Shiany & Felix engagement photo shoot in Half Moon Bay

It is a little late, but better late then never.
On June 21, 2008, my clients and my great group of helpers, Mayraav and Richelle, went to the Ritz Carlton hotel in Half Moon bay for shooting their engagement session.
I've known Shiany for a long time since we used to dance salsa together, and when she told me she was getting married I immediately decided to give them a full day engagement session as my gift.
So off we went around 10:30am. We arrived at the Ritz around 11:30am and discovered a gorgeous sunny day. The sky where blue, and the grass was green. I was lucky to have my two assistants. Both helped with the reflector to create amazing shots.
And since both my assistants are photographers as well we got a ton of photos the entire day.
We started at the hotel, taking some shots with the great view, then we went to the golf course and from then we headed to the beach. Both Shiany and Felix were wonderful, they cooperated with all our ideas.
By late noon time we headed to Half Moon Bay's main street and grabbed some pizza - what a great pizza that was...
With our stomachs full we headed to some spots in the main street and then we took off to San Francisco to Hyde street.
By the end of the day we were tired but happy!
By now I made Shiany & Felix a nice guest sign in book from our session - and they love it.
I am sooooo happy!!!

Here are some of the images from that day:






You can also see Mayraav's work on her website

Janet & Forrest Wedding Photography - June 7, 2008

Last week I went to shoot Janet and Forrest wedding day.
As you might know Janet and Forrest are the clients in the video I have:





Janet was a beautiful bride, she did not stop smiling all day long! Even when I asked her to do a "serious" shot she still smiled... :)
Forrest - wow - he was a treat! When I arrived to their home, early in the morning, he asked me if I want to eat something - he said he will cook... I had a lot of work ahead of me so I was forced to decline his great offer.
Both Janet and Forrest were very cooperative with any photo ideas I had in mind, although the time was running short on us we still got some amazing shots!
After Janet & Forrest were ready - we took of in the limo and headed to Stanford, we spent 10 minutes there since Janet was worried that we might get late to the reception, so we wrapped things up and --- off we go to the reception.
The ceremony site was absolutly amazing, this was the first time I shot there, and I'm happy I booked another wedding to the same location: Crystal Springs Golf course in Burlingame.
The Reception was held at the Empress of China, located in China Town - San Francisco. It was a traditional Chinese Banquet with 10 course dinner - Wow WOW Wow what a great food! and a thrilling lion dance.
I am grateful for having wonderful clients like Janet and Forrest!

To see the Online Flash gallery from the wedding - click here

And here is a preview of some of my favorites shots:

Ponti & Mathew wedding May 25, 2008.

Two weeks ago I had the honor of taking the photos for Ponti and Mathew's wedding.
The Ceremony took place in the amazing Ainsley house, The weather was perfect - it was warm and there was a great over cast - simply perfect for pictures.
The reception took place in down town Sunnyvale at The Del Monte Restaurant.
Ponti was very calm and happy, I was impressed, we went to FAUX to do the make up, and she simply shined.
Mathew arrived to the Ainsley house and we had a lot of fun taking photos for the man.
It was simply a great day!

You can see a Flash gallery on this link - click here

Here is a small sample of the images I took:

Christina & Steven's wedding April 12, 2008

It took me a while to upload a flash gallery to my website, but I have to tell you - I love it :)

Working with Christina & Steven was a blast! Christina laughed all the time, she was so happy to do anything I suggested... just before the ceremony we went to Central Park in Santa Clara, and downtown San Jose. We did a lot of fun shots - it was so cool!!!

The ceremony took place in Assumption Of Mary Catholic Church.

The reception took place in Del Monte Restaurant in Downtown Sunnyvale. 

I enjoyed every moment with Christina and Steven - Thank you!!!

You can see my favorites shots in this link - click here

Here is a small selection of the images I took:

Special for Father's day ! Family portrait

Father's day is just around the corner...
Surprise your family with a family portrait.
I'm offering a family portrait session for only $200 (Normally $300)
The session includes 1 hour of photography on location, one selected image in 8x10 print (no frame)

Additional hours, print orders, digital files and frames also available.

To schedule your session call this weekend.
Offer valid only for sessions scheduled until June 15. (The session can be schedule to any time)

See you soon,

Tsafrir (Mike) Melamed
PhotosTM Bay Area Photography
Mobile: (408) 533-5523
Office/FAX: (408) 747-1299

Santa Cruz Portfolio Jam 2008 - Robin Bourbonnais

Last week (May 24) I went to Santa Cruz to participate in the portfolio Jam that Robin put together. 

Several models arrived to the beautiful beach at Santa Cruz, the day to with a nice overcast and the atmosphere was relaxed. 

I had great time taking photos for several of the models that came to the event.

later that night most of the group went to eat at a local restaurant, it was a blast!

Here are my photos from that day - Click here...

Thank you for taking the time to view them.

Tsafrir (Mike) 

West Valley and Mission College Dancers Present - Dance CAravan 2008 - May 16&17, 2008

On May 17 I went to see the Dance Caravan performance in West Valley theater. 

The performances were amazing, the costumes, the music and the lighting was wonderful. 

I took some photos at the show - you can see them in the following link:

Click Here to see the photos from  West Valley and Mission College - Dance Caravan 2008

Talk to you later...

Tsafrir (Mike)

Nataliia Rudometkina on stage...

Last week Nataliia came over to boost her portfolio.

We spent about an hour shooting some interesting images.

Here is a sample from that day:

Underwater ...

The summer has arrived to Sunnyvale. The pool is cool and the water is blue.

It is so good to get some time off all the work, and have some fun ... underwater fun!

Check out this cool clip I made using my new MAC. 

Baby photography is a lot of fun!

Hi all,

I've got to tell you, baby photography was more enjoyable that I initially thought... 

The reword of the parents smiles is so huge!

Last weekend I photographer Sarah, an adorable baby that lives in my complex.

It was an amazing experience, working with a baby - getting her to smile, and then capturing the right moment --- WOW what a great way to spend my day! 

I can't wait to work with more kids and babies!

Here is a small example of the shoot... more photos are on my website