I assisted Kaci today...

So I assisted Kaci today on a bridal shoot for...

...Erin...who's wedding will be Feb. 28...and Kaci will be the photographer...

...as Kaci was doing her thing...

...I saw Erin's shoes...and I got a little carried away....hmmm...

...and then Kaci caught me doing the "freewise" stance...

...but then I caught Kaci working hard!

Thanks Kaci, I had a lot of fun!!!

Two Videos

"Mattress & Furniture" ....my first and only music video I have ever shot....it's not perfect...but nothing I have ever done has been perfect...if I ever do something perfectly, I probably will never do that something again.......

Note: Except for the footage of Ron singing, the rest of the video was originally shot with the talent doing everything backwards...

Madness & Furniture Music Video from ezra ayala on Vimeo.

My first wedding that I provided video coverage...I posted a while back, but the resolution was poor...this should be a better version.

Note: I also photographed this wedding as well....

Woodham Wedding from ezra ayala on Vimeo.

Valentine's Day Urban Photobooth "Shoot-out"

Some of you may already know this...but just in case...
On Valentines Day, Feb 14th, I will be doing an "Urban Photobooth Shoot-out" in Hemming Plaza.
Basically, I'll be meeting couples at the hour at Hemming Plaza and then we're off to shoot.
We'll be walking all over downtown...as far as our feet can take us...it'll be a lot of fun...high energy...and totally outside the box!

Cost:  $50...for 1 hour of shooting...and includes a cd with your images!

To schedule your time,  contact me at ezra@freewisefoto.com or 904-338-3901.

Production Stills...

On Friday, Marc Boese (from the freewiser

blog) sent me an e-mail asking me if I could take some production stills for a short film they are working on...a short film for the 48 Hour Film Project...national contest....see, they won the Orlando 48 Film Project...so they were invited to compete in the national contest...

So Saturday, yesterday, I went and took a few fotos...

Mark Hubbard - Director of Photography...peace...

Talent, Steven (in back) and Eric goofing off between takes...

More goofing off...striking a pose!

Marc Boese (Director), Eric (Actor), Matt (Assistant Director & Co-Writer)...not sure what Boese is up to?

Boese reviewing the script...

Pensive Moment

Steven hanging-out...waiting...

Light Moment...

Different kind of Food...

So as most of you already know, I (including Rana & my daughter) do not eat any meat or dairy products...we eat a vegan diet.......and we get questioned all the time, "What do you eat then?"

Well, I just got back from doing groceries...I went to Native Sun & Publix...here's what I got...here's what we eat:

Soy Milk - Tofurky - Brown Rice - Jasmine Rice - Oatmeal - Bananas - Frozen Strawberries & Rasberries - Rice Noodles - Pad Thai Sauce - Frozen Peas - Frozen Chinese Stir Fry Vegetables - Frozen Thai Stir Fry Vegetables - Hemp Waffles - Gluten free Waffles - Pitas - Orange Juice - All kinds of noodles - Olive Oil - Apricot Jelly - Smart Balance (butter) - Boca Burger Chicken flavored Patties - Avocados - Potato Bread - Spaghetti Sauce - Rolling Rock?

I forgot to get Tofu and coconut milk....

We already have peanut butter....flour....chocolate morsels....romaine lettuce...thai spices....indian spices....potatoes....onions....apples....mangoes...carrots...grits...lime juice...lemon juice...beans...vegan broth...sweet & sour sauce...soy sauce...mustard...Veganaise...ketchup...and garlic....

This is what we eat!

Danielle & Paul's engagement shoot slideshow!

Danielle & Paul's engagement shoot from ezra ayala on Vimeo.

Food #1

A while back, I used to write down things I would be thinking...maybe passages or sayings...I don't know....

Well today I was thinking about how we have this tendency to think we know everything...everything about life, etc...

So for the past few years, I have been on this mission to un-indoctrinate myself...to lose everything I thought I knew...and start from scratch...

Anyway...here's my thought, my passage, my saying for today:

The more you know about life, the less you actually know....

The less you know about life, the more you'll learn...

I'll try to do these routinely...I have folder somewhere hidden with a lot of things I wrote down...we'll call these - Food....these are a consequence of  3 1/2 years of driving 1 hour to and from work...

peace....

Danielle & Paul's engagement shoot!

Today I met with Danielle and Paul for their engagement shoot.  We started at 2pm...took a break around 4pm to eat...and then started shooting again around 5pm...we finally finished at 6:30pm!!!  We shot in different parts of downtown Jacksonville...the first shot is the old Kartouche Club building...then we moved to the Sally Corp. building (that's the super colorful one)...and then we finished across the street from Hemming Plaza in some alley looking place!

Oh...surprise...we not only photographed this shoot (like I'm supposed to do)...but we also added some video...in the next couple of weeks we should have a video to show!  Thanks Matt for letting me use your talent!

Also, thanks Danielle & Paul for being so awesome...can't wait until March 21st!

New e-mail Address!

I have a new e-mail address...I'll still check the old one, but this is the new one: 

ezra@freewisefoto.com

Gruden Gone...

Man...can't believe it...Gruden's gone...

Now they have a defensive coach as their head coach...what?  Bucs did that with Dungy...they need an offensive guru...really!

Well...I don't care...remember...I just don't care anymore (until September comes rolling around)...Go Miami Heat...go Orlando Magic...Michael comeback for the Bulls...John Starks...Patrick Ewing...comeback...bring back the good ol' days....

Something New!

You know what's the greatest thing about buying clothes? You can try it on first to see if you like it!

You know what's the worst thing about buying anything? When you can't try it first...you know, like 80% of what you buy on the internet! Really, have you ever bought clothes off the web...I haven't and would never...my wife has...and I think 90% of it went back...

So, I imagine, that brides and grooms, who hire a photographer, feel that same state of "did I get the right size?" insecurity...

Well, to soothe those insecurities, I am now offering COMPLIMENTARY engagement shoots to future brides and grooms...so if you're getting married in 2009 and your looking for a photographer, but are not sure about which one to go with b/c you can't try them on for size....well, just give me a call or an e-mail...Yup! Really, then we'll book your shoot...you get a test drive...and then we go from there...no obligations what so ever...

904-338-3901
freewise.foto@clearwire.net

Check this!

My cousin Camilo did this back in '95...wow...I think it won an award...this is in Chicago...

Contemplation...

For the past week I've been contemplating how I should advertise...it's seems to be a very difficult decision to make, but at the same time, I think I'm over thinking it...regardless, here's some neat stuff I found as I was just escaping contemplation...I love this song...and I love watching Bob live...he has so much energy...

Enjoy...

Possible ads?

Ok internet...help me out...I'm going to be advertising in a bridal magazine or two...so these are some images/concepts that I'm thinking to use for advertising...leave a comment...let me know what you think.

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I got twitter!

Come follow me at twitter...I'll follow you in exchange...twitter.com/ezrafreewise

If your not familiar with Twitter.com...it's just a cool place to keep in touch with friends and family...it's real simple...nothing fancy...but pretty cool (and if you know me, you know I'm not a big fan of this stuff...but I dig this one)...

Football...I don't care anymore!

I don't care anymore...Dolphins lost...old Tampa coach, Dungy and the Colts are finished...I just don't care who wins the Superbowl...it doesn't matter...again...

Happy New Year!

I can't believe it's 2009...Rana and I were discussing last night that the first 20 years of your life seem to take forever...and then the next 10 years zip by...I hope the next 10 years slow down a bit...maybe when we were younger we focused on the moment...and that made time go by sloooow....but as adults, maybe we worry too much about tomorrow and don't enjoy today...and then before you know, 10 years of your life have flown by???

Well, to start the New Year, I have a few new things to report.

As most already know, Rana and I had a son December 10th!

Also, my website has been totally revamped....the web address is the same...visit here.

I have also started a new blog - freewiser...it's pretty cool...you'll be able to witness 4 or so bloggers attempt to work for themselves...you'll see our failures and successes...and hopefully we'll motivate some to realize they don't have to settle for the 9-5, rat race job, but instead they can do something they really love!

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned!