Vincent Popolizio 1913-2006

Vincent Popolizio was an artist, educator, wonderful loving husband and father of my wife JoAna. He passed away recently and I wanted to share with you the self portrait you see beside this post. He painted in his late eighties and was during his lifetime a graduate of Yale, an art teacher and during most of his professional life, the Bureau Chief for Art Education in New York State.

I will remember Vinny as an artist, an avid tennis player, a mentor (I was also an art teacher and fine arts painter), and the man who gave me his daughter's hand in marriage.

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!!!

You nervously prepare for your day. Your emotions run high during the ceremony. The formal portraits have been taken. Now let's dance!! When I photograph your wedding you have me for the entire day. The ENTIRE reception as well. The dance floor is where the action is... and I love it!

I follow the couple as they hold each other tight during their first dance. I capture the emotions during the parent dances. And when you and your guests go wild on the dance floor, I go wild with my cameras. I shoot low, I climb high, I do time exposures, I do whatever it takes to capture the excitement on the dance floor.

So go crazy, don't hold anything back. Brides make sure your possibly shy groom wiggles and shakes along with you, you will appreciate it later as you view your dance images!

Jill and Dave - A New Hampshire Wedding

I had the honor of photographing a great couple in Manchester, NH in March! Jill and Dave were full of energy and very easy to work with. The shots you see here were taken during the time between the ceremony and the start of the reception. We wanted to catch the last light of day with a couple of location stops.

The photo where they are sitting was taken outside the spot were they had their first date. I ran in and asked for a couple of chairs and we were set! The other shots show how I typically work during the day. I let the bride and groom loose and we have fun! Very little posing, but always at the ready for those those great moments.

Location Photography Talk and Show

This coming Wednesday I will be the quest speaker at the Schenectady Photographic Society meeting. The Society is 75 years old and one of the most active photo groups in the Capital area. My topic will be Location Photography. I will discuss with several multimedia presentations and Q and A, what it means to be a location photographer. Over 95 % of my corporate assignments are on location shoots with over half out of the Northeast area. I have included some images in this post from a shooting trip last summer in Italy and Spain for several of my clients. My stock agency is Corbis and they handle most of the type of work you see here.