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The September Concert Foundation, a non-profit organization that James and I have been contributing photography to for the past year or so, held another Spring fundraiser in conjunction with Jaques D’Amboise and the National Dance Institute. It was similar to last year, featuring some of the previous event’s special guests at The Sidecar at PJ Clarke’s. This year’s program was called “The Comic Book Hero, Lincoln Kirstein and the New York City Ballet”, and with a lively speaker such as Jaques, it was quite a night (especially with the comic commentary). Below are some of my favorite shots from the event.

I’m getting hungry just thinking about the food I had…

A few months ago, I was referred to Felissimo through the September Concert Foundation to photograph a food demo/tasting event for one of their clients, Kihoku, which is a preserved fish brand from Japan. Their aim was to promote the product in the US. Needless to say, watching and photographing the event made me super hungry. The chefs made packaged fishies look amazing!

Last month I photographed a Facebook event for the Laura Mercier located in the midtown Bloomingdale’s. Customers would receive a makeover and a complementary headshot (that’s where I come in!) that they could share with friends via social networking sites such as Facebook, which would in turn help promote the brand.

During my time there, I was often mistaken for an employee, but because of that, I eventually learned where the restrooms, perfumes and handbags were. Below is one of the last photos we took of the sweet Laura Mercier staff members that I spent the two days with.

Last month, I again assisted George Delgado for a gala event for the AIGA, hosted at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. It was definitely one of the more “fun” events, complete with a red carpet installation and a silent auction right before the reception.

A few weeks ago, I was down in Virgina second shooting a wedding with Li, who runs Estate Serenity Imagery. Quite a trip! But the wedding (and couple!) were gorgeous and the folks were super awesome.

Before heading over to the ceremony, we picked up the flowers that everyone would be wearing/holding to photograph them in advance. I got to play with a LensBaby Composer for the first time (thanks Li!), and now I’m determined to buy one! The images that come out of that lens are gorgeous! Case in point: first image here.

While Li was off with the gals, I was handling groom portraits at their apartment (in NY-language, it’s a house). The guys were awesome and fun to be around. They also convinced me to stick around for the reception even though I had the choice of taking off for the rest of the night. =P