Revital & David – Part 2

It’s a really cool story how David and Revital met. It begins overseas, in the historic land of Israel…
In fact, I’ll just let David tell the story:

“I went to Israel on a work trip. My buddies and I were running on the beach and he went to talk to a hottie sun tanning on the beach. She invited us to Haifa University and the second I walked in I noticed Revital dancing- she blew me away. She was beautiful, sexy and an amazing dancer.

I didn’t have the nerve to go talk to her. We bumped heads at the end of the night and danced together. She gave me her number and invited me to the infected mushroom concert. So I go to the concert the next day, I didnt have a cell phone so I was asking random girls to borrow their cell phones to call Revi. I tried calling like twenty times and my buddies were looking at me like I was a dumb-(@*#), telling me “look around dude there are tons of women here!”

I remember them talking but truthfuly it went in one ear and out the other. So once I got to about 30 calls she finally anwsered and we hooked up. She introduced me to all her friends and to top everything off, she was trying to pawn me off on one of her friends! But I was persistent and the rest is history…….Call it love at first sight……She still wows me to this day!”

Is that a cool story or what? Thanks David, for writing that down for me. A little background adds a ton of insight to the photos.

I broke this shoot up into two posts, the first one was from the pre-ceremony session, and now it’s time for the ceremonial part of the day. This wedding was unlike any I had been to before. It was a Jewish ceremony, which has several significant events that have to take place before two people are married.

We begin with the signing of the Ketubah. The Ketubah is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. First the witnesses sign it, then the groom, then the bride, then the Rabbi…






Next we go outside to the Chuppah for the ceremony, which includes several procedures including lighting a multi-wick candle, smelling of spices, sipping of wine, the bride and groom encircling one another, the exchanging of rings, and finally culminating with the stomping of the glass, finalizing the marriage, at which point all the guests shout “Mazel tov!”- expressing their congratulations for a happy and significant event.

The rings are exchanged as follows: The Rabbi holds both of the rings, he then hands one ring to the groom, and he slips it over the brides right index finger during which vows are said.


He hands a ring to the Bride, who then slips the ring over the Groom’s right index finger. Then each person moves the ring from their own index finger over to their left-hand ring-finger.




There is a lot more to this ceremony than what’s seen here. I don’t want to post too many pictures, but I did post more from this event than any other assignment to date. But like I said, there were just too many favorites to choose from.

I had such a great time working with Revital and David, and I wish the best for their future together.

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My Facebook page hasn’t been up for very long, so I don’t have many friends and fans on it. ☹

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There’s some blog posts of past session on here, but here’s a few for now:



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Girls Night Out…

Well Faten contacted me for a shoot with her girls a few weeks ago. The occasion was that Nancy is getting married soon in the country of Jordan (Congratulations, Nancy!) Faten (pronounced fah-TEN) wanted to do a shoot before Nancy’s big day, and before her bachelorette party.

Her idea was to have kind of a “Sex and The City” theme behind it. I don’t watch the show, so I had to spend some time researching screencaps from the Series. But it did make for some cool ideas and a little brainstorm adaptation to try and get a similar look.

The weather couldn’t have been nicer- not too cool, but not too hot, gorgeous blue skies and just the occasional breeze. We visited an area in The Woodlands, Texas- Market Street to be exact. If you read my blog regularly, you might have noticed that I did an engagement session there in The Woodlands not too long ago, but it was more on the Waterway and not exactly on Market Street.
The area is nice and clean, and it also has a water way area and some shopping centers which matched our criteria given the theme of the session.

With that, I present to you (from left) Nancy, Faten, and Leial (said lay-AL):



For some reason I like the B&W conversion on this next shot. I think it looks kind of 3-D, if that’s possible in a B&W photo…


The girls workin’ it for the camera…yeah!

Early in the shoot I first heard, then saw an Italian Exotic drive through Market Street. I always stop and stare when I get the chance to see one of these rare works of handcrafted obscenely fast art. It was then when I thought, “It would be so cool if we could get that guy to let us take some photos with his car…”
Well it drove by again about 30 minutes later while we were still in the area, and the girls mentioned how cool it would be to take some shots with that car. Well he pulled up to the valet parking area, and as he stepped out of his Lamborghini Gallardo, I approached and politely asked if I could take a couple of shots of his car with the girls. He casually shrugged and said “Sure, you can use it”, then looked over at the valets and said “They can use my car” and just walked away! How cool was that?!

Well the valet parked it for me pretty much in the middle of the street, so I had to shoot fast and with a quickness. It was a little difficult with the harsh sunlight so direct, but I think we got some okay shots.



In keeping with the theme, we had to stop in for some Cosmo’s. We dropped in at The Cheesecake Factory- they have a really nice bar area. But as I was doing some light tests, one of the managers comes over and tells us no photos are allowed inside :o/
So we took it to the patio area.


And a little B&W action…


Then it was off to the waterway which is right outside The Cheesecake Factory’s front door…




I had a lot of fun doing this shoot, and I hope Faten, Nancy and Leial did too. The girls were great in front of the camera, and it’s such a joy working with people who like being on camera. I am also pleased with the results- I think we more or less accomplished the desired theme.
I also want to say “Thanks!” to the gracious owner of that amazing piece of machine called the Lamborghini Gallardo, who ever you are. Hats off to you, kind sir!

Feel free to drop a note, yea or nay.

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Riyazi and Michelle - November 23, 2009 - 9:30 AM

Excellent shots Samuel – I am sure they were well pleased with the results. Particularly the first and the one before the last shots.

Would be really interested in knowing what you used for lighting.

Samuel Seth - November 23, 2009 - 6:13 PM

Hey Riyazi,
Thanks. I was just using one 430EX and a white Shoot-Through umbrella on these around half or full power, triggered by a cyber-sync. Some of the shots (early on) I just used a bare flash standing on it's foot-stand on the ground- I forgot my umbrella bracket in the truck until later- which was when I began to use the umbrella.

Adam Cavanagh - December 10, 2009 - 10:20 AM

Great work. Yeah nice flash work

Samuel Seth - December 11, 2009 - 1:06 AM

Thanks Adam. Means a lot. Love your stuff. Dark and edgy never looked so good!

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Slick Rides on an Awesome Day…

Well we couldn’t have asked for better weather. The 1st Annual DHL Charity Car Show was great. It was to benefit the American Heart Association and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk.

We had cars from all eras, all makes, a few bikes, trikes, and even a rail car-dune-buggy looking thing. I haven’t done a great deal of automotive photography, (although I was published once in Sport Truck Magazine thankyouverymuch :oD ) but I do like Automobiles a lot, so I wouldn’t mind getting to shoot them more often.

This Nova was one of my favorites of the show. Really slick paint, great attention to detail, immaculate interior, and the power to back it all up. (Click on Photos to view large)


Just look at that engine bay- You could cook hot-dogs on the manifold AND eat them!
They had a really cool DJ playing great music all day. Notice the 17″ Macbook Pro.  FTW!

A Supercharged (and I’m sure super-fast) Lingenfelter Corvette was out. Complete with a giant hood intake vent.

I think this next truck had to be another one of the slickest of the show. Just an amazing looking vehicle from any angle. He won two awards- Best Interior, and The DHL Choice Award.

The Brickhouse girls presenting the awards to the owner of the above truck…
The Chevelle Car Club made a strong showing with around 14 cars total…
Marco and his Satin Black ’70 Chevelle won the Best Under Construction Award

The Brickhouse Girls checking things out under the hood
This guy was a show-stopper. When he rolled up in this ’60 Caddie, every head turned. It was even cooler when he dropped the tail on the ground with a loud “SSSSSSSSSSSSS”


A clean pair of bikes…

Check out the magnificent glass-like paint on this extraordinary ’67 Vette

Winner of the Rev it Up contest with his award in front of his Orange 502 El Camino SS. It was pretty funny- he kept it tame at first being relatively quiet, but when he opened up those exhaust dumps, people gasped and heart-rates increased, bringing a grin to every guys face within 1 square mile

You’ll want to click on the next picture. As people were pulling out, they took their turns layin’ some rubber. This was one of the more spectacular displays.

Not much smoke on the next one. With such fat cheater slicks mounted, it was just grab and go. If you look real close, you can see the tires wrinkle.

And the DHL Crew and Volunteers.

I had a blast at the event, and look forward to shooting more automotive subjects in the future.

To see the full gallery, head on over to my website at www.SlickPix.net and click on the “Client Galleries” link in the bottom menu, then click on the gallery.

Keep in mind too, that 25% of all Print Sales from this even is benefiting the American Heart Association and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. So go ahead and purchase a nice large print or several, and donate to a good cause at the same time.

Until next time,

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CLFry - October 26, 2009 - 10:37 PM

Awesome Sam, the photos turned out great! Looks like it went well, glad it worked-out for everyone.

~Casey
rides.clfrycreative.com

Samuel Seth - October 27, 2009 - 5:04 AM

Thanks Casey,
I actually met your Dad there. Nice guy. Thanks for giving me the lead on this gig. I had lots of fun, and I'm looking forward to next year!

Marco Duque Jr - October 29, 2009 - 8:03 PM

Well thanks to the pair of you for doing your part on the lead , and volunteering your time to spend your Saturday helping raise money for two great charities. Sam people cant stop raving about the awesome job you did while enjoying the gorgeous weather with all those nice cars and bikes.

Casey – I Also met your Dad there I agree with Sam, great guy.

Thanks again to you both.

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Elaine and Michael’s Wedding

Last week I posted Michael and Elaine’s Engagement photos and mentioned they were getting married the following week. Well the big day finally came. Again, the meteorologists predicted partly cloudy skies with a comfortable high of 71° F. But alas, it was not to be. The rain foiled our plans once again, but we were able to get a few shots outside after the wedding. However, it was very windy and somewhat chilly, and the dark gray skies made for dreary backdrops. Still, we tried to make the best of it.

It was at the Walden Yacht Club- A really nice location right on the shore of Lake Conroe. Since it was raining, we had to move the ceremony indoors. A decision that had to be made just 15 minutes before the ceremony started.

Here’s some photos from the day. This is probably the largest volume of images I’ve posted in one blog post, but there’s many more to see in the full gallery. Feel free to drop a comment or two at the bottom of the post.

Getting Ready:

At the Altar:

Trading Rings…

The Kiss…


Now for some shots after the ceremony. We happened to catch a break in the rain, and took advantage of it.
Elaine had such a pretty dress:

The guys Hulkin’ out:


The happy family…


Such an awesome looking cake. I didn’t have any, but they said it was great. It was made by Sweets to Dream On, a Custom Cake, Cookie and Candie shop based in Conroe, TX. I happened to be driving behind them on the road about 15 minutes before we arrived at the Yacht Club, and thought to myself “I really like that name. Hey, I wonder if they’re delivering the cake to Elaine and Michael’s Wedding?” And they were. Nice job on the cake y’all.


Time to cut some art…


Michael: “Hey, I wanted the piece with the raspberry filling!”


Elaine: “That WAS the piece with the raspberry filling!”
You guys are so funny…

And the Rings…


Congratulations you guys! It was heaps of fun working with Elaine and Michael, and I wish them the best. Until next time,

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Riyazi & Michelle - October 15, 2009 - 12:03 PM

Great post. Looks like you had fun 😀

Love the first shot – a good mix of ambient and flash

Anonymous - October 24, 2009 - 4:01 AM

Really nice pics!
-Damon

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