Lucie Stern - Palo Alto

This weekend i assisted Stefanie Herzer with a wedding in Palo Alto, we are both members in PPGBA and one of the best advantages in such a professional group is backup. We all help each other all the time. I can defiantly say i learned a lot from this group and it helped me become a professional photographer.

Amy and Peter is a very special couple, they love nature, preservation and organic food. The ceremony was very special, instead of the normal church ceremony they had special vows (in the church) followed by a water ceremony and then Dixieland band marched everybody to the main building for dinner!

Busy week...

Its been a few days since i updated the blog, it was a busy week i helped a good friend this week with some "engagement" pictures, it wasn't really engagement pics since they already did that, they just needed some pictures so they can leave a print on every table, so i met Roberto and shilan in a park next to there house and we took some quick shots














Later on that same day i did some headshots to a Realtor, she is my favorite Realtor

once we finished that i had to quickly pack since we went to Point Reyes for the weekend, now i need a vacation from this long weekend.

Trip to Capitola

It was a nice day yesterday so we went to Capitola with a few friends and many kids. I love the Ocean here in California, its not to hot and not to cold right now.

As usual i carry with me (in the car) a small light stand with Umbrella and i use it to bother the kids and create nice portraits of them. if you want to learn everything there is to learn about flash photography check out this web site

for you photographers out there, i used Qflash on manual mode bounced to an shoot through umbrella

see more here

Wedding Album 101

Just finished preparing some of the images for a wedding album and i figured i can share it with all of you, there is a LOT of work in creating a wedding album.

It starts with selecting the right images to tell a story, then you need to create the flush mount images and edit them in Photoshop. i think Photoshop has taken a few years of my life already!

The album selection is no easy task as well, there are a lot of options styles and colors out there, for instance Asuka Books. These are not the type of albums you buy at the local office depot :)

I still have to print and style and edit the album, no wonder these album sale for big $$$.

Almost done!

I almost finished working on the pictures from last week wedding, i know Iris and Guy are waiting for that so i will send them an online gallery today. for now here are a few sneak pics


It takes some time to finish since i always take the time to go over the images, remove duplicates and enhance the images i think have potential.

Many times it's difficult to get the perfect exposure during the wedding, that's when Photoshop comes in very handy,


sometimes i just want to remove an unwanted item from the picture.
As much as i enjoy working with Digital SLRs i still use film for weddings, 25% of

this wedding was shot with film.
Film has a special look that digital doesn't have yet, i can make it look the same with a lot of Photoshop work but it is time consuming,

here are a few examples for film based pictures:
















Check out some of the images from the wedding here, full gallery will be posted after the bride and the groom approve it.

Better late then never...

Our son Adi is six, actually he was six in March but we couldn't celebrate him a proper birthday party so we just did it yesterday with lots of friends and fun. the theme of the party was pirates, like most boys he likes piretes
My wife Avital planed everything to the smallest detail and Hadas made sure the kids are heaving fun, i was the photographer as usual.

some real estate anyone?

Yesterday i helped the nicest Realtor in the bay area, Cindy Hung, with some photos of a nice house in Rivermark. it's amazing how fast this area grew up, when we moved to California we stayed in one of the hotels there for a month, in the last 2 years this area more then doubled its size, and its so convenient, all the restaurants schools, doctors and other services are all in the same area.

Cindy is becoming the main Realtor in Rivermark, after seeing her working with the house owner while i was taking pictures i started thinking about a property myself.

I wanted the pictures of the house and the area to look a little different then the usual stuff you get from Joe the real estate agent so we did some panoramic shots of the house. Good luck to the happy buyer!

Iris & Guy Wedding

Just came back from a wonderful wedding with a great couple in Santa Barbara. Guy and Iris live in southern California and they got married on a lovely location, right on the Santa Barbara beach.
It was a very relaxed wedding with one thing in mind, lets have fun!

Our day started in the beauty Salon with Stephen the hair stylist, what a character, he did his magic on Iris hair but don't ask me what he did, i'm not really what you call a "hair specialist". hay, just take a look at my picture, last time i had hair on my had it was the previous century :)

We met Hadas there, Stephen was doing her hair as well.

After that the race started and we rushed to the hotel, actually we had to find the hotel first...
i'm really glad Iris is a very laid back type of girl, she wasn't stressed at all. i quickly ran to the beach to grab some shots of the preparations

The kids always have the most fun
in these events and i love taking pictures of kids, you just have to make sure they don't notice you or make sure they had enough candies so they don't care.


while the guest enjoyed the perfect day outside we were getting ready for the Huppa ceremony. guy and Iris kept there cool as you can see. i'm glad the wind stopped blowing and the weather was perfect for this wedding, we got a little worried since the previous day and even during the morning of the wedding they had some crazy winds going on there.

Iris approached the gazebo accompanied by her parents and the special moment was soon to start, I’m sure it was very exciting for her.

After the ceremony they didn’t stop dancing and having fun until the end of the evening, please join me and let’s wish them all the best and congratulations!!

Please stay tuned, more is coming soon…

The Childhood Diary

Tali, my wife started a family blog. its really a great way to keep in touch with the family in Israel and send pictures. check it out at http://mommy24-7.blogspot.com

Erez Avraham - Photographer

The Blog

Welcome to Erez Avraham blog.

Based in the South Bay, Erez photographs weddings near and far, and when he is not busy with brides and brooms he is having great time shooting portraits of kids and families.
It's time for the big day? Please email or call Erez at 408.726.2530
To view Erez’s online portfolio, please visit his WebSite

Akona Motata

Just came back from a long trip to South Africa, i was in Sun City and spent some time in a lodge. this 'hotel' is in the middle of a wild life park and surrounded by electric fence so the animals cant eat the guests. Actually the day we arrived one of the park employees was eaten by a lion :(
Wild animals are wild for a reason, its very dangerous and you cant see it coming.



i took a safari tour and it was very nice, we saw some elephants, rhinos and lions and some other animals I'm not sure what it was exactly, i was too tired after a 20 hours flight!
i was a little disappointed since i expected more, in my mind Africa is what you see in National Geographic and the area we have been in was different. but it was a great trip and i managed to try the tallest and longest zip-line. you fly down the mountain at 90 miles per hour!
check out the video

i think this animal is just a snack, its really small
it's the African equivalent of M&M




and then on the other side of the scale you have the elephants, they are huuuuge.

btw, for those of you who didn't see the movie Lion King, Akonna Motata is like saying 'don't worry, be happy'

The Kagan's Bar Mitzva

My neighbors the Kagan family had a Bar Mitzva for there son Tomer, he just turned 13. they had a very intimate event in the back yard with some family and friend and i was glad they let me capture these moments for ever. It was a nice and sunny day, just a nice way to pass a lazy Sunday.


Tomer had a nice speech and his parents were very touched by it.

i couldn't believe they have a 13 years old kid, they look my age and i still feel like my kids were born just yesterday.
Check the full gallery here, I'm always hosting the event pictures for my customers. its a very easy way for them to share it with friends and family.