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Why I sometimes make my clients freeze : )
- Portraits and headshots come in one big clump for me. One needs the other. And I love them both. The reason they are so much fun for me is that, unlike wedding photography (which I also obviously love) portraits come with more control for me in terms of time, lighting conditions, etc. David nee[...]
How to make your wedding fancy (Alma House in Even Yehuda, Israel)
- Some weddings are fancier than others. This was a really fun wedding that I went to last summer. The gorgeous couple was Shir and David. How to make your wedding fancy? Have it at the the Alma House in Even Yehuda (Israel) where there is a pathway to the chuppah on a pool of water. Get violinists. T[...]
My cousin
- My sweet little cousin. I didn't know the extent of my love for you until I lost you. I took this picture of you while we were on a family trip together in Moscow in 2006 and I remember this moment clearly. You resisted, as most of my family members do; asked "why are you taking pictures of me"? [...]
How about a horse-drawn carriage to deliver the bride to the altar.
- Israel has lots of weddings. Like LOTS. Some are just truly spectacular, with horse-drawn carriages that drive the bride to the altar (note: these are VERY rare). Here is one such amazing wedding of Jacob and Faina that I attended in the summer in White Halo in Magshimim, Israel. I think the photos [...]
Who said I can't shoot men! Headshots for Entrepreneurs.
- Recently, in addition to weddings, I've been getting a LOT of requests for small and medium business headshots (and space shots). Erez Landau is the CEO and founder of Erez Israel, a company that provides meaningful tours in Israel and lectures all around the world. The shoot took place in Neve[...]
Wedding of Emil and Lauren (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Here is the wedding shoot that I'm very excited to showcase, because Lauren and Emil and just sooo cute and also because it's my second wedding in Israel!!! If you want to see their engagement shoot that I shot a few months back when it was still warm, feel free to do so!
Emil waits nervously i[...]
I'm a stylist : ) Headshots for business and fun (Tel Aviv, Israel)
- It evolved. At first I would email people just a few styling guidelines before the shoot. You know - wear dark colors, blow dry your hair, etc. Then it started changing. Perhaps the biggest contribution was from my friend Maria who started her own full service style agency, Stilista - Boston. Throug[...]
Central Park Engagement Shoot: Yvette & Greg
- There is something really special about Yvette and Greg's connection. It warmed me up as I was shooting them on a cold cold winter day in Central Park around Columbus Circle - the location of choice for shoots on my visit in NY this December. While I try not to be in New York in the winters, I fly b[...]
Wedding of Rinat & Uri - Agadat Deshe, Israel
- As some of you remember, Rinat and Uri are a sentimental couple for me because they are my first wedding that I shot in Israel. I have to say that as exciting as it was to shoot it, I can't say that it different that much from a Jewish wedding that I'd shoot in America. Rinat and Uri did a "first lo[...]
Tennis Camp: David Squad (Ra'anana Israel)
- OK, get ready because this is very cool. Recently I had the honor of shooting some action shots at the very amazing tennis school called 'David Squad' in Ra'anana Israel, close to Tel Aviv. David Squad is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to developing Israeli tennis players of the [...]
Wedding of Alyia & Max (Kaaterskill Inn in Catskill NY)
- Alyia and Max have been together since age, like, 11. OK, maybe 16 or so, but it's been a long time. Their wedding was very emotional with lots of tears. The venue was the amazing Kaaterskill Inn in Catskill NY and it suited them perfectly. (Super exciting for me because this was my second time shoo[...]
The soft colors of maternity, a shoot (Coney Island, Brooklyn)
MYTH: In order to get a great background in a photograph you need to be either in a fancy or shabby-chic apartment, or outside surrounded by exotic flowers and fields of daisies. FACT: You don't.
Actually all you need is the following:
- great lighting (can be natural light)
- including what you[...]
