Denise Banks won the $10,000 Grand Prize at the January Mandalay Bay Bridal Show here in Las Vegas. Her prize included a full beach wedding at the luxurious Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Even though her prize included a full wedding package from the hotel’s preferred photographer, she chose FogartyFOTO anyway. I am so…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
I just received news from a bride whose wedding I recently photographed that her father just passed away. In sending my condolences, she shared with me that “… Steve, I must tell you, you captured some of the best moments I have with my father on film. I’m forever grateful to you for that.” When…
You are paying Costco $0.13 for paper and ink. You are paying your photographer for things mostly unseen. If two people (a pro and an amateur) stand right next to each other photographing the same wedding, the pro’s photos will be much better. The professional photographer’s photos will be better composed, better lit, sharper, they…
I’m shooting some of the wedding chapels of Las Vegas for wedding dress shop owner and friend Diane Schiller. Here’s a couple shots from last week. Giant thank yous to my couple, the beautiful and gracious Constance and Brandon. Huge props, too, to the talent of Mark & James at the Glam Squad for hair,…
I’m posting some of the work I recently shot for Las Vegas Woman Magazine, including the final cover photo, some of the inside headshots of different docs around time, and even some of the outtakes. Thanks to everyone who made the shoot possible, including Publisher Tammy Shaw, Editor Jennifer Bartol Florendo, cover model Adrienne Angelo…
