Ana the Bride

WEDDING


Ana the Bride
Originally uploaded by JosephDominick

Ana was the first bride I officially photographed under the Joseph Dominick Photography banner.

I love her pose here as she gets ready in her Brooklyn home. In the midst of the pouring rain outside and constant phone calls to her cell phone, Ana was quite peaceful.

This is one of Ana's favorite portraits so I had to showcase it.

Bridal photography by Joseph Dominick

Entrepreneurial

Starting a photography business has been really interesting. One of the many conversations in my head is how do I articulate my style of photography. There are so many styles and I enjoy many of them. I like Street Photography, Event Photography, Portrait Photography, Wedding Photography, and Actor/Model Headshot Photography. The one constant in all of these is...people. So from now on I'm just gonna say I do People Photography. :0)

I also see I enjoy using the urban landscape as my backdrop. Growing up in New York City, in the Bronx, has really given me an appreciation for the rich texture of the urban setting. Most of my writing is in an urban context so it comes as no surprise that my visual writing in photography is the same.

Photographers in New York are everywhere. I thank God for making room for me in this biz.

More chronicles of an entrepreneur to come. Stay tuned.

Private Galleries

Wow, I love the capabilities Photoshelter has. Photoshelter is what I am using for my photography website, which is scheduled to launch at the end of July.

Last month I did a photo-shoot in Orlando, Florida with a friend. While back in New York, I was able to post her portraits in a private gallery on my Photoshelter site where only she can view them.

The best part is she can rate each portrait using a 5 star system, as well as post comments on individual portraits. I can post my star ratings independent of hers. The Matrix Rating button allows us to compare both of our ratings for each portrait side by side.

This feature, along with many others, makes Photoshelter a great site for photographers.

New Portraits

I really love close-ups and portraits. I never imagined I would do Portrait Photography but I find it so enjoyable and fun, especially when taking them outdoors.

My photography website is still under construction. However, in the meantime, you can enjoy some new portraits on Flickr here.

Blue Eyes

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Originally uploaded by JosephDominick

This is a sample portrait from a photo shoot I did last month. I am testing how images can be embedded from my Flickr account here into my blog.

Coming soon will be a website for Joseph Dominick Photography.

Joseph Dominick Photography

The photo shoot in Central Park (New York City) went very well. The models were lovely and I have over 1,200 pictures of great portrait and wedding images.

The lovely assignment is now sifting through all those pictures to find the best of the best of the best (a la Will Smith in "Men in Black").

Photoshop Lightroom is a great software program which I highly recommend. I recently purchased it and it provides so much latitude in tweaking images as well as establishing metadata and keywords in the photography.

The portrait and wedding images from that shoot are amazing. Check out the sample portrait at my Flickr account here.

- Joseph Dominick

Joseph Dominick Photography

Okay, so I am really enjoying photography. Soon you will see me doing it on a whole other level via Joseph Dominick Photography. Very few people know, but later this month I will be photographing a whole day wedding and portrait photography shoot in New York City. I will post a few sneak pics in May.

In the meantime, check out this great pic I took of Lebron James and Jay Z at a recent Nets basketball game.

My Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/josephdominick