My name is Richard Israel and I am a photographer who lives in
Charlotte, NC with my beautiful wife Beth and our three amazing
daughters, Ferris twelve, Sophia nine and Priscilla five.
I love life, I love
photography.
Ever since a child Carey’s dream was to have a large family, sadly she suffered three tragic miscarriages, one very late term. As a symbol of her faith that God will restore all she had lost, Carey got the peacock feather tattoo’s, when the male peacock loses it’s first feathers they are restored, the new ones are twice as beautiful.
Carey was pregnant again……. meet baby Asa
Thoughts of warmer days ahead, planting tomatoes and herbs with our girls, the first days of spring, making fresh bruschetta from the garden in the summer. mmmm!
- Great photos Richard, I am so ready for a 'mater samitch with Dukes mayo!March 5, 2010 - 4:41 pm
I love photographing portraits, I love photographing children, which are the lion’s share of portrait sittings, however I also really enjoy photographing grown ups (hint, hint)…..
In addition to now shooting all of my portrait sessions exclusively with film we are now offering, darkroom printed, fiber based prints. “A beautiful print is a thing in itself” Irvin Penn
I love this quote by British photographer Sir Cecil Beaton, “Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.”
tech note: Nikon F3, 105mm 2.5 lens, 4×5 large format camera, (man with cigar) Kodak TriX film
- Beautiful photos... I love that quote!!!March 1, 2010 - 3:01 pm
- Love those images, Richard. Great stuff!March 4, 2010 - 6:53 pm
Elisabeth-Rose my wedding day partner in crime, super8 girl, travel companion and great friend married her childhood sweetheart on Feb 6th, Elisabeth and Michael met when they were 8years old and they absolutely adore each other.
The day was also extra special because the now famous (or infamous) “Gang of Four” Kristin Vining, Christopher Record, Rodney Slate and I photographed her wedding, these three are not only amazingly talented photographers who continually inspire me I also count them as my best, best friends. We honestly had an amazing time and we’re ready to do it again.
Super 8 movie to follow.
tech note: cameras, Nikon F100, Mamiya 645AFD, Rolleiflex, Super Speed Graphic 4×5, Film. Iford 3200, Kodak TriX, Kodak Portra 800, Ilford HP5
an often overlooked very special time for the bride, the dress fitting
- beautiful. just beautiful.February 25, 2010 - 8:00 am
- The image in the bottom right corner of ls2 is spectacular. So simple and so beautiful!February 25, 2010 - 8:07 am
- stunning.February 25, 2010 - 8:19 am
- Great work Richard! Leah and I especially love the fourth image! Take care bro...February 25, 2010 - 8:52 pm
- i've admired, loved and adored your work for a long time...i couldn't wait to see what you did with our wedding...but these are above and beyond what i even imagined our images would turn out like...you treated every moment like a work of art...thank you thank you thank you...we'll cherish them forever!February 26, 2010 - 6:30 am
- WOW. These are absolutely amazing.March 8, 2010 - 10:41 am
another in my series of photographs and stories of young adults at my church, kayla is 20 years old, world watch out.
in her own words….” I am an entrepreneur. I have a passion for people, a passion that runs deep. I want to make my mark on the world by teaching health and wellness to the world. Ultimately, I want to walk in peace and for all whom I encounter see a a glimpse of God’s heart. I completed culinary school this past year and was able to travel and work with world renown chefs in the process. I will incorporate my cooking endeavors in with my passion to a nutrition focused career.
I have began a blog committed to sharing the best of the best facts and recipes that also encourage healthy living. Check me out at kaylasoup.blogspot.com
tech note: Nikon F100, 85MM, 1.4 lens, Kodak film
- stunning!February 16, 2010 - 8:56 am
- The bottom left image is amazing.February 16, 2010 - 10:32 am
- Amazing photographs Richard!! Please thank Kayla for her blog information. I look forward to reading it.February 16, 2010 - 11:21 am
- Yet another masterful job! Best wishes to Kayla, I believe she will reach the stars!!!February 16, 2010 - 1:31 pm
- Love! Love!! Love!!!February 16, 2010 - 6:07 pm
- Beautiful inside & out and....she's smart!!!!WOWFebruary 16, 2010 - 8:59 pm
- Another vote for the bottom left image! The bottom right is also very awesome. Great job Richard!February 17, 2010 - 3:58 pm
- Gorgeous! I love the 85!February 19, 2010 - 6:26 am
This weekend Elisabeth -Rose and Michael got married, it was an extra special day for several reasons, most importantly she and Michael are a truly head over heels in love, Elisabeth-Rose shoots along side of me and is totally adored by the Israel family, she is also my friend Kristin Vining’s studio manager.
What made photographing the wedding so remarkable is that it was a collaboration between four great friends and photographers, Kristin Vining, haute-couture, Christopher Record the photojournalist, Rodney Slate, the quiet observer and me, shooting film and super8 with vintage cameras. I think I can speak for all of us in that it was an incredible experience and amazed us all how we just completely flowed and blended together perfectly. There will be a website up in a couple of weeks with the wedding from each of our perspectives.
Here are a few photographs from Elisabeth’s portrait session, she described working with me as a “giant art project”, which is exactly how I love it to be…..
tech note: a mix of medium format, 35mm and large format. Color film, Kodak Portra 160, BW, Kodak TriX, 4×5 Ilford HP5
- Wow. These are so beautiful. I'm even more sure of my decision seeing what you have done with film.February 8, 2010 - 1:42 pm
- STUNNING. I can't WAIT to see the wedding pictures!February 8, 2010 - 1:49 pm
- I die!! Over and over again! TRULY - out of this world beautiful!! I'm so proud of you, friend!! xoxoFebruary 8, 2010 - 2:28 pm
- these are so classy and just gorgeous. amazing work!February 8, 2010 - 2:46 pm
- Amazing Richard! Beautiful subject and wonderful images!February 8, 2010 - 3:42 pm
- incredible - just INCREDIBLE.February 8, 2010 - 3:45 pm
- Richard, I love them everyone. You truly captured the classic beauty of Elisabeth-Rose.February 8, 2010 - 6:38 pm
- SO FABULOUS. These truly are amazing!February 8, 2010 - 7:56 pm
- okay, so everyone has already said how amazing they are, so my words to describe these photos are "INSANELY DECADENT"...totally in awe...you are so talented :)February 8, 2010 - 10:47 pm
- WOW, Richard, I am speechless, these are sooooo beautiful!!!! I absolutely LOVE them, and she is such a beauty! Nice work, my friend! Keep it up...hey, we need to post some of these on the KFA website!!!February 9, 2010 - 1:09 am
- Stunningly beautiful work of art!February 9, 2010 - 6:18 am
- So stunning!!! Always love looking at your work!February 9, 2010 - 11:31 am
- AMAZING! These are just beautiful!February 9, 2010 - 11:32 am
- Richard, can you make me look like this ??? Stunning. Liz's Aunt MelissaFebruary 10, 2010 - 12:31 pm
- Yeah Richard!!! Way to raise the bar buddy! These are beautiful! Love the series on the backdrop. Outstanding and as always, Inspiring!February 10, 2010 - 4:37 pm
- Hey Richard - All great work, but I LOVE the 1st, 4th, and 5th images! As always, I can't wait to see more.February 10, 2010 - 5:09 pm
- absolutely beautiful! each picture is a piece of art! such a pitty I haven't heard about you when I was getting married! you are an amazing photographer! KSMFebruary 11, 2010 - 12:35 am
- I love the pics! Also, I remember you saying she did this wedding on quite the budget I love to hear more about that!February 15, 2010 - 11:17 am
Not to sure exactly what is going to become of my ongoing project, “young people at my church that are doing something with their lives”, but I know something is going on and It’s taking on a life of it’s own.
Meet Grayson.He’s and amazing musician, songwriter and producer. He’s married to beautiful Tori, he’s the worship pastor at our church, he played lead guitar with indie band “One Amazing Kid” Grayson survived home schooling relatively unscathed and we share a common passion for all things U2, in fact this shoot was cemented when he commented one day that I looked like Bono.
tech note: Mamiya 7, 80mm lens, Kodak 400CN
- Awesome images! Going for James Dean in the last image? Nice to see you breaking out the Mamiya 7! Take care bro...February 3, 2010 - 9:55 am
- Very nice work, Richard, of course the subject is adorable, too !February 3, 2010 - 8:07 pm
- Love these pics!February 4, 2010 - 3:07 pm
These photographs were taken at photographer Bill Broere daughter’s wedding. My great friend Rodney Slate shot the wedding, I and the Rollei were along for the ride.
tech note: Rolleiflex, Kodak 400CN
- Beautiful work Richard! Thanks for shooting with Rodney, he always enjoys your time together.February 2, 2010 - 7:20 pm
Hug your babies everyday, put down that smart phone and hold their hand every chance you get. They grow up and before you know it, they’ll be walking down that isle….
Thank you Bill and Tim for the reminder
tech note: Contax G2, 45mm lens, Kodak TMZ 3200
- So true...it breaks my heart. Thanks for the reminder my friend.January 27, 2010 - 10:33 am
I took lots and lots of photographs that I absolutely loved in 2009. The common thread with these images is that they would never leave my mind…
Lorraine and Sanders were utterly overwhelmed…
I spend a lot of weekends and long road trips with Elisabeth-Rose, if there was ever a match made in heaven this is it…
My baby, that twinkle in her eye…
Blair, the beautiful artist, inside and out
- LOVE them! Reminds me that I need to send you my favs of the family. Is that Prescilla or Ferris?January 19, 2010 - 4:57 pm
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