I don't think I've ever had so much fun on a shoot. Jeremy and Carly are wonderfully sweet, have an awesome whiskey selection, and, as evident here, are very much in love with each other. And i like that.
Enjoy.
Driving to Temecula is a bit challenging. The drive is quite a beautiful one, with views ranging from rolling hills to towering mountains. The thing is my kids are currently obsessed with mountains and hills and which are which and the fine line between them (my kids don't understand grey areas). And Mendel doesn;t really know what we're talking about but he has to join in the questions. Chanale: "Look!! A mountain"
Zevi: "No, that's a hill. Right tatty?"
Me: "Grunt. Well actually..."
Mendel (looking at a cloud): "Look!! A mountain!"
Zevi: "Mendel's not letting me talk!"
Zusha: "hjdanerqo vfnqemqqp vneirmw?" (loosely translated: "Is it edible?")
And that goes on for an hour and a half. It's funny if you're awake, exhausting if you're not. But it's always good memories...
My brother in law, the Esteemed Chief Rabbi of Greater Temecula and Environs, and Overall a Pretty Darn Good Guy, was having his 40th birthday party. So inbetween eating, talking, and taking care of my mountain watchers, I used the event as an opportunity to try out some new film and work on some stuff (namely making an event where nothing really happens look interesting. Not that it wasn't, but the interest was mainly the good conversations and such. I also tried to stop down my lens as much as the light allowed).
Thanks for looking.
Geek talk: I shot this all on my Nikon F4 and 28mm. Delta 400 (pushed to 1600) and stopped down as much as the light allowed (generally between f/5.6 and f/8).
We here at Zalmy Berkowitz Photography ("we" being me, my beer and my delicious cheese sandwich (which deserves a post of its own)) are very excited to announce our very first Quickshoot. Also known as "Hot Shots", "Portrait Marathon", "Family Photos by Friendly Folks", "Family Portrait Day", "Super Deluxe Supreme Photos" and other corny names, a Quickshoot is a great way to procure (as if anyone is anticure) some great family photos at a great price.
Read MoreYou have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You have coffee in your system. (Thank you Dr. Seuss.) In this wonderful scenario, you is me. (Me is also who, but thats another story.) And the protagonist in this story is on a caffeine induced, drive-by shooting of fairly large proportions. This is a good thing. However whenever these trips come around I do miss my wife and kids. So whatever sleep I do get is filled with kids and parks and bikes and water bottles. Sun and shadows and film and stuff. With a side of chicken.
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Good things are coming (always). So stay tuned!
Dear Citizens of the Radical Republic of the Bay Area,I will be in the aforementioned area the 11th and 12th of March (Sunday and Monday) and possibly again on Wednesday. If you are interested in booking a rockin' photoshoot let me know and we'll make it happen. I won't forget them flowers. For details about sessions and such check up my details-about-sessions-and-such page.
Peace, Love, Harmony and Organic Honey Hemp Raisin Cookies, Zalmy Berkowitz. Photographer Extraordinaire.
P.S. I'll be driving up and past. Up to Crescent City actually. Yeah, I'm weird like that, I like long drives (especially from San Fran to Crescent City. Sometimes I forget how beautiful this state really is.) So if you're anywhere along the California coast, I'm bookable.
In other completely unrelated news, I had the privilege of shooting this Pre-Chanukah Chanukah Bash at Seal Beach some while back. Hosted by the venerable Rabbi come Rockstar Shmuel Marcus of Chabad of Cypress and sponsored by some funky new vitamin drink. 'twas quite the evening (and stuffin my camera bag on the way out with donuts was not the best idea).
Enjoy!
We hiked up. Found some color film hiding in a rock. Then we hiked back down.
