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as we see it – humor

i consider my team of photographers among the best at capturing those split second funny moments that go on at weddings.  but sometimes humor comes not from something that happens at the wedding but comes from the photographer and the actual act of “fixing” the image.  in these cases, there is no ‘joke’ per se outside the photograph itself.

i thought i’d share a couple of examples of these over the next few days.

case in point:

“I can tie my shoes all by myself.”


December 16, 2011 - 6:31 pm Tamra - ever swoon - That photo is awesome!! Too funny!

new and exclusively ours – folio fine art books

We are always looking to push the boundaries of what wedding albums can be.  We’ve been working on the design of these books for years and are incredibly proud to show off our one of a kind handmade folio fine art books.  These albums are designed like an art piece to showcase the very best images from the wedding day as individual fine art prints on 100% cotton rag papers.  Even the papers are made especially for our studio.   Our own hand finished prints are then bound by our artisanal bookbinder who hand makes each binding using the finest leathers and japanese silks.

 

Since each of our Folio Fine Art Books is custom designed as a personal presentation space for your fine art wedding prints each is one of a kind.

 

We are really proud to add these to our lineup of image presentation options.

December 14, 2011 - 11:24 am Wedding photographer NYC - I have to admit that those albums are unique. I love your idea. Thanks.

December 28, 2011 - 2:03 pm fotografia ślubna wrocław - These boxes looks really nice! I'm sure customers would love it. Congrats

new york magazine winter feature

Just wanted to finally give props to Ron who shot the “epic” section header for The Reception section of New York Magazine’s Winter Weddings Issue.  It was another beautiful wedding design by Jung Lee of Fete and was held at the amazing Brooklyn Museum.

we will share more details of this stunner of an event shortly.

December 15, 2011 - 1:52 am Leo Timoshuk - That is awesome, love your work!

sting and the wedding in the hills of florence

when Sting is your wedding band, you had better pick a good venue.

but let’s back up a bit.

this summer when we had the pleasure of working again with a very special family that truly knows how to enjoy life.  They flew us to Florence to join them and photograph three days of non-stop events and well planned fab experiences for all their guests.  (caveat – to protect our client’s privacy we won’t be showing too much detail from the event)

Florence has always been toward the top my list as places I’d be willing to live for many reasons – the people, the art, the architecture, the food and the light.

florence’s famed “duomo”

  and Ponte Vecchio

It’s just a fantastic place to be.  And an inspired place to get married.  Now in this case, in addition to the big day itself, the partying included 3 days of hot air balloon rides, cooking classes, museum and art tours, as well as a wonderful welcome dinner and a white party which started in the tiny ancient town of Fiesole and ended after a champagne tour on double-decker buses on the banks of the river arno with the historic Ponte Vecchio nearby.


It was a very private area on the river bank – belonging to the country’s oldest rowing club, Canottieri Firenze.   everyone was in white and the tent and all the decor were white as well. the drinks were flowing (esp. the aperol spritzes) the food was outstanding, and as the sunset turned to night the dj began spinning and the groove got going.

And for the late night sugar boost, a bicycle based – gelateria cart arrived plying everyone with more energy to move.  (For those interested mixologists: aperol spritzes – one part of the bitter italian apertif aperol mixed with one part prosecco and one part club soda served on rocks and garnished with an orange – giving you a beautiful practically glow-in-the-dark orange cocktail)

THIRD DAY

now of all the villas in tuscany, there is one that is generally considered to be the superlative example – the one that ends up on the cover of all the ‘italian villa’ books – villa gamberaia.  and this is but a small taste of why:

 the garden ceremony at Villa Gamberaia

sunset over the olive grove at Villa Gamberaia

of course, if you’re going to have a 4 day wedding blowout in the hills of tuscany – you had better get yourself a good wedding band.

the groom surprised his bride after dinner with Sting and his full entourage in the formal gardens at villa gamberaia

and i have to say it was awesome!  not only because it was the closest I had ever heard Sting play (and things sound soooooooooo much more amazing on an intimate scale), but we also were there for the sound check and rehearsal and got to see how Sting works with his band to develop just the sound he’s looking for.  Later, during the show, I actually was able to get up on stage and shoot the bride dancing with Sting and the groom singing along with him.

now while all that was fantastic, here’s what I think makes this family super special people.  when they heard that Celeste and I might be heading over to Italy early to take our kids to Rome and Florence on their school break – they insisted that the boys also join in on some of the festivities.  the boys made friends and hung out with the other kids at the white party, which when it got into full dance mode, the bride said to me, “will you put down your f*ing camera and dance with your sons?”  Coolest people ever, right?

and the night of the wedding, the groom wanted to ensure that my boys were there before the surprise band was revealed.  this had special meaning for me because Sting’s opening number was “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” which was the first song my youngest son Cole ever sang along to.  To him, it was affectionately known as “The Magic Song”.

Cole enjoys the show from the best rock in the house.

after the show, I got to hang backstage with sting and his wife trudie styler who are a really sweet couple truly in love with each other. They are also in love with their “side jobs” as vintners – growing their own grapes biodynamically and bottling their own brand of wine, Sister Moon which they brought along as a gift.


as i was getting onstage to shoot,  i grabbed this shot of trudie admiring her man performing .  isn’t she radiant? – beautiful both inside and out and madly in love with her man – you can see it in her eyes.

and lastly, Cole wanted to make sure I included this shot of him helping his daddy take pictures at the white party.

November 14, 2011 - 11:43 am Stephanie Carl - Sounds and looks like an amazing wedding! They may have had Sting (I happen to be his biggest fan) sing at their wedding but what tops THAT is Brian Dorsey was their photogrrapher! Now THAT'S something to brag about! Hope all is well. You guys rock- as usual. Hugs! Steph

November 23, 2011 - 3:45 am Rachel Elkind - love the stories

January 2, 2012 - 11:58 pm RevAnnieNYC - Gorgeous wedding! Beautiful work! Wishing you a wonderful 2012 :) @RevAnnieNYC

January 6, 2012 - 2:26 pm Lindsay Landman - Brian - this is a beautiful post. Your love of your work and your family as well as your connection to your clients really shows through. Very moving for me. Thanks for sharing.

announcing – brian dorsey kids !

no, not more of them for myself (two seems to be plenty for manhattan) but our new website: briandorseykids.com

we get asked all the time if we do children’s portraiture since our original wedding focused website doesn’t show any.  well of course we do!

be sure to check our our city kids, hamptons kids, and studio kids sections and let us know what you think!

thanks!

 

 


November 1, 2011 - 7:16 pm Tamra - Congratulations!! We've always been a fan of your kiddo portraits. Does this include fur kids? lol

November 2, 2011 - 8:08 am Brenda Zheng - 哇!太棒啦! Woo! Great!

December 14, 2011 - 11:25 am Wedding photographer NYC - Great Photo I really love it!!

meghan and keith

Thought we’d share some of Meghan and Keith’s pink and green themed wedding at The Bowery Hotel with everyone.
For all of you curious types:

Meghan’s dress is by Oscar de la Renta.

Flowers and event design is by the wonderful Matthew Robbins Design.

 

the knot gala at the new york public library

The Knot Magazine and Wedding Channel held their 2nd Annual Gala at the New York Public Library last night.  It was a night filled with notables in the wedding industry and we were not only guests, but also the official photographers for the evening’s festivities.

But the best part was getting a chance to see old friends in such a great space.

Randy Fenoli, fashion director of Kleinfeld Bridal and star of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress,” was there and he always amps things up to a new level – even getting Carley Roney who runs The Knot to jump for Chris’s camera – while she’s wearing those heels!  Carley and I worked together on the TV show “My Celebrity Wedding” but I’m not not so much the red carpet jumping type so I opted to keep my feet on the ground.

but by the end of the night, it looked like Randy, Chris and I were old friends.

Many thanks to the BDS team who were there making the magic – Kim, Chris, Katie, as well as Angel and Celeste (both not pictured).

October 25, 2011 - 1:43 pm Zdjęcia Ślubne Kraków - This is amazing photography, really great frames !

December 15, 2011 - 1:55 am Leo Timoshuk - These are awesome! Love all the colors!

tribeca costume collection 2011

This Halloween, come join us at our fourth annual tribeca costume collection for great photographs of your kids in costume - all while helping to support our local public school art and photography programs!

have your kids don their most creative costumse and bring them down to tribeca to trick or treat in the neighborhood.  then swing by our sidewalk studio for a portrait in costume.

October 31st between 3:30 and 6:30 pm on west broadway between duane and reade streets.  a ten dollar suggested donation goes to benefit the art and photography programs at PS 234 and PS 89.

For inspiration, check out some of the best costumes from the past three years:

 
for even more ideas, check out our soon to be launched children’s website at www.briandorseykids.com

hope to see you there!

 
 

lauren + chris – a preview

Well, the season has been an extremely busy one for us and while we’ve been keeping up with the work for our clients, it has been at the expense of our blog.  But never fear – we’re on it.
And here to kick off the fall season is are a few highlights from last week’s wedding with Lauren and Chris.

Lauren arrived at the church in a perfectly restored Model A Ford.

Lauren awaiting her big moment… the cue to walk down the aisle.

Ron’s alternative take on the recession.

Chris and Lauren wave goodbye as they depart the church in the Model A.
(What I thought was amazing was that the gas gauge is actually a small glass window through which you actually see the gasoline sloshing around. – scary!)

Ron had to address the issue, “What do you do when you’re shooting outside on the streets with fifteen (15!) groomsmen and it starts to rain”?

I think funniest shot of the day goes to Ron – who got this great one of Chris (who is a banker).

Many many thanks go to the fabulous Claire Bean who planned this event.  There are some people that do a great job at event planning and design and are really FUN to work with and we put Claire at the top of that category. We just love her.

 

October 3, 2011 - 3:47 pm stacy squires photography - These are great shots!!!! not to mention the beautiful bride!!!

The Hampton’s Summer Sessions – update

We’ve been having a wonderful time out here in the Hamptons – not only have we been lucky enough to avoid the 100+ degree days in Manhattan but we’re had the chance to work with some wonderful people out here on more temperate tip of New York.

Our Summer Sessions are really about just capturing those beautiful “Day in the Life” moments -  fleeting tastes of childhood summers that pass before you know it.

There’s still one opening available so be sure to contact the studio as soon as possible if you’re interested in having us preserve a slice of your child’s summer for you.

 

 

July 30, 2011 - 1:23 pm Barbara Knoll - I really enjoyed the pictures. The boys are bautifull and look like they are really enjoying their summer. Thankyou for sharing these with me. Keep in touch. Love Aunt Barbara

August 3, 2011 - 9:12 am Roberto Farren, Boston wedding photographer - Really stunning set of portraits!