[dropcap]I [\/dropcap]will first admit that the Times Square Engagement Photos that I am showing, are not something “recent”, but in fact took place a few years ago in New York City when I flew up to shoot Vanessa and Scott’s wedding. \u00a0So, why am I sharing this again? \u00a0Well.. \u00a0because the experience was unreal, and truly something that you will likely never<\/span> see again unless you have either.. \u00a0a ton\u00a0of money, or.. \u00a0have a special connection \ud83d\ude09 Talk about defining the word “unique”! \u00a0Honestly, tho.. my branding has changed over the past few years and I needed to update some of the behind the scenes videos<\/a> that I have made, and this was first on my list! \u00a0So, what a perfect time to not only do the update.. \u00a0but to also re-post this incredible few minutes of fame!<\/p>\n Let me pause here, and say.. that yes, I am based in Miami,FL however it is a simple JetBlue flight up to LGA, or JFK and I am more then happy to come back, and extend my reach to anyone in the New York City area looking for Wedding Photography. \u00a0To get a “premium” NYC Wedding Photographer it’s going to cost you a pretty penny, and I bet anything I can make an offer that will be hard to refuse.. plus.. you get to brag to your friends that you hired and flew in the one and only Wedding Photographer that has actually shut down Times Square, laid on his back in the middle of the road, and taken amazing images of his clients!<\/p>\n Okay, on with the Times Square Engagement Photos… When I rolled up in the Taxi to meet with my clients, I did not fully understand what to expect. \u00a0What I did know, is that ALL of the images in “google” that showed “Times Square Engagement Photos” were.. well.. not that great. \u00a0They all (to me) looked the same, and they all lacked anything really impactful. \u00a0This of course all becomes very subjective, however one thing was for sure.. \u00a0none of them had the type of access we did!<\/p>\n I took one step out of the taxi, and all I saw is what appeared to be more then a thousand people, seemingly waiting for us. \u00a0Everywhere. \u00a0Then, I noticed\u00a0a HUGE open gap in the middle of Times Square… and wondering what that was for. \u00a0I saw that it was completely roped off, and no one was allowed inside.<\/p>\n Thats when it hit me!<\/p>\n OMG, this was for US! \u00a0Absolutely straight out of one of my dreams.. \u00a0full access, no restrictions.. Times Square NYC. \u00a0Just speechless. \u00a0I gotta say too.. [perfectpullquote align=”left” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]when I first stepped out in the middle of the crowd of people, I felt like a true Rock Star! \u00a0I will never forget that feeling. \u00a0This is something that few, if any other photographers in the world would be able to do, or will ever experience.[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n But.. it was not all easy.. \u00a0(it’s always something.. some little thing.. nothing is easy).. \u00a0and in this case I went from incredibly happy, and excited to incredibly focused, and had to start problem solving right away. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Well, let me explain.. First we were in Times Square, NYC and if you have never been there.. you have no idea what this is really like. \u00a0Beyond the people, and the “busy” there were tons, and tons of lights<\/em>. \u00a0AND.. the lights did not all remain the same. \u00a0They kept changing. \u00a0One second, one billboard would light up.. and then the next, it would disappear. \u00a0Lights would flash, go in and out, change color, etc. \u00a0it was a NIGHTMARE to deal with (in the camera). \u00a0Generally, a photographer can set a camera for whats going on.. and in this case what was “going on” kept changing, and that meant different white balances, different exposure values, etc.. and this all meant that I needed to QUICKLY adapt to this dynamic, and “figure it out”.. \u00a0I mean, it’s not like I had thousands of people watching, and my clients standing in the middle of one of the words busiest cities \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0LOL. \u00a0This was very hard for me, and would be for anyone. \u00a0On top of that, the wireless remotes that triggered my lighting were\u00a0not working 100% of the time. \u00a0This was due (I am guessing) to the crazy congested city having a ton of “RF Noise” everywhere. \u00a0This meant that for every 10 frames I would take, maybe.. 6 of them? would actually fire the flash! \u00a0This was not a matter of using “cheap” gear either..Pocket Wizard<\/a> (the remotes used) are the gold standard in photography… it was just the “way it is” in some cases. \u00a0For me, getting the lighting correct (the way I wanted it), was most important. \u00a0I knew that if I could not get my lighting to work, I would not have a shot.. and THAT was scary. \u00a0(Since this shoot, the remote technology has improved, and RF issues is not really an issue anymore..)<\/p>\n For this session, it was not like any other.. we did not have all the time in the world, and needed to work very fast. \u00a0Get in, get out etc.. Also, the expectation was clear.. just needed a few shots of them and that was it. \u00a0It was not a time to go through a ton of different poses, and get overlay “creative”.. we needed to stick with a basic “frame work” and get a few solid shots. \u00a0So, thats what I did. \u00a0I stayed focused, and managed\u00a0with the technical issues that were transparent to everyone else, and got the shots I wanted, and knew would work well.<\/p>\n