I’ll try and get up as much new content this week as I can. Here was a photo I took in my recent foray to Nashville, with fellow photographer Lynn Michelle as the model. I bought a Lastolite Triflash to hold three SB-900 flashes at once. Usually people just use this to pur a giant amount of light on in one direction, but here I used it from behind her to send two beams of light out to the sides and one back toward me, making the light fill and shape the area.
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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cyndy - amazing…i just love your wedding stuff!
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Peter Caty - Epic lighting! That’s an elevator right? #haitirelief
Martin - Thanks! #haitirelief
Julie (Okami) - What a great offer! BTW I love your photos. #haitirelief
Ben Frank from I Ate That! - this is a beautiful shot. when were you in nashville?
Ben Frank from I Ate That! - crap, i forgot to tag it with #haitirelief
Ruth - Love the shine… great stuff! Wall of light here you come! #haitirelief
Kat - Love the lighting, the dress. Stunning! #haitirelief
John W. MacDonald - Ryan Brenizer, you’re my hero. #haitirelief
Lynn Michelle - You’ve got me blushing at the title. #haitirelief
Doug Robertson - Cool shot, the caption in my head says – I’m all dressed up and HE’S making ME wait!
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Dennis Pike - you’re going to be giving out a lot of money… great shot. #haitirelief
Greg - Fantastic shot… I’ll have to look into that Lastolite Triflash mount. Also, interesting pattern on a wedding dress. Pretty bold! #haitirelief
Robert Kilmer - Aaaaah… the elevator shot. That is SO Ryan Brinizer. #haitirelief
Kyle - This is so amazing.
What is lighting her from the front? Sorry to be so annoying and ask constant questions, but I can’t come to the workshop, unless someone wants to fund a plane ticket from Chile, and your lighting always confounds me.
jeffrey chan tin - EPIC!
Stefan - Wow, Yet another great shot and interesting use of the Triflash mount.
Kat Schooley - great lighting – you make that elevator look nice enough to live in! #haitirelief
Patrick - nice shot. love your blog, and am here to support the cause: #haitirelief
Donald Rogers - another unbelievable shot Ryan!! Your work is truly inspiring
Donald Rogers - another unbelievable shot Ryan!! Your work is truly inspiring #haitirelief
Sweet Caroline Photo - Hey that’s a photo! and it’s awesome!
Ricardo Cordeiro - You have one of the most interesting wedding work I’ve seen. Great initiative. #haitirelief
Will - Great shot! Spectacular lighting! #haitirelief
Natalie - Ah – she looks like an old world movie star…beautiful #haitirelief
Lori - Great photo, and thanks for donating your money for such a great cause – #haitirelief
KC - another great photo . #haitirelief
Kirsten - And here I thought we, as photographers, made horrible models. I guess that’s just me. This is awesome Ryan, especially your lighting technique for this one!!
Alex - Great shot Ryan! #haitirelief
Karsten - Love the low lights! Beautiful capture!
David Porter - Nice effect! #haitirelief
apj - Great take on Venus rising. Well done.
iloominimages - Great shot Ryan!
Susana Hernandez - nice #haitirelief
Amberlee - Amazing! #haitirelief
Dee - What a creative way to use the Triflash…Nice effect… #haitirelief
Esther - damn, that is one helluva dress, and of course, fabulous shot! #haitirelief
pilar - you rock! #haitirelief
Erin - looks great and loving the effect from the flashes!
Dan Collett - Love that lastolite Triflash #haitirelief
Sawyer - This is great! Hey, that is a photo! #haitirelief
Nicolle - this is gorgeous!!! i really hope you get 2500 comments because that would be amazing! #haitirelief
Jim Orr - Awesome #Haitirelief
Lana - I love this photo Ryan.. so incredible! #haitirelief
Mandisa - Gorgeous!!! #haitirelief
Benson - One of the most amazing photos in a while. This should be in the cover of a magazine!
silverstar - a really different pose for a wedding shot but i like it :O)
Flavia - I love your wedding photos! There are the kind of pictures that are NOT a torture when the bride and groom want´s you to see then all.
In a million years, when I get married, I want to fly you here to take my pictures. R U planning a trip to Argentina? :) “#haitirelief”
Kirsten Chambers - You are an incredible artist! I follow you on flickr, and am amazed by your work every day. The lighting on this is truly amazing! #haitirelief