Joseph Prezioso

thin ice

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:06:39 -0500

Winter is almost over and I can't wait to start shooting more weddings and share them with all of you. I will be in Las Vegas shooting a bride and groom this weekend and will post the shots from that shoot as soon as I have them edited.

Until then I just have these little small shoots to share, mostly just shots I take with my film camera when I see something I like. Here are a few from last weeks roll.

snowy trees

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:20:49 -0500

Snow Snow Snow! Go away! Well I know I am tired of the snow and I am guessing so is everyone else. Still I just got these negatives scans back from the lab from my ski trip last month and I had to share them. Well I didn't have to, but I thought the views I saw were pretty amazing.

These images were takes on Mt. Sunapee in NH ,while I was skiing and trying not to fall, with my Horizon film camera.

I love TY cards!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:15:05 -0500

I received a special thank you card from one of my 2009 couples today and I was so happy when I read it that I knew I had to share it with all of you.

Mike and Julia were married this past November in Boston at the State room and it was a wicked cool wedding in my book!

Thanks you so much Mike and Julia!

Just Hatched Part II

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:59:06 -0500

I present the B+W shots from the shoot, enjoy.

Just Hatched... robert

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:27:26 -0500

So there is a new little tike in my family. Little Robert was born last week to my cousin Louis and his wife Stefanie. I have many cousins and now I have one more, my family can never be too big I guess.

Robert was brought home Sunday, but I could not make it over till yesterday, tuesday, and I took the advantage of having a new born to shoot some film. If you read my blog you'll know I am kinda falling in love with film all over again, but anyway, I borrowed my friend Barry's Pentax 6x7 camera and shot one roll of Kodak VC 400 and one B+W 400tx. 20 shots in all. Every thing you see below is straight from the camera, no photoshop or adjustments.

Shooting the 6x7 format was pretty fun, the view was great from the camera and it was very cool to operate and click the shutter and pull the film winder. I love manual cameras.

Little Robert slept the entire shoot and never woke up, he was all wrapped up and cozy.

Shekia and some film memories

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:03:35 -0500

I just had a great meeting with some new clients here at my studio and I was showing them some of my film work when it dawned on me to maybe post some of my really old film images that have not seen light for a while. There are some shots from Boston and the Dominican Republic, with Haitians working on a sugar plantation.

I also wanted to show off some portraits of Shekia that I shot last week. She has great eyes and I tried to make them the focus of the images. I hope you enjoy!

The old Rowe quarry in Revere.

Haitians working on a sugar plantation, and other farms in the D.R. These images are old slides from about ten year ago.

looking back

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:35:18 -0500

Its been over ten years since I picked up my first camera and started making pictures. Time flies and if you don't stop to look around everyone once in a while your going to miss something (yes I know thats from Ferris, lol, Save Ferris!).

Anyways I am putting together a book of my favorite non wedding work from this past decade and I figured I would share some of it here with you. When I look back at some of my early work, I don't always love my composition or lighting, but the shots still have meaning and thats why I love them.

Enjoy!

The feast, Boston's North end.

The Special Olympics

Cowboys

The North Shore

L.A

Dominican Republic

Rockport

The North End

L.A

Date Book!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:23:27 -0500

When I was in nashville I fell in love with this album cover, called Date Book, which was just so awesome I had to have it. As soon as I got back to my studio I designed it and ordered it. I followed this album like a child being born, checking its status weekly and then following its route to my house via fed ex. When it arrived today at my house I was scared that the fed ex truck would not leave it since I was at jury duty! Of all the crazy timing. Luckily the package was taken in by someone home and it was waiting for me when I got home.

It was everything I wanted it to be, flush mount, full spreads and really thick and well built pages. This is an album to past down to the generations.

Check it out!

Anti Bride Video

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:18:09 -0500

anti bride from Joseph Prezioso on Vimeo.

Anti-Bride at sunset.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:12:21 -0500

I have always wanted to shoot an anti-bride, which to me is anything totally non-traditional. Sarah here is not a real bride and this was a shoot just to explore some of the fun and style that could be found with a more goth and punk look.

Any chance for me to make something new or look different and be able to explore new ideas is always a chance I want to take.

I wanted to see if I could be a little bit more edgy and see where that could lead me. The dress was from a runway show that Lorraine Roy loaded to me and they also donated the model Sarah to me for the day. Hair and makeup were done by Twisted Elegance artist Alisha Dube.

The jewelry the bride is wearing is from Chrome Hearts in Las Vegas, some awesome stuff.

We shot in East Boston at Orient Heights next to the giant cross that overlooks Boston. In my mind I had this cross glowing as I always see it when I drive by. Alas, it never lighted up while I was there and we even waited, but light was fading fast so we had to start shooting. It was a bout 29 degrees out, but no wind or moisture in the air so it was very workable. The entire shoot took about 15 minuets and then we were back in my warm truck heading back to the studio.

I hope you like these images. I had a blast shooting them and even though we froze our hinds off I think it was totally worth it.

Contact Sheet

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:10:33 -0500

Many people today have never shot film and have only experienced shooting digital. I shot film for years, learned photography on film and started my career with film, so its only fair I share film with the world.

I went skiing last week in New Hampshire with my cousin Vinny and I brought my camera up on one of the runs we made. It was super cold out and snowy. Powder covered the mountain and the skiing was glorious. It was some of the best skiing I have expierenced in a long time, It was also my first time back on the slope in about 2 years.

The first few runs I was a little rusty on, but my the end of the day I hit the terrain park and some jumps. I can't wait to get back on the slopes.

Below here is one of the joys I really miss with film, contact sheets!

Featured!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:45:49 -0500

I took out and ad in the Sheraton Commander's brochure magazine, for the awesome Cambridge hotel, and the magazine decided to feature some of my wedding shots in the issue.

The images are from Rachel and Eric's wedding from last spring and they are some great shots. I have submitted work to a number of magazines recently and hope to be published a lot this spring. Wish me luck!

Thanks Sheraton!

P.S. This is a great place for a wedding!

Below are my shots of the shrimp, mmmm, and the bride and groom walking down the isle.

Here I have the two shots above the floor plan.

More Film! Yea!

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:27:50 -0500

I just got back a number of rolls of film from the lab. I love getting my film back, its always such a surprise and film looks gloriously un-perfect! Everything with my digital gear is so sharp and as I said, perfect, that I love the way my film looks from my horizon camera, warped, lens distortion, focus off (its a fixed focus camera) and just plain sweet!

Here a few shots from both an engagement shoot and my trip to Nashville and the flight home. I had a layover at Washington D.C and so I decided to shoot pictures of airport life.

Julie and adam.

Sunrise at Logan.

Imaging USA at the Gaylord Opera House. One giant hotel. Yes thats me below.

II think the bear scared the kid, lol.

Behind the hotel I stayed at was a little street of shops and restaurants. I had some fun exploring it with Jeri.

Back at the airport.

Cockpit. I really need to learn to fly, it look so awesome!

Flights delayed.

Pilots heading to their next flight.

Getting back on the plane.

The view from my seat! Sunset was awesome!

I am a top photographer! Thanks! Wedding Wire Award!

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:13:18 -0500

So wedding wire just notified me that I am a top wedding photographer with them! Here is the press release they sent me:

WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, just announced that Joseph Prezioso has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride's Choice Awards™ for wedding photography!

The annual Bride's Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Joseph Prezioso is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

"We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community" said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire's Chief Executive Officer. "The annual Bride's Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year."

We are happy to announce that Joseph Prezioso is among the very best photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride's Choice Awards™.

Contest! Win free wedding coverage!

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:10:50 -0500

Getting married this year? Having an awesome wedding? Think your wedding will inspire people everywhere? Well then, do you want some free photography?

Joseph Prezioso is offering one free wedding this year to the couple that inspires him most via love, style and overall uniqueness.

Think your wedding has what it takes? Send me a link to a one to three minuet youtube video of you explaining why your wedding will rock.

Joseph and Abby (peachesbyplums) will select from top eligible videos (from dates that he is available to shoot on) and post the 10 best videos on his blog. The video with the most comments will win the free photography from Joseph.

Videos must be submitted by January 29^th and voting will start on the blog www.josephpreziosophotos.com/blog on January 30^th with the winner be selected on February 5^th.

Offer is only valid for photography coverage and does not include an album or digital files. There are no travel fees for weddings within an hour and half of Boston. If wedding is out of state or international, all travel fees must be covered by the winner if Joseph is to shoot your wedding.

Please email the link to your youtube video to wed@josephpreziosophotos.com