Leapfrog Photography

A Place To Stand

2009-08-17T14:34:00.004-04:00

Here is a quote from the great Paul Strand that mirror's my basic approach to shooting a wedding......“It has always been my belief that the true artist, like the true scientist, is a researcher using material and techniques to dig into the truth and meaning of the world in which he himself lives; and what he creates, or better perhaps, brings back, are the objective results of his explorations”. Paul Strand

Have you heard me say....."take a deep breath"

2009-08-05T16:54:00.003-04:00

Love is in the air

2009-08-05T16:48:00.002-04:00

Summer.........Summer

2009-07-30T15:18:00.003-04:00

Portraits

2009-07-03T10:25:00.003-04:00

Portraits is a funny word; it implores the notion of posed, methodical image making. That can mean different things to different people and for artists, it becomes even more subjective. Here are some images from some recent Portraits.

A Few Personal Images

2009-07-03T10:17:00.004-04:00

Between shooting Weddings, Editing, Family, Philadelphia Wedding Project and all of my other commitments, I do manage to traverse the world, camera in hand. Here is the result (or at least a view).

Anna & Daniel

2009-07-03T10:11:00.003-04:00

There is so much I could say about this couple, the amazing vendors (Mark Kingsdorf, Eventricity, The Union League, Jack Faulkner Orchestra) who brought the day home and how much fun we had. If I took the time to express it all the images would never get posted.

Patti & Kevin

2009-07-03T10:08:00.001-04:00

2009-06-16T09:42:00.002-04:00

http://www.philadelphiaweddingproject.com

Some of you have heard hints about "a project" I have been working on with some friends and fellow wedding shooters. Here it is! Check it out and stay posted for more details and tid bits. Look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

The Philadelphia Wedding Project

2009-06-16T09:41:00.003-04:00

Let Us Tell It............

2009-06-13T14:56:00.002-04:00

What's Your Story?

2009-06-12T06:26:00.002-04:00

The Scanlon/Brandenberger Wedding Countdown!

2009-05-14T08:52:00.002-04:00

I am sooooo EXCITED to be the first bride to post on Leapfrog’s blog! Our wedding is quickly approaching with the rehearsal tomorrow night and the big day this Saturday May 16th, and surprisingly, I am pretty much at ease. We are getting married at Old St. Joseph’s Church with a reception to follow at The Society Hill Sheraton. I can only attribute my relaxed attitude to my AMAZING vendors who include: Our fabulous wedding planner Mark Kingsdorf from Queen of Hearts, Donna O’Brien of Beautiful Blooms, Dan Peterson from the Society Hill Sheraton, Tangerine Video and our course our FABULOUS photographer Geoff from Leapfrog Photography!!!!

One of the things that helped make us so comfortable with Geoff was doing an engagement shoot with him this September. We both TOTALLY Recommend this. Now to be fair, Todd and I had very different things that made us comfortable. I wanted to make sure we got those perfect shots, with beautiful backgrounds, and knew that Geoff was the kind of guy that would capture all the details of the big day (which I have been working on putting together for what seems to be forever). Todd on the other hand wanted to get through the photo shoot as painless as possible and only wanted to know that he and his guys wouldn’t feel poked and prodded by someone they couldn’t relate to all day (which apparently was common in his experiences being a groomsman).

As you can see by all of the images Geoff did for us down in Ocean City at our engagement shoot…..MY EXCITEMENT and FAITH in him has only grown and I cant wait to see what he comes up with from the big day. As far Todd’s expectations go….. he hit it off with Geoff right away and they bonded over Phillies Baseball. What sealed the deal for Todd was when Geoff told Todd he could take a break to listen to the end of the game (Which by the way resulted in a WIN!). The rest of our session went perfectly……although being that it was a HUGE GAME Geoff and I still joke that we don’t want to think about how things might have turned out if the Phillies had lost. Good thing we’ll never know!

The New Deal

2009-05-14T08:35:00.003-04:00

If you are reading this then you are a devoted Leapfrog Fan and have probably been disappointed at the lack of updates on the Blog. If didn't get hung up on being so busy you would know I have been up to A LOT over the last several months. Professionally and personally, things have been pretty good.

As I started to gear up for the early wedding season grind, I reached out to Megan Scanlon, a Bride of mine getting married this weekend (5/16). Hoping to connect about basic details and plan a time to meet, we had a great chat. One of her first comments was something like this, "hey man, what's up with your Blog. I check it pretty regularly and you never update anything." We both laughed and then I thanked her. She knows my work well and has seen many great installments since she hired me back in July of '08. And she was really disappointed I wasn't sharing more. So was I. I Said to her, "hey, maybe I should have you write something just to get the momentum going."

It got me thinking; it would actually be really fun to have Brides do some Blogging. Sharing about the wedding world from their unique perspective. Let's face it, it's all about the Bride, and, as an insider I can tell you that has peaks and valley's (mostly peaks with a glittery little rock).

Here are a few pictures of Megan and her Fiancee' Todd. Look for the next post (in a few minutes) with some words from Megan. And, if you are reading this and you are one of my Brides, reach out so we can get you set up to do a guest entry.

Best,
G

Snowmanpalooza

2009-02-12T11:52:00.002-05:00

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook or Twitter. During our recent flurry of snowfalls, I challenged some local photographers to build snowmen and upload the images by the end of the same day. Here are the results from the Horowitz Team

Thank You Sheryl..........

2008-12-18T22:27:00.004-05:00

It's been a while since my last post and there is much to share. The year is winding down and, while there is still a lot of editing to do, it was a great year filled with amazing people, places and things.

To name a few, Leapfrog Photography was voted "A Top 5 Pick" by Fox News Philadelphia, my work was published in ASMP's year end Bulletin and I had the good fortune of shooting Ray and Christa Toro's wedding (he being the lead guitarist for My Chemical Romance). We shot 35 weddings and 20 other events in 6 States this year, a record for sure. Kristin Fleck started working in the Studio this year and she is starting to really kick some _ _ _ in the world of Production (thank you Kristin). Jodi Weisberg, who has been working for me for 5 years now, keeps pushing the envelope and had breakthroughs in every facet of the business. Her partnership is beyond measure.

We had a blast shooting in the rain with Gianna and Chris. Tried to shoot in urban summer heat with Jessica and Jeremy; that lasted 3 minutes and a plan B was worked out (you can't let all of that hair and make up melt). Boston with the Marshall's. Washington, DC with the Pepper's. Jersey Shore, New York City and Los Angeles.

There really is SO much to share. I get busy shooting, editing, being a dad (that is top of the list) and blogging falls by the wayside, but, I am happy to report that I am working with someone to upgrade the blog so it's a bit easier to update. And, my title reference on this post, "thank you Sheryl" is a thank you to Sheryl Williams of DVideography. She busted me for not keeping you all more informed and sharing all the great work that we do. There are some really amazing images from this season and I'll start posting some of them.

If you are one of my brides and want to see something in particular, feel free to drop me a line and I'll post it.

Brown and White

2008-07-15T04:58:00.006-04:00

The 1st time I spoke with Lindsay Brown I knew she was something special, and we connected right away. It was too funny that she was marrying Michael White. A mix of tradition, edge, and get down boogie is how one might describe this day.

Lindsay and her Bridesmaids got ready at her folks house. The ceremony was at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and Reception at Overbrook Country Club. Ilonka did the flowers. Dave Williams of DVideography shot the video. Check out the link below for a glimpse of an amazing day.

http://leapfrogphoto.com/LMW

Lara and Paul

2008-07-09T13:27:00.007-04:00

There was something pure, simple and elegant about this day. It was very elegant.......getting ready at The Sofitel, ceremony at The Episcopal Cathedral near Penn's Campus and reception at Top Of The Tower. Still, it was the people and not the things that made the day.............

To see some images from the day check out the following link www.leapfrogphoto.com/Ratkovic

Outer Space Is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be.......

2008-07-09T13:07:00.002-04:00

It's been a while and I know many people have been by to see new work and get general updates. In late May I posted just before going to shoot Lara and Paul's wedding. It was a stunning event and one could not help but be moved to tears by the presence of their love. While that is a compelling story, I do want to add that I got back sometime ago and have only been busy shooting, otherwise you would have seen an update sooner.

Contrary to rumor, I have not been beamed up or anything : )

I'm shooting 40+ wedding this year and have an array of other gigs mixed in. I'm on the verge of a flurry of posting as Production has been churning along. I want to invite you, whether your an existing client, just stopping by, shopping for a wedding photographer; even my mom is welcome, all of you, please drop me line.

Look later today for Lara and Paul........it was an amazing day.

Blogosphere

2008-05-25T11:10:00.003-04:00

I know the blog has been in dire need of attention. It should come as no surprise to my current Brides and Grooms that things have just been busy as Wedding Season kicks into high gear. The thing that I have gotten so much pleasure out of lately, beyond shooting that is, is the slideshows.

I have done a bunch lately and will post them shortly. Right now I am off to shoot Lara and Paul's wedding. It promises to be a stunning day. They are getting ready at The Sofitel. The ceremony is at the absolutely stunning Episcopal Cathedral at 38th and Chestnut. The reception is at Top of the Tower where we expect to get amazing skyline and sunset shots.

Look back over the next few days to see some shots from Lara and Paul's big day as well as those I covered in the last few weeks.

Spring is in the air

2008-03-11T10:39:00.003-04:00

With 2007 fading in the rear view mirror the 2008 shooting schedule is on the verge of exploding. I always like to take it slow between January and March to catch up on production, get album orders moving and clean house. The house is clean I am excited for Wedding Season to kick in.

In the off season I went to Atlanta fro a workshop with shooting legend Dennis Reggie (arguably the father of modern wedding photojournalism). It was amazing! And, I was ecstatic to hear from him that he liked my sense of style and presentation. While an acknowledgement like that doesn't mean I can stop developing my craft, it certainly was nice to hear.

Hear are some images from a recent day spent at Suky's http://leapfrogphoto.com/Suky

Chrissy and Raman.............pure bliss

2008-01-30T23:16:00.000-05:00

Here is a glimpse of wonder. It's not everyday you get to go from an Evangelist Catholic Church to an urban Hindu Ceremony. On this day we did and it was stunning. The bulk of the evening was spent at Philadelphia's Cescaphe Ballroom and as one might expect, every detail was impeccable. Chrissy and Raman were joined at the hip the entire evening and absolutely beamed all night long. See the link below http://www.leapfrogphoto.com/Battish

Korynn and Jared; Winterthur.

2007-12-20T22:34:00.000-05:00

There is so much I could say about this couple. They live out of state, knew they wanted a professional photographer but weren't sure what direction to go in and, they are both very sweet souls. They put their complete trust in me and welcomed me into their family circles. It was such a pleasure being with them giving myself to telling the story of their day. It's a beautiful pictorial essay of tender romance. Here is a glimpse................

From this day on............

2007-12-20T22:23:00.000-05:00

Here are some images from the spectacular October wedding of Diane and Jason Buckland. The ceremony was at St. Francis Xavier on The Parkway and if you haven't seen this church you have to check it out. We covered the Art Museum, Waterworks, Rocky Statue and Broad Street for pictures. That was the matinee and the main show was at The Crystal Tea Room where CTO rocked all night long.

Drop me a line........

2007-11-15T17:40:00.000-05:00

I'm putting more of an effort into updating the Blog as I have been getting a lot of feedback from people who are reading it (thank you). If you're one of my couple's or considering hiring me, drop me a line. On a seperate note, here are two of the people that have taught me the most in life.

BobCat....................

2007-11-15T17:34:00.000-05:00

Cat if you're reading this we're getting close.......................... Cat and Bob have a great story and were generous enough to really share with me how they met. bob's version "we met in college". Cat's was a little more detailed and included several instances of how she timed her day to incrase the odds of "bumping" into Bob. You don't have to spend much time with them to see how in love they are.

Sara and Brad

2007-11-15T17:28:00.000-05:00

Last night (11/14) I sat down with Sara and Brad to layout their album; they did an AWESOME job selecting images! Here are a few.

I just love this................

2007-11-07T22:16:00.000-05:00

Anyone that has worked with me knows that I love my job. Despite all the hard work it is an expression and I am always moved by the beauty and grace of what is pure in all of us. Kanya and Robert's wedding was the epitome of that (not that all of my other couples aren't).

Copy and paste the link to get a sense of what I am talking about http://leapfrogphoto.com/Krant

Lindsay and Michael

2007-11-02T20:35:00.000-04:00

Next year I have the privledge of shooting Lindsay and Michael's wedding. We did this portrait at private garden in Radnor, PA.

Diego and Jen........Philadelphia Royalty

2007-10-27T12:08:00.000-04:00

Early in the Summer I had he pleasure of meeting with Q102's Diego Ramos. He and his finacee Jen were so nice and so excited about working with me it was hard to think of it as work. They had a stunning wedding at Arch Street Presbyterian Church followed by a reception at the Union League; EBE's Big Rick kicked out high octane music all night long. In attendace was a who's who of Philadelphia "On Air" personalities.

The bridal party was a nice size and there were plenty of family shots to do. When we were planning out the logistics Diego mentioned he might be able to get a police escort if I thought it would help weave in and out of the city traffic. He did. We went from the church (19th and Arch) to the Art Musuem, Rittenhouse Square, and then Broad Street by the Union Leage in an hour. Doing pictures the whole way. If that wasn't enough, at one point a helocopter flew over head offerring the newlyweds congratulations. It was beautiful.

A few recent ones

2007-10-27T11:29:00.000-04:00

You know you're busy when...............

2007-10-27T10:55:00.000-04:00

You have responding to emails on your to do list. It has been a very busy, amazing, creative, inspiring year and we continue to expand adding Kristin Fleck and Jodi Wiesberg to our Staff.

For all of my Brides I know you want to see more and more of your images up here and as the shooting year winds down (12/1 is our last event) we will be posting more.

Four Score and the rest is history

2007-10-08T14:16:00.000-04:00

They met at Gettysburg College (adding to the list of infamous events in the small town).

I of course had a shot list and timeline highlighting the days key points, but the thing I wrote down as a guide for the day was: "Follow your heart as the day unfolds. Honor the Declaration and Wonderment. They are extraordinary". It was an amazing day.

Check out some of the images. Http://www.leapfrogphoto.com/Sowanick

Stephanie and JK in the City (that's Philly)

2007-10-05T21:01:00.000-04:00

Here's a reworked slideshow from a wedding I shot earlier in the year. A lot couples like a candid flowing view of the day and that's what you'll see here.

http://www.leapfrogphoto.com/Ras

Blog Nation.........

2007-10-02T00:17:00.000-04:00

We're back. I should say I'm back. It's been a while and I'll spare you the story (suffice to say technical) but I am psyched! to be reaching out and sharing work. Stop back often as I hope to update this blog frequently and share work from current weddings.

Best,
Geoff