Photographing an Off-Grid BabyMoon in Hunter New York

By Jonathan Ment Photography “I’d like to have some portraits done of my wife and our dogs,” said Bill, as we discussed a photography session.   Bill and Georgette, from Connecticut, were headed to the Catskills for a sort of ‘mini-babymoon’ along with their two rescue dogs, Bailey and Mattie. With the baby due in … Continue reading Photographing an Off-Grid BabyMoon in Hunter New York

Photographing Exteriors for Real Estate Listings

Photographing Exteriors for Real Estate Listings By Jonathan Ment Jonathan Ment Photography doesn’t operate a walk-in photography practice. I’m not paying rent on a main street studio where people can wander in off the street and have their picture taken. This sort of studio still exists on some level, but in the age of selfies … Continue reading Photographing Exteriors for Real Estate Listings

Photographing 90th Birthdays Never Gets Old

By Jonathan Ment It has been said “Good things come in threes.” When it comes to booking photography sessions, I’d add or twos or fours or 'mores' … Recently I photographed a pair of 90th Birthday celebrations, first at a rental house in Prattsville, NY and soon after another at a resort in Round Top near … Continue reading Photographing 90th Birthdays Never Gets Old

Bar Mitzvah Photography in Tannersville NY

By Jonathan Ment Obscured To Respect Privacy Among the subjects I have the pleasure to photograph, at least in recent years, is the occasional bar mitzvah. For those who don’t know, it’s a coming of age celebration marking a lad’s 13th birthday. Some young women celebrate their Bas Mitzvah, but not generally in the orthodox … Continue reading Bar Mitzvah Photography in Tannersville NY