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Ryan Brenizer — NYC Wedding Photographer. Problem solver, storyteller.
"Work is Love Made Visible." --Kahlil Gibran
About Me
Photography has filled me with purpose and joy, and taken me places I never thought I'd go. I have covered three U.S. presidents, been blessed by the Pope, and been stared down by Muhammad Ali. I've shared a laugh with Smokey Robinson, and had a picture I took of him used when he received a lifetime achievement award. I've photographed a 110-year-old woman as she told me what it was like to climb onto the torch of the Statue of Liberty. I was chosen as the only independent photographer allowed near Obama and McCain in their last meeting before the 2008 election. I'm the only photographer in the world to have been officially represented by the three largest photographic retailers in the Western hemipshere. Heck, I've even had a photographic technique named after me (which is crazy).
But I have never felt so blessed by photography as when I am photographing a wedding. At weddings, we are most visibly ourselves -- the walls we walk around with come tumbling down under the forces of joy, anxiety (and sometimes a bit of alcohol). To document that experience, the relationship of friends, families, and a couple launching a new stage in their life, is an incredible feeling. When a client says "This is the first picture I've seen of my parents that actually looks like them!" I feel like I've done something with lasting value. After years of shooting and more than 225 weddings under my belt, I still find each one to be more exciting than the last, and try to make each one the best one that I've ever photographed.
In addition to a staff of photo assistants, I am so happy to have my partner Wendy as a full-time studio manager to make sure that our clients' needs are met at every stage from the first inquiry until years after the wedding. Wendy is the hardest worker I have ever known, and she makes my clients' experience as stress-free as possible.
Pricing
All I care about is getting the best photos for you possible. I don't care about beauty rest, I don't want to be checking my watch while great moments are happening behind me, and I don't want you to worry about my schedule. Right from the start, you get everything you need for gorgeous, comprehensive wedding photography, with NO limit on time and NO limit on images taken. And there are no hidden costs; your images are yours to integrate into your life and keep safe for future generations.
All wedding packages include:
Full-day coverage with Ryan and an assistant photographer
Your own password-protected and customized Web site
A day-of slideshow, allowing for a set of images available within days after the wedding!
All files in high resolution on hard drive -- no watermarksEverything you need for coverage and peace-of-mind for $5,500 (plus applicable sales tax).
We also offer a wide range of extras, from engagement shoots (which come with a $250 print credit for couples who book a wedding with us) to a hilarious and fun portable photo studio. Any physical products sold by our studio are guaranteed to be awesome, and if they come from the printer not-awesome for some reason, we send it back and make sure it is awesome.
Full price-sheet available upon request
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Jim Orr - What software do you use to make your slideshows?
Greg Kie - Where do you get your photo borders? Did you make them?
Are you still doing the Brenizer Effect or have you moved on?
iloominimages - Do you need to pay royalties for using music on your slideshow?
Ryan Brenizer - Soundslides
Ryan Brenizer - Kubota’s sloppy borders
You bet.
Ryan Brenizer - Depends on the song
Robert Kilmer - What are you having for dinner?
Steph D. - When will the pictures from the shoot be viewable? :)
Kirsten - This may be the most fun thing to hit the internet, like…ever?! Reading your feed was extremely informative and entertaining!!
Sean - I signed up. Ask away :)
I also asked you one yesterday
http://www.formspring.me/seanshimmel
Laura Poland - How many weddings do you shoot per year?
Ryan Brenizer - I shot 65 last year, and am trying not to do that many again.
Andrew R. - What’s the best way you’ve found to safely get your photo gear through airport security?
Ryan Brenizer - Chainsaws.
Kidding, I just never check gear. Living in NYC, I’m used to working with light set-ups.
Michele Drumm - I asked a question (if I visited NYC….)through formspring but didn’t create an account – added the haiti code but in case that doesn’t count I hope this one will.
I think it’s great that you are doing this.
#haitirelief