Omar Carter ★ Wedding & Portrait Photographer

HEY WONDERFUL PEOPLE =)

Omar Carter here; a Wedding / Portrait photographer based out of Long Island, NY & New Jersey.

From a degree in psychology to the music industry, some how I ended up finding my passion in photography along the way. It was a lot of information to catch up on but when I have a love I go full forced into it. Eventually I was allowed to shoot my first engagement shoot on friends and then offered to assist someone of the best in the business and more importantly ART. It was time I made my move on my own ideas and work and who knew God had this type of talent in me all this time.

I love this art because I can capture such beautiful moments in time and freeze them for others. I am able to capture the love and interaction two people have with one another. 20 years later they will be able to look at what I've captured and remember what they were thinking at that time. That is an honor for me that I take very seriously. I try to make each shoot as unique as possible. Anyone can look at a camera and say cheese but I reach to make it much more than that; from editorial to photojournalism.

I enjoy shoot weddings but more so the lifestyle portion of a shoot. The ceremony is so beautiful but when I take the couple in an element of their own; away from the event, that's when the magical things happen. So you can say i'm more of a lifestyle portraiture photographer.

Thanks for joining me on this experience of my life; my passion. I'm really excited to have you with me.

ENJOY!

May 09 2012

Lydia ★ Lifestyle

Posted in Lifestyles

Not to long ago I met this young lady named Lydia at a artist development session in NYC. She was assisting this music consultant friend of mine. The minute I laid eyes on her, I was like whoa shes stunning. Then I heard her speak and she had a strong French accent. After talking to her I found out she was from Paris. Recently came to New York for school. She also let me know that she had no photos really and I was like this is my chance to capture this beauty. Eventually we set up a shoot in the place she is staying (a really cool NYC apartment with amazing lighting) Really a amazing girl… very sweet.

We had like the most fun and it was a great experience… I definitely wouldn’t mind shooting her again… in fact all my male photographer friends are dying to shoot her now lol

Posted in Lifestyles Tags: Beautiful, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, Manhattan, Model, modeling, natural light, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, Photography, sexy, Window, Women

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Apr 25 2012

Kayla Sweet 16 ★ Renaissance Event Hall

Posted in Lifestyles, Sweet 16

Sweet 16′s have been pretty fun this year. The youth have been so fun and so cool. This time we have Kayla, whose mother I met about 6 times at prior weddings and such. I’ve done a few weddings from her church family and friends and she called me about a year ago about a sweet 16 for her daughter. At the time I probably only photographed one sweet 16 but I was ready to enjoy this event with the family with my 5D Mark II. I was also asked for a mini shoot for the invitations and posters for the event, so we took about 20 minutes at the Tryon Park in Washington Heights in the fall.

I also want to mention that this was the first time I’ve ever shot an event at the Renaissance Event Hall and the owner and staff was remarkable. They went out of their way to make sure everything went as perfect as possible. More importantly, they put no limitations on me as the photographer as many catering halls do. This allowed me to produce what you will see below. The owner Theresa really deserves an applause for the job she does at that beautiful location.

On to the Event

The Staff

Posted in Lifestyles, Sweet 16 Tags: Astoria, Canon, Catering, christian, Dance, family, Lifestyles, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, Photography, Queens, Renaissance Event Hall, sweet 16

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May 3, 2012 - 12:21 am

Angela Biel - Beautiful! Kayla looked amazing love the stairs shots. May the Lord continue to bless your talent.

April 26, 2012 - 1:29 pm

Yenny Morales - Beatiful Pics, Keyla you look amazing!…once again Omar great job.

April 25, 2012 - 11:16 pm

Devon C - These are some great photos. Love your work Omar!

Apr 21 2012

Lydiana Medellín ★ Highline Park ★ NYC

Posted in Lifestyles, Photography, Portraiture, Uncategorized

I use to work with this young lady at BET Networks, and remembered having a talk with her about how she wanted to be an actor. I really wanted to encourage her to go for her dreams and not feel like she has to stay doing something that wasn’t what she truly wanted. Eventually she did leave and pursued acting and i’m proud to know that she got casted in two films as of recently. I was ready to do a shoot with her that would help her in her career. We stayed in NYC around the Highline Park and just rocked it out. Even with the nosy old lady that kept following us and complaining lol.

Posted in Lifestyles, Photography, Portraiture, Uncategorized Tags: actor, actress, beauty, Bet Networks, Canon, City, Film, Highline Park, Hispanic, Movies, NYC, Photography, Portrait

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Apr 04 2012

Peter & Bebe Canteros Wedding ★ King of Queens

Posted in Wedding

Two very dear people recently got married and asked me to capture their wedding. You guys should remember them from the very creative Buffy the Vampire Slayer engagement session. We actually had plans of doing a baseball themed wedding and even doing a bridal shoot at a stadium but at they found an apartment that was very old school themed and they decided to stick with that for the wedding. To have a very traditional wedding is usually a scary thing for me, with my non-traditional style but I was able to add twist to the tradition and created something I am in love with. I had a hard time at this ceremony due to the pastor asking me not to take any photos at all during the ceremony BUT i crawled around like a cat and captured what I had to … the bridesmaids were cracking up as they saw my head pop up from different places and then go down lol. I MAKE IT WORK!!!

Enjoy this very QUEENS wedding… oh and the reason I mentioned King of Queens is because her house that she grew up in is the house from King of Queens opening credits. How cool is that?!

It’s gonna be a big one so have fun!

Posted in Wedding Tags: Bridal, happy, Lifestyles, Love, New York, New York City, NYC, Old School, Queens, Romance, Stormy Weather Goebel Hummel, The Villa, Traditional, Wedding, Wedding Photographer

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April 6, 2012 - 10:29 am

Pleasure - Man these images are crisp and sharp, shoot after shoot your game elevates Omar, I wish the best Peter and Bebe.

April 6, 2012 - 10:22 am

Pleasure - Man O you just keep getting better and better. I hope for the best with Peter and bebe.

April 6, 2012 - 8:55 am

Chani Burgos - congrats peter what a beautiful picture!

April 6, 2012 - 1:56 am

Omar Carter - Me toooo

April 6, 2012 - 1:56 am

Omar Carter - Thank you Amanda

April 6, 2012 - 1:55 am

Omar Carter - awww thank you love

April 6, 2012 - 1:54 am

Tanisha - Omar your editing is flawless! The pics came out so beautiful

April 5, 2012 - 11:26 am

Chika E-Star - Bebe!!!! congrats on the wedding. may God bless and keep your union.

April 5, 2012 - 11:23 am

Lauren Chu - ‎Bebe♥

I enjoyed looking at your beautiful wedding photos and, I may say you look terrific. Many congratulations! I wish you many happiness and, many blessings on your new journey and, your life

April 5, 2012 - 11:22 am

Amanda Aucoin - wonderful images!

April 5, 2012 - 11:21 am

Ashley Bush - love it!

April 5, 2012 - 11:19 am

Sadah Ieisha - you two look beautiful ^_^

April 5, 2012 - 11:18 am

Elizabeth Grullon - Beatiful,Gad blesing.

April 5, 2012 - 12:33 am

Omar Carter - Thank you Melissa

April 5, 2012 - 12:21 am

melissa robin - I adore this whole set of photos, they flow together & tell the story so beautifully. Well done!

Mar 20 2012

Hani Abdulbaki ★ Recording Artist

Posted in Lifestyles

Every now and then I help out a friend of mine and A&R Joey J-Harris with recording his showcases and meetings. I’m much more into photography at the time but it’s a good learning experience as far as videography goes. This time was a really exciting one because I ended up doing a shoot for this artist as well. Hani Abdulbaki, a model from Houston, TX is making his move into the music scene and so far so good. Really a dope fella; we had a cool time doing this shoot. The goal was to take him to the Soho area for a real urban feel but we were already at the Marriott in Time Square and I happened to see the most amazing light by the window. Later we quickly took a train to Tribeca and found the best ally’s ever. I already forgot how to get there but I’m always great at following the same steps. Check out this model/singer do his thing in NYC.

I’ll post his music below the photos.