Hello again, New York. It's been two years.
9:40AM ET DUMBO
Resisted the urge not to fall into that Insta-trap. (Crazy. 6:20AM and Washington St. corner Water St. was already swarming with people!)
10:53AM ET Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Was able to tick-off an item in my bucket list of shots. It's quite specific actually: "Shoot a couple in Brooklyn Heights Promenade using a telephoto lens." Because years ago, I made a rookie mistake of using a wide angle lens. It wasn't as ooomph-y as I wanted it to be.
12:20PM ET SoHo
Spring Street, Crosby Street and Broadway in particular. Saturdays NYC was closed for renovation so we had to improvise: shop window reflections, lamp post shadows and shoulder-level autumn foliage to the rescue. And yes, a bokeh-ed Broadway for that unmistakable Big Apple vibe.
2:35PM NoMad
Stumptown Coffee at Ace Hotel. Matcha for Ingrid, latte for Manuel, and one cortado for me.
How could we not use Ace Hotel's retro-yet-still-functional old school photo booth!
Next: walk a few blocks down to...
3:17PM ET Madison Square Park
Did you see my IG story? Guess I'll be having Shake Shack after all. *smiley* [ Thank you Manuel & Ingrid! ]
4:22PM ET Central Park
Don't let the time stamp fool you. Behold: The November sunset was just a few moments away. We had to make the most out of the light that we have. Although admittedly, I'm a blue hour person. *wink*
6:32PM ET Times Square
Last stop. Check out Photo #20. See the billboard "Playing with Fire" where John Leguizamo and Keegan-Michael Key are dressed as firemen? Such a waste of white, empty space above the movie title.
2-week US tour, done.
Engagement photos from Manuel & Ingrid's pre wedding photoshoot in New York City. Couple photography x @redsheepphotocinema featuring location photos of DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, SoHo, NoMad (Ace Hotel and Stumptown Coffee Roasters), Shake Shack at Madison Park, Central Park (A Rock with a View and The Lake) and Times Square. Color graded using redsheep Chromavibe 400M+. November 2019. Color remastered, July 2020.