Now Booking Weddings for 2011!

Believe it or not, 2010 is almost over. That means bigger and better things for 2011. As the New Year approaches, Mary B. Photography is expanding into the area of wedding photography. So if you are in the process of planning your nuptials during 2011, and are still in need of a photographic artist, contact me and let's talk about your photographic needs for that very special day. For more information, see details here. This is a limited time offer. Only available for wedding dates booked during January - June 2011.

Added Incentive
The first five couples to book a date with Mary B. Photography for 2011 during the months of January - June will get a $250 gift card. This special bridal gift card can only be used toward the purchase of your wedding package. 

The special bridal gift card can only be used toward the price of the wedding package. Prints and a la carte items are sold separately. 

Rockets Red Glare

I'd never photographed fireworks before, so I decided this year would be the year. Originally, I thought of going over to Jersey City to shoot the Macy's fireworks, but I didn't really want to deal with the mega crowds or the train ride. So I did an online search and found a fireworks show close to home in Nutley, NJ, only a 10 minute drive away.

When shooting fireworks, some key things to keep in mind are: a tripod is a must; use a zoom lens to make zooming in or out easy if you need to; set the focus on manual, then adjust it to infinity and forget about it; set the ISO 100; select an aperture between f8 - f16. You will have to adjust the shutter speed a bit until you get it right. I shot most of my images at 2.5 seconds. Next time I might experiment with speeding up the shutter speed a tad bit. Oh, and the other tool I used was my wireless remote. Once I had the camera aimed in the right location, I didn't have to touch it again. This helped to minimize any shake from manually pressing the shutter.

My settings:
Exposure 2.5 sec
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO 100

Newark City Council Members

The Council Monitor, Winter 2009/2010Back in December, I had an opportunity to photo the Newark Municipal Council members for the cover of The Council Monitor. Though it was a pretty tight schedule, a few of the members stayed around and I shot individual portraits after we finished the group photo for the cover.

Central Ward Councilman Charles A. Bell, City of Newark, NJ

Councilman-At-Large Carlos M. Gonzalez, City of Newark, NJ

Councilman-At-Large Donald Payne Jr, City of Newark, NJ

West Ward Councilman Ronald C. Rice, City of Newark, NJ