So here is my final chapter on the New York City piece. Just a few of my favorite images to share. Ken and I went for a nice long walk in Central Park and as you can appreciate -- wonderful slices of life everywhere that I wanted to capture. Here are a few. I hope you enjoy.
In April I was in New York and did the "touristy" thing of walking from our hotel over to Grand Central Station--one of my favorite architectural buildings in the world. Located in Midtown at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, it is the largest train station in the world in number of platforms: 44 with 67 tracks. It was built in 1913 and has been the source for commuters and travelers passing through on their way towards other destinations ever since. In 1947 65 million people (or 40% of the US population) traveled through its concourses. It is a great place to people watch, snag a pretzel, or try and figure out the shooting angles that were used in movies like North by Northwest, Men in Black or Duplicity. My favorites are the black and white shots, but I have to share the richness of the colors in the station as well.
I know, I have been a bad blogger. I actually have had a busy couple of months. I spent 2 weeks out west at family gatherings and I just finished my fourth wedding. I've been focusing on getting the photos wrapped up and posted.
Now it's time to catch up. In April I had an amazing opportunity to study once again with Mike Colon--this time in New York. He was in the city shooting a wedding fashion runway and decided to put together a workshop for the afternoon/evening. It was a delight! We first met at his suite at the Waldorf Astoria and then he took us to the streets to catch live action shots with a model. The choice for the bridal dress was a designer mini gown covered with hand sewn swarovski crystals. A lot of bling! After an evening of drawing crowds (everyone kept asking us if we were photographing someone famous), we gathered for dinner to exchange stories before heading off. It was a perfect night -- new learning, new ideas, new friends, new photographs, new food.
I've created a video to share my adventure. Be sure and turn off the blog music at the bottom of the blog before starting.
