2010 USS Oklahoma City Reunion.
August 28, 2010: Over the weekend, I photographed the USS Oklahoma City’s Reunion held at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza in Herndon, Virginia.The USS Oklahoma City was laid down on 8 December, 1942, by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA. It was launched on 20 February, 1944 and reported for duty in the Pacific on [...]
Keep It Short and Simple Project Results
From July 30 to August 1, 2010, Ioffered complimentary mini-portrait sessions in my gallery. It was called the Keep It Short and Simple Image Project because each sessions were: (1) less than 30 minutes, (2) against a simple neutral background; (3) utilized one light; and (4) utilized no more than one chair or box for a [...]
Javapalooza 2010
Milford, PA-based 7th Street Coffee hosted its annual Javapalooza Music Festival over the weekend featuring many local artists, including Jared Feldman, Wooden Spoon, Eric and Tara Yetter, They Know, Titanium, Friends of Mine, Mega Savant, Mike Zimmerman, Scott Weiss and Dan Engvaldsen. A great time was had by all. In addition to the festivities at [...]
Local Cyclists
31 July 2010: I was walking back to my gallery when I saw this woman peering in through the glass door interacting with my two puppies so I invited her to come on in. She turned out to be Kathryn Fourie from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. She describes herself in her blog as “an avid rock climber from [...]
Sarah’s Tennis Portrait
29 July 2010 Thursday: Sarah Hetzler photographed at The Lenape High School Tennis Courts in Stanhope, New Jersey. Soon she will be packing up her bags for college where she will be studying engineering at a Big 10 school. We wish her well and hope her studies aren’t too strenuous so she can spend some [...]
Alli and Mazie at the Black River Farm
28 July 2010 Wednesday: Alli MacDonald and her horse Mazie photographed at Black River Farm in White House Station, New Jersey under the supervision of her trainer Elissa Allen of Evenstride Farms in Califon, NJ. CLICK HERE to see the entire shoot. Mandatory Photo Credit: Alex Cena Share on Facebook
Dana’s Portrait’s
Dana came to my gallery with her boyfriend Jon and her mother Connie for a portrait session with several looks. As luck would have it, I was also photographing Carly Erin O’Neill the same day. Not only is Carly a successful model, she is also a make up artist along wit her many other talents [...]
Family Portrait
A vacation home can often serve as a wonderful backdrop for a family portrait by incorporating the natural beauty of the environment, which is often difficult to duplicate in a studio setting. When a family requests their portraits be taken “On Location,” we bring the benefits of the studio yet take advantage of their natural [...]
Images of Sarah
I had the pleasure of photographing Sarah today, who along with her mom, came to my gallery last evening. Sarah is a bright young woman that plays tennis, plans to become an engineer and is just as comfortable on a fashion runway. It was a pleasure capturing all these unique images of her. CLICK HERE [...]
Basic Urban Operations at West Point
14 July 2010 Wednesday: We were lucky enough to be invited to observe the 3rd and 4th Platoon yearlings with 8th Company in action during urban operations training at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. It is always impressive to watch these young men and women, who are dedicating their life to [...]
Keep It Short and Simple Image Project
From July 30 to August 1, 2010, I am offering complimentary mini-portrait sessions in my gallery. It’s called the Keep It Short and Simple Image Project because each session will: (1) be less than 30 minutes, (2) be against a simple neutral background; (3) one light; and (4) utilize no more than one chair or [...]
Pro Golfers in Northeast PA
A magazine asked me to take portraits of golf pros at various country clubs around Northeast Pennsylvania so I jumped in my car and drove all over the Poconos where I discovered some wonderful and quaint little towns, wonderful golf courses and even greater people. Share on Facebook
Joelee in Color and B&W
I was enjoying a peach smoothie at 7th Street Coffee0 on June 3, 2010 when Joelee Motichke entered to order something to drink and leave some marketing brochures about her event rental business. I’m not entirely sure what made me ask her to pose for me but she agreed to do so. I had to [...]
Art Photography: Fine Art by Lindsay K. Gates
We now also provide photography of fine art in our Milford, PA-based studio in Northeast Pennsylvania. Milford, which is rich in art and history, is located directly across the Delaware River from the States of New York and New Jersey. It is easily accessible by car, bus and train from New York City. Our studio can [...]
Mill Rift, Pennsylvania
This was shot in the town of Mill Rift, PA which is just next door to Westfall Township near the Delaware River just above the Water Gap and across the river from High Point, NJ. Photos by Alex Cena Share on Facebook
Ice and Snow
I find it difficult to shoot anything that does not have a person in the composition so I forced myself to go out in the backyard and capture something different. These were taken along a rock cliff near the house. Share on Facebook
Trooper Dan Sings the National Anthem
January 16, 2009: I had the privilege over the last two days to listen to Trooper Dan sing the Star Spangled Banner during the opening ceremony of the 2010 West Point Open Gymnastics competition. Despite hearing it twice, each time I really had to work hard to fight back the tears. He delivered the best [...]
Lunch With Paul
I recently had an opportunity to have lunch with Paul, who was my research director at William K. Woodruff & Company then again at Dain Bosworth in Minnesota. When I had an opportunity to leave Dain for Lehman Brothers, he tried to talk me into not moving to New York. However, his eyes and body [...]
Environmental Family Portrait
I took this family portrait a few weeks before Christmas. The family wanted to include their pet as well as this french painting titled “Pebbles to Heaven” in this image. Photo by Alex Cena Share on Facebook
Old Barn
October 30, 2009: I was just driving back from the farm and feed store when I saw this old barn and lovely sky begging to be photographed. Just wish I had my 8×10 view camera in the car. Share on Facebook
Environmental Portraits
Milford, PA: Environmental Portraits are photographs of people using the environment or scenery as the background as opposed to a studio created image in front of a background. Typically these photos are taken where someone works, lives or plays or where the person has a connection. It’s a nice change from sports where I typically [...]
Wedding Day
June 14, 2009; Redwood Valley, CA: While I specialize in capturing action sports images, I can’t help but post pictures I took during my childhood friend’s wedding event held at Frey’s Vineyard in Redwood Valley, CA. The ceremony was held in a grove of Redwood trees at one of California’s first organic vineyard located in [...]
Environmental Portraits at the Great Swamp
Basking Ridge, NJ: While action sports photography and video production are our specialty, I also enjoy taking environmental portraits where I photograph people on location. In many ways, portraits can be more difficult than taking action shots where I simply have to be at the right place at the right time with the right equipment [...]
