Hey all it’s Ray here for a post with something a little different than your used to. I’ve always photographed all types of different subject matter when I have free time and lately I’ve been lucky enough to photograph some really good trick bicycle riders. A good friend of mine, Jesse has helped me organize a couple of outings to give me the chance to photograph this cool sport. The first time it ended up raining but we were able to grab a few shots at night in the streets of Philadelphia before it rained too hard. More recently I made a trip to FDR Park in Philadelphia to photograph some friends and some strangers. I hope you enjoy the photos and I’d love to do more shoots like this.

Ray

Jesse-Jambox-Johnston

Nick Todak

Vince Discala

Carl DeBeauclair

Ian Delfiner

Vince Discala

Drew Leshko

We got a chance to work with the our good friends from Unforgettable DJs again. Chris had the hookup at Bonnet Island Estate, they were kind enough to let us all setup and photograph the guys in their main ballroom. Chris even hired the guys from Spectrum Video to come do some behind the scenes video. We certainly had a blast with these guys, they are constantly laughing and having a good time together. We would hands down recommend them for a wedding DJ, we had Chris at our wedding. It’s always fun to try something different and this was no let down. If you’d like more info about them please visit www.unforgettabledjs.com

So Janel and Al wanted to do their engagement shoot at the bar where they had their first date and their first kiss. She asked me if it was a bad idea, and we of corse said it’s never a bad idea to shoot at a place that has sentimental value to you. We can’t stress enough that we love shooting at places that are personal to our clients. So we started off at Gregory’s in Somer’s Point on a nice warm day for late December. Then we went over to Kennedy Park. Nothing like getting in a bar, a park, and a bit of beach all within an hour shoot. We had a great time getting to know Janel and Al and we can’t wait for their June wedding.

Hey all it’s Ray. We are still surprisingly busy for this time of year but overall it’s slowed down a little, we are certainly not shooting as much now in the winter months. Now that I have a little more free time I’ve been going through some of the photos and video clips from our honeymoon that Kim and I went on this past spring. In March of 2011 we went on a two week trip to Florida where we swam with the dolphins at Discovery Cove, then we spent a few days in Cocoa Beach. We wrapped up the trip with a short cruise to the Bahamas. It was an awesome time and just right before the wedding season started.

Ray

Florida Honeymoon from Ray Hennessy on Vimeo.

We couldn’t have asked for a better couple to end our 2011 wedding season. Adriana and Jeff are such genuinely good people. You may remember Adriana and Jeff’s engagement shoot, in extremely opposite weather conditions. It was nice to see Kristine from the Little Touches again, she always does a great job, and hey she was the makeup artist from our wedding, so we clearly like her. Adriana and Jeff had their reception at Lucien’s Manor, which was decorated beautifully. We absolutely loved their Princess Bride cake topper! Jay from Elite Entertainment kept everyone dancing. Congratulations Adriana and Jeff! Thank you so much for including us in your day and for always having smiles on your faces.

We had our second visit to the “ice” with Danielle & Kevin. Kevin has been known to play a bit of ice hockey and Danielle didn’t fall once! They both seemed to have a lot of fun cruising around the rink trying not to hit or get hit by little children. After we finished up at the rink we went to a nearby park to enjoy the nice weather and get to know Danielle & Kevin a bit more. We’ve got a little while before their wedding in 2013 but as things go it will be here before we all know it and we are looking forward to it.

We met up with our friends Violet & Glen of GM Elliott Videography a few weeks ago to take a few portraits of them for the holiday. We have known this husband and wife team for a while now and we can hands down tell you they do the best wedding videos we’ve ever seen. We had a great time hangin out with them that chilly evening and grabbing a bit to eat while talking shop afterwards. They are both really nice and great people and we are glad we can call them friends.

A few weeks ago, when it was around 70 degrees on a Monday in late November I was itching to get out and shoot. I posted on Facebook that we wanted volunteers to play around in the city. Ray told me I was crazy and that no one would respond with only a couple hours of notice. Well much to our surprise and luck, he was WRONG! Thanks so much Jaki and Jason for being willing to drive into the city to be our models and let us play around with our lights and holding poses for ridiculously long periods of time.

Anne Marie and Jason were such a joy to shoot. They both showed up with big smiles on their faces and completely ready for photos. Most people take a little time to warm up, but these two looked completely comfortable from the very first shot. Anne Marie really thought the entire shoot through, checking out different locations and even googled what to wear. As you can see, they chose very well and looked great. It was our third time up on the Ben Franklin Bridge this year, and we gotta say, while it’s definitely a workout walking that far, the view is pretty freaking cool. The other two times we walked up the bridge we noticed Race Street Pier down below, and Anne Marie and Jason were kind enough to let us start the shoot off there just to fulfill our curiosity. Thank you so much Anne Marie and Jason for being so prepared, and for showing us a good time.

We photographed Autumn and Michael on an absolutely gorgeous day nearing the end of November. None of us could get over how warm it was. They decided to have their shoot at Pennington Park in Delanco New Jersey, which was awesome for us, as we’ve never been there and we love it when our clients find great spots for us to shoot. Autumn and Michael, are such a great couple. They are such wonderfully laid back and fun people, we really enjoyed spending time with them. We can’t wait for their wedding in October!