Official blog of Ben Lau, an international wedding photographer based in Northern NJ.
By the time you read this, we will be on our road trip back home to NJ after a week-long shooting marathon from my old stomping grounds of Maryland, DC and Virginia. It was a week of many new adventures in many new places, with friends both old and new. It’s one of the most…
Starting tomorrow, we will be shooting everyday through Sunday (that’s 6 back-to-back shooting days, for those keeping count). And yes, you heard right: we’re working on Mother’s Day – just like every Mother’s Day we’ve ever had since our oldest son was born (who’s only 2 1/2, btw!). The good news is: both Lil Monsters get…
“Abajo!” he says to me one morning, while I attempted to hide my face under my pillow. This extraordinarily unorthodox morning greeting usually meant that he couldn’t find his mother, who was likely already downstairs with the younger one. “Downstairs!” he tries again, this time in english. He pokes at my face for a few…
Lil Monster gets to stay home with me today while Karis goes out on a few meetings. How do you occupy a two-and-half year old for a few hours? Give him anything with wheels, of course :). Hope our NY/NJ friends are enjoying all this awesome weather! Ben & Karis
It’s no secret that I wasn’t always a photographer. In fact, I never grew up wanting to be a photographer (I actually wanted to be a writer). I’ll be the first to admit that this whole photography business was the result of some fortuitous coincidences that were carefully navigated and managed by my previous experiences…
This past weekend marked the beginning of our shooting season, which (fortunately for us, anyway) doesn’t give us a breather till the end of this year. As we re-explored our usual haunts in preparation for our impending shooting marathon, we were pleased to witness a seemingly unhurried evolution taking place in the city. The worn…
It is with a sad and heavy heart that we announce effectively immediately, Ben Lau Photography will no longer be providing wedding photography services in the City of New York (we’re still okay in NJ though!) due to a cease-and-desist order we recently received from the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation – which I’ve…
There’s a saying that younger siblings should consider themselves lucky if their baths don’t take place in the kitchen sink. After spending all that energy on raising the first kid, many parents simply don’t have the willpower or energy left for the 2nd one. But there is a bright spot in all of this: we…
When we were children, I wanted to grow up to become a writer and Karis wanted to be a ninja assassin. This makes perfect sense I suppose: I enjoy the magic of words and storytelling while Karis enjoys making “psh-psh” sounds when she punches the air. I’m pretty sure this is precisely why I married…
One of my biggest fears in this photography business is the prospect of stagnating not only as an artist, but also as an entrepreneur. I’m practically convinced that once these roaring fires of creativity and ambition die inside of me, my business will almost certainly die along with them. While there are many resources available…
