The 2012 Wedding Season has just wrapped up…I am so excited to share some glimpses of what was.  So.very.wonderful.

Before getting to that though, I wanted to share a few images from my music photography archive.  This year’s Rochester International Jazz Festival was absurdly amazing.  For those of you who attended, you know what I mean.  If you weren’t there, do not worry, I am sorting the imagery.  I won’t name drop now,,,sit tight.

The 10-day festival wrapped with the massively talented, massively charismatic/energetic Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – a free show on the Alexander St. stage in front of an estimated 18,000 people.  Working on stage in front in the midst of that many people enthusiastically giving everything that they have back to a core of 7 guys doing their thing 120%…phew…electric.

Check em y’all!

…pre-show fisheye shenanigans.  THAT’S a crowd!!!

So much more to share.  Please check back often!!!

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t (tomas flint photographer – International music and music festival photographer)

I thought that I’d share a few from a recent shoot with one of my all-time favorite bands, The Counting Crows.  What made this experience particularly special was that the show was held as part of Saranac Thursdays @ the FX Matt Brewery – Saranac Brewery – in my hometown of Utica, NY.  I spent a lot of time listening to the Counting Crows during my high school years in Utica.  Flash forward a bit (‘bit’ being an understatement) and voila,,,a nostalgic sorta deja vu.  At any rate it was a perfect summer evening spent amongst old friends set to the sounds of a not-so-distant past.  Adam and the boys killed it!

That just about does it for this installment of visual:ramblings.  Thank you for being here.

ramble on ramblers.

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Knocked down, dragged out, bowled over, in orbit, somebody please pinch me, overwhelmingly – over the moon – grateful for the people who have graced me with the privilege of  their most special day.  Speechless – or at least struggling to find words – I present a brief review of the smiles, laughter, silence, Eskimo kisses, soul gazes, hand smooches, tears, celebrations and joy that have marked the 1st half of this most spectacular Wedding Season.  I am blessed to feel this close to these beautiful couples.

Special thanks to those who worked beside me…never in front, never behind :  Andrew Jensen, Erich Camping and Kyle Schwab.  You are all invaluable parts of these most precious moments.

Simply cannot wait to sink my teeth into the second part of this season.  Eyes, mind & heart WIDE OPEN.

Thank you for being here.

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t (tomas flint photographer)

They say that 3 is a charm.  …that good things come in 3.

Well this year’s New York Yankee Poster night will mark the 3rd time in 4 years that a photograph of mine will be on display and placed in the hands of thousands of Yankee faithful.  Someone pinch me.  For real…the excitement is overwhelming!  CC Sabathia is this year’s featured Yankee.  The final poster is featured below along with an outtake that I particularly liked.

A million billion kajillion thank you’s to Mike Macchione, Bill Goodspeed and Austin Roesburg of Catch 24 NYC.  Your continued support and unprecedented vision is what makes this possible year after year.  I eagerly look forward to future collaborations gentlemen.

Friends…Poster #3 – CC Sabathia : Pitcher : NY Yankees : Poster Night 2012

Here is the runner up:

…and just in case you missed past posts : Mariano Rivera (2009)

…and Robinson Cano (2010)

That just about wraps it up for this overly excited photographer.  Thank you for stopping by to spend a bit of your day here at visual:ramblings :)

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t (tomas flint photographer – honored to be a teeny tiny part of Yankee history)

I hope that this finds you all well.  I’m making an attempt to get some posts flowing during this very short break in my shooting schedule.  The past months have had me here, there and everywhere shooting concerts, pro sporting events and human connection.  It’s been a thrill, to say the very least :)

I thought that I’d start out with some music.  Although you may not know of Tony Levin by name, you are more than likely familiar with his work.  A prolific session musician since the 1970s, Levin has played on five hundred albums, including those of Cher, Alice Cooper, John Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Buddy Rich, The Roches, Todd Rundgren, Seal, Yes and Warren Zevon. Additionally, he has toured with artists including Paul Simon (with whom Tony appeared in Simon’s 1980 filmOne Trick Pony), Gary Burton, James Taylor, Herbie Mann, Judy Collins, Carly Simon, Peter Frampton, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Peter Gabriel, Tim Finn, Richie Sambora, and Claudio Baglioni.  Quite the portfolio, huh??

In addition to Tony’s musical accomplishments, he helped to popularize the Chapman Stick and the NS upright bass.  He also created “funk fingers“, modified drumsticks attached to fingers used to hit the bass guitar strings (which sounds similar to slap style bass).  …and as if that isn’t enough, Tony is also one of the first bloggers, as he began sharing his tour experiences in a diary fashion as early as in 1996, one year before the terms “weblog” and “blog” were coined.

My dear friend Gap Mangione introduced me to Tony a few months back and suggested that I connect with him during a recent stop at the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester.  I did and the rest is history.  Quite a dude…and quite the honor to chat, work and play with this legend.

His current band, the Stickmen consists of Pat Mastelotto (of Mr. Mister fame) on drums and Markus Reuter on the second Chapman Stick.  Their sound is all it’s on…symphonic, edgy and quite often right in your face!  Check ‘em out y’all!

That’s all folks!  Thanks so much for stopping by to spend a bit of your day with me.  Plenty more on the way!!!

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t (tomas flint photographer)

Two blog posts in as many days…what has gotten into me??  Sheesh.

I thought that I’d share some imagery from an evening that was just too good.  There is an ease about Haniya & Ryan…something that feels just right.  Yet, somehow within that comfort lies a fire, a passion that burns bright.  Their’s is a complete kind of connection.  I am grateful to have experienced it,,,and so very honored to share in this most extraordinary time in their lives.

Thank you for opening your hearts and minds.   …and in-so doing, opening mine.

3rd Wheel Session : Haniya + Ryan : Rochester, NY

LOTS of love you two!

more.more.more to come.  Thank you for being here dear friends.  See you again soon!

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t (tomas flint photographer)

I’ve got some wonderful memories to share so I’m going to get straight to it.  These last months have been INSANE.  Insanely busy but moreso,,,INSANELY BEAUTIFUL.  I am overwhelmed by a sense of discovery. progress. bewilderment. joy.  My cup truly spill-ith over (does that even make sense??  *you know what I mean*).

Here are a few from a recent 3rd Wheel Session with Meg & David.  The experience embodied all that these sessions are.  Joyous. Relaxing. Enriching. Oh. So. Good.  We planned a meeting time and nothing else.  Looking for nothing in particular, this is what we found:

Thank you for a genuinely refreshing evening you two!  So excited for your ever-after together :)

…and thank you for stopping by my friends.  I’ve go so much to share…please stop by again soon.

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I recently re-visited a set of images from a family getaway to Cayuga Lake in NY’s most wondrous Finger Lake Region.  Beautiful memories worthy of sharing.

InJoy…

Memories like this remind of how grateful I am for every breath of this precious life.  Thank you for sharing a little bit of your precious life with me.

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t (tomas flint photographer : feeling grateful)

Here she is!  Artist, entrepreneur, friend, cupcake mastermind and recent winner of Food TV’s Cupcake Wars – the very lovely and talented Heather Cupcakes!  Her humble little Cupcakery in Penfield, NY – Dollop – is all the buzz these days.  …and deservedly so!  Since being crowned Cupcake Queen by The Food Network, those in search of her uniquely decadent creations have formed lines not only out the door, but around the corner and often times, down the street!  …and word around town is that it is well worth the wait!

Heather’s rise to the top of the cupcake world has been an inspiration to myself and an entire community.  Knowing her as I do, I can say with confidence that this is not the end of the road for her.  I look forward to seeing all of the wonderful things that the future has in store for her :)

We found a break in Heather’s busy schedule recently to hang out on the train tracks of Fairport, NY.  Beautiful weather, great conversation and spectacular  light made for a fantastic evening.  Here are a few of the images we came up with:

Congratulations Heather!  Onward and Upward!!!

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t (tomas flint photographer)

I mighta dropped the ball here :-/  The plan was to set out to capture imagery for a Save The Date card to announce their wedding.  Traditionally these should be everything that is expected: Two people in a cool setting, wearing nice clothes smiling for the camera, etc etc.

I don’t see that when I look at Lindsy and Matt.  I see two people.  Two beautiful people who are made more so in the presence of one another.  This is their essence,,,characterized by a silent comfort, an unwavering confidence…an unshakable bond.  This is what I see when I look at Lindsy and Matt.

Oh…and it seems that we did manage a proper Save the Date image.  …tho it’s impact seems less in comparison.

Thank you dear Lindsy and Matt for sharing your precious time with me.  It was an honor.

I have plenty of visual:ramblings in store for the coming weeks.  Please check in often or feel free to subscribe to our RSS feed by clicking here.

Until then, y’all stay classy :)

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t (tomas flint photographer)