Notes & Guides
Notes on photography, session prep, and what to expect.

01New YorkSeptember 2026
Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, Dyker Heights and the West Village: the 2026 dates, the best time to go, and how to beat the crowds.
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02New YorkSeptember 2026
Choosing the spot and the light, how I stay hidden until the moment, the signal, the details people forget, and the portraits after the yes.
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03New YorkSeptember 2026
When to schedule it in your trip, how to use jet lag, routes that double as sightseeing, what to pack, and getting your photos home.
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04New YorkSeptember 2026
Work backwards from the mailbox: the session date that gets holiday cards out on time, where to shoot in November, and how to get the card photo first.
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05New YorkSeptember 2026
How weather rescheduling works, why a grey sky is often good news, and the covered places in the city where a session can move when it pours.
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06New YorkAugust 2026
When peak colour actually arrives in the city, the November date that ends the good light, and the parks worth booking before September is over.
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07FamiliesAugust 2026
How to build one palette across four people, what to leave in the wardrobe, dressing for a park in each season, and the five minute test that solves most of it.
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08CouplesAugust 2026
Choosing a location that means something, timing the hour around the sun, what to wear, and what actually happens once the camera comes out.
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09HeadshotsAugust 2026
The space needed, how to schedule thirty people without losing the morning, what to tell your team, and how to keep a whole company looking consistent.
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10ElopementsAugust 2026
Real numbers for City Hall coverage, the license and ceremony fees on top, what moves the price, and what a cheap package usually leaves out.
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11CouplesJuly 2026
The rules to know before you go, the rooms worth walking, what to wear against those gallery walls, and what an hour inside the building actually looks like.
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12New YorkJune 2026
DUMBO, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Prospect Park, and the Williamsburg waterfront: where to go, when to arrive, and what to expect from each location.
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13CouplesJune 2026
Coordinate don't match, skip the logos, think in layers. The outfit advice I give every couple before we shoot.
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14MaternityJune 2026
When to book, what to bring, what to wear, how long it takes, and how many images you walk away with.
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15MaternityJune 2026
The sweet spot is 28 to 34 weeks. But the time to reach out is closer to 20. Here is why the timing matters more than people expect.
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16HeadshotsJune 2026
A blurry selfie signals low effort before you've said a word. What a good headshot actually communicates and how to prepare for one.
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17New YorkJune 2026
When the light is best in New York, by season, plus the locations that make the most of it and why overcast days are more useful than they look.
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18Behind the scenesJune 2026
From the first enquiry to gallery delivery: the booking process, pre-session prep, how I structure the time on location, and how the edit works.
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19CouplesJune 2026
Movement over posing, talking to each other, what to do with your hands, and how the first ten minutes of every session work.
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20New YorkJune 2026
A photographer's account of a City Hall wedding in New York: how fast it moves, the light inside, and where to take photos after the ceremony.
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21New YorkJune 2026
A route through the park's best photography locations, from brownstones on the Upper West Side to the elm-lined Mall.
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22HeadshotsMay 2026
Colour, fit, what to avoid — the things I tell every client before we start.
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23Behind the scenesMay 2026
The cull, Lightroom corrections, Photoshop retouching, and what ends up in your gallery.
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