Why I shoot weddings...

i recently came across this pix in a brides favorites on pictage and if a picture is worth a thousand words, this image sums up why i shoot weddings, enjoy!

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year... A little late, indeed, but we're getting our ducks lined up here @ coatue photo and we're a little late on a few things... Though we weren't late for the Chinese New Year in Chinatown. Click our ducks below to see more images from this festive & entertaining annual event in Chinatown.

On other fronts, the website is expanding almost daily. And there is a lot more to come...

SXSW

Greetings!

Spring is finally starting to happen around here & I'm getting excited to start shooting nuptials again. But while I've been waiting for things to warm up & engagement rings to be distributed I've been catching a lot of great new music including some great stuff recently at South By South West (SXSW) which if you're a music fan is not to be missed. I'm going to Jazzfest which I've also heard is quite cool, maybe to roots rock what SXSW is for indy rock? Any thoughts?

Anyway, this is a photo blog so onto the photos:

The image on the current home page is Rocco Deluca, check it out at our home page, http://www.coatuephoto.com

A gallery of a great new band, The White Rabbits (http://myspace.com/whiterabbits) that followed The Walkmen @ Room 710 is online at:

Happy Valentine's Day!

I know lots of people who aren't keen on Valentine's Day, but I'm not one of them!

And as we've done in the past, Coatue Photo has a 20% valentine discount for clients who book us through March 14, 2007.

Happy News for us! Our very adorable couple, Steve & Kelly-Ann are featured wedding in the latest edition of Newport Wedding Magazine. Check out the pdf here.

Web Site

Yup, the web site is having a bit of an identity crisis, it's tan, it's white, it's black, it's not unlike these tasty treats below. But I assure you it's being well cared for and hopefully the web guru will get those galleries back in shape. The galleries on pictage are in good shape if you want to head over there instead. (see url on the side bar.)

More!

Another cute picture from the fall photo shoots.

On the artistic, creative side, I am working on several photography projects including one of matter as non-solids - fire, steam, smoke, etc...

I am also working on a couple of sets of images using inexpensive plastic cameras. I usually have them at weddings, but rarely have a chance to use them.

Santa Claus Ball

Yup, Mr. Claus, Santa to those of you who dig goodies under a tree, was on hand at the Santa Clauss Ball sponsored by the good kids at Santa Claus Anonymous. And Coatue Photography voluntered to take pictures of the guests with Santa. Some serious, some not so serious images came of the whole thing, check out the mini gallery.

If you are working on an event and would like Coatue to consider volunteering, email us with the event details. If we're open, we'd love to help out.