Nadiym hosted a stylish and festive surprise 40th birthday party for his wife at the Fort Hamilton military base community club, where he also received a military rank promotion, making it a double-celebration, that was attended by dozens of their friends and family. Our 4-hour long event session captured the decor/details, food & drinks, DJ and dancing, cake-cutting, and posed group shots against a custom backdrop.

Here are some of my favorite images from this shoot (click/tap to view full size and un-cropped):

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All images in this blog post were shot on a Nikon D850 using a 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, and all individually post-processed in Adobe Lightroom using custom-built presets.

Jinnifer Douglass is a full-time freelance photographer based in NYC, shooting for both individuals and brands such as Google, Sotheby’s, Uber, Make Up For Ever, Squarespace, and more! Specializing in portraits, food, and special events, she works to make every piece of your social and website content ‘Insta-worthy’ with high resolution, full-frame DSLR photography and expert Lightroom editing. Interested in chatting? Leave a comment below, or send an email to hello@jinyc-photo.com!