Photo of the Day: Ring Heroes

January 18, 2010

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Kat and Zak’s wedding was the first time I got to break out my Sigma 24mm f/1.8. It’s never been a traditionally well-regarded lens, perhaps because of quality control, and indeed my copy was WAY off out of the box. But some new cameras can calibrate focus per-lens manually, and that turned this into a sharp, fast, wide lens with near-macro abilities. The wide-angle nature forces me to be more creative with my macro shots. Since Kat and Zak had a corner of their house entirely devoted to video game consoles, this was a natural choice.

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Kat Schooley - all your detail shots were wonderful! we’ve since added to that corner collection…

Val Marshall - Nothing better than love and Guitar Hero. This picture is great!

Martin - Thanks! #haitirelief

Maureen Lynch - Great shot! We have a whole wall of our living room dedicated to video game paraphernalia. :) #haitirelief

jenny - who doesn’t love guitar hero/rockband?! #haitirelief

Tiffany - Awwwwwwwwwww that’s beautiful!

Kirsten - Val said it best!

Karina Mora - I love this shot! #haitirelief

Mandisa - Love it!! #haitirelief

Bonus Photo of the Day: Goddess Ascending

January 17, 2010
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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.

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cyndy - amazing…i just love your wedding stuff!

#haitirelief

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!

#haitirelief

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.

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

I will give $1 to Haiti relief for every blog comment this week

January 16, 2010

Like many of you, I have been sending money to give some help to the devastated country of Haiti this week, but I thought I could do a lot more, and I figure it’s always nice for people to be able to help out with a little bit of time and no cost to themselves.

So, for this week, until the end of the day Friday, for each person who comments on my blog I will add $1 to my charitable donations to Haiti. While the exact type of donations needed my be different a week from now, I will send it to one of the four-star charities listed here by Charity Navigator. One comment per unique reader will be counted.

So that I can easily tally the comments with a search, all you have to do is this. Find something you like on this blog, maybe in the archives link above, leave a quick note, and then follow it with “#haitirelief”

For example:
Ryan Brenizer — Hey, that is a photo! #haitirelief

The Internet is a crazy thing, and you never know if something goes viral, so for now I’ll have to limit it to $2,500. If for for some reason it comes to it, I will increase that cap if my accountant doesn’t shoot me over it.

For sake of tracking, this only applies to comments on this blog, not the Flickr or Facebook pages. Those comments are MUCH harder to track properly.

I hope you don’t take this as a play for attention. I get plenty, and there are far cheaper ways I could get more. I just want to see what a community of readers can do.

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Tweets that mention I will give

to Haiti relief for every blog comment this week » Ryan Brenizer — New York City Wedding Photographer -- Topsy.com - [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by ryanbrenizer, Bill Scherer. Bill Scherer said: RT @ryanbrenizer: RT this! I will give $1 to Haiti relief for every blog comment this week http://bit.ly/7FscYF [...]

uberVU - social comments - Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by ryanbrenizer: RT this! I will give $1 to Haiti relief for every blog comment this week http://bit.ly/7FscYF…

17/365: Some things don’t change… much « Beyond the Mundane - [...] by way of auctioning off their photos, with the proceeds going directly to the Red Cross. Another photographer, whose work I subscribe to, promises to give $1 to Haiti relief for every comment on his blog this [...]

emma mortel - excelent!!!

emma mortel - excelent wok, love the haiti idea, by the way.

Wedding: Andrea and Scott (Cosmopolitan Club, NYC)

January 15, 2010

It was such a pleasure to shoot Andrea and Scott’s wedding at the sumptuous Cosmopolitan Club in Manhattan. I knew right from the start, when Andrea’s mother and aunt did a dance routine in the bridal prep room, that this was going to be a fun night, and I was not disappointed. The entire evening was a mixture of class and full-out wild enjoyment. They were both constant fixtures on the dance floor, whirling from person to person making sure that their loved ones were having as good a time as possible.

Well, I certainly did.

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Daniel Dunlap - Amazing as always Ryan.

Ryan Smith - Your pictures are the inspiration for a lot of my photography. I’m getting better at the Brenizer method, I can usually do it in about 30 seconds, not too long to make clients wait. It’s tricky to capture everything when trying to do it very quickly. When weddings pick up in the spring I’m going to be trying it a lot.

Ryan Smith
http://www.myrtlebeachphotography.org

stacy squires - NICE!!! love the arty and traditional mix

Amanda Basteen - LOVE the photo of them dancing with her holding the rose. Great job! :) #haitirelief

Ryan Brenizer - Thanks Amanda!

alezayas - amazing work and thanks for your kindness

TJ Mullen - Great idea with the donations!!! #haitirelief

Michelle - Love your work Ryan!
#haitirelief

Jeanne - Always a fan of your work!

Kyle - Well, I think I comment a lot on your blog anyway, so now I’m even happier that it’s for a good cause! #haitirelief.

Christian Lee - Awesome stuff…great light and moments, as usual.

Jessica - Aww, the picture of the woman getting her makeup done with the little girl watching is so cute. All the pictures are great, as always. :) #haitirelief

Waxy - Your offer to donate $1/comment to help the survivors of the Haiti earthquake is an incredible act of generosity. Thank you! #haitirelief”

Electra - Amazing work as always #haitirelief

Martin - Thanks! #haitirelief

Jonny Pardoe - Great photos as usual #haitirelief

Susie - You are an amazing photographer and person. Thank you for helping those in need! #haitirelief

Laila.rubb - Love the third photo starting from the bottom. And the litle girl from the fourth one.
Have a good sunday tomorrow.
Laila.rubb

Laila.rubb - i forgot to put: #haitirelief
Yo know that awesome. when i get to grow, i´m going to be a doctor :) hehe.

Jim Orr - Thanks Ryan, I cleaned out my pantry and donated for a UPS truck headed to Miami. Also thanks to UPS for driving for free an entire room full of canned food and bottles water to the ship to Haiti.

Courtney - Your wedding photos are absolutly beautiful!! #haitirelief

BlueJules - Amazing photos as always “#haitirelief”

Che - In for #haitirelief

Great idea Ryan.

Deb D. - I love the candle photo. #haitirelief

AndrewLee - Love the first shot! #haitirelief

MonkeyRPN - Excellent work as usual~ I can never get tired of seeing your work. #haitirelief

bekah - Your reception photos are what I always look forward to the most. #haitirelief

Jauhien Sasnou - I think I see your reflection in on of the photos. #haitirelief

suryo sucipto - been following your works from flickr to here, love the last rose photo! #haitirelief

Guille - You’re my favorite wedding photographer. Thank God you put a limit of $2,500, otherwise you would go bankrupt before Tuesday :-P #haitirelief

Nigel Cooper - wonderful. Love what you’re doing here. Keep it up Ryan:D

Dee - Wow..nice… #haitirelief

Jessica - Beautiful work! I love how you captured the bride blowing out the unity candle!
#haitirelief

Jeremy - Amazing work. +$1 #haitirelief

Andie - What a beautiful bride! #haitirelief

nisha day - awesome pix and great way to help haiti victims! #haitirelief

Hugo - This is a very good idea! #haitirelief
Great work as well!

Avelaine Scyrup - Hey, it’s a wedding! haha! Great photos as usual especially the party shots! #haitirelief

adri - you capture life with such heart and it shows now more than ever. #haitirelief

Dora - Gorgeous photos as usual. We’re excited that our wedding is coming up in your queue! #haitirelief

Chris Day - thanks for stepping up Ryan! #haitirelief

Nicole - Gorgeous work! #haiti relief

terence - Great photos. #haitirelief

Brett Perroux - The bride and groom, both with smiles, and the groom smiling even larger. (might be the last time he smiles that big). #haitirelief

karthik - superb shots! i like the boy sitting lonely and the kissing behind bars!!! awesome work #haitirelief

Daryl - Ryan man…I really admire your wedding photography work. Awesome man. #haitirelief

George Hatcher - Hey, that is a photo!

Seriously, though, Ryan. Thank you for this doing this.

#haitirelief

Jason - #haitirelief

Kushal - Hey Ryan,
Great Photography. And another great job for the Haiti relief. Hope this comment helps them with $1.
Great Work once again :)

courtney jade - you capture such beautiful moments! you are an inspiration :) #haitirelief

Shaun Baker - Nice Photos. Are those taken with the D3S? #HaitiRelief

carli - Always love your work #haitirelief

Hayley Johnson - Your work is really lovely, and good luck with the Haiti relief!

Patricia Marie - commenting for charity, great idea!

Kate - Great idea with the Haiti Relief! Awesome photos too!! #haitirelief

Sayida - The lighting in the first two B&W is wonderful!!!I love ur work

Viktor - Hey, Ryan. What a great idea. Your photography is awesome. Keep up the good work. Regards from Czech republic.

David Lee - Inspirational work my friend.#haitirelief

Alex Jimenez Photographer - Congratulations, nice work Ryan #haitirelief

Doug Brenizer - Always great Ryan! #haitirelief

Doug Brenizer - really liking the kid shot at the end..:)

dario - Great work, shots and good idea!
compliments..

Valerie Sebestyen - Love your photos, always. #haitirelief

Zim - Great photos! I specially love the one where the couple is hugging but the only thing focused is the rose. #haitirelief

Paul Rowland - Brenizer, you did it again–another great wedding. Your black and white images are awesome. #haitirelief

Mauricio Villahermosa - I love your work, is amazing!! congrats

Pavel - Great job! They look so happy! #haitirelief

Kaitlin - Wonderful shots, nice work. I esp love the one of the baby. #haitirelief

Kennyq - This is so nice, your photos are always! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for giving us a chance to help Haiti too!

KennyQ

Kennyq - Great work, beautiful!

KennyQ

Kristi Wright - Love the B&W shot of the couple by the window – reminds me of an old hollywood movie. Classy!

david. - having attended so many weddings of friends over the last 8 mos., and more already on the schedule for the next year, it’s fantastic to see wedding photos that truly capture the nature of a wedding in all its glory. thanks for these.
#haitirelief

apple94 - great pictures!! I especially love the one with the kid sitting next to that red wall.
#haitirelief
btw thx for doing that, you’re a great guy

Greg B - I am overjoyed by these heart-sparking marriage captures, and proud to contribute to your #haitirelief cause just as much.

Mandy - The 1st photo is stunning!!! #haitirelief

Mandisa - Amazing work overall!! #haitirelief

Photo of the Day: Floating and Free

January 15, 2010

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I love this photo but never really featured it. Emilie was just an awesome bride as you can plainly see. We took this at the end of the night, and Noel said “all I can do at this point is sit.”

“Good,” I said, “That’s exactly what I had in mind.”

Noel is lit by a simple speedlight, but Emilie got the big light treatment, a White Lightning 1600 blasting through a big octobox.

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Kirsten - The details are what make this image so terrific, like the fact that she literally appears to be floating because you can’t see her legs at all. *amazing* image!!

Angie - This is a lovely shot. Her carefree spin, the smile on his face as he watches, the wonderful light. Great job!

#haitirelief

anne - This is a beautiful shot – love the light. #haitirelief

Clarice - Very cool! #haitirelief

Kerrie - Wow! A friend told me to head over and leave a comment for the Haiti donation, but now I am just hanging around to look at all of your gorgeous photography! #haitirelief

Mike - Must havebeen a great wedding
#haitirelief

LuAnn Hunt - I love this shot! It’s as thought the little girl who twirls in her mommy’s dress is now twirling as a woman. Sweet! #haitirelief

Justin Korn - Great image and I love your #haitirelief project! I hope it does go viral and other people pick up on it. Cheers! (just in case the hashtag needs to be at the end –>) #haitirelief

Oebele - Great movement Ryan! “#haitirelief”

Michele - love the interaction, the fact that he’s sitting just watching is what makes this shot. #haitirelief

Nikki - I love this! And you! I hope one day I can get you to photograph my wedding. =] #haitirelief

Chloe - Surreal. Love the bottom of the dress, she looks like she’s actually floating…(which ironically she should be feeling like ;) )

#haitirelief

Darla - Love this one. The bottom of her dress looks like some sort of exotic deep-sea jellyfish #haitirelief

ryan bremizer - this is a photo; you rock
#haitirelief

Ryan Brenizer - Glad to know there is a “ryan Bremizer” in Luxembourg. ;-)

I have a photo in Newsweek!

January 14, 2010

I have a photo featured in the cover story of this week’s Newsweek! The story, “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage,” is a remarkable story written by Ted Olson, the Solicitor General under George W. Bush.

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Also featured was a photo by my dear friend Charlotte Geary, a great wedding photographer from Colorado Springs. (She took the above photo; I am still away in Tennessee until tomorrow).

The last thing I ever want to talk about on this blog is politics. Politics are by their very nature divisive, while the work I do is meant to show individual personalities, quirks, and stories, but also to highlight the things that are universal about human stories — passionate love, the bond between friends and family, joy, tension, anxiety, celebration, humor. But I will say this: The wedding featured here, between Jon and Jerry, was perhaps the most emotional ceremony I’ve seen out of more than 100.

You know how certain people spend their entire lives dreaming about their wedding day? Every detail, every look, every color and smile? Imagine thinking your entire live that it will never, ever happen for you … and then it does. That was how the ceremony felt.

I tell stories, and I love my couples. I mean it: When I am shooting a wedding, I am in love with my couples, and that is what allows me to be joyful and sympathetic through my work. I’ve had so many couples I love who are extremely conservative; I’ve had amazing couples where were dedicated Marxists. What I believe in is that weddings are incredible parts of our personal and family histories, and that a good marriage is a thing of wonder and beauty, and I hope that everyone that wants that can have one.

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Sawyer - Thanks for sharing Ryan. Permit me to lament for a moment: It’s only too bad that we never hear the real conservative case against gay marriage, a la Robert George (essays here: http://sawyerlaw.wordpress.com/essays/ ). George was recently on Hugh Hewitt’s show to explain the illogic of Olsen’s unfortunate position. Olsen disregards the seriousness of the real conservative case against same-sex marriage (hint: it’s grounded in non-religious policy arguments).

Just think for a moment, when was the last time you heard the best non-religious policy-oriented position against same-sex marriage?

Also, take note that “gay marriage” is a misnomer and its use in the article’s title is unfortunate; the appropriate term for the issue is “same-sex marriage”. Gays have the same restrictions on marriage as everyone else: they may marry anyone they want, just not those of the opposite sex—and neither can heterosexuals. Even same-sex advocacy groups acknowledge this much.

Kyle - Well said Ryan. I hope you are able to photograph many more weddings of anybody who wants to get married.

Dmitry - Congrats, Ryan! It’s a great photo.

Karsten - Congrats on the feature. I read the article yesterday, one of the best rhetorics I ever read from a US conservative. Olsen does get a lot of heat from the rightwing loonysphere for this, a good sign that he actually hit the nail with this.

rachael - well said…and I totally agree :)

Jessie - “highlight the things that are universal about human stories — passionate love, the bond between friends and family, joy, tension, anxiety, celebration, humor.” Yes. You do. Congratulations

Tracy - Ryan, you are a constant source of inspiration. Your images are absolutely stunning and top-notch. But the heart and mind behind your images are what really elevates them all. Thank you for the daily reminders to work from the heart.

#haitirelief

Dave - Congrats! And indeed, very interesting perspective you have on the situation. I, of course, agree. It’s just interesting to hear about the things that you don’t realize that photographers see.

#haitirelief

arthur - gratz for the photo , and greetings from poland , cheers . #haitirelief

Andrea - Ryan, that is a great picture. I agree with you on this: “What I believe in is that weddings are incredible parts of our personal and family histories, and that a good marriage is a thing of wonder and beauty, and I hope that everyone that wants that can have one.”

#haitirelief

Ceece - beautiful. I think this couple was so very lucky to have you capture their amazing day (as are the rest of your couples). well done.
#haitirelief

pam - congrats! their slideshow was just lovely. really captured their joy. #haitirelief

Brynn - Congratulations! It is a great photo! I love your work. :) #haitirelief

richard - I lovced your coverage of this wedding when you originally posted it. I’m glad your compassionate images are gettring more exposure, keep up the good work! #haitirelief

Nazra Z. - Thank you for sharing this beautiful capture with us. I think I remember seeing this photo on your Flickr. I wish I could get that Newsweek here. #haitirelief.

Nathaniel Perales - Wow Ryan. Congrats. #haitirelief

John Barker - Love the work! #haitirelief

Photo of the Day: None Shall Pass

January 14, 2010

Stephanie finally gave in: "OK, you can do any weird lighting you want on me!" So we had some fun with light-painting. One exposure, painted with the Lowel ID video light.

Believe it or not, this was not the weirdest one we got. More to come.

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Kirsten - Oh man, is there nothing you cannot do…

Ben - Those are some massive feet! Love the expression, and great job with the light painting here, especially around her face.

Kyle - How long of an exposure was that?

How do you get her sharp if it’s a long exposure?

Love this picture, and her boots are amazing!

StacEy H - I love the caption!

Ryan Brenizer - 15 seconds. it’s an easy pose to hold, and she only has to hold still when the light is on her.

fotograf kraków - Great effect show me more. I like the unusual perspective

Kyle - You have steadier hands than I do!

Portia - I love the perspective. And her expression, this is great can’t wait to see more from this set! “#haitirelief”

Joseph - breathtaking composition! Wow! #haitirelief

Aki Hänninen - Love how the light painting worked out and the boots are a killer. #haitirelief

Andre - It’s like a reverse Platon of Clinton. Cool shot! #haitirelief

David Dinis - I really like the halo and the wide angle distortion #haitirelief

Hugo Hernandez - I like that you showed the test shots. I was pulling my hair out thinking you get it right every time. #haitirelief

Photo of the Day: Jump (For our Love)

January 13, 2010

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Dara and Chris told me right from the start that they loved to jump, so even though we were shooting at night, I wanted to let them bounce around a bit. What I really love about the photo, though, is that Dara is being lit by the flashlight of a police officer telling us to “Move along.” Thanks, man, that helped a lot!

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Ingrid - Is this the High Line?

Peter Davis - Ryan, I’ve been enjoying your photos of the day! This is something I’ve considered doing on my blog, but I don’t know that I could actually keep up with it every day. Do you have any suggestions for someone like me that might want to get that going? What has been helpful for you in this process? Thanks!

Dmitry Gudkov - Strobist info: NYPD flashlight.
Brilliant.

Ryan Brenizer - @Peter: the key is to use scheduled post features. I was asleep when this actually posted.

Kirsten - The explanation may be as good as the image. Thank you Police Officer (did you ever think that would be true?!)

The Daily Dose: The Short and Sweet Version | The Little Details Photography Blog - [...] Check out how a police officer helped Ryan Brenizer get great light in his Photo of the Day. [...]

Carrie Fort - Great capture! And great story to go with it ;) I just found your blog through a flickr group, love your work!! And I love what you are doing for Haiti!! #haitirelief

Wayne - nice photo and story

Eugene - Looks like fun!!! Great catch.

Ask me any question!

January 12, 2010

This is going around the Twittersphere, and is strangely fun. Ask me any question, anonymously or not, and see my answers to a range of questions.

Let me know if you sign up for an account, and I’ll ask you something!

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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

Photo of the Day: How Much is that…

January 12, 2010
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San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Keegan Hobson - What a great photo! The colors are nice and vibrant, and that dog is cute.

Nice work.

Keegan

Kat Braman - i love how colorful the houses are in the caribbean. great shot!

Dennis Pike - great shot… the cheese factor on the title of the post is a little high though, I’ll let it slide, though

Ryan Brenizer - Agreed.

Eddie Barksdale - Oh, I want to take him out and run around with him.
#haitirelief

Lisa Redfern - Awww! He is an adorable dog. I just want to pet him. Wonderful capture.

Jennie - This is so beautiful, but sad too. #haitirelief

Joel - I bet this dog never gets out. I feel bad for him. he’s getting some fresh air at least.

#haitirelief

Camille Fontanez - I saw this and immediately I knew it was taken in my beautiful San Juan. Great image! #haitirelief

Toni - Poor guy! I just wanna take him to the dog park. #haitirelief

Photo of the Day: Through a Glass, Heartly

January 11, 2010

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Ok, this one is just cute. Henry and Viviana told me that she used to wait for him at this restaurant every week before the dance class they took together, and he would come up and tap on the window. So we re-enacted it, with a twist.

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Emily Porter - LOVE this!! Totally adorable!

Daniel Stark - cute–and creative idea. shot with a lensbaby?

Ryan Brenizer - 24mm f/1.8

iloominimages - Lovely idea Ryan!

Steve Elmer - Easily the most cliche shot I have seen ya do yet mate, but heck ya still manage to pull it off in classy style :P #haitirelief

Michael Glover - Really nice concept and great execution! #haitirelief

SE Teoh - This is really cute. And the story adds so much to it.

P.S Good thing you are doing for Haiti. #haitirelief

René - May be cliché, but I find this absolutely adorable. #haitirelief

Joel - cute, #haitirelief

Claire - This is such a cute shot. Love it. #haitirelief

Alesia - This is a cute idea! I like how the hands and the reflections make several layers of hearts.

God bless #haitirelief

Wedding: Victora and Alex

January 8, 2010

If not for the calling of journalism and photography, I had a dream to attend the University of Chicago School of Social Thought, which basically locks you in academia forever. So I was especially excited to shoot Victoria and Alex’s wedding on the gorgeous U of Chicago campus. They were both graduates, as well as most of the non-family guests, which always makes for a fun social scene. As for the tone of the wedding? Gorgeous, fun, and … delightfuly geeky. The best man brought a giant printout of this xkcd comic to the rehearsal dinner, after all, and compared the bride (as a girl vying for his best friend’s affections) to the brain-eating zombies in Zombieland.

Of course, I’m an online columnist. These are my people. And as you can see from the photos and slideshow, it was a fantastic group of people to spend the weekend with.

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Karen Demerly - I love this set. The color, the couple, the kids… it’s just stunning. Of course that’s how I feel about just about all of your work. A pleasure to peruse. #haitirelief (Thank you!)

Marco - The little girl in the dress looks like a kung fu fighter ;-) #haitirelief

Mike Lichtenwalner - Las Vegas Wedding Photographer - Lovin’ this set. You get the best locations. I gotta go to NYC. :)

leslie - I enjoyed looking through your blog of stunning photos!! I especially love the bride and groom dancing in the empty church.

#haitirelief

Lydia - Love the set of 4 near the bottom. Great coloring, warmth and so much fun. #haitirelief

Katie K. - Hi Ryan…happy 2010. Your promised donation to Haiti is awesome and I always welcome the chance to look through your photos. Hope all’s well. #haitirelief
-Katie Kessler

Photo of the Day: The De-evolution of the Model.

January 8, 2010
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This may be my favorite fashion photo of all time … which probably explains why I don’t usually work in the fashion world.

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Dennis Pike - idk man, I dig it, it stands out a lot more than the majority of fashion photography I see in magazines

Jake - That’s outstanding.

Seth Bricel - THAT

IS

FANTASTIC.

Ditto on best fashion photo ever. #haitirelief

Joshua Nitschke - I think its really cool and interesting. Two girls clearly posing, strong silhouettes and a guy walking by not even noticing.

#haitirelief

kcraft - loving this ..so clever great work
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Natalie Gibbs - Hilarious. (and pretty.)

At What Cost, Beauty?

January 7, 2010
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I knew, heading to Puerto Rico, that I would be shooting some fashion for a friend of mine. I knew that I’d be shooting in bright sun, which means counteracting with powerful lights, but that I’d rather not bring my White Lightnings through airport security, so I brought three speedlights and PocketWizards to trigger them, as well as a buncha gear. All of the lights were turned on to full juice in this shot, so I could evenly light two (really great) models through an umbrella at f/18, to keep the skies blue and make the sun an interesting starburst.

Well kids, remember this: Never challenge the ocean to a fight. It will win. As we moved a bit closer to the surf, one of my friends says — “Hey, look at that big wave!” Always a bad sign.

What was shore is no longer. What were speedlights, pocketwizards, batteries, etc. are now really fascinating paperweights.

But this tale is not a tragedy — remember, MacGyver can bounce back from anything. You’re just going to have to wait for part 2.

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jessica@jessicaweiser.com - BUMMER!! i love the shot, though :) i was there in December, was supposed to have a fashion shoot but didn’t have time (shot a wedding).

Sara - Not only do I love looking at your photos, but I learn so much through your explanation. Thank you for taking the time to teach us :) #haitirelief

Photo of the Day: Jupiter’s Stroll

January 7, 2010
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I’m back from Puerto Rico, and I am so excited about the year to come! Bring it on! For the next few days, you’ll be able to see my takes on some of the new photography-related revelations at CES on Amazon’s End User blog.

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NG - I always loved silhouettes and you seem to have done it perfectly!

Ryan Parent - Ottawa Photographer - Wow I love the sky in this shot!!! Great job!

karthik - i love it. really nice to see it in large size

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