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welcome!

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.

Tag Archives: rolleiflex

grace & aaron

Grace and Aaron’s mountain wedding was simply the sweetest and lovliest I’ve been involved in.  I’ve been trying so hard to describe it so I’ll just let Grace do it for me.
” Antique, country mixed with some great depression, old time and folk. Everything was pretty much homemade and SUPER low budget. The people kinda...

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courtney and michael

photographing a wedding in my favorite city with my favorite girls is always a treat.
wedding design: A Charleston Bride location: The William Aiken House, Charleston, SC.
thank you Darrell for the help, friendship and fabulous images

love it when the bride and groom see each other before the ceremony

always incredible details from the Girls

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laura and julian

location: lowndes grove plantation. wedding design: a charleston bride. thank you elisabeth-rose

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honest and real

Why do I love taking photographs with film, the method of capture is of course totally different and the rich, deep tones and soulful look that film gives is certainly unique to the medium but it’s more that, it’s the way I feel, the way I shoot when holding a film camera that makes it...

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sara & scott

Wow, what a fabulous wedding, The Cloister at Sea Island is breathtaking but even more lovely were Sara, Scott, their family and friends.  As I always say, the “things” are great but ultimately it’s all about the people. A wedding is an event, a marriage is for life………..

tech note: Mamyia 645afd, Nikon F100, Rolleiflex, Kodak...

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brooke and cameron

organic, honest, real, with a little nostalgic twist, just how I and more importantly my clients love it.
tech note: Rolleiflex, Kodak 400bw film

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i admit it, i’m square

I love shooting square, it throws a whole new perspective and dimension into your photography that makes you think, well…square!
above, Candice and Todd, Angela and Nikolas engagement sessions, below, Lauren and Creightontech note: Rolleiflex, Kodak TMax film

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a perfect charleston wedding

Lindsey and Taylor’s elegant April 17th wedding at the gorgeous William Aiken House, wedding design by the equally gorgeous girls of A Charleston Bride Detail shots by Elisabeth-Rose

tech note: Rolleiflex, Mamyia 645afd, Nikon F100, Kodak Portra 400NC, Kodak Tri-X & Ilford 3200

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elisabeth-rose + michael

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...

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elisabeth-rose

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...

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