Dana L.
Thank you for having me photograph your Bat Mitzvah. It was an amazing day.
Mazel Tov!
What an amazing morning I had at the “The Leaders of Integrity Journey” breakfast at the Center Club in Costa Mesa.
It was indeed a morning of interaction, information, and inspiration. The meeting was led by Russ Williams of Ethical Edge (http://ethicaledge.org/index.html)
There was a panel of guest speakers led by Scharrell Jackson CFO of SquarMilner Accounting firm in Newport Beach (of which I had the privilege of photographing their new corporate head shots of all their partners : ) http://squarmilner.com/partners/chief-financial-officer/scharrell-jackson/
The first panelist was Cynthia Burnham a Leadership Coach, Author and Speaker (http://cynthiaburnham.com/the_charisma_edge)
The next speaker was David Marino Executive VP of Hughes Marino Commercial Real Estate: (http://www.hughesmarino.com/article-author/david-marino/)
Also Kathy Gardarian Founder and CEO of Qualis International: (http://www.qualisintl.com/index.php?p=home)
Everyone did an outstanding job. Thank you, Scharrell for inviting me!
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Thank you Steven, Terry and Sean Zwick for giving me the opportunity to photograph your company head shots.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTTHANK YOU Etonion for giving me the opportunity to photograph your executive head shots at the Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach Ca.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTTHANK YOU to the beautiful ladies (Mothers and Daughters) of the National Charity League (NCL) of Irvine CA, for giving me the honor of photographing their head shots. I look forward to photographing their big event on Cinco De Mayo. These ladies have worked very hard for many years to help the less fortunate.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTI had the joy and privilege to photograph the IBM Pure Systems Executive Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, CA.
I would like to thank all the very special people at IBM, Centerline Digital and James Mathers who made this possible for me.
“Rafael was an absolute pleasure to work with on a recent IBM corporate event in Huntington Beach. He was professional, accommodating and calm before, after and during the event. He always has a smile on his face and has a great attitude!”
Jamie Ousterout
Senior Project Manager
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“Working with Rafael was a real pleasure. His photos are excellent, and we put a tremendous amount of pressure on him to do a lot of photos in a very short time!
He is very personable, easy going and professional. Rafael did a great job delivering what we needed to get our business marketing started, and we are very happy with the quality of the work and the very quick turn-around time.
Kristi Smith
I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing the beautiful work of FSI Design.
Kristie and Brenda are incredibly talented designers who have just opened their new showroom in Anaheim Hills. Please contact them for any designing needs.
Kristi Smith
FSI Showroom
5130 E. Hunter Avenue
Anaheim, Ca. 92807
(714) 970-2222
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTThank you Aviir and Guard a Heart for having me photograph your second annual Holiday Party. We had lot’s of fun celebrating a wonderful year.
These two companies are saving many lives by offering tests in order to detect any symptoms of early stages of heart disease. Please contact them today for your prevention testing.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTTHANK YOU so much Glabman family for having me as your official Bar Mitzvah Photographer. You guys are the best. I hope you love your photographs.
Mazel Tov!!!
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTWOW! What an amazing and FUN day I had with the Firth family. We celebrated the Bat Mitzvah of their beautiful daughter Renee, at Temple Shir Hamaalot in Irvine and the Turnip Rose “Celebrations” in Newport Beach.
THANK YOU Firth family for a once in a lifetime event 🙂 Mazel Tov!!!
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTThank you Renee, for allowing me to photograph these fun photographs before your very special day.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTThank you Jackie Judy and the Assisteens of Irvine, for the opportunity to photograph your wonderful event.. What an honor to be a part of the Assisteens of Irvine celebration at the Turnip Rose Promenade & Gardens in Costa Mesa.
Congratulations! To all the beautiful Assisteens and their families. What a proud moment.
I would also like to thank my dear friend and fellow photographer Phil Lisle who does excellent photojounalism photography. Phil owns Pro Photo in Irvine. Please use them for all your photographic needs.
http://stores.prophotoirvine.com/
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTI had an amazing time with Jill and Paige Hanoka. Paige was a delight to photograph, a real natural. We had a fun time in downtown Laguna Beach.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTGuard a Heart will be presenting the first Guardian of Hearts award to Larry King in recognition of his contribution to saving lives through the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. The Award will be presented at a pre-Oscar party at the Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood on February 25, 2012. This exclusive event will bring together prominent citizens from fields as diverse as politics and medicine, in honor of Larry King.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTBeautiful Bat Mitzvah at Temple Bat Yam in Newport Beach and Antonello”s in the South Coast Village Costa Mesa.
FUN, FUN, FUN The Elfend family and the genius of Beth Slavin of Beth Slavin Productions created an amazing event
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FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTThe Rosen Bar Mitzvah photo shoot was a great success. A big THANK YOU to the Rosen family. The ceremony took place at Temple Beth El in Aliso Viejo California and the reception exploded at The Coach House in San Jan Capistrano.
FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTMy eldest daughter Tessia Joy signed last week with HRI Talent Agency.
We are so very proud of her. They wanted some shots of her looking a little younger. Here is our most resent photo shoot.
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FacebookPOSTTweetPOSTBar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah
“Bar Mitzvah” literally means “son of the commandment.” “Bar” is “son” in Aramaic, which used to be the vernacular of the Jewish People. “Mitzvah” is “commandment” in both Hebrew and Aramaic. “Bat” is daughter in Hebrew and Aramaic. Technically, the term refers to the child who is coming of age, and it is strictly correct to refer to someone as “becoming a bar (or bat) mitzvah.” However, the term is more commonly used to refer to the coming of age ceremony itself, and you are more likely to hear that someone is “having a bar mitzvah” or “invited to a bar mitzvah.”
So what does it mean to become a bar mitzvah? Under Jewish Law, children are not obligated to observe the commandments, although they are encouraged to do so as much as possible to learn the obligations they will have as adults. At the age of 13 (12 for girls), children become obligated to observe the commandments. The bar mitzvah ceremony formally, publicly marks the assumption of that obligation.
Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs are beautiful events with lots of tradition, family and celebration. I love to photograph these events.
Less is more when photographing a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Traditional is good, but I would rather use my camera to tell the story of that special day rather than try to tell the clients what to do, I would rather they have lots of fun and let me record the wonderful memories they just created.
Rafael
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