A selection of photographs I’ve taken at Coney Island, Brooklyn. Coney Island is one of my favorite places in the world. I have so many memories from there - working at the New York Aquarium, riding the Cyclone, trying to grab a ring from the carousel playing “Shoot the Freak.” Ever since I heard the redevelopment plans for the amusement area, I’ve tried to make as many trips there to document my memories of Coney Island as well as I can.
All photos shot with a Digital Rebel XT and edited in Photoshop. “Sideshows by the Seashore” and “Eric and MIchael” were captured using a LensBaby 2.0.
This was the very first movie I made. I had just gotten a new camera that I planned to use to document my upcoming road trip. I wanted to practice making a movie to get the idea of the kinds of shots I would need and how it would come together in iMovie. My friends were planning a trip to Coney Island as a birthday party, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make a short movie.
The footage was shot with a Canon Powershot SD-800 and edited with iMovie HD 6. Unfortunately, the master was lost in a hard drive crash, so the compressed version for YouTube is less than fantastic.
Higher resolution file available for download upon request.
Music: “Cumbia En Do Menor” by Lito Barrientos y Su Orquesta
This is a selection of photographs I’ve taken in Manhattan. I took “Union Square at Night” as part of an introductory photography class at Cooper Union. It was the first photo of mine that I ever wanted to get framed. I shot “Chumley’s Bar” in the afternoon, while the bar was deserted. A friend had a plan to take photos in old bars across New York, and I joined her on this particular expedition. The “NYPD Officer” was taken across the street from Carnegie Hall. There was a fire in one of the buildings and everyone was standing around, looking up, trying to see what was going on.
All photos shot with a Digital Rebel XT. The first two were long exposure shots, and the third was shot using a Lensbaby 2.0.
