Saturday, March 24, 2007

An Engagement with Steven Frischling Part One

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet Steven Frischling, a wedding photographer who has worked for several newspapers and magazines. He started photographing news when he was 11 on his bike, and has photographed at the Olympics, major political candidates, etc. I had a great time shooting with him and fun shooting him shooting his couple, Mai and Mark. We met them at the Hyatt Regency on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

It's amazing how while he is getting into and maintaining (what at least appear to be) uncomfortable positions, Mai and Mark forget he is there and get wrapped up in each other.




Steven's fearlessness as a former journalist (and EMT) come out here as he takes this shot in the middle of parked traffic, I wish I knew what this cabbie was thinking, but his facial expression really conveys a lot.



I know what the security guard at the mall was thinking, she came over to us and told us no shooting without a permit. When she first told us there was to be no commercial shooting, quick thinking Steven even asked the couple if they were planning on selling their wedding photos. It was too funny, but we all kept a straight face. Still, we left there quickly.




A little water and hiking doesn't scare Steven, who was wearing boots and cargo pants. You can see him here crouching down on wet pavement to get his shot.



After an intense hour of finding new places and angles, it was time to show the couple his work.



To see some of his favorite shots, visit his blog entry on the couple. Tomorrow I will post some of my favorite shots of Mai and Mark.

5 comments:

Mrs Real Est8 said...

Steven shot my wedding and six months later, I still have no album, no disc and no prints. He refuses to respond to my emails so I have no idea when I will get my stuff which I should have received by Oct per the signed contract. You should find someone else to work with, he is a talented photographer but he is not worth the $4000+ that I paid. He lacks integrity. Check for yourself on www.bbb.org and www.yelp.com....

jrh said...

I certainly understand your pain. It has been a year since our wedding was photographed. We received some wonderful images via an online gallery, but the rest have not materialized via disc as steven promised. He refuses to return phone calls or emails. I hope that brides stay away from Steven as he has proven unreliable and evasive. DO NOT HIRE THIS PHOTOGRAPHER

Anonymous said...

Steven Frischling is a fraud. He was never a journalist nor an EMT. Any positive review you find online is probably suspicious and written by him.

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