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Behind-the-scenes shoot with Jennifer Granholm

genekosoy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:32:14 +0000

I had the privilege of shooting a session with with former two-term Michigan governor, Jennifer Granholm who’s new show The War Room will be premiering on Current TV in January 2012. Ms. Granholm has received much acclaim for bringing life to Michigan’s economy during a particularly troublesome period. During a promotion video shoot for the upcoming nightly series, I captured behind-the-scenes shots, and afterwards did a portrait session with Ms. Granholm.

More information about the series, its premiere and Jennifer Granholm, is available at the website for theThe War Room.

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San Francisco Engagement Session – Tegan and Igor

genekosoy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:38:30 +0000

I absolutely love San Francisco engagement shoots. New love is a captivating thing and there are so many awesome settings in this city to capture it. Tegan and Igor are really cute couple and it was fantastic to Golden Gate Park as a backdrop for the session. Igor is Russian like me, so we connected easily which contributed to a having a fun and relaxed shoot.

At Golden Gate Park we started at Stow Lake before moving on to the Palace of Fine Arts. After our time in the park, we headed to Baker Beach to capture shots in the shadow of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. This lovely couple will be marrying next year at the beautiful Temple Emanu-El

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Photo shoot with Al Gore & Cenk Uygur

gkblog — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:33:33 +0000

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of doing a portrait shoot with Cenk Uygur, host of the internet news show The Young Turks. I also photographed behind the scenes for a promo reel featuring an interview with the former Vice President, Al Gore. The shoot took place with Gore in his office at Current TV.

These and other images taken by me from the shoot will be part of the promotional campaign of The Young Turks on Current TV.

Make up and hair by Emily Sims. www.jetemakeup.com

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Dominican Republic Photoshoot – Law Offices of Garcia Blanco

genekosoy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:44:51 +0000

This Dominican Republic photo shoot was really special one for me for professional and personal reasons. One of the wonderful things about running your own business is the opportunity to be involved with and give back to the communities where I live and work. Back in April, I gifted three photo sessions which were auctioned off at a fundraiser, El Futuro II, for La Academia Internacional de Cabrera , here in the DR. Their fundraiser was held at the luxurious private villa, Casa Kimball and I’m thrilled to say that I was able to help raise close to $2,500 for the school! One of the sessions bids was won by the law office of Garcia Blcanco & Asociados.

The law office is just meters from the beach, in the town of Cabarete in the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. So it was only natural to keep the beach vibe with all the employees in light, comfortable clothing, with a beautiful backdrop of water and greenery. This is a serious law practice, with a lighter side which is evident in this shoot. One cool feature of this law office is that they support local schools and education. We visited the 3 Mariposas Montessori School, in town, to take photos with the children. This is a school which the law office has a personal relationship with and helps keep the doors of the school open. After connecting with the school and the kids, I began my own visits to the school, teaching photography to the youngsters…more on that later.

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Alison and Keith’s Fairmont wedding featured on IdoVenues

genekosoy — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:35:03 +0000

IdoVenues a great local wedding blog featured Alison and Keith’s Fairmont wedding. This wedding took place last July, and is one of the highlights from last year’s wedding season. I love all the attention to detail the blog post captured. More on this article and IdoVenues…

Congratulations Keith and Alison on your upcoming anniversary!

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Heather and Petar’s Mission Ranch Wedding

genekosoy — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:33:28 +0000

Had a great wedding at Mission Ranch in Carmel a few weeks ago. Very nice couple, with some great friends. I knew some of the guests from another wedding I did last year, so it turned into a very relaxed wedding. The photos from the wedding are extra special to the couple, since Petar’s family is in Serbia and with exception of his sister, no other family members could make it for the wedding. While doing her vows, Heather surprised everyone by doing them in Serbian. This was an emotional moment, and I was personally moved. For this wedding we did a photo booth setup, and it was a huge hit. One disappointing part about the wedding was that Clint Eastwood did not crash the wedding. Other than that the wedding was perfect!

carmel wedding

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WPJA Contest winner

genekosoy — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:39:27 +0000

I received 6th place in the WPJA 4th quarter 2010 contest, under the category “kids being kids”. Some of the best photographers from around the world belong to the Wedding Photojournalist Association. Hundreds of photos get submitted for each category, so its a great honor to have this award. This image was taken at Yanette and Carlo’s wedding in Medellin, Colombia. See photos from their La Extramadura wedding.

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New York proposal! Sahra and Demetrios

genekosoy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:02:42 +0000

Last week I flew back to New York to photograph another couple. This was not an ordinary shoot, Demetrios was to propose to his sweetheart, Shara, in the middle of the shoot. He even arranged for a professional saxophonist, Michael Seropyan, to play a song during the proposal. I was excited about the addition of the musician in the scene, since it goes with my ongoing theme of couples pictured with musicians. Sahra had no idea what was going on, thinking this was just a cute couple shoot. I along with my cousin/assistant/interior designer, Jenia Kosoy, were in on the secret and helped Demetrios stay on schedule.

Needless to say, everything went according to plan. We met up at Battery Park in the South of Manhattan. We then took some shots around Sahra’s apartment building, and got busted by security for taking photos in the common areas. We took the train up to Central Park where Michael was waiting for us with his sax on the famous Bow Bridge. It all happened so fast. There were many people on the bridge, and suddenly it felt like Demetrios and Sahra were the only people that mattered. Everyone stopped in their tracks as Demetrios got on one knee, and Michal began to play. Sahra said “Yes!”, everyone clapped and we moved on to continue with the rest of our shoot. Its a beatifull time of year in New York, its somewhat cold, and there is snow on the ground, and the air is crisp. Spring feels like its around the corner. We finished off the shoot with another wardrobe change (total of 3), and headed to Time Square for our final few shots. It was an amazing day, stay tuned for the Sahra and Demetrios’ wedding photos yet to come.

The crew, wrapping up a long day.

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