As EYE See It - The Female Form

American Culture is much less comfortable with the human body and sexuality than our European counterparts.  The human body is beautiful and should be celebrated.  I'm looking forward to doing some male art nude shoots as well...

As EYE See It - Engagement! Meet Sabrina and Evan!

Meet Sabrina and Evan...

A lovely young couple planning their wedding.  We went one Saturday to Astoria Park in Queens to take their engagement photos.

Stay Tuned for their August Wedding!

As EYE See It - The Natural Beauty of Pregnancy

What's as precious as a tiny new life?  Her Mom waiting to bring this precious new life into the world.  The pregnant face is beautiful and the pregnant form is simply a work of <what else?> art! 

I met Marta several years ago when I worked with a dear friend of hers.  We clicked immediately.  She is sweet and personable and the absolute life of the party!  It had been years since Marta and I had seen each other.  I remember her having a natural gravitation towards children and watching her play with my youngest son and nurturing a friend's baby, I couldnt help but think how lucky a child might be to have her as a mom. 

When I found out that she was expecting, I was overjoyed and immediately needed to photograph her in her pregnant state.   As most of us express when we're expecting, Marta referred to herself as a 'whale' when I crested her doorway.  I couldnt disagree more - I thought she was stunning and quickly told her so.

Can I tell you...  this shoot was SO much fun!  Marta is such a free spirit and was very easy to work with.  She doesnt have the normal body hang ups that some of us have.  Yes she feels bigger than she normally is because she's with child, but she is comfortable in her own skin and she was a pleasure to work with her.

Looking forward to the new arrival...  Stay tuned!

As EYE See It! - The Brooklyn Bridge.

It's very easy to live in a city - any city - and overlook it's inherent beauty. I had some business to take care of in the downtown Brooklyn area. I went to the Celeste Diner - the one at the very beginning of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Now, this doesn't have anything to do with this blog entry really - just venting!  A pet peeve of mine is incorrectly delivered food... Let me explain. I ordered scrambled eggs with cheese and what I got was a feeble attempt at an omelet with a few slices of cheese slapped on top. <Sigh>. The bacon was weird - it was perfectly flat! Now I'm a city girl with deep southern roots so bacon to me, whether or not it's crispy, is supposed to have the waves! Cooked bacon is not supposed to be flat. Period!  To end the meal on a positive note, I'll say that the pancakes were good! 

So after paying 10 bux for this travesty of a meal, I thought I'd walk off the breakfast by taking a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge.

I hadn't done that in a long time, the sky was as beautifully blue and as clear as it could possibly be and the sun made me an offer I couldn't refuse.  This mini-journey over the bridge was very different than the last time. As a photographer, I see beauty in things that I would have normally overlooked. I now find interesting the things that I once thought were completely boring.  So the Brooklyn Bridge is no longer just a span that goes from Brooklyn to Manhattan.  Now it's a relationship amongst wood, steel, concrete, nuts, bolts, cables, and the most amazing mix of people!   Walkers, drivers, bikers, skaters, bladers and stroller and scooter riders share this fabulous space.

So the next time you need to cross the east river, consider taking a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and see it again for the first time!