This was a series of photos I took for work of Barry Lewis to promote his weekly column. Below is the ad as well as some alternative shots. Shooting Barry is always fun as he is always up for ANYTHING.

These are photos and outtakes from the January issue of Orange Magazine.  I shot one of my favorite portraits of all time for this issue. Former Orange County executive Lou Heimbach stopped by the office for a full body shot for Orange Magazine. I had other plans. I did shoot the full body shot on white (see below). Instead I →

Ok, we just finished the yearly update to the website portfolio. We redesigned the site just a little with the new logo and added mobile friendly galleries to the portfolio too... http://erikchristianphotography.com/portfolio/ Mobile http://erikchristianphotography.com/portfolio/weddings/m/

Here is our new logo for 2012. You will see this show up on our main site soon as we work on a redesign.

Top blog posts of 2011 These are our most clicked blog posts from 2011. 1. Poughkeepsie Grand Wedding 2. How to shoot a 5-minute baby portrait 3. Wedding at Shadow Lawn 4. Bethel Woods Wedding 5. My best shots from 2011 6. Time lapse: First attempt in 15 years 7. The 23 person panoramic family portrait 8. Christmas Portraits 9. Illustrating Bad Breath 10. Wedding on the Delaware

Happy New Year to everyone. Hope it is a good one. And since it is the end of the year I figured I would take a quick look back through my photos from 2011. Here are a collection of what I consider some of my best shots from the year.

Back in late November I spent the day in Rosendale, NY shooting a profile of this tiny hamlet for Ulster Magazine. Below you can see the pages from the magazine and my 2 best shots of the day (one from the Rosendale Theater and the other from inside Market Market Cafe) as well as a slideshow of a number of →

This photo is the product of a 1 month project. 7 portraits, shot over a month, at 6 different shoots, shot at 4 different locations. I attempted to use the same exact lighting setup for all of them. This was a four light setup for all of the shots. After about 4 hours of editing this photo was the result. →

To all my family, friends, clients, brides and grooms I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. I hope 2012 is a wonderful year for you all. In the Christmas spirit here are a few ambient light photos from the night we decorated our Christmas tree. I went for a grainy film sort of look to give it →

Here are a few creative portraits from a recent photo session with the Torpeys.