Michael Cordone

MC3 Photo

My name is Mike and I'm a self taught photographer living in Queens, NYC. I have been taking photos for over 20 years, it all started with a cheap film camera when I was just a kid. Today my work focuses on capturing a memory in time, and accurately representing how it looked and felt at that particular moment. To me, photography is more than a good image with proper exposure, following all the "rules" of composition. In the same way a song can make you feel a certain way, or bring you right back to the first time you heard it, so can a photograph. It doesn't have to be the perfect lyric or most catchy guitar part, it has to make you feel something. In the age of the smart phone where everyone has access to a camera in their pocket, it's easy to forget the art of photography and how important it really can be. So it is my job as the photographer to show you how a great photo can preserve a special memory. It can freeze your emotions in time and keep them forever. When you're old an grey you can look back at that photograph and all the emotion you felt in the moment it was taken can come flooding right back. They can become family heirlooms that get passed down to younger generations. We never know where life will take us or how long we have on this planet, but I do know photography can help preserve some of our most special moments with our most loved people. As a photographer, I feel a responsibility to share this power of photography with you. Thanks for reading my story!
I specialize in Engagements/Elopements, Family Portraits, Headshots and Small Business Promotion.