Photo Plus Expo 2007 - Javits Center -NYC

These last couple of weekends have been a blast... I am having the time of my life and had an even bigger time of my life meeting some famous wedding photographer celebs.. So let me explain why! This past weekend I spent two days at the Photo Plus Expo. The Photo Plus Expo is one of the largest expos on Photography on the east coast. I attended two seminars on Macs Aperture & Adobe Light room. All really amazing stuff! My photography friend Kimberly met up with me and we had a blast.

On Friday I got to meet the world famous Harry Benson. Harry Benson is a well known photojournalist who shot extremely famous photographs of the Beatles, Truman Capote, caught Robert Kennedy's assisanation on film, many presidents and more.
I don't think he likes looking at the camera though:


The next day I worked at the Shootsac booth. I helped out all day long with selling the shootsac. An amazing lens bag designed by Jessica Claire who is a amazing wedding photographer out of California. (yes I read her blog often) This bag which can hold about 4 various lenses at a time, (this is a great lens bag if you have tons of prime lenses and yes it can easily hold the 70-200mm) is also very fashionable as you can change the types of covers you put on the front of the bag.The cover on the bag is also a lens cleaner!!!
If any photographer knows how it is a pain to have to change lenses, with the Shootsac you can just go into your bag put your lens down in the bag change the lens, etc. etc. I had a blast hanging out with Marissa and Keats all day long at this unique event. I was happy that I could help them out and had a good time selling the bag to customers.. I wish I could had met Jessica, she had went home the day before.
I will post pics of my new Shootsac in action in the upcoming weeks.

Seven hours later we were taking the booth down and famous wedding photographer Gary Fong who is well known for the Lightsphere walks up and I got a pic. Wow its just so strange meeting people who you read about online all the time!
Ok enough geekdom!

Monica Z Photography meets Laura Ryan Photography

I have "wedding photography" friends online. What better way to expand on your abilities as a photographer than to talk to and meet someone else who is a wedding photographer. Monica came out to NY from Indiana on a vacation and I met her and her husband in NYC ( I brought along my husband to) for a fun photo shoot outing which included:
1. Brooklyn Bridge
2. China Town
3. Battery Park City
4. Native American Museum
5. Union Square Park

Here are some pics from the adventure that I have posted so far from Monica :


I told you I like details, even this beautiful slice of cake gets attention from me below:


Photo I took of Monica, its overexposed but I really like it though:

Julie & Ed - Old Field Club - Setauket, NY

Julie and Ed had a beautiful and enduring theme for their wedding. Lemons. There were lemons on the cake, lemons surrounding the centerpieces of calla lilies of the table settings, even a lemon tree (instead of a card table) with their guests names attached as leaves to the lemons. So detailed!!! I love detail and I love photographing detail. When the guest found the lemon they had to cut their lemon off the tree and take with them. How cool is that?? Everyone had an amazing time and they had the time of their life. The "before shots " were taken at the brides home. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful old greenhouses surrounded this home. I had to get some shots of Julie posed in them.
The Old Field Club was a great place for this setting, I can't wait to shoot there next year.

My Wedding annoucement in the NY Post

Just recently I was contacted by the wedding editor at the NY Post Newspaper to ask some brides that I have previously shot in the NY area to have their weddings featured in their paper. I thought hey that sounds great! One of my past couples will be featured in the next upcoming weeks.

Then I thought why not submit my own! Well here is my wedding announcement. In today's NY POST - Sept 30, 2007




***If you are a former or past wedding couple that I have photographed and would like your wedding announced please send me a email at lauraryanphoto@Gmail.com

Photobooth @ Weddings

At the last wedding I managed to stick my head in the photobooth for 5 seconds.. here are some photos from it.. Might I add the PHOTOBOOTH is the best thing ever!!

Semona & Marc - Renaissance Astoria & The Brooklyn Bridge

This wedding had an amazing pink polka dot theme. Sonoma's dress was so urban chic! The sky's opened up for us in the afternoon and we got some amazing shots at the Brooklyn Bridge.

A New Site, New Logo, New Name ...

Welcome to my New BLOG!
You may remember my work on the Two Girls and a Camera Photography Website ( www.twogirlsandacamera.com )
I have decided to go solo and start my own business as Laura Ryan Photography. Many of my photos on the twogirlsandacamera.blog.com have been removed to be placed on this blog.
I hope you enjoy my new site and work. I have developed all new packages and albums!

My Niece Kate - Almost 3

She got so big! Again and another 2 year old who loves the camera!