NYC Long Island City Queens Wedding Engagement Photos - Gantry State Park East River

Here are some more fun NYC Long Island City Queens wedding engagement photos inspiration from Elisabeth and Rob's engagement session. Normally sessions are an hour long, but when we're having fun, I never keep track of time. With these two we were just laughing and strolling along the "shores" of the East River and next thing you know the sun is setting. One of the final shots was with me on the ground (a normal occurrence...not because I fell...but that happens too - it's fine so long as the camera is OK!) taking a shot of Elisabeth and Rob walking towards the camera, strolling along. I then asked them to kiss and in that instance, I realized the sun is about to set, giving the sky a blue, purple pink hue!!! I quickly decided to heck with natural light, let's get some off-camera flash (OCF) lighting goodness and get these two in front of that back drop. Why OCF? If you see the 2nd photo using natural light, I exposed for the couple, making the sky washed out. But if you expose for the sky, then bring off-camera lighting into the mix, then the OCF light makes the couple pop from the background. Adding another OCF behind them separate them from the background even more, creating a pretty halo effect.

I had a light stand behind them with a speed light set to 1/64th power, and my Voice Activated Light stand (aka VAL...aka amazing assistant ever who's name isn't VAL) 45 degrees to my left, the couple's right. With the RapidBox (full power) tilted towards the couple with the edge of the RapidBox on the same plane as their eyes, we started shooting amazing photos I would hang on the wall in my own home! For the photographers out there who wants to know about the set up, I believe the camera was set to 1/200 sec at 4.0-5.0, and ISO 320-400. I was using a 70-200 f/2.8L IS II at the time to bring the city closer to my subjects. Yes, I planned the use of my light settings and lens for a reason.

With that, here's some more fun photos and enjoy! "LIKE" Angelica Criscuolo Photography and follow us to stay updated with Elisabeth and Rob's wedding as well as follow and stay updated with my work.

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About the Photographer: Angelica Criscuolo is an international wedding photographer that also shoots boudoir, portraits and events and provides photo booth services and rental. She has photographed couples in Hawaii, Boston, Florida, California, Philippines, Canada, Barbados and other destination caribbean islands. Angelica continues to  be published in many publications including The New York Times, The New York Daily News – Down The Aisle, Staten Island Live news, Engagement 101 Magazine, Merci New York, Lela New York Weddings, Pretty Pear Bride, The Urban Style NY, Un-Jersey Bride, Engaged Wedding Blog UK, The Knot, Wedding Wire, Brides.com, The Frosted Petticoat and more! She has recently been awarded The Knot’s Best of Weddings 2013 and The Knot’s Best of Weddings 2014 and have also won the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award 2014. Angelica specializes in capturing various vital memories and her goal is to provide the best images for all couples and clients using her background in broadcast journalism and editorial technique. She utilizes natural lighting as well as off-camera lighting to ensure her clients receive beautiful photos from a Style Me Pretty type of natural look to an editorial/dramatic magazine worthy look. Angelica is also a proud member of Professional Photographer of America (PPA) and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). On top of capturing weddings, she also provides photo booth option for her clients called the InstaMemory Booth, which is always a hit at any event! She is married to her husband Matthew and they live in Sunnyside Queens, NYC. Angelica would love to hear from you so send an inquiry to book your wedding and engagement sessions at info@angelicacriscuolophotography.com

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Proposal in Grand Central's Whispering Gallery E + N

A few weeks ago, I was asked to take part in a secret mission...Now I'm all about secrecy and keeping everything in the "DL" (is that how you say it these days?) and I pride myself in being great at keeping secrets. I'm so good at keeping secrets that I tend to forget what the secret is all about until someone brings it up! Yup, my brain is Fort Knox except I don't know where the key would be after awhile :-). In any case, I was very excited to know that the secret mission had to do with a surprise proposal! Love proposals and love being a co-conspirator! So about our couple, Eugene and Nicole met while working in an Apple store years ago and they have been inseparable since. How cute is that? First working in an Apple store (awesome in itself) then being able to flirt with the cute guy/girl you see almost everyday (that would make sure you're never late going to work!), then going out with said cute guy/girl :-).  Well, after finishing school and finishing law school, Eugene thought it was time to start the next chapter of his life with the only person he could ever imagine spending his life with, and that was Nicole. He definitely wanted to do the proposal at the Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Station. For those who never heard of the area, it is located just outside The Oyster Bar downstairs. When two people stand at the opposite end, you can really hear them speak or whisper as if they were right next to you! I tried it with Eugene right before Nicole showed up to make sure the legend was true :-D. In order to get Nicole to the area, Eugene pretended they were meeting people for dinner at the Oyster Bar. Once she showed up, he mentioned he wanted to try something...and the rest was history. You can see from the pictures the progress of the proposal and let me just say it was one of the best proposal I have seen. As I was taking pictures I was tearing up and made myself stop because I needed to see what I was taking pictures of and make sure everything was in focus!

Congratulations Eugene and Nicole, you two are going to be very happy together I am sure of it and here's to a new adventure!

The location....

The wait....

The whisper...

The realization.

The response...

The reply...which was "YES!"The reality...The tears of joy...The love...The victory...

The beginning...The ring...The "I still can't believe this is happening" look... The "I can't stop myself from smiling"

About the Photographer: Angelica Criscuolo is a photographer that shoots weddings, portraits and events in New York, NJ, PA, CT, and Destination Weddings like Barbados, Dominican Republic, Philippines and travels anywhere in the USA and foreign countries. She has been published in many publications including The New York Times, Engagement 101, Merci New York, Lela New York Weddings, Pretty Pear Bride, The Urban Style NY, Un-Jersey Bride, Engaged Wedding Blog UK, The Knot, Wedding Wire,Brides.com and more! Angelica specializes in capturing various vital memories and her goal is to provide the best images for all couples and clients. Taking photographs to commemorate memories is what she does best and Angelica is very passionate about her work. She continues to mentor with the industry's finest in wedding and commercial photography. Angelica is also a proud member of Professional Photographer of America (PPA) and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).

New York Engagement - Jacqueline & Thomas

I'm so happy to share these photos from Jacqueline and Thomas' engagement session! We shot in the lower east side of Manhattan in Stuyvesant Town. With NY's unpredictable weather, it was raining a bit, but you couldn't tell with the way J + T smiled at one another! L-O-V-E was definitely in the air and these two college sweethearts deserves so much happiness. We centered our session in front of the Stuy-town fountain since that was the location where Thomas proposed. Very sweet and I wish them all the very best! Here's a few images from their fun session. My favorite (and J + T's favorite too) is the pose with the squirrell. I swear Mr. Squirrell...I shall name him Jack... wanted to be part of the shoot. He was staring at us for quite awhile until he finally photo bombed the picture! Sneaky little thing. He stole the show, but only for a moment :-).

About the Photographer: Angelica Criscuolo is a photographer that shoots weddings, portraits and events in New York, NJ, PA, CT, and Destination Weddings like Barbados, Dominican Republic, Philippines and travels anywhere in the USA and foreign countries. She has been published in many publications including The New York Times, Engagement 101, Merci New York, Lela New York Weddings, Pretty Pear Bride, The Urban Style NY, Un-Jersey Bride, Engaged Wedding Blog UK, The Knot, Wedding Wire,Brides.com and more! Angelica specializes in capturing various vital memories and her goal is to provide the best images for all couples and clients. Taking photographs to commemorate memories is what she does best and Angelica is very passionate about her work. She continues to mentor with the industry's finest in wedding and commercial photography. Angelica is also a proud member of Professional Photographer of America (PPA) and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).

In-Love Session in New York City's Chinatown

What photographer doesn't like doing an in-love session in New York City? My couple Jennifer and Michael took the streets of Chinatown where Jenn grew up...By the way, it turns out me and Jennifer went to the same high school together! Such a small world....and no I'm not about to pull out my yearbook, scan it and show you all how we looked like XX amount of years ago going to school in F.H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts. Whew, it's still too long to type or say. In any case, here we were in Chinatown and these two love birds were troopers! It was a pretty day, but still a little chilly, but they were happy to take off their jackets to get a couple of fun shots during their mini session. Thank you Jennifer and Michael for a fun photography session!

9/11...We Remember - New York State of Mind - by Angelica Criscuolo Photography

9/11....We Remember. This past weekend was a whirlwind of memorials and dedications. One commercial created by State Farm "Empire State of Mind" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WozKutSbz8Y) really pulled some strings...not just because the commercial was made well, but because the Firehouse showcased in the commercial was the same Engine 205 Ladder 118 I visited earlier this year. Let me just say that these firemen were all very down to earth individuals who all had stories to say about that fateful day. Walking into the station, you can almost feel the presence of those that walked through the same hallways checking equipment, sliding down the pole when the alarm rings, or putting on over a hundred pound worth of gear...that's correct...A Fireperson has over a hundred pounds worth of gear at some point, not including carrying a person (if need be) through a roaring fire in a burning building. These men literally will put their lives on the line and talking to them and sharing their stories is just mind blowing. One cannot grasp what they do until you see how they live in a station first-hand. Here's a few photos from the station. They are by the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO and you can never miss their firehouse with their famous mural on their door. They are also a fun bunch since while one of them, Danny, was demonstrating his equipment in front of the truck, one of the lieutenants climbed on top of the truck with a bucket of water and poured it all on the uknowing fireman...and I was next to him! Good thing I looked up on time...I don't think my camera would have survived :-).