Zulick Family Portraits

My cousin Mike and his wife Shari asked me about doing their family portraits back in November when we were together at my parents home. Mike has been trying for some time to get Shari to agree to the photo session but Shari (as beautiful as she is) has never liked having her photo taken. A lot of people feel the same way and it's no wonder.

The camera's "eye" captures what it sees, however it sees it. The human eye (together with the brain) has the ability to "see what it wants to" and to ignore unimportant or unwanted details. Our brain interprets what we see. When we look at a photo of ourselves, it's actually the same thing that others see every day only it's frozen in time. Unfortunately, for many, we tend to focus on things we don't like about ourselves, some imperfection, our weight, age, or anything. People that know and love us don't focus on our appearance the way we do. They see a photo (or our face) and associate the person (who we are) with the photo and not so much every perceived imperfection.

It's my job to help my subjects see how beautiful they really are. In the case of Shari and Mike, it wasn't hard and I'm so stoked at how the photos came out. I'm even more excited that I could really change Shari's mind about having her photograph taken. This is one of the things I like best about being a photographer.

At the Falls in Winter

Yesterday we took our Italian friend Sandra and my two second cousins to the falls and had a real blast! It was cold, but our enthusiasm kept us warm.

Here are some highlights...

Teresa and Sandra experiencing the rapids on the Niagara River.


Sandra thinking about her husband Carmino...

Matt & the girls... with the American Falls behind us...


Sandra at the base of Bridal Veil Falls...



"Niagara Balls!!!"


Me sitting on Daddy Tesla's lap while he reads me about electrons and magnetic fields...


Teresa and the girls are happy after an hour of shopping for souvenirs and gifts...


Niagra Falls, Canada has been built up quite a bit in recent years with the casinos going in and all. The Minolta tower is still there and as you can see, it was a bit cold especially when the mist from the falls dumped on us. I'm still waiting to see the Canon Tower...


Still freezing but happy...




The lights used to illuminate the falls with the Skylon tower in the background (not the Canon tower).

What I did on Christmas...

Well, many asked how I would be spending my Christmas and I was able to spend it in one of my favorite activities.... having fun with friends and making great photographs. Since we don't celebrate Christmas and we recently booked weddings with two different couples who also don't, we decided that Christmas day would be a cool time to do city/urban engagement sessions in Springfield, Mass. Sofia & Bob are getting married in January so I tried real hard to get their slideshow online and ready to go. Arlicia and Zach's photos and slideshow are coming soon, so stay tuned (their wedding is coming quickly in March).









Tomorrow Teresa and I are heading to the Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY area to spend the holiday weekend with my cousins and their families. We are taking a new friend with us that we me recently, Sandra. Sandra is from Sicily, Italy but lives in the States since she married a U.S. soldier. She has never been to the falls and mentioned to us how she would love to go. When we told her we were going there the following week she got real excited and it actually worked out that we could take her.

While there I get to take my cousins' family portrait. Stay tuned for those as well.

I'll post some photos of the falls while I'm gone if I can. Have a great holiday weekend!

IsAngi Wedding Showcase Released!

It's here! Check out the IsAngi Wedding Album Showcase here. Isaias and Angela had a great wedding in Central Connecticut and Massachussetts. Feel like you were there or relive the moments if you were there by clicking here.

I created a Slide Show! Check it out!

Little Cosette!

It's been a busy weekend, busier than I expected. I already had a 50 year wedding anniversary party booked for Saturday and a baby session for Sunday afternoon. Then on Thursday morning at 7:30am the phone rang and it was Rosa asking if I was still available to photograph her daughter's wedding on the following day (Friday). Well, I was and I did it (photos to follow).

Anyway today I had a great session with Don & Jessica and their little new one, Cosette. I did Jessica's maternity photos back in September and in November, little Cosette was born. Here is a link to the slide show from today's session.

Che Bella Notte!

Last night I attended a networking event sponsored by the Association of Bridal Consultants at the Bella Notte catering facility. I joined the association last August because they are a national group of wedding planners and vendors who work hard to help couples plan and pull off beautiful weddings. I love being around such positive people who are always looking for new products and services to help their brides.



One member that I met last night (who I have been trying to meet up with for a while) was Marina Luri-Clark of A Hop, Skip and a Jump International Weddings and Events.

Marina really goes the extra mile (literally) to help her clients find the best location for their Italian destination wedding or event. She even travels to the general location that the client wants to have their event in and then location scouts various villas, castles, etc. until the client finds the right one for them. Marina has access to many local vendors and US based vendors that help to insure a unique celebration. I'm looking forward to working together on a future event with Marina. Keep up the awesome work!

Beth & Steve

I am so pumped about this couple. We had so much fun after this session that when it was all over, we wanted to figure out how and when we could do another one. This is the first time I did an engagement session in Downtown Hartford and it's really amazing at how many cool places we found while we wandered around. Click here for the slide show.

All the couples that book weddings with me get an engagement session like this one. I like to have the couple choose a location that is special to them, or that they think would be a cool place to do photos. or I have them plan an activity that they both like to do together. In the case of Beth and Steve, I guess that activity was making out, kissing and drinking coffee. Oh well, ain't love grand?

Beth and Steve are getting married this coming April at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. I'm looking forward to photographing a wedding there. It's a beautiful location and I haven't done a wedding there yet. Tune in in April for their album showcase.

A Family Outing

Teresa's boss, (a/k/a Dr. Neil a/k/a The Rock & Roll Dentist) has some super-cute kids and we finally did a family session with them. Here are some favorites and a slide show.