Isreal

My family an I went to Israel last month. The area is politically volatile. A Jewish country and Palestinians sections with in it what a mess. Both say they were there first and either side wishing to give up ground.

Lorenzo Martin

Lorenzo is a top hair stylist to the stars. He works at Jose Ebar salon in Beverly Hills. Also, he does  fashion shoots and hair styling on TV shows in he’s spare time.

His agency Cloutier also needed a recent shot of Lorenzo for there website.

Drew Child Development Corporation

This was taken as an advertising campaign for Drew Child Development Corporation. Drew Child Development is devoted to the well being of children and their families living in South Central Los Angeles. They provide child care, education, social and mental heath services in the diverse community of Los angeles.

This image was designed to show the diversity of the community they serve. Also the parents resounding the children in a simi circle was to symbolize protection and guidance. I photographed the group from above on a 12 foot white seamless background.

Motion Blur

I photographed Benjamin Farahi in my studio on Saturday.

He was lit with a soft box. The background was a shire curtain with natural light streaming in. The shutter speed was low to achieve the ghostly blur effect. I like this effect because it gives the impression of movement.

The family liked it as well.

Combine two shots

This photograph of Gina Carlson and Kristie Villa was taken for their company Legalink Inc. It will be used to promote them on their website as well as in print advertising.

This shot combined two shots into one in order to get the best results. They where photographed together, but Gina like her image better in a different shot than Kristie. So this combination shot was created in photoshop. And everyone was happy in the end.

Venice Canal

Frank Nemiroff a good friend of mine lives in the Venice canal area. Every Monday we ride our bikes alone the bike trail at night its been a tradition for many years. Venice is a great area to photograph with all of its interesting buildings, people and the ocean scenes.

This shot was taken on one of my strolls around the canals with my camera. I shot this image in raw format and imported it into photoshop. In photoshop I enhanced the colors of the houses and the water independently from one another. I like the images for its surreal look.

We went to the offices of Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp to photography 48 of their attorneys last week . This type of shoot has some challenges. First in the scheduling of the attorneys with their busy schedule I need to be flexible and move other subjects in their place when needed. Second, we had only 10 minutes with each individual with means shoot fast get the shot with no room for error. Third, the attorneys then move to my assistant and choose their shot, which needs to also be done quickly in order to keep the schedule moving and stay on time. I am very happy to say all went well at MS&K.