May 2012
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Hip to be Square
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View from Brooklyn Bridge Park
I took this with my iPhone 4S using an olloclip lens and Camera+.
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NYC from 41st Floor
This is the view from the 41st Floor of my office building on 40th and 3rd Avenue.
December 2011
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Chicago
My job sent me to our Chicago office to record a few videos of some senior managers. I stayed an extra 2 days to do the tourist thing. I absolutely loved it there. It’s funny how much it reminds me of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies. On this morning however, it reminded me more of an icebox. It was 12 degrees and I was taking pictures without gloves. I lasted about 30 minutes and...
November 2011
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Great Falls in Paterson NJ
Right after picking up my son from school on this beautiful Friday afternoon, I told him “We’re going on an adventure.” I heard about this waterfall on a Yahoo post earlier in the week. I had to see it for myself. I got lucky with a clear day, colorful Autumn trees and this beautiful rainbow.
NOTE: I didn’t take this picture with my usual Canon DSLR. I took this...
2011 NYC Marathon
Jennice trained long and hard for her first Marathon. I got a few of my family and friends to show support for Lucas’ mom with signs, her favorite juice and the loudest corner in Brooklyn.
I personally made this sign for Lucas to carry. But my dad ended up carrying it.
As we waited, this character came rolling by. Hysterical!!!
My dad estimated the time Jennice would be reaching...
September 2011
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Adventurer's (formerly Nellie Bly)
Lucas and I met up with my Dad at Adventurer’s Park in Brooklyn. This amusement park is along the Belt Parkway, an exit short of Coney Island. Lucas had a great time, although you probably couldn’t tell from these pictures. hahaha He loved all the rides. I’d be surprised if some of them weren’t around when I was his age.
August 2011
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Charlie Dimitroff
Mike’s attic workshop was the perfect backdrop to a fun portrait session of 9 month old Charlie and the rest of the Dimitroff family.
The Dimitroff Family — Mike, Ursula, Charlie and Henry.
Christal Quinceañera
Here are a few pictures of the lovely Christal at her Quinceañera (Sweet 15). Christal and her beautiful family have such a strong bond and the love they have for each other is crystal clear — pun intended!!!
Rock Star
Lucas helping me play with a new soft-box I purchased off Amazon.
Silver Mic
Some kids were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. I think Lucas was born with this silver mic.
July 2011
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Luna Park
I went to Coney Island to show my son a good time. You’d never know it from all the fun my sister was having.
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GWB Sunset
I walked over the bridge from my place in Fort Lee into Manhattan on a clear evening and was lucky enough to have my camera with me.
Life's a Beach
Lucas wasn’t a fan of the sand at first. But once I pulled out all the toys I got him, he didn’t want to leave. My sister bought him the cool Baby Beach Chair.
June 2011
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Rosa Feliciano (12/4/1934 - 6/23/2011)
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. R.I.P. Rosa Feliciano… my grandmother and my treasure.
I took this picture of my grandmother at home in Puerto Rico in 2005. I didn’t know at the time that this would be the portrait she would be most remembered for.
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Lake Placid
The Dimitroffs and I wanted to do something a little different this summer. So we thought it would be cool to drive 6 hours and run a Half-Marathon.
The drive wasn’t bad and the view from my hotel room was absolutely beautiful.
Mike took his son out on the lake.
Henry was excited and even helped his dad row the boat.
Ursula and I had a well-deserved meal after our run.
May 2011
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Sin City
On a few days notice, I booked a last minute trip to Las Vegas. While the trip didn’t live up to the hype (hey… I’m a rookie), I’m looking forward to going back.
April 2011
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NY Auto Show 2011
Another year of seeing cars I can neither drive nor afford. But I can’t help going year after year anyways. One car I could drive but would rather just look at are these cute little Scions. They had this great display of a beautiful prototype complete with a wall of current customized models.
I hope VW decides to make this retro VW Bus. It looks great.
Smart redefined the meaning of...
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Haverstraw Bay Park
On my day off, I finally took the opportunity to take the short drive up to Rockland County to visit a friend. I’m not familiar with the area. But I’ll definitely find time to go back as there’s a few locations I scouted that would be great if the lighting had just been a little better. It’s beautiful up there.
Did I PhotoShop this picture?
Photographers hear this all the time. After viewing my NY Aquarium pictures, my co-workers asked me “Did you use PhotoShop?” Here’s the LONG answer to that common question.
For the picture below, I used my Canon 20D. It’s an 8MP D-SLR camera that’s 7 years old!!! When it was released in 2004 it was voted “Camera of the Year”. I paid almost $2Gs...
Coney Island
While visiting my mom in Brooklyn, I took some time to take a quick drive to Coney Island. On this gloomy Tuesday, I was lucky enough to have the place pretty much to myself. While I usually don’t do B&W pictures, I thought the 3 pictures below looked best this way.
The statue below captures the moment during a game in May 1947 when Brooklyn Dodgers captain Pee Wee Reese went out of...
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NY Aquarium
I took my son and my cousin to the NY Aquarium. While they had a great time, Daddy wasn’t very happy about dropping almost $100. That’s pretty expensive considering I didn’t see any dolphins, I saw 2 or 3 penguins, and 1 lazy seal. Oh… and they removed the beluga whales. There were no shows, unless you include the 3-D Happy Feet movie. That was cool, actually.
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Long Days and Pleasant Nights
The parting phrase above is from “The Dark Tower” series of books by Stephen King. This amazing adventure was introduced to me by my good friend Ilich. After 12 years, he’s leaving the firm to begin a new quest. With his unique sense of humor and knowledge well beyond his years, I believe his best days are ahead of him.
March 2011
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Lucas and My Sis
My sister had never been to the Highline. My son happens to love this park. So I had him give his aunt a quick tour. They always have a great time together.
In Your Face
Sometimes the only way to take a picture of my son is to get all up in his face with my camera. This is the result. hahaha I added the texture in post production.
Shiny Disco Lights
While crates of vinyl records have been replaced by MP3s on a laptop, there’s still a ton of stuff to carry. Since I had nothing to do, I offered to lend my old DJ partner a hand setting up some DJ equipment for a wedding. It took us about 2 hours to set up and almost as long to dismantle everything. As tired as we were, I’m just glad everyone enjoyed themselves (except maybe the 80...
February 2011
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Lucas' 3rd Birthday (cont.)
A few days after Lucas’ 3rd birthday in Jersey (where we live), we threw a second party which included my family in Brooklyn. I even recycled the Star Wars decorations from the first party. hahaha
Lucas' 3rd Birthday
Lucas had been counting down the days to his birthday for weeks. And you know know what that means — PARTY TIME!!!
I let Lucas pick out his decorations. He picked out STAR WARS!!! So I bought about $150 worth every Star Wars decoration I could find — hats, buttons, candles, masks, pens, stickers, balloons, and of course… Light Sabers.
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BK meets AC
This was the first time that my sister and her BFF have been to Atlantic City.
I can’t wait to walk the boardwalk this summer. Never a dull moment in AC.
The Beastie Girls…
The wind almost blew my sister away. While Carmen blew us away with her craziness.
My First Head-Shot Session
This is my first attempt at shooting head-shots. I was lucky enough to shoot Khemeka, who not only is a make-up artist but a natural in front of the camera.
February Ice Storm
This is what the crippling ice storm looked like. Everything was covered in ice. Sure… it made for a nice picture. But getting around in it was absolutely impossible.
January 2011
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Rutherford Sliding Center
Last year my friend Mike built a snow slide on his front lawn. This year, the slide got significantly bigger and faster. If the current trend continues, we estimate that a ski lift will be needed in just a under a decade. =)
The Carpenter
While Lucas plays with his new tool set, my sister let me practice my lighting.
The Pond at Bryant Park
I’ve only skated at The Pond once. It’s too pricey and the lines are ridiculous. But it’s great to watch people busting their @$$es on the way home.
While nowhere as big as the famous tree in Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park also had a great Christmas Tree.
Tudor City
My coworker Khemekha is always ready for her close-up. Right after this, my buddies and I decided to walk over to Tudor City for some lunch.
Here’s Manny and Syed — no relation.
You ever get that feeling like you’re being watched???
Not really sure why this gate is there. But I like it.
“Don’t be a spectator. Don’t let life pass you by.” — Lou...
The Trainer
The Trainer is not this clown.
It’s actually the name of this great tasting breakfast sandwich from Cafe Trend.
New Year with Lucas
Here are a couple of quick snapshots I took of Lucas wearing my New Years party hat.
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Annual Polar Bear Swim 2011
This was the second time I’ve made the trip to Coney Island after a long New Years celebration to watch the Polar Bears take the plunge. I think someone announced the wrong time on NY1 this year because I missed swim time by an hour. Grrrr… Fortunately for me, the party keeps going long after the official swim time.
Everyone has their own reason for taking the plunge. I think the...