Monday 30 April 2007

A Wedding at the LOTOS Club, N.Y.C

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Photographed at The Lotos Club
THe Lotos Club was founded in 1870 as a literary club, and counted Mark Twain among its early members. He called it "The Ace of Clubs." The name was selected to convey "rest and harmony", coming as it did from Tennyson's poem, The Lotos Eaters. Over the years, the Club had several homes, finally coming to rest at 110 West 57th Street in 1909. When that location became too valuable to keep, due to real estate markets, the Club moved to its present home at 5 East 66th Street, just off Central Park, in 1947.
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Sunday 29 April 2007

St Regis hotel - Some Truth about Photography and Bloody Mary

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There is a truth in photographs that comes from seeing the world as it really is: sometimes messy, sometimes nearly formless in its “organicity,” often unexpected and always fleeting. These photos share a common characteristic, you could never take the same shot the next day. They emerge from “the river into which no man steps twice.” In that respect they come closer to life than many other photographs.

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When we consider these photos in The Space Between, we think in the usual terms of movement, color and texture. However, we require more of the photos and of our viewers. Sometimes they are tempted to venture further into The Space Between where we believe their mind engages in extra effort. Integral to that engagement is a shared understanding that these photographs capture a real image at a specific moment in time, but that it has been removed from the contextual frame that makes its meaning and reality understood. In that sense such an image may then be seen as a metaphor for the greater study required in navigating global truths. Context may not be everything but truth can be independent of context.

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At one level all of photography is about ordering the world into pattern and light, repetition and disjunction, compression and expansion. These are the rules we were all taught when first we picked up a camera: look for a different perspective, frame the shot, follow the rule of three… there are even rules for breaking the rules: use the lens flare, keep the center of interest out of focus, vary the depth of field, shoot for the blur. Everyone serious about photography has followed the rules, broken the rules, gone back to the rules, and tried to find new rules. That’s not what these special photos are about. They are not even about “a new way of seeing.” These photos are simply about finding a complexity in everyday scenes that might otherwise be overlooked.

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Photos taken at The St. Regis Hotel,
This historical Beaux-Arts landmark has been serving the privileged since 1904, and thanks to a recent $100 million restoration, the Midtown gem continues to impress. Built by Col. John Jacob Astor IV of ill-fated Titanic fame, the St. Regis’s 315 guest rooms and suites feature Louis XVI furniture, crystal chandeliers, soaring ceilings, marble baths and silk-covered walls. Need more? For a whopping $12,500 or more a night, the Presidential Suite comes with a dining room for eight, fully-equipped kitchen, library, three bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. Each floor has 24-hour butler service to tend to a guest’s every whim—including, even to unpack the suitcases. The legendary King Cole Bar and Lounge is home to Maxfield Parrish's famed 1895 mural of Old King Cole, and claims to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary. Every inch of the property screams opulence—down to the mini chandeliers in each of the stalls on the first floor men's room.
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Two East 55th Street,
at Fifth Avenue ·
New York, New York 10022
United States
Phone: (212) 753-4500

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Vera Wang and Paolo Roversi

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What i love about Vera Wang is not so much about her sense of design when it comes to wedding dresses but her amazing business sense after all- Moreover the fact that she collaborates with Paolo Roversi for all of her adds Campaigns.
This is taken from Paolo Roversi's biography that you will find on his website which i find very true - Might just be a photographer thing, I find it funny !

" your tripod and your camera must be well-fixed but your eyes and mind should be free ”

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Carl De Keyzer - Everyone has a HERO !

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I presume that everyone reading this post has a keen interest not only in wedding photography but photography in general! I was again drawn to the work of Carl De Keyzer who is a magnum photographer-

You can find out more about Karl's book publishing

Master of Fine art Photography features one of his book on line

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Thursday 26 April 2007

Vivienne Westwood-Sweet words from Tizer Bailey

I received some kinds words from Tizer Bailey This morning !
She is the personal assistant to vivienne Westwood - Vivienne has Rocked the London fashion scene for the past 30 years! She is still one of the Main creative Tycoon in the fashion industry.
So the story goes "...Original and outrageous, British designer Vivienne Westwood is one of the most recognized and influential designers of the late twentieth century. By her mid twenties, Vivienne Westwood’s life seemed to b ...Read MORE

Dear Olivier,
I have just looked at those remarkable photographs that you took of Kira's wedding.
She was absolutely stunning in that gown, straight out of the pages of Vogue.
How kind of you to send them to us. Thank you very much.
I will show them to Vivienne when I have a chance.
Yours truly,
Tizer Bailey
Personal Assistant to Vivienne Westwood

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I just included those Kinds words from Tizer Bailey in the Comment section of my website where you will find a few words written by Friends, Collegues and brides...
I think it is worth looking into! it might give you more of an inside understanding of Olivier Lalin weddings and its philosophy @ the Comment section of our website -

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Wednesday 25 April 2007

From Target to Disney, Jump on the wedding trail!

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My beautiful wife has just posted on her blog an article about the designer Issac Mizrahi who is launching a bridal line with Target in May - And at the same time, i read an article from Reuters about Walt Disney Co. who is looking to grab a bigger piece of the wedding cake, and feed its burgeoning Princess business, with a new line of character-inspired bridal gowns aimed at women who want to look and feel like Cinderella at the ball on their big day.


The 34 gowns by designer Kirstie Kelly were inspired by princesses from Disney films like "Sleeping Beauty" and "Beauty and the Beast" and mark the latest effort by Disney to steer its weddings business toward higher-end nuptials.
Where did my favorites Walt Disney Cartoons GO !

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Wedding Photo-journalist Association of America

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I am a member of the Wedding Photo-journalist Association of America ! I have seen it Grow to become a worldwide organization. I mention it because i read those few lines this morning taken from the WPJA site.

"... The traditional photographer is more apt to mingle with the crowd, talk to people, and interact. It's his or her personality,” he charges. “The documentary photographer is more of an observer, watching people react and interact.”
It’s that observing eye that captures the reality of a wedding — the real moments that you’ll remember years later when flipping through your photos. Does he think that’s a trend? “I believe there is beauty and art in reality,” he says simply..."
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Only, i tend to feel that a Good wedding photographer doesn't fall into little boxes that trends, Wedding magazines such as Bride's and the photographer themselves seem to believe in - I would just say that a great wedding photographer is a multi task, talented professional at ease with a crowd, moving in and standing back at appropriate moment as situations require.
There is something else out there - rather then a condensed / cliche version of " The traditional photographer " versus " The documentary photographer " when it comes to wedding photography - I ll just call him " The GREAT wedding photographer "
for now !! I do know a few ...

Learn more about how a wedding photographer may find Creative inspiration !


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Tuesday 24 April 2007

KULT ON wedding photography

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Kult magazine gave me 14 pages for my weddings as well as their COVER ! I just wanted to share it with you All - Kult is a well established Swiss Magazine focusing on Fashion, The arts, Design and architecture ! And now wedding Photography -
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