 09, 2015 - ​ 20 years is a long time to do anything. It's a really long time to do something that at the end of the day is mostl...
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Opening Day At Citifield

April 18, 2015 - Thanks to the relationship that I have with Marc Levine of the NY Mets i get to shoot the team that I grew up rooting fo...
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Natefest

April 04, 2015 - Natefest was a coming together of the hardcore community that I hadn't seen in years. X's on hands next to kids with lon...
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Cold Weather Shooting With CLS and Jessa

February 25, 2015 - If you live in the Northeast you expect January and February to be cold. You don't expect the cold that we've had this y...
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Code Orange and Full of Hell at Webster Hall NYC

January 03, 2015 - Code Orange and Full of Hell both brought a healthy dose of intensity and fury to the stage at Webster Hall in NYC when...
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In Color With Chrissy Lee

December 04, 2014 - Here are some of the color shots I shot with Christine after she came out of work at 730 in the morning after a 12.5 hou...
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Dynamic Range Nikon D810

December 03, 2014 - Dynamic Range is a word that gets thrown around a lot in photographic circles. Unlike many of the hip words, concepts, a...
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Location Shooting With Nikon Speedlights and Fancy Mars

December 03, 2014 - When i teach it's not about absolutes. There are very few rules to photography. It is a blending of science (the things...
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Fancy Mars Black & White

December 02, 2014 - As you can tell it's been a great couple of weeks shooting. I've been blessed with decent weather and great subjects. To...
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Christine, Black & White, DxO, and Nikon D810

December 01, 2014 - What do you get when you combine a beautiful woman after a 12.5 hour work shift, 2 speedlights, DxO software, black and...
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Smurfasaur Nude in Fur

November 29, 2014 - The nude human form is exquisite. I don't show a lot of nudes on this page not because I am embarrassed to show them but...
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Packing Small And Shooting Big - Professional Results With Speedlights

November 26, 2014 - Join me December 8th at B&H's Event Space for a free class featuring tips for getting great results with Speedlights wit...
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Smurfasaur Fur and Shadows

November 26, 2014 - Smurfasaur picked the warmest day in November and we changed outfits, locations, and lighting multiple times to get some...
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Anna May - Comedien

November 20, 2014 - Had a chance to shoot with a beautiful and funny lady this week. Cold weather, 2 speedlights, some industrial areas, and...
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Zoe Vs Speedlights

November 11, 2014 - My poor daughter has been exposed to blinks of light since the day she was born. I'm lucky that she most of the time enj...
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Gorilla Biscuits At House Of Vans

September 15, 2014 - it doesn't matter if i saw them last week or last year or if it's been 5 years I've always loved seeing Gorilla Biscuits...
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Shopping Cart Pin Up

September 15, 2014 - shooting pin up in the parking lot of a busy super market with Miss Victoria Robinson
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George Washington (Bridge) Vs K

September 13, 2014 - As I said in my last post I haven't shot a lot of personal work of late but this week I got two shoots in. K is not a "...
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Going Shopping with Victoria

September 13, 2014 - It's been a while since I shot anything that wasn't work related. That's not a knock. The stuff I shoot while at work is...
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Corset, Boots, Handstand

June 30, 2014 - Take two Nikon SB-910's, add a Nikon D800, and a 35 1.4 Nikkor. Add a long legged woman with a corset and long leather b...
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Latex Dresses In the Hot Sun - Kaori's Latex Dream Dress On Narcissa

June 23, 2014 - Couple more shots of Narcissa in a dress from Kaori's Latex Dreams The salute shot was taken with a Nikon D800 and 24 1...
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Fisheye with Yasiel Puig at Citifield

June 23, 2014 - this image was part of another post but it was buried with a few others and I really like it. i've long loved fisheyes a...
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Eyes As Big As Saucers

June 23, 2014 - "you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right" working in the places that i like to wor...
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Narcissa In Latex - Abandoned Beauty

June 21, 2014 - Narcissa and I both had birthdays this week (shhh - I won't tell you who is older). We hadn't shot in about 5 years. May...
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Miss Lea Hart - Abandoned Beauty

June 20, 2014 - I These three shots were all created with the Nikon D800 and a single SB-910. Bare bulb zoomed in and turned sideways t...
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Samantha

June 18, 2014 - I love getting to shoot as part of my job. While working on a presentation about the Nikon Creative Lighting System I go...
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College Point Storm Brewing - DxO

June 13, 2014 - I recently had the chance to try out DxO software. I have to say that I'm impressed. It visibly does a better job handli...
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Belmont Stakes June 7 2014

June 08, 2014 - Having never shot horse racing before this week I have to say it was something else. Unlike the other sports that I've s...
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A Day At The (Horse) Races

June 05, 2014 - I grew up around horses. Never owned one but they lived in the neighborhood. I took care of a couple when i was 18 for t...
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A Day At The Ballpark - Citifield NY Mets

May 24, 2014 - Love my job and the people i get to meet during it. Here are a few shots from my day supporting pro's as part of my job...
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Narcissa

May 08, 2014 - I've been shooting Narcissa for over 5 years. While my style has changed she has remained the same. Shot with D800 and...
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Four More With Mithras

May 07, 2014 - shooting with _Mithras was a blast. Eager and fun to help produce strong images she wasn't scared by the scene or by bei...
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Mithra - Semi-Nude in Prison

April 25, 2014 - i love juxtaposition. I love shooting "non-model" models. there is a very rewarding feeling getting the best out of some...
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Time Lapse Valley of Fire

April 20, 2014 - no motion other than the clouds and the shooting star running left to right. Very short. More of an experiment. Shot in...
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Long Exposure Shenanigans Valley of Fire

April 17, 2014 - managed to escape into the desert with Gabriel Biderman and Matt Hill for some night shenanigans during my NAB trip with...
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Low Light D4S

March 08, 2014 - finally got the chance to put the D4s through it's paces just a little bit. for a camera that shoots at 11FPS it surely...
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Football In Black And White - Giants Vs Vikings

October 27, 2013 - If you've followed this blog at all you will see that I've been very lucky to meet some amazing photographer's due to my...
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Football In The Fall

October 22, 2013 - This post is another of those I love my job posts. As many of you know about 3 months ago I took a job with Nikon Profes...
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Retro Fashion In Black And White

October 09, 2013 - Sahrye is one of my fave models. She's appeared here before. One of the things I love about her is that she can be a cha...
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New York City Skyline

September 29, 2013 - from Brooklyn Bridge Park at the Boat Launch -
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Tennis In Flushing - The U.S Open 2013

September 06, 2013 - I've gone from a guy that never really shot sports to a guy that is shooting a bunch of them. The reason I never did was...
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Golf In Upstate NY - Tiger and the PGA visit Rochester

August 10, 2013 - It's been a while since I posted anything. Started a new job, moved, dealt with life in general. New job - awesome. New...
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Jellyfish CLS

June 27, 2013 - For some reason I find Jellyfish very relaxing and to be great models. Lots of Aquariums have them in round tanks or som...
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Jelly Fish Versus Speedlight

April 25, 2013 - don't forget to take your speedlights even when you think they might not be needed. These images of Jellyfish were taken...
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Packing Small And Shooting Big

April 22, 2013 - Tomorrow I will be at the B&H Event Space for my presentation Off Camera Flash - Packing Small and Shooting Bi g which w...
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