Pool Photos!!

Since posting pictures from the Malibu Wedding that I shot and of one of my brides jumping into the pool, I have had a lot of people asking me to put up some more pool pictures of her. I haven't gone through all of them yet but here are a couple more. I hope you all enjoy!!

Marvin Sunk Band Pics

A little while ago, I got to shoot some photos of Billy & Michael's band, Marvin Sunk. Billy & Michael are my brother-in-laws, their pic is the third one down. They practice weekly at their home studio and are really good. If you are ever in the central NJ area, they play out often. Here are just a few photos.

More Maura Photos!!

We are in in PA visiting our niece Maura this weekend, who is now 10 months old. I spent the whole morning with her having a little photo session. She is so cute and so full of expressions!! Here are just a few from today.

Headshots by [b]ecker - Video

While in Vegas, I met up with a bunch of really cool people to have some free headshots done by Becker. It turned into more of a networking thing than anything else, but it was a ton of fun. You can read more about this on my previous post. But today, I found that Becker posted a video slideshow on one of his blogs. I was very happy to see that I made it into the video multiple times, check it out HERE.

Capturing the Emotion...

In the middle of getting a lot of album design done today, I received a really awesome e-mail from Nicole who was one of my brides who got married in December. As a photographer, I am naturally very hard on myself, but getting this kind of e-mail from a client made me feel really great. It is such a good feeling to know that I can bring so much joy and happiness into people's lives through my photography. And that is the true reason I am a photographer.

Here is what Nicole had to say.

Dear Rob...
Basically, I wanted to thank you once again for doing such a wonderful job.

It was so nice to see you and I wanted to let you know how amazing your studio looks! It is so wonderful to see how much your business has grown. I know this may be a bit cheesy, but because you captured the most important day of my life, I guess I feel some sort of connection to you. And though this may seem strange, to see you succeed makes me feel so proud. I feel so blessed to have found you! You are a remarkable photographer!

To see all of those beautiful photos on the wall… to see Bryan and I on your wall… really brought a tear to my eye. I am just so happy that you are doing so well. The clients you have booked for 2008 probably have no idea how fortunate they are… But they soon will find out and see!

Keep me posted on what’s happening with our albums… I am so excited!!!

Thanks again for everything… really.

A big hug,
Nicole

Thank you Nicole & Bryan for letting us be such a special part of your day!

Please also enjoy this photo, I am working on using a lot more textures in my work and here is what I came up with for this simple photo of Nicole and Bryan. I think subtle sometimes make a big difference.

New Video Light!!

So every time I go to either the WPPI or PPA conferences, I always come back with a list of things that I want to do to improve both my photography and the business. After WPPI this year one of the things I wanted to get right away was a video light so I could do some really cool things with light and create some really great pictures. What is really nice about this particular light is that is has a dimmer and a control for the scope of the light. (Thank you Jerry Ghionis for the recommendation) I'm psyched that UPS delivered my brand new Lowel ID light in which I will be bringing to all the weddings that I am photographing. I can't wait to share some photos with you all after I use it.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Destinations Destinations Destinations

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to take a second to let you all know about some new and really awesome things that I will be offering right away!! So here we go: As appealing as a destination wedding is, it's not always something that is possible for every couple. For couples that would like to get married at home but still have that destination feel, we have several new and very exciting options:

Destination Engagement Sessions
Take me with you to your favorite place to create some great memories and incredible images. Use the images to add something different to your wedding reception decor or to have a one-of-a-kind engagement album. For samples, check out our recent Las Vegas & Malibu engagement sessions.

Destination Bridal Sessions
This is perfect for brides that want those glamorous magazine images, but don't want to cut into the schedule of the wedding day itself. In these laid back sessions, time restraints won't hold you back. You can put on your wedding gown prior to the big day and go to some place special for you. You could even put on a different gown to have a completely different look.

If you choose to do a bridal session after the wedding day, some daring brides might enjoy a "trash the dress" session. In those sessions you could go to the beach, jump in a pool, run in a field, roll around in mud and get as messy as you want with no worries. For samples see our New York City bridal session, and our Malibu, Califormia session (where a bride actually did jump into the pool!). These sessions are a blast!

Honeymoon Sessions
Too often couples come home from their honeymoon and realize that they only have a handful of pictures with both of them in it, usually taken by a passerby. Why not have me meet you there? In this one-day session I can capture the two of you laid back, relaxing in paradise. Bring a casual white dress and flips flops or whatever you would like. What better way to end your wedding album or to simply capture some awesome photos from your honeymoon?

So what are you waiting for? Give me a call or shoot me and e-mail and let's go take some incredible photos at some amazing places. Oh and of course if you are interested in a destination wedding we do that too!!

RJT's New Employees!!

I am very happy to announce the addition of two employees to the RJT team. First is my wife, Kathleen, who will be our studio manager. She will be taking care of all of the day to day business duties. Kathleen will also be keeping in touch with all of our awesome clients and making sure we are providing the best experience we can. In addition Kathleen will be attending many weddings with me and my second shooters as a non-shooting assistant.

The next employee that we have hired is Victoria Souza. She is already a second shooter for me and that will stay the same. Vicki will however be taking on many of our post wedding duties and helping us out with many tasks.

Here are a couple photos, the first one is of Kathleen and the second is of Vicki. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed to have such great people who believe in me and my vision. This is just the beginning, I can't wait to show you all where we are heading!! Have a great night.

Additional Melissa & Matthew Engagement Photos from Malibu

I have been using tonight to catch up on some more of my blogging. So here a few more photos from Melissa & Matthew's engagement session in Malibu. What a great time I had shooting on the west coast. If you have an engagement session coming up and you have some great ideas of somewhere cool to go, be sure to let me know!! I am up for anything!! For now enjoy these photos. And again Happy Easter!!

Some more photos of Katie & Jeff in Vegas!!

Here are some more photos from Katie & Jeff's engagement session in Vegas last week. I hope everyone is having a great Easter weekend!!

Vegas & Malibu Video

I threw together a little video of our adventures in Vegas and Malibu this past week. I had a blast shooting the three sessions and consider us to be blessed to have gone to so many amazing places. Hope you enjoy!

Our New (Updated) Studio

My home studio has been in need of some updating so that is exactly what we did. Here are a couple shots of how it came out. I am really loving it!!

More Photos of Deja & Jeremy in Malibu

So we are back from Vegas and California and the weather was definitely much better out there. I wanted to remember how nice it was so I decided to share some additional photos from Deja & Jeremy's day. Enjoy!!

Meeting [b]ecker in Paris

On Monday Kathleen & I got to meet the one and only Becker at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. He was taking portraits of anyone who wanted a portrait taken and doing it for free. How cool is that?! I was even able to help him with a setting on the new 1DS Mark III. Here are some of the shots from the meeting, I shot one of Kathleen being photographed by Becker and couldn't resist being in a fun one with Becker himself. Once I get the shots that he took, I will be sure to blog those as well.

Melissa & Matthew's Pacific Coast Engagement Session

On Saturday while in California I also got to photography Matthew & Melissa's Engagement session. They both live in San Diego but are getting married in Connecticut. Since we were going to be out in California anyways it made sense that I photograph their engagement session while there. We went to a couple place along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The weather was really nice, just a little windy. Kathleen & I had a great time with them. Here are some of the photos from their session.

A Malibu Wedding at a Hollywood TV House!!

Yesterday Kathleen & I flew out to CA to photograph an awesome wedding formal session in Malibu. I had the incredible pleasure of photographing the session at a house that is used for Hollywood TV shows. It is an absouteley beautiful spanish style house with an infiniti pool in the back and balcony's galore. We had full access to the entire house and grounds. Deja & Jeremy were awesome to work with. Jeremy actually does Television production work and Deja has played parts in such shows as "CSI Miami" among others.

Here are just a few photos from the session, I will post many more when we get to CT. Be sure to take a look at the last one, it's a fun one. I hope you enjoy, I am off to my WPPI sessions. Talk to you all soon!!