Really had a great time with these 2. Adrienne and I met Christina & Mike at The Blind Tiger on Bleeker Street. This is where Christina & Mike met. Who ever said New Yorkers were not nice. People moved around the bar and were very accommodating giving up their seats to us and even offering a free beer!! We then headed to the streets and made our way up to Central Park. Along the way we met one of Mike's favorite sports announcers from ESPN. He even stopped for a picture.No matter how many times I've photographed in Central Park there's always something new. What an amazing place. Here are just a few of my favorites. Can't wait for the wedding guys!!
j
As the sign says. "Here's where it all began!! " :) 
Love these next 2. 
I always try to add a "time piece" in the pics if possible. So years from now when they look back at the pics there's a point of reference. 
Here's Christina & Mike with Kirk Herbstreit, am ESPN sports announcer. I think Mike was more excited to meet this guy than the shoot. Lucky for Mike he just happened to have a professional photographer with him to get the shot. :)
Love the creepy looking Matrix guy in the corner in this one.
Def. one of my favs from the day.
Like I said above. I just love walking around Central Park. There's a photo op everywhere you turn.
Thought this was really great also. It's all about timing and knowing when to hit that shutter. Again, adding a point of reference or time to the shot is always a good thing.
What an amazing couple these 2 were. After meeting them at our initial get together I knew they were going to be fun. They brought along board games and a great attitude as we walked around Princeton University capturing who they are together. Really looking forward to their wedding at the end of May at The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. Here are a few of my favorites from the day. See you soon guys!!
j
We stopped for a bit as they played a quick game.
This is their fist pump they do with each other.
Nothing like a little 'batman' action in the back of an ally!! :)
Have you been wanting to do a Jeff Tisman Photo Session?
Here's your chance!!!
This is an awesome way to get some GREAT PHOTOS for a GREAT PRICE and benefitting a GREAT CAUSE!
It's that time again, leading up to our big Great Strides walk for CF, it's time for fun-raise and making lots of money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for research and care. For those of you who don't know, my daughter Aurora has Cystic Fibrosis and we are in the fight of our lives to raise money to cure this damn disease. So this year one of the things we are doing is a big photo fundraiser.
The Details:
It will be me shooting, at my studio in Princeton, NJ
ONE day - ALL day, from 9:30am to 7:30pm
Saturday May 19th
20 sessions, 15-20 minutes each
Cost per session is $175, which includes all rights to all digital files
All images from your session will be available within a week or two of your shoot for viewing and downloading. All files will be color corrected high Res images for you to do whatever you want with - no copyright or water mark, all rights are yours.
Sessions will be booked on a first come first serve basis and time slots can be reserved via
email: tismanphoto@gmail.com
or phone: (732)940-5602
All sessions will be paid at the time of booking, once your time slot is confirmed you will be asked to pay online on our Great Strides, Aurora's Warriors page via a link provided.
These sessions will be ideal for any of the following:
Kids Portraits
Family Portraits
Pet Portraits
Couple Shoots
Mini Engagement Sessions or
Head Shots
If scheduling for a multi family session it would be a good idea to book 2 sessions back to back.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your session is to begin to be sure our day runs smoothly.
Looking forward to a fun, exciting and successful day!!!
To learn a little more about Aurora check out the video below and or our great strides page.
Thank you all for your support and participation!
-j
Great Strides Page: http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/VanessaTisman
UPDATE:
SOLD OUT!!!! Thank you everyone for sharing, posting and most of all to the lucky 20!! Kind of like winning the Wonka Golden Ticket but different. :) See you all for a great day on May 19. We have a wait list started as well if you would like to be added. THANK YOU!!!
WOW!!!! I am thrilled and honored for a few reasons. First, I found out last night I was chosen as one of NJ Bride Magazine's "Love It" award. Only 16 photographers in the state were lucky enough to be chosen.
Editor Molly Tully says, "Our Love It list is indispensable for any bride planning a wedding in New Jersey, making it the premier go-to bridal resource. These are all the professionals—grouped together all in one list—who we truly love and trust to create the wedding you've always dreamed of. We want New Jersey brides to love every detail of their weddings, and these are the people who will help make that possible." As I said "WOW"!!!!!!
Now for a little bragging. This past year along with this award I was also recognized by "The Knot" as a top pick and 'Wedding Wire' as one of the best as well. Very exciting!! Which leads me to something that I have been meaning to blog for some time. I always encourage my couples to submit their images for 'real wedding's' stories in magazines and on blog sites. Well my amazing couple of MaryAnn & Ryan did just that. She got in touch with NJ Bride editor Molly Tully and she loved their images so much that for the first time in the history of the magazine they used a REAL couple for the cover. And as if that wasn't exciting enough, Molly reached out to me and asked for some other images. She ended up loving my couple Larissa & Steven so much she then made them the cover of the South Jersey edition of NJ Bride. So 2 covers!!!!!!! I also included from last winters issue another couple of mine, Jenna & Vincent who's wedding was orchestrated by one of NJ's premier wedding planner's Tina from 'Oh So Fab'.(and Love It award winner as well) Tina will stop at nothing to make sure your wedding is absolutely beautiful down to every last detail. I then received a call recently from the Daily News about my wedding at The Crossed Keys Inn of Jessie & Noah. They were interviewed and featured in their 'Down the Aisle' section of the Sunday paper.
I can not thank all my incredible couples enough who trust in me to capture one of the most important days in their life. I do not take it lightly and strive to be The Best and will continue to do so. I realize there are a lot of photographers out there and you have a choice.Thank you all again and to all my new couples I will stop at nothing to produce images you will hopefully one day see on the cover of a magazine!!
j
Here's the brand spanking new award given to only 16 wedding photographers in the whole state!! 
Here are a few images of the NJ Bride covers showcasing my awesome couples MaryAnn & Ryan and Larissa & Steven.
MaryAnn & Ryan's wedding was also a 4 page feature in the "Real Wedding' section of the magazine.
MaryAnn was also the feature image in the beauty section.
Here Stefanie's bridal flowers were showcased in the 'Flower' feature.
One of my favorite images from last year was featured in the editors picks of 'Favorites from the Professionals' feature. This was from the wedding of Katherine & Matthew.
Here's Jena & Vincent's wedding that took place in the Jersey City Hyatt. This was published in the winter 2011 issue of NJ Bride.
And finally Jessie & Noah's feature in the NY Daily News.
So here are some images from my first "boudoir" session. I was recently at a seminar and one of the speakers was talking of a "new" area for images of brides who want to give their husband a little something special on their wedding day. I had allready photographed Denise's wedding when her and her sister, Elaine came to the studio to pick up Denise's wedding pics. I mentioned my idea and they wanted to do it. So them along with my assistant and great photographer,Kris Rupp we spent a few hours taking some beautiful images. I also want to let anyone interested in a shoot like this know I will ALWAYS have one of my female assistants with me at ALL shoots.
j 
Kris captured this amazing picture of Denise.
I knew this was going to be my kind of Bar Mitzvah when everything including the ceremony was not taking place in a temple but all at the Greenacres Country Club. It was great. It made it possible for me to capture the ceremony for the first time in all my years of capturing events since temples don't allow anyone to capture the ceremony. I was able to catch such a great moment where Ben is having his first drink as a man. His expression says it all.
That was just one reason. The other reason was when talking over the day with Courtney, Ben's mom, she told me how much Ben didn't really want all his pictures in his suit. Perfect!!! I don't want to wear my suit either. So Ben showed up before his service and we had some time capturing really great images of who he is. The party was pretty insane. Beautifully decorated and non stop fun. I think Ben's dad had the most fun of all as evident below. Here are just a few of my favorites from the day.
Mazel Tov Ben!
j
Love this first series of Ben. 
Great day for pics. The clouds were awesome.
Ben rockin' it!
The Ben FM sign was the theme of the day. Ben's an aspiring DJ.
This was the custom sign made to hang over the party while the party rocked.
Ben's adorable sister.
Awwwwww, so cute. Courtney loved this one. :)
Ben holding the torah.
Here Ben is singing a portion of his ceremony.
Love this!! Here Ben & dad are sharing a sip of wine. It was Ben's first taste of it and I would think it's safe to say it isn't his favorite.
Candle lighting.
This was the table at the entrance giving the seat assignments.
The room looked amazing!!
Here the family is making their grand entrance. Ben got escorted in by 2 beautiful women.
Psyched!!!
One of the best moments in all Jewish receptions is the Hora. So much fun!!!
Ben and all his buddies.
Nice moment just after dad gave his speech about all the amazing times he & Ben have had.
Ben stage diving into his friends for some crowd surfing.
Had to give dad his own spread of him tearing up the dance floor. I don't know who had more fun, Ben or dad?? :)
Some more fun...
Amanda & Craig had a beautiful early spring day for their wedding. It was close to 70 degrees!!Adrienne & I arrived at her home for some prep shots. Craig also arrived there and we went off to town for some fun images. We then met with the bridal party before the ceremony so all the "formal" pics were taken before the cocktail hour. After the church we headed over to the amazing Pleasantdale Chateau. They had an amazing party complete with Leprechaun Martini's.Here are a few favorites from the day.
j
Some of the details. I loved the pattern detail in the kitchen where the shoes & flowers were photographed.
This is their son Craig jr. He was great all morning and never cried for mom once. Must have known she was getting married to dad this day. :)
One of their rescue pooches.
Amanda looked incredible.
Craig wasn't too bad either. :)
Ring bearer & flower girl
Loved this piece of art hanging on a wall in town.
Loved this church. It was actually built in the round.
Leaving the church as Mr. & Mrs.'s
Image from the back of the vintage Rolls Royce the had.
Some more details from the day..
First dance together.
Sweet image of Amanda & dad's dance together. You can see a tear rolling down Amanda's face.
Had to give Craig his own spread. He was really tearing it up on the dance floor.
Today I had the pleasure along with Drew to photograph Marissa & Jason in NYC. I was unfortunately booked for their day but we were still able to get together and have some fun around the city. As the day was going along we were running a little behind but Marissa & Jason offered Drew & I a ride to Newark for the Devil game. This is where this story is going. Now I don't want to "diss" Newark but it's not exactly a hot spot for couples to have their photos taken. But, I have to admit they are some of my favorites from the day. My point? It's all about the couple. So for future couples who don't feel they have a "great location". None of that really matters as long as you both love each other and have some fun!! Here are a few of my favorites from the day.
j
This is a great image Drew captured.
The next 4 are from "The Newark Session". Love them!
Meet the sweet, glorious Hannah. I'm really trying to get to know who these little people are. I want to capture the depth of their expressions, I want to stop time for a moment so we can all see their spontaneity, their inner essence and the pure joy of childhood.
I have been interviewing the parents before our shoots, wanting to find out what the children love, what makes them laugh and who they truly are. Here are a few of the things Hannah's mom had to say about her little girl:
"Hannah has always loved letters, in fact the only way we got her excited about moving to her new big girl room was to put letters up on the walls above her bed. She was so happy to sleep under all those letters! Hannah is a big bookworm and has always loved reading! She is also a little peace child and loves flowers, they bring a huge smile to her face."
I had a vision of creating a magical Hannah world of letters & books in the forest. I have to thank my wife Vanessa for bringing this fantasy world to life. She hand cut all the letters and painted them with Aurora's help. A little ribbon, some chiffon fabric and an antique mirror were the finishing touches.
Hannah's mom helped with the styling, we shot in the magic forest and we found a nearby field and just let her "bee" :)
She had so much fun, showing us how to live in the moment with utter peace and joy!
j
Hannah's fantasy book forest.
Hannah and her best friend Aurora sharing a moment in the field. Aurora has been helping at some of my shoots.
And that's Hannah!! :)