When I think about my top ten shots from 2011, I first think about my landscape work. That is what I enjoy the most and what I devote the most time to learning. However, you really can’t neglect people, so here are my top ten people shots from 2011.
10. I shot my first wedding this year, my nephew’s. Lindsey, the bride, really only cared about one shot and this was it. I am glad I caught it because it is not an easy shot to get right and we only had a couple of takes. I practiced this once before from across the street of a wedding party at South Park. I realized the whole jumping shot is something everyone gets asked to do at some point in his or her life. It helps to have done it before.
9. This is my oldest brother, Scott, his wife, Nina, and youngest child, Hannah. We spent the afternoon out driving along the Hudson Valley and made a last minute stop at Bear Mountain State Park in NY. The view was spectactular and the company great. 
8. It is so rewarding when you capture someone’s personality in a shot. My college friend, Leanne was married in October and this shot was as she and her new husband, Dave, exited the church. It is classic Leanne.
7. Lindsey, with a more relaxed expression.
6. Benjamin posing for me. Sometimes I almost feel like my 50mm f/1.4 is too much lens for me but when it blurs out the background like this I realize it’s a keeper.
5. This is what they call the “money shot”. It’s the shot you have to get at a wedding.
4. Another Benjamin against the backdrop of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on our way to a Pirate game.
3. Good advice from a friend who is a professional photographer helped me plan this shot. thanks, Amy!
2. William seemed enthralled with his new baby sister.
1. This was just one of those happy moments. it is hard to get a pre-schooler to act naturally in front of a camera, but Lily was so overcome with being a big sister she was not even paying attention to me.
