The Photogenic City

Next Saturday, the boyfriend and I are taking some pictures around this city that we love and that has been our home for the past eight years. We figure with the holidays coming up and the gray hairs beginning to sprout, now is as good a time as any to memorialize our favorite places here. That, and we can finally send out those shiny, mass-produced, happy holiday photographs!

We hired a photographer (recommendation to come--if she works out!) who I think does a good job of not being too formal. There is nothing I despise more than stiff, formal photos. Today, as I walked home through Central Park, I began thinking about places to capture shots around the city. There are so many that it is hard to narrow down, but here are a few of my favorite "Photo Ops" around New York City!
Carl Schurz Park: I mention this neighborhood park frequently, as it is truly a New York City gem. It is never overcrowded, always carefully groomed, and it contains our favorite dog park!

Stoops: I love a good New York City stoop. Whether it's in Brooklyn or scattered across the upper west side, graffiti covered, or a picture-perfect brownstone with ascending flowerpots, I find the stoop quintessentially New York!

Taxi Cabs: Ahhh yes...the iconic taxicab; canary yellow, black, bold, typography...Someday, this type of taxicab will reveal the era that the pictures were taken and I love that idea.

Central Park: Filled with subcategories, as there are so many amazing photo opportunities around the park, this is one of my favorite places to take pictures in the city. While we may avoid Bethesda Fountain, since everyone else in the world doesn't, there are still many a gems to be found on the quest for the perfect photograph in Central Park.

The Corner Store: One of my favorite things about NYC is that something is always open. The corner store can be counted on for midnight memory lapses, holidays, chocolate cravings, we-ran-out-of-toilet-paper-and-it's-two-in-the-morning, and they always seem to have an excellent flower selection. For this reason, they have earned a coveted spot in the best photo-ops in NYC list!

With all these lovely places in mind, now I just have to hope that the leaves will stay just as brilliant until Saturday and that I can manage the 6 AM wake-up call--since apparently, that is when the light is best in this metropolis...sigh...