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Andrea and Tavon — Four Seasons Philadelphia

May 28th, 2009

Last weekend I shot Andrea and Tavon’s wedding at the Four Seasons. Thanks to all the amazing people who helped make this wedding rock!

The Four Seasons for their incredible service
Evantine Design for the stunning florals and lighting
EBE Talent (Dreamtime) for the rockin music
Kleinfeld (wedding dress Pnina Tornai) for the breathtaking dress

Evantine crew about to deliver the flowers

A great story about the dress…by the time I got to the hotel, the dress looked wrinkled and a little tired. The bridesmaids were trying to use a steamer on the dress, but it was only making things worse. I knew that this was a Kleinfeld dress so I called my friend Randy Fenoli, the fashion director at Kleinfeld. Long story short, I emailed him a photo of the dress, he identified the material, and advised the girls to use a hairdryer and not a steamer! The wrinkles came right out! Thanks Randy!!

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Philip, the catering director at the Four Seasons, and I were “forced” to take a photo with the bride and her crew!
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Citizens Bank Park

May 21st, 2009

Baseball is America’s pastime…My father, brother, and I used to tour the country going to see ballgames. We hit Baltimore, New York, Boston, Toronto, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, San Diego, Los Angeles, and, finally, San Francisco, our final game together since Dad died that winter.
This image is from our first trip. I was holding the camera in my left hand.

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I shot this image and just recently gave it to one of my clients who is a huge cubs fan! It also hang’s in Ross’ office since he took over Dad’s business when he passed.
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This is the last photo taken of my Dad and I. We were in San Fran, on a magical summer day, the bay in the background, the Oakland hills burnished in the sun. A journeyman catcher, just called up to the majors, hit a grand slam.
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Speaking of baseball…I photographed Alicia and Mike at Citizens Bank Park this past Saturday. We had such a great time!
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Sky Time Lapse

April 20th, 2009

I shot this the same day as the double rainbow!

Enjoy…

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Fashion Week and Kleinfeld

April 16th, 2009

Two weeks ago I had the privilege of being the documentarian for Kleinfeld, New York’s most elegant Bridal dress shop. I used the Canon 5D Mark II to capture both photo+video of the entire three days: sometimes I would shoot video to capture interview footage, while at other times I would shoot stills only. Sometimes I would shoot both photo+video at the same time!

Below are a few images from the various runway shows we witnessed…

Team Kleinfeld, including Mara the owner, Randy the Fashion Director, and Dorothy, the Buyer. Everywhere we went, we were treated like royalty!

I love this shot of the attendees taking notes as the models came down the runway.

Kenneth Poole’s Platinum Collection brought down the house!

The highlight of Bridal Market was the show at Tiffany’s. The whole store was closed for the show. The dresses were breathtaking. I love the reflection of the model off the case.

I was fascinated how the dress people who attended made their choices by simply circling their choices. So low-tech, but so perfectly simple…

Randy and I at the end of a long three days!

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Double Rainbow!

April 3rd, 2009

Alex, Seth, and I were on the roof doing a 13-minute time lapse of the insane clouds today. Later, I went to shoot more and I saw this!!!! The contrast was so sharp between the rainbow and the clouds! I have never seen something like this in my life. I have video of it that I will post later along with the time lapse of today’s billowing clouds. Nature rules!

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Bridal Fashion Week

April 3rd, 2009

I’m off to New York for Bridal Fashion Week. I will be documenting team Kleinfeld as they check out the latest bridal couture, meet the designers, and pretty much have a blast with the industry’s hottest names. I will be editing what I shoot for Kleinfeld’s new blog, which will be hugely popular since Kleinfeld is THE place to go to get your wedding dress.

I will be shooting with the 5D Mark II, since I want to bounce back and forth between photo + video with the push of a button. I do not have the time or space to carry too much gear. My plan is to put a lav mic on Randy since he is the focus of the piece; he is the Fashion Director of the store.

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LOVE Park

April 1st, 2009

It’s not everyday that your best friend comes to your studio and hands you a signed copy of his first novel with your photo on the cover! Jim was my first mentor, in a way. He would teach a full day then hammer away at his writing for hours on end, constantly working on his craft. This example has stayed with me over the years.

We shot the cover image standing in the Calder fountain, which is located right on the Ben Franklin Parkway. Cars zoom by at 100 miles per hour, the fountain a blur. How many weddings have a I shot there without really noticing the majesty of this sculpture? We shot for three hours, waiting for the light to pop. I wanted to have a slow shutter so the water spewing from the goose’s mouth would rain down and create vertical lines. The slow shutter also warmed the tone of the image. We did very little enhancement to the image, save for splashing the fountain with water to add contrast to the form.

The novel is a gem.

Check out jimzervanos.com to pre-order a copy.

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Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner

March 18th, 2009

And yet another amazing wedding by Sonal J. Shah Event Consultants!
The flowers and stunning room decor was created by Elegant Affairs with
Frost Lighting designing the lighting. Thank you, guys, for making this room a photographer’s dream! Of course, my wonderful clients Deepika and Anand deserve a heartfelt thank you for the honor of being the photographer at their wedding.

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Stage 6 at Steiner Studios

March 13th, 2009

Catered by the fabulous Abigail Kirsch, Stage 6 is one of Brooklyn’s most unique spaces. Sonal Shah of Sonal J. Shah Event Consultants did the planning, hair and makeup was done by the wonderful Bridalgal, the insane tree centerpieces by Atlas Flowers. Of course we were there with photo+video!

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I love how we burn or darken parts of the main image, which allows the eye to move from the hand on his forehead to the row of shots in color from left to right. We enjoy embracing negative space now in our designs!

Indian weddings are all about color and movement and life! It is easy to get caught up in the chaos and forget to compose. During this part of the ceremony, I remember thinking to find the composition amidst the chaos, so I focussed on one woman, who just happened to be an important family member. She was leading the women to the house to receive a blessing from the mother of the bride.

Getting ready at Stage . I love the intensity of the bride as she assesses her hair!

The groom by his lonesome next door. I love how the two scenes are complete opposites.

Anu all dressed and ready to go to DUMBO. The image on the right was shot by Asya with her Holga medium format film camera!

Rodrigo, the groom, was standing waiting for Anu to get ready. I was sitting down and from my angle I saw the lines of the lights. If I didn’t change my point of view, I would have missed this great shot. I teach so much about angling the camera about 10 to 15 degrees, to keep all the lines in the photo from being too straight.

All film, all shot by Asya. The camera she uses shoots in square format. Squares are fun to use in designs like this. We are about to edit the DVD; wait til we animate this album page!!

DUMBO, one the most famous views of New York. They were shooting a movie in the park across the way so we used this perspective to work with.

I love this image! Shot with my 85mm 1.2 lens at the widest aperture. I love how their clothes are pushed to the right by the howling wind!

The Baraat — when the groom and his family dance their way towards the awaiting bride’s family. We cropped the image on the left so just the bride can be seen. Talk about action and reaction. I shot the image on the right with my fisheye lens, then whirled around with the 70-200mm to get the image on the left. I always have a wide and a zoom on me at all times. I want to establish the scene and show details at the same time.

After the bride came down the aisle, they were separated by a veil. I quickly found what I hoped to be the best point of view. So much of what I do is on gut instinct; I know in my heart I found the best place to be at this moment. I try to view my life in the same way: did I choose the right place to be, the right action to take, the best possible sum total of choices that defines who I am?

Once again, fisheye is always at the ready.

The crew at Stage 6 flipped the room like I have never seen! The centerpieces are literally trees with their leaves turning colors!

One of the last spreads in the album. You can see Manhattan in the background.

Thank you to Anu and Rodrigo, Sonal, and my crew for producing this incredible event.

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Ashley and Blake: PAFA

March 10th, 2009

Yes, I am the world’s slowest blogger! My last event from 2008 at the amazing Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Evantine did the design. I love how the artwork becomes part of the story. PAFA is such a special venue!

The images below are from their album design which is about wrapped. We like to produce our albums within three to four months of the event along with the entire DVD…

When I shot this image, I was thinking that we could do something special with the window since the sash created a horizontal line going through the frame. So, we took it out. We kept going and dodged out much of the window frame to create this dreamy look.

Taken in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton. ISO 3200 with the Canon 1D Mark III. I was at f/2.8 at 200mm so critical focus was hard to get but this came out really well.

I love fisheye. No matter what, I have this lens attached to my Fuji S5 almost the entire day. I talked so much at WPPI about the “cinematic presentation space” of our albums and DVD designs, how a wide format takes advantage of how we naturally see the world. Fisheye helps me achieve this idea.

A perfect example why two-camera coverage is so important. No way I could get both perspectives at the same time. Kudos to Hunter for getting the moment on the right.

We blended two images together to make this collage shown above.

The image of Ashley was posed and set up with a video light. Blake was not posed and was right before the ceremony.

Shot with fisheye with Q-flash high above to my left. I wanted the shadows to cast downward so the light is angled towards the floor. I wanted to paint with shadows here and I think the effect was what I was looking for.

The center image is the anchor. Chase, my cinematographer that day, alerted me to this moment. Without looking, I rolled my aperture to the left to open the lens to allow for more light. No time to do anything else. Evantine rocks!!

The room shot. Ambient. 1Ds Mark II at ISO 1600.

Ashley and Blake busted out some serious moves! How many lessons did you guys take??
Thank you to PAFA and to Ashley and Blake for making this event really shine! We look forward to posting some scenes from the video which should be done soon.

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About Me
Jonathan Rubin is a destination wedding photographer and videographer based out of Philadelphia. He loves to travel to Mexico, New York, Manhattan, and Los Angeles.

Stunning photojournalism and cinematography are their trademark, as well as providing Instant Gratification services to their clients, like presenting life story slideshows and iPod proofing for the Sunday brunch.

Studio Nine Photography

Destination Wedding Photography

Andrea and Tavon — Four Seasons Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park

Sky Time Lapse

Fashion Week and Kleinfeld

Double Rainbow!

Bridal Fashion Week

LOVE Park

Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner

Stage 6 at Steiner Studios

Ashley and Blake: PAFA

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