Our Wedding Photography
Welcome to the wedding photography of Brenda Rose and Paul Grupp, two full-time professional photographers who have been shooting weddings for over eight years. Hopefully, the questions and answers below will help you to get to know us a little better. We’d love to be YOUR wedding photographers! Q. Describe your photographic style. A. We [...]
Weddings – Booking Us
Q. How do I reserve my date with you? A. The first thing is to find out if we are available for your date. You can email us at paul [at] upstatephotographers [dot] com or call us at 518-526-9970. If we are available on your date, we’d love to discuss your wedding plans, budget, and photography ideas [...]
After the Wedding
Q. How long will it take you to finish my pictures after the event? A. The first thing we get done after a wedding is the online gallery. You decide whether the gallery is public (anybody can see your pictures) or private (you need a password to see the pictures). Most couples choose to have [...]
Kristen and Ryan’s Queensbury Hotel Wedding
It was a true pleasure to photograph Kristen and Ryan’s March wedding in Glens Falls! The ceremony was held at St. Mary’s Church, just a few short blocks from the reception at the Queensbury Hotel. Kristen approached her wedding day with a sweet serenity, and was the picture of happiness when she walked down the [...]
Kori and Hue’s Mohawk River Country Club Wedding
Kori and Hue’s mid-March wedding at the Mohawk River Country Club was not only beautiful, but it was full of love and laughter and loads of fun as well. We are so happy they asked us to be a part of their day! Would you like to see more of their pictures? Click here: [...]
Case Study: Photography for the RPI Hahn Lab Website
One of our favorite assignments is providing images for websites. Nothing makes a site come alive better than some well-chosen photographs. Last year, Glenda Hoon of Drip Drop Creative contacted us about a project she was working on — creating a website for RPI’s Hahn Tissue Lab. As Glenda described the scope of the project [...]
Some Girls Boutique #trending4fashion Photo Shoot
Some Girls Boutique and a few special guests visited the Upstate Photographers Studio last Sunday to work on the #trending4fashion project. Want to learn more? Visit Some Girls Boutique! Some Girls Boutique #trending4fashion from Paul Grupp on Vimeo.
One last look at our fabulous 2012 brides!
As we look forward to beginning our 2013 wedding season in the next few weeks, we want to take one last affectionate look back at our fabulous brides of 2012! Not only was 2012 one of our busiest wedding seasons, but we had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful couples! Here are some [...]
More Some Girls!
Margaret and her team from Some Girls Boutique in Troy, NY dropped by the studio for another catalog fashion shoot this week, and Brenda and I had a blast working with them. Check out the results below! And what do the final results look like? We love it! You [...]
Vivica Vee
Vivica Vee at Upstate Photographers, Troy NY in January 2013. Styling by Vivica Vee. Hairpiece by Dreaded Eden.
Kip and Kate get married in New York!
Kip and Kate came over from Wales with a few close friends and family, and had the most remarkable mid-January Central Park wedding. When Kip first contacted us last October about their wedding plans, as you can imagine, as long-time New-Yorkers Brenda and I were terrified about what weather they might find when they arrived [...]
Actor’s headshot Q and A
Should I get B&W or color Headshots? This goes in cycles. Years ago, after color prints became widely available, the theory was that black and white was timeless, and gave you legitimacy. Then color took over. A couple years ago, a few agents and managers started favoring B&W again, because it makes your headshot stand [...]
Case study: Headshots for OrthoNY merger and new website
In the fall of 2012, Brenda and I were approached by a brand management firm with an interesting project: two major Capital Region Orthopedic Surgery firms were in the process of merging. Northeast Orthopedics and Orthopaedic Associates of Saratoga were to become OrthoNY, and part of the project was a new website with new images [...]
Fashion Shoot for Some Girls Boutique
Some Girls Boutique, just a couple blocks up River Street from our studio, needed some images for their online catalog. We have been finetuning our studio processes to allow lightning fast turnaround on fashion photography. What a great opportunity for us to showcase our fashion photography chops, and for Some Girls to get the pictures [...]
We’ve Moved!
It’s official! We have moved the Upstate Photographers studio! We’re didn’t go far — our new bigger, cooler studio is just a few blocks away from the old space. You can find us at 169 River Street, 2nd Floor, Troy NY. As before, we are open by appointment, so please call, text, or email ahead [...]
Book a Meeting or Photography!
Have a question, want to set up a meeting or book photography? Give us a call at 518-526-9970, or email us at paul [at] upstatephotographers [dot] com.
Wedding Venues
Searching for the perfect wedding venue? We’ve photographed weddings at many fantastic locations over the past few years, so check out the links below! 11 North Pearl Stacia and Andrew Altamont Manor Tara and Kevin Becca and Adam Kerry and Munyaradzi Appel Inn Christine and Matthew Aurora Inn Natalia and Matthew Birch Hill Theresa and [...]
Now order prints internationally
For years now, you’ve been able to order prints from our galleries at very reasonable prices – but only in the US. Effective immediately, you can now order prints from just about any country in the world. When ordering prints from within a gallery, if you specify that you want to pay in Euros, your [...]
Commercial Photography
Whether working out of our spacious, well-equipped and conveniently-located studio in Troy NY, or on location, Upstate Photographers is your full-service commercial photography studio with years of experience in fashion, event, food, product, catalog, architectural, music, editorial and advertising photography. If you have an upcoming project that requires photography, contact us now to find out [...]
Wedding Cancellation Policy
When we accept a retainer fee for your wedding day, we remove that date from our availability calendar and do not accept any other bookings for that day – it is yours! Most of our weddings are booked a year or more out from the wedding date. This means that if you cancel your wedding [...]
