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My favorite shots to shoot are night time exposures. Extreme contrasts, vibrant electric lights, dramatic darks and lights… there is nothing like a great night time exposure photo. But what if the shot you can see is a spontaneous moment and you don’t have a tripod?...

It was a hot, summer night last July in New Jersey.  I needed a creative challenge, so I made my own photographic challenge.  I heard the accu-weather forecast which said the weather was supposed to get very stormy in New York with a high chance of lighting and...

Ted DeCagna has been called upon numerous times to shoot construction site defects and problems.  Ted’s photographs have been used as critical evidence photography to win major law suits. One Princeton educational company hired a major construction company to build a...

Ted DeCagna was recently commissioned by a large NJ construction company to document the installation of a 14-lane wide, 174 foot wide highway traffic sign on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee, NJ just outside of the George Washington Bridge. This is the largest...

July 2023 to present Ted has been commissioned by two major construction companies to be a Portal North Bridge, Kearny, New Jersey, infrastructure construction photographer. NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak are replacing the century-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in...

When you started your company, you commissioned a photographer to shoot custom photos or you chose stock photography for your brochure or website. In the early days, the photography looked very good, but as your business has grown have your photos lost their fresh new...

3 Reasons Why Professional Photography Matters to Your Clients & Customers If you’re a building contractor, architect or interior designer, using a professional interior photographer is a smart investment.  Your work is incredible, your meticulous with all details...

A photographic montage combines multiple images juxtaposed in size and placement to emphasize a message. When used in advertising photography and marketing pieces, the contrasting elements of photo montage creates a striking visual effect that arrests the eye and...

When it comes to representing your business, you may be happy with the quality of printed text and copy that tells the world who you are and what you do. But no matter how good that copy is, the truth is that there is little competition between columns of text in...

Cell phone photos may be free but they look like cell phone photos.  There is a noticeable difference between well-lit pro photos and cell phone photos.  Your business or product is too important to use amateur photos.  Any good marketing expert will tell you pro...

Ted DeCagna has been shooting construction photography since 1997. I have a current contract shooting the progress construction of the State Attorneys Building in Brooklyn New York which is undergoing major renovation.  While shooting on a construction site can be...

We’ve all seen phone product shots that save money and look like amateur photos. Ted DeCagna shoots dynamic product photography for web sites that pop off the screen and communicate a message. Ted was recently given the assignment of shooting a metal chain to...

Ted DeCagna has been shooting construction photography in New York City for 24 years. Recent assignments include the Verrazano bridge renovation, Bronx High Point Tower Museum Restoration and Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building in Brooklyn. Several basic but...

Did you ever find your real estate subject is hit with bright sun light on one side and extreme dark shadow on the other side?  This is a common problem when shooting outdoor real estate especially when a 3-quarter view of the building is simply the best angle of the...

June 2021,  Ted was recently commissioned by a large UK tanker company, Suttons International to capture one of their tanker trucks just outside the Bayonne, NJ  container terminal and requested that The New York City skyline and Statue of Liberty to be in the...