It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but I had to add to my year end review tradition. If I don’t do this, then 5 years from now I’ll have no idea what happened in 2018 ha!
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2015 Recap
2015 was a significant year in my life. Many major changes lead to a year of fulfillment and happiness which to me is more important than almost every other decision I've made in my life prior. The last time I did one of these recaps was from 2012 on my old website and it was probably my favorite posts...
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Photo Of The Week 64 - Courts Or Field? - New York, New York
After taking probably a few hundred flights with FlyNYON, you begin to look at different things throughout the city. I've been taking my 70-200mm f/4 up with me a lot more often because of its size. I was always discouraged taking big cameras up, especially when you have 2 bodies, but the size of a smaller mirrorless camera with a smaller f/4 zoom rather than a f/2.8 makes a huge difference. It makes camera changes quicker and helps with a steady shot since its much smaller and lighter in the wind…
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Photo Of The Week 62 - Line 'em Up - New York, New York
When people ask us for tips on how to take photos out of a helicopter, one thing we always push is to shoot in burst mode. This might be obvious to more wildlife or sports photographers, but to most, it isn't but can make or break the type of images you get on a flight…
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A NYC Bike Ride Home From Photo Plus
After attending the Photo Plus expo the other weekend, you see so many amazing huge prints, new gear, and hear free seminars that you can't help but want to go out and shoot photos right away. Luckily, I had my camera with me and it was an unseasonably warm night in NYC, so I was able to take my bike out and ride around while I waited for my wife to get out of work downtown. I also had my new Sony 12-24mm f/4, so it was a nice chance to utilize this focal length with street/ cityscape photography...
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Photo Of The Week 60 - High Altitude NYC - New York City, New York
I've flown in helicopters many times above NYC, usually around the 1,000 to 1,500ft altitude, but I was lucky enough to be taken to another level the other day. On August 26th of this year, FlyNYON will be hosting 2 high altitude flights to experience an open door helicopter ride 7,500ft above New York City!
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Photo Of The Week 56 - Giving Your Subject A New Look - New York City
As photographers or artists, we find ourselves in a state of repetition more often then we would like to admit. For me, I often photograph a lot of Downtown Manhattan since it's easy for me to get around on my bike and I often fly over with FlyNYON. Since the Freedom Tower sticks out like a sore thumb, I'm constantly getting new perspectives on it...
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Photo Of The Week 55 - Adding Perspective To Your Photos - New York City
When flying with FlyNYON, it's relatively easy to get yourself great photos of one of the best cities in the world. It's easy to just snap around at whatever you're looking at which is mainly the breathtaking views of the New York City skyline from above. These photos typically WOW people and are unique to add to your portfolio or Instagram profile, but they usually lack the perspective aspect of this type of photography...
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Photo Of The Week 54 - All The NYC Icons In One Image - Staten Island, NY
Staten Island is known mostly for having the Staten Island Ferry which is a free ferry boat that commutes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week back and forth from Staten Island and Manhattan. It's a big tourist attraction since it's free and also has great views of downtown Manhattan and the Statue Of Liberty. For many, many years I've skated this part of the Island and especially the Staten Island Yankee Stadium which offers this view of lower Manhattan as well but I somehow never noticed how far back the view reached...
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Photo Of The Week 53 - Golden Hour Freedom Tower - New York, NY
Like the title? Sounded like a rap lyrics, didn't it??? Everyone knows the best time to shoot photos is golden hour, or right when the sun is about to set. From 1,500ft in the air though it's a similar story, but on another level...
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