e&b photography

On the first day of Christmas

2008-11-28T22:07:00.000-08:00

So everyone knows how that rhyme goes,

Which us brings us to the current shoot. Growing up in my small town of Moraga there were few really "great" things that I can recall, location wise. But one thing that really stood out in my mind was a small pear orchard located in the cuts of Moraga. As I was driving through said cuts giving my one year old a nap in the car I passed this orchard and it hit me. This was the location for the next e&b shoot. Oona Wally and Maryam Katouli were our models and they both did a tear up job. The jist of the shoot was fall and we tried our hand at a model/fashion vibe. My camera went wonky, which was a real drag but Chris came through firing with the 50mm and we achieved some results.

"And a partridge in a pear tree"

Christian

Promoagogo

2008-11-15T20:48:00.000-08:00

Is that even a word?

Who cares cuz when the spirit hits I always go with it. Once again the holidays are upon us and along with that time of year goes a print promo for the lucky folks who book a session with Chris and myself. As always time slots begin to book up so first come first serve, and like last year we will run the promo long to cover those who don't feel the push until the beginning of the new year. This year the promo includes a print package that consists of 1 8x10 2 5x7 and 4 4x6. As always the cd of the high quality images, and online proofing gallery are a gimmie. So when the need strikes to get together some awesome family or kid shots don't hesitate to let us help you achieve great results.

Gotta love it,

Christian

A site for sore eyes

2008-11-10T21:22:00.000-08:00

Ok its up there,

If you haven't been paying attention on the previous post there was mention of a new website. The new website is officially up and running and is super bomber! It has the ability to display images in a larger format as well as give us the flexibility of isolated areas showcasing specific genres. The objective of the new site, relative to the old one, is to try and increase overall wow factor/eye candy. Chris and I feel pretty confident that the new site has amped it up x10. Feedback in this area, if you have a chance, would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Christian

Get a life

2008-10-28T13:50:00.000-07:00

Chris and I are beginning to delve into another area with the business. The area in question is "lifestyle" photography. I only have recently recognized this as an area to explore, and am excited to try and pit our photo kung-fu against it. The portfolio for this genre is rapidly expanding. Here on the blog is a small taste, but be aware when Chris and I launch the new web site there will be a whole section designated to the lifestyle area. That launch will be over the course of the next week or so. Its gonna be so dope!!

Christian

Rock solid

2008-10-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

Chalk up homie,
The team is always looking for fresh concepts to wrap our photographic skills around, and recently it hit me like a stone...heheh. My kids love to go to a local destination called "Indian Rock". This is a hunk of stone up in the Berkeley hills where folks come from all over to do some mild to pretty intense bouldering. Chris and I gathered the tykes and went to our local outdoor gear fitting shop, REI, and made our way up to the rock. A fun and kinda outdoor equipment shoot ensued. The weather was a lovely fall day, we got some cool shots, and the kids did some mild bouldering. This is what I love about my life...Everybody stay cool.

Christian

Beginning anew

2008-10-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

Exhale...
So a new life is beginning for one of the members of e&b photography. I Christian have left my current job of 11 years to try and lend a full time hand to child rearing and also give a lot more time and energy to the photography. This is a very new direction for me personally, and I am hoping the business will move forward in a positive direction. I have been official with my new life after returning from a much needed vacation with my folks and my wife and kids. The whole team stayed up north near the small town of Anchor Bay, in Mendocino county.A large plot of land has a number of cottages that can be rented, its a super nice place to go and chill out...and I have been going since I was 7. The photos to follow are a sampling of the 400 odd shots I took while there, luckily my dad rolled with the power book and I brought a hard drive, these types of photo ops don't come everyday. Anywho, please enjoy and wish me luck.
see ya soon,
Christian

Happy Birthday!

2008-09-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

So here we are.

A year later e&b photography has grown with leaps and bounds. Thinking back to the initial post gets me all misty. The birth of my son and the birth of our website all coming together at one time causes for reflection. My 1 year old son is on the brink of walking, talking, and performing quantum physics...just kidding. And like my son, e&b is preparing after two years to experience the world at large. By this we mean completely new areas for the photo team to explore. Experience has been gained and confidence has been built. For those who have watched the blog, thanks for being with us. As e&b photography moves forward into the future we look forward to doing what we have always done with a little bit more knowledge.

Phoooff *blows out the candles*,

Christian

Droppin' bombs in Antioch

2008-08-11T21:44:00.001-07:00

KABLAMM! Like in the aforementioned blog the car shoots just keep coming! This time Chris and I found ourselves at the Antioch Historical Society shooting a local classic car group called the Bay Bombs. I came across this group before the car-shooting erupted into what it is now. My objective was to hook another car shoot for e&b. My initial email to Janet was received and responded to but it took awhile to get our ducks in line. This past weekend was a culmination of a two month communique ending in an epic 8 car free for all! Talk about a work out. Both Chris and I ended the three hour shoot feeling like we'd run ourselves ragged at the gym. Between crouching and standing, flipping and rolling to get the coolest angles, we were tapped. The results equal, in our opinion some of our best work yet. A two person photography team? Booya!

Huge props to the Bay Bombs crew have to be given. These guys showed up in force with some of the coolest cars we could ever hope to shoot. Janet, our liason, even booked a pinup model. Thanks, Janet! It was like we had our own private car show. Look for the Bay Bombs at car shows throughout the Summer to view these cars for yourself. It would be worth the trip.

Where theres smoke theres fire,

Christian

TSX shoot, and a fond farewell

2008-08-08T20:27:00.000-07:00

Hi de ho,

Check it out! The car shoots keep on commin. This shoot was recently done thanks to a super nice person by the name of Ramon. The contact was done old school style, meaning I scribbled some greeting asking to shoot the car, please, with a business card and BAMO! Ramon was very thankful and flattered about the request and Chris and I set up the session at a great location. And that brings us to the fond farewell part. The location in question is 4th and Clay in Berkeley. At this intersection is a empty lot right next to a rather large building, and on the side of that building is some super tight street art. After Chris and I remembered we wanted to shoot a car there we went to check the location and see what kind of art was on the wall. We were stressed to find the beginnings of a cyclone fence, the car was able to get on to the lot but it looks like one of our favorite shooting spots is going to meet its demise as development spills into the area. Sniff, sniff good by graffiti wall we will always remember you fondly...

Stay cool,
Christian

Got scooters?

2008-07-05T22:11:00.000-07:00

Yea hey,

New info commin at ya. Chris and I have landed another super cool gig. This time we are shooting scooters for a up and coming scooter company called "fly scooters". Chris had the luck of running into one of the head honchos of this new company while playing flag football. Leon was looking for some photographers to help with a new ad campaign and understood Chris and I were a photo team and the rest is history. We have shot two of the current line up on location and are putting together ad's that will run in scooter publications. The work might also be used for point of purchase signs in shops! This is a great opportunity and we thank the fly scooter team for the chance. Please keep an eye peeled for the work out in the scooter world, and let us know what you think...

Thanks for watchin'
Christian

New show at The Rock!

2008-05-25T22:33:00.000-07:00

Heads up,

Chris and I just got done hanging a fresh new kid show at Rockridge Kids in Oakland. It is our second show at Rockridge Kids and in our opinion it is a much brigher and more fun show. Like with our prior show we will be running a print promo. If you are feeling inclined please stop into the shop and check out the show!

Book a 1-2 hour session with us for $300 and you'll get a free print package that consists of 1 8x10, 2 5x7's, and 4 4x6's. Booya!

Way to keep your head up,

Christian

Breast Cancer Promotion

2008-05-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

Whoa, check out all those blog posts coming at you! I just wanted to make it known about a little promo that Christian and I are involved in later on this month. A friend of ours is throwing a local craft fair and she invited us to set up a photo booth for some cool kid portraiture. Unfortunately, Christian and I can't attend due to preexisting arrangements but the great thing is that all of the artists at the event will be donating at least 10% to the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. While we can't attend ourselves we will have a small display for our photography services. For all sessions we book we'll donate 10% of the proceeds.

Check out our little card.

For whom the bell tolls

2008-04-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

Hi de ho,

Chris and I have cut the ribbon on wedding shoots. A couple from Chicago were coming to San Francisco to be wed at city hall in the city by the bay. They found our site and we made arrangements to meet at city hall and shoot the short ceremony, then after the legality of it all we would go tripping around the city to do some location shots. This deviates from the standard format but seemed like fun. The day was long and the locations gave us some challenges, but the experience was well worth it. Looking forward to more of these events, and challenges.

Stay well,

Christian

Stock shooting

2008-04-29T21:50:00.000-07:00

Howdy,

More breaking news. The team has been hired to do some on going work for a local distributer,West coast Distribution. The idea is these shots will be used to represent goods on a web site for folks to order from. A side note, my family gets product from these guys and its top quality stuff. One might think shooting stock is easy but to be honest it a bit of a challenge. Well if it was super "cake" I guess it would be less fun.

See ya again soon,

Christian

Automorama

2008-04-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

Gentleman, start your engines!

Holy moly, Chris and I have switched gears with the photography and began to shoot cars. The process goes like this...either one of us is out and we see a dope ride, a card is placed on the vehicle asking the owner to contact us, please, and arrange a time to shoot the car in exchange for a cd with the images. So far we have had two shoots and more are scheduled. Super cool. Personally I'm super into cars and this is kinda a dream come true. Its a great way to expand the portfolio too.

Thanks for stopping by,

Christian

New show

2008-03-16T22:48:00.000-07:00

Hellooooo,

For those who follow the blog (hehe), we just wanted to let you know that Chris and I currently have a show hung at Sahaira salon in the Rockridge district. It's a small show showcasing a variety of our San Francisco Bay Area urban shots. We're pretty proud of the show and if anyone has an opportunity to check it out it would be worth your while. We have two shows pending one at Rockridge Kids showcasing kid shots and the other at Pretty Penny in May (subject matter to be determined). The latter will have an opening complete with all of the brooha that comes with an opening. More information regarding this show will be provided soon. Thanks for keeping an eye on our blog. (hehe).

Love ya,

Christian

Lois and Floyd

2008-02-24T20:26:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile and I'm excited to do a new post. Recently some friends of mine allowed me to shoot their twins. These fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, both did a great job of posing considering they are only six months old. My favorite part about this experience was adding another chapter to the e&b chronicles. The family seemed to like the collection of shots and I enjoyed the experience immensely. Thanks to Lesley, David, Floyd, and Lois. The shots that follow are a sample of the shoot. Please enjoy. Until next time!

Christian

Head Shots

2008-01-11T20:23:00.000-08:00

Hey there,

Well the e&b experience gathers yet another chapter. Chris and I were recently called upon to engage in a new, and unexplored area, head shots. A woman was looking for a bay area photographer to do some head shots of her children for modeling/commercial use and gave us a call. Both Chris and myself were ready willing and able to give this customer what she needed. We scheduled a shoot for an evening and had a blast doing some shooting of her two very friendly and photogenic kids. The results came out bangin, in our opinion, and the client liked em also. The photos are here for the viewing. Enjoy.

Thanks as always,

Christian

Cool Craviotto Shoot

2007-12-13T21:41:00.000-08:00

Oh man,
So I've been sitting on this one for a minute now and all the work has come full circle and I can release the info on the blog. Earlier this month Chris and I booked a shoot with local, Watsonville, based drum manufacturer Craviotto. Matt Chamberlain the session drummer touring with Tori Amos was coming to town to play the Paramount and the ad team needed a local photographer to shoot him for a campaign they were putting together. This shoot was super exciting and very gratifying. The team we worked with was so friendly and professional that it all went down very smooth. The other great thing was that Matt was a real pleasure to work with and that made the experience all the better.So to sum it all up goes like this, BOOOOYAH! Good times.

Christian

Coming to a close

2007-12-13T21:19:00.000-08:00

Hey all you kids out there,

Well the e&b "holiday promo" is coming to a close. Considering this is the first time our humble photography team has run any kind of special like this both Chris and I are super happy with the response. The following assortment of shots are a smattering from a few of the families who took advantage of the special. We are always checking the blog and open to considering running the promo for a bit longer than the original date of Dec 20th 2007, but for us to do that we would need to see some demand otherwise we would assume the need for this kind of portrait work has been fulfilled. A big thanks goes out to all the families who helped to make this a successful first run at a promo!

Christian

Holiday Session Cali Style

2007-11-14T19:55:00.000-08:00

Well the year is drawing to a close and Chris and I want to keep you posted on current events. We have been a little quiet on the blog as of late because we are running a portrait promo, please see previous post, and we wanted that to stay very visible on the blog. With that said we just finished a session that yielded some great results and we thought, what the heck, we should post some shots from at least one of the sessions. The images to follow are from a session just this past Monday. Chris and I had a chance to take advantage of the stellar weather and shoot a super nice, and very handsome family at the Berkeley marina. The folks were a pleasure to work with and the photos turned out great. Remember the promo runs through December 20th 2007, so don't hesitate to call or email with questions, otherwise have a great holiday and new year!
Thanks

Christian

An e&b holiday

2007-10-25T22:20:00.000-07:00

The bug has caught us early. We're already feeling the holiday spirit and along with that comes a free print package. Chris and I have devised a print package that will consist of 1 5x7, 4 4x6, and 24 wallets. The sitting cost will run ya $200 bucks, which translates to good karma all around. Please contact us early as sessions will be booking up quickly (expect a two week lead). This offer expires December 20th, 2007. We have the ability to do studio or on location shoots so let us know what will work best for you. Sessions will be booked on a first come first serve basis. So the sooner we hear from you the better.

We wish you all the best this holiday season,

Christian

Photo walk ala S.F.

2007-10-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

So Mr. Brodell and myself finally got to do something we have both wanted to do for a long time. On Monday the 15th after dropping the kids off with my folks Chris and I took bart into the city with the intent of going on a photo walk downtown. We arrived at the Montgomery st. station and made our way to street level. Getting started was a little rough but as we started moving around things felt more comfortable and we started shooting it up. We slowly made our way toward Chinatown and this was the area that yielded the most results and fun. The weather got pretty funky but it didn't bring us down, in fact it made the experience more exciting. The trip was super fun and very inspiring. Enjoy the following images and if you're hungry for more follow the links to our Flickr pages. Thanks.

Christian

Fashion Shoot

2007-10-12T21:26:00.000-07:00

Covering new ground is the order of the day. As previously posted Chris and I have acquired some new equipment for the business, which is super cool. As of now all parts are here and at our disposal. We are talkin about a Alien Bee B800 strobe, and a new background support system complete with white muslin, and our other lights. This all makes for some great studio results. A good friend of mine and my family's is a clothing designer and recently asked if we could provide some shots for her new web site, Chris and I agreed to do the shots and at the same time put the equipment through some motions. The images here are just a few of the yielded results.

Christian

Kids

2007-09-28T00:04:00.000-07:00

Just got an opportunity to post a little something, the kids are asleep. Wanted to let the community know that both Chris and I are super into shooting kids and family. The main subject matter shown is my kids, Chloe, Cyrus and Quinn, but would love to have the opportunity to shoot other kids. If anyone is looking for special shots of family members including kids or other we are available. Our costs are affordable and we do quality work. Please feel free to call or email with questions. Thanks.

Christian