Penn's Landing Wedding in Philadelphia with Deanna and Wes

For all the good reasons, this wedding at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia looked and felt like a true October wedding. The leaves were great, the weather was brisk, and we had amazing colors all day to work with.

Deanna and Wes live in South Jersey (but we won't hold that against them) because they're true Philly fans at heart, especially the Phillies. They're such great fans that I got to go over their wedding schedule the week before the wedding while watching the Phillies win a playoff game in their beautiful Gloucester County home. Any couple cool enough to watch the game and talk weddings during commercials is AWESOME in my book.

That's why we HAD to shoot this at the wedding:

The day of, the two of them didn't let me down. Totally relaxed. Totally cool, calm and collected. Just a pleasure. I got started with the dress shot above, had some great getting ready moments and moved on to a beautiful portrait of Deanna before we left.


(One of Faye's)

This is at the Hyatt Regency -- Penn's Landing. A great hotel!


Then there was a beautiful ceremony at this beautiful historical church, St. George's UMC.


(One of Bec's)
(One of Faye's)
(One of Faye's)

We had some fun on Independence Mall after the ceremony!


And then on to the great party at the Hyatt Regency: This place is beautiful. It was classy and had plenty of space and bars for a great party!



(One of Faye's)
(One of Faye's)
(One of Bec's)
Congrats you two. We had a blast! you're love is amazing, and thanks for a classy day!

Union Station Engagement photos in Washington D.C. of Kate and Mike

When a couple advises you prior to shooting that they 'TRUST' you, and want to do some non-traditional types of photos, you know it's a good day!

This Philadelphia photographer and photojournalist was pretty thrilled that Kate and Mike called me, explaining that they wanted to start at Union Station, but take time to focus on the trains because Kate has family who worked on the rails. Of course, we took time on the National Mall...but we didn't overdo it. Then we followed it up with ice skating at the Sculpture Garden which is part of the National Gallery of Art.

Honestly, if anyone wants to make me happy and get extra time shooting for free, I'm a sucker for ice skating. I love it. My mom instilled it in me when I was younger, and I used to know as many figure skaters as I did the starting lineup for the Philadelphia Phillies.

So Kate and Mike rocked, did everything I asked, and just had so much fun. It was frickin cold, but hey, we got out of the wind pretty fast, took time to get warm, and of course, enjoyed some hot chocolate. My assistant, Jason, also got some good shots, and we all had a great afternoon in our nation's capital.

Thanks guys. Congratulations!

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Philadelphia engagement shots in Love Park

Aanchal and Nitin are quite a couple. Besides being completely in love in the frigid Philadelphia temperatures, they're up for many of my wacky ideas! Boy were they in trouble. Don't trust everything this Philadelphia Photographer says!

Just kidding. These two were great. I only tempted fate for a second and had a pre-teen skateboarder jump over their head a Love Park. Killer shot!

This long distance couple is madly in love, and I'm proud to part of their story. He works in Philly. Her in North Carolina. Have to respect their love over that distance. Bec and I, as many of you know, have been long distance most of our relationship. So gave them some tips and wish them the best!

We also went to the Art Museum, and took advantage of SEPTA at Surburban Station. And of course, City Hall.

Great job guys. We're thrilled. Can't beat this Philly Skyline either!

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Great job you two! We had a blast!

15 minutes of photojournalistic family portraits with the Townley's

It was not an hour I'm not used to shooting at, but by 8 a.m., I was snapping away, watching the newest Townley take to her parents, my wife and their hardwood floor. These are my kind of family pictures and photojournalistic family portraits. Just relaxed and come as you are...it's purity!

Rebecca and I had a wedding in D.C., so we decided to catch up with Danielle & Rob the night before. This couple, now a family living in Maryland, was one of my first clients back in 2005, and we've become great friends since. We're so proud to see how their family has grown with their first child, Anna. We hope to be there for the first steps, school and her future!

This beauty is going to steal the show, just like her parents. She already has a smile which lights up the room. The family dog, Scout, isn't too bad either. He's just like our GusMAN, so we naturally love him like our own, too.

Thanks so much for a great night Townley's!

Best,
Bec & Joe

P.S. Still can't believe the Gidjuni lost so quickly at Monopoly...haha!

A few with Anna on Rebecca's lap...

Scout and Gus are the same size...too cute!

Gotta love the toes.
Look at that smile!
Watching the "Bride Falls in Pool" video from my Blog site. We still crack up over this one.



A nice one of the kids.



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Phillies World Series Parade in Philadelphia Oct. 31, 2008

I had the privilege to photograph the Philadelphia Phillies World Series Parade yesterday for my newspaper, the Courier-Post.

I nailed some killer photographs on the parade route. I had all the turf between 20th and Market and Philadelphia City Hall. I often became part of the show during the 3 hours prior to the start of the parade as I helped toss beach volleyballs and tennis balls, back into the crowd. I also got cheers, boos and a couple cat calls as people were trying to get me to shoot some shots of them. I ended up shooting 14 gbs of cards and about 900 shots. I still haven't gone through all of my wide angles, but here a some of my favorites:

Hold that trophy proud Mayor Michael Nutter


I love this one with the Comcast Center in the background:















As a lifelong Phillies lover, and baseball fan (MLB), it was an opportunity I would never have passed up. I felt like I was part of history, and I so proud of my team. In one fell swoop, they turned Philadelphians into winners. Thanks Phillies! We're behind you forever!

Best,
Joe & (Bec)