Brian David was part of an amazing wedding which was held in Brooklyn. We are happy to share the photos he took that day with all of you. Let’s hear what he has to say about this wonderful wedding.

Brian David:

“Photographing Rachel and Adam’s Bowery Hotel wedding was one of the most challenging and rewarding weddings I’ve shot probably ever. There were no difficult personalities or strict rules set forth by a difficult venue or planner…quite the opposite. I had two of the best people ever as clients and got to work in two of the most spectacular venues New York City has to offer while the whole event was planned by an amazing wedding planner & designer. It was a case of having all the best options to choose from all I had to do was pick my favorites.

Photography is all about making choices.

We decide how to tell the story of a person, place or thing by making choices drawn from inspiration and knowledge of our craft. So when I arrived to begin my day shooting at the Bowery Hotel in lower Manhattan, I saw immediately that I had some choices to make.”

Getting ready in Manhattan…

“The bridal suite at the Bowery is gorgeous, and unlike most suites in Manhattan hotels that are tiny, this corner suite had space to move around and tons of gorgeous light pouring through every one of its south-west facing windows. I love the light, but you know what they say, “too much of a good thing” right? So I made a decision to close the curtains down to just allow a few slivers of light to beam through instead of giving a flood to the whole room. This gave so much personality to each shot. Silhouetting subjects in hard light and leaving their background dark. I felt this really showed the personality of the Bowery Hotel too in its dark, cavernous spaces and almost gothic vibes. I LOVE the photos I shot here and am so happy with that decision about light”.

After a small break here, we will continue with the amazing Bowery Hotel Wedding by Brian David

“We then traveled across the Williamsburg Bridge to a venue carved out of an old (enormous) Georgian Bank called the Weylin. Imagine a basilica in Italy with huge domed ceilings covered in mosaic tile stretching out high overhead except instead of a place for a religion to worship their deity it was a place used to store the wealthiest of New York City’s riches.  So there are cool old vaults gilded in bronze and ornate corridors throughout. Its a really cool place.”

Feelings about the ceremony & venue…

“Everything about the wedding ceremony and reception was perfectly detailed and unique. It was a wedding with a guest list of almost 300. So, the ceremony was in the round featuring a Chuppah surrounded by chairs and lit from above by professional stage lighting. When it came time for the reception, I felt more like I was back in high school at a punk rock concert moshing than at a formal wedding. I loved it.”

Folks, there are only a few photos left of this Brooklyn wedding. Let’s take a look at the ceremony and party images next.

“I love capturing images that feel alive. So, most of the time that means being in the action and really connecting with not just my clients but their family and friends as well. I feel this element if nothing else is the most important for me. And when I’m able to do this and also have so much to be inspired by throughout a wedding day –  I just know magic is going to happen.”

The end – What else do you need to know?

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Basilica Hudson Wedding // Dana & Martin messaged Lukas on Instagram after they saw an image he posted from a shoot in Brooklyn.
Lukas fell in love with the venue, the Basilica in Hudson, immediately once they wrote a bit.

They met up very soon for coffee and took some engagement shots in NYC. That made Lukas even more exciting for the wedding.

The light during the getting ready was so beautiful. It gave him the power to create a very cinematic and dark moody look.
Even the light in the Basilica was special and the set up was simply mind-blowing. You will get what he means once you reach the images.

The ceremony started with an acoustic version of “For Emma” from Bon Iver and Lukas could not stop himself from singing along behind the camera. Dana was walking into the room and you could clearly see how happy Martin was once he saw her.

After Dana & Martin made their exit, they walked into a secret gallery. A gallery that was set up by their friends with photos, videos and even a podcast in the style of “This American life”. As a result from that see how they were surprised once Ira Glass started talking at the end of the podcast.

Once they were done in there they jumped out for some quick photos in the cold before all of them went back in for the first dance and the super awesome party with the best playlist Lukas ever experienced at a wedding.

Images by Lukas Piatek

Team:

Floral Design: Forage + Sundry
Catering: Bridge Creek Catering
Videography: Shark Pig Weddings
Wedding Dress: Sarah Seven
Rings: Mociun

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Another round of our monthly series called “Artist of the Month” is here. If you ever have had the chance to meet our new Artist of the Month in person, we are sure you will never ever forget this amazing photographer. A passionate and incredibly creative man, who has always a camera by his hand to create some spontaneous magic. Besides that, he is one of the funniest guys we ever met and you can be sure to have a lot of fun spending time with him. Folks, let’s celebrate Paul Woo from New York City.

How old are you and where are you from?

You know, this is such a funny question, because if you were to ask me this in person I would need a while to think. I think after hitting 25, I just forget that I’m gaining a year older each year. I’m a 32-year-old wedding photographer. Born in Dayton, Ohio. I’ve spent 32 years in Ohio and things are about to change.

Tell us a little bit about your life at the moment?

This year has been already quite the journey. It was the first time where I realized that I didn’t have a sense of home. Not a sad feeling, but more of a liberating and a bit scary one. I decided on a whim to finally bid adieu to Ohio and move to New York City. Though I left, I still find myself flying back every weekend to capture the amazing days of couples who are deeply in love.

How did you end up being a photographer?

I started off as an engineer by trade. You see, I wanted to be an engineer to be creative, and I realized that the further I dug deep into the field, the less creative I became. I needed a way to express myself and I did so by purchasing my first DSLR. It must have been fate, an online store had a price error for a kit lens and body for 250.00 at the time, and I was the first person to grab it.

My journey as a photographer was never a smooth one, I always found the love of shooting and lost it, and this continued on for 4 or 5 years. It wasn’t until I quit my cubicle life and decided to backpack for 7 months to 26 different countries. I photographed every single day and learned a lot about shooting and editing, this is really the birth of how Wandering Woo started.

Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

I currently love photographing couples and capturing their story. Lately, I’ve been realizing more about myself and what drives me. I have a hard time focusing on things I don’t care about or have a passion for. I hope that in 20 years I am doing something I am truly passionate about and can look back and see I’m not the same person I was 20 years ago, but a better one.

What gear are you currently using?

For my body, I am using two Canon 5d Mark IV. It’s a love and hate relationship, but for the most part, I love the image it produces. I do wish it had a flip screen and wasn’t so heavy, but in a couple of weeks, that might change…

As for lenses I use:

Canon 35mm 1.4 VII – I really love this lens. It’s on my camera 70% of the time and produces probably around 75% of my images. I really prefer to use my legs and get closer.

Canon 85mm 1.8 – I found earlier in my career that carrying around the 70-200 lenses were not a feasible option. I only use this lens maybe 5% of my images. It is small reliable, and compact when I travel.

Canon 45mm TSE  – This is probably my fun lens. I maybe use it for 4-5 images on the wedding day to be different. My 50mm 1.2 is out of commission so I will use this lens currently for portraits.

Canon 135 – Collecting dust.

Canon 16-35 f4 – I use this primarily for dance photos at 16mm. I love getting close and dancing with the people at the wedding. I also see this lens as a backup if something happens to my 35mm

Godox v860ii – I primarily use this for speeches, completely dark halls, family photos, and dance floors. I find using the flash can be distracting, but aim to use it if it tells the story.

Leica Q – This is my backup camera, or if the ceremony is a quiet one and I can get close I’ll use it.

What advice would you give out to a new starting photographer?

Don’t be afraid to fail.

I think we are conditioned to be afraid of failing. Failing is completely healthy and necessary for growth. What’s more important is learning from your mistakes and understanding why you failed.

Care, give a damn.

I started with the desire to create, not for my couple, but for myself. However, every interaction I make, every story that I hear, every tear that I see… made me realize that getting that epic shot is a very small part of the day. It ages, it isn’t really timeless, but moments are truly timeless. That uncle bob that’s pissing you off, he truly loves and cares for the couple. Those boring family photos that we so dearly dread, they are the first ones that the couples will find when the time comes. The strangers that we don’t know at cocktail hour, are people who care and love the couple. Each and every one of them made an impact on the couple’s lives. When you start seeing a wedding this way, you start to understand that no two weddings will ever be alike.

It’s more than just luck. 

There’s a friend that I haven’t seen in years. A little about him, he graduated in chemistry and decided to enter culinary school. I remember him telling me how afraid he was to tell his family about his decision. Fast forward, he’s doing what he loves every single day and enjoying it. I’m driving to see him after years, and I was so eager to tell him how lucky he was. Then I realized, luck had nothing to do with it, he worked hard to be where he is today. Everyone needs to hear that they got to where they are today because they worked hard. I think telling someone that they are lucky to do X Y Z is doing a disservice to all the work put into it.

Did the LLF community change the way you see or shoot weddings, couples etc.?

LLF community is such an inspiration. When I first stumbled upon the group, I spent hours looking at other peoples images. Weddings, children, families, landscapes, really just about everything. It was so beautiful and inspiring to see so many people expressing themselves, capturing emotions of things they cared about.

We live in a world where we can see so many stories at once, and the LLF community does that. I’ve also met so many people across the world through LLF. It’s amazing how a community can make the world smaller, and also make it possible to learn from each other.

What plans do you have for the rest of 2018?

I have a few projects I plan to work on. First I am trying to acclimate myself to my new home in NYC. Working on launching a new site soon to reflect more of myself. Improve the faults in my business, and become more efficient. Overall, pretty excited and optimistic to capture all of my future weddings around the world!

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