Freewise Foto-Tourism?

I'll be heading to Chicago during the first or second week of August. I was thinking of offering a Foto-Tourism trip up there. I'll be the guide...take you around the city to see the sites...take you to some super awesome places to photograph...do some long exposure at night...on top of the Sears Tower...get immersed in the Chicago culture...check out the Art Institute...China Town, etc... I also have a band shoot scheduled...and perhaps more. We also get to enjoy the night life...hang-out at some really cool places. Basically, this is an opportunity to scope out the Real Chicago...and see things you probably wouldn't see if you went by yourself.

If there is any interest out there, let me know. Hit me up at ezra@freewisefoto.com or 904-338-3901.

*Note: This is not a consult...just a fun trip...but if you'd like to learn more about exposure, I can handle that.

New website - Life.Culture.You

New site is up!!! If you see something that isn't cool or functioning correctly, please let me know at ezra@freewisefoto.com

The last month I really put a lot of thought in what direction my photography should go in...and it has a lot to do with me, as a person. I'm not into "make believe" or being someone I'm truly not...I don't like artificial...I don't even like movies...I prefer documentaries...my music has to be REAL...no fluff. I like authenticity...and my fotos, especially wedding fotos, will document that more...I think capturing real life moments will stand the test of time and last forever...and by doing this I'm benefiting my clients...when they look at their wedding pictures 10-20 years from now, it'll reflect their wedding day...and hopefully give them the same feelings they felt on that special day! That's the overall goal...right...so long live Life.Culture.You....enjoy the site...it's below...literally...and let me know what you think of the new site - leave comments!

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Graduates (pt. 2)

Graduates continued.

Tomas.  FAMU.

Moneshia.  FCCJ.

College Graduate.  Johnetta.  Jacksonville Evangelical Seminary.

College Graduate.  Terry.  Jacksonville University.

Let's turn this #%@ing party out!

If you follow me on twitter, then you might have noticed a bit of my insanity...after Christine & Stephen's wedding in Jacksonville (blog post below), I drove to Daytona for a party...a birthday party...Willie's birthday party...the Big 40 (no, not the drink...)...they turned the party out...the equation was like this - Willie+Tanya+family+friends+DJ+food+drinks='40 years young Willie'

Willie & Tanya...

Family & Friends...

Tanya & Willie.

Happy Birthday, Willie!

Check...check...check it out...

Alright...after shooting Christine and Stephen's engagement sesssion way back in September, their wedding finally came around!  Let's see...how can I explain this....hmmm....Christine+Stephen+family+friends+football (gators & saints)+faith+New Orleans+party=Mrs. & Mr. Coots!

Enjoy...

Fun's visual definition.

Graduates. (pt. 1)

Today I drove around town meeting with these 3 young ladies who recently graduated from high school!  Class of 2009.  I was asked to photograph them for a program...a program at their church - New Life Evangelistic Center.   The initial plan was to have all the young ladies meet at one location for a shoot, but I thought it would be better to photograph them in their environment.  All the photographs were taken in their house...Life.Culture.You...

Laquanta.  NAVY.

Brittany.  UCF.

Cynthia.  FAMU.

Part 2 continues next week.

Rewind...Playdate Jacksonville!

Rewind to last night...

I was invited to set-up a little booth at Playdate Jacksonville...thank you Tan (Journey 2 Joy Event Planning 904-233-1604)!

If you're not familiar with Playdate, let me break it down for you...

Friends+Music+Jenga+Uno+Connect Four+Spades+Wii+bar+awesome venue=Playdate!

Simple.  Next Playdate is July 10th!  Check out some fotos from last night...enjoy!

St. Augustine with Layla (Wed With Ease)!

Today I met with Layla...the creator of Wed With Ease...the reason why you would wed with ease...

We met at Present Moment Cafe and we ate Vegan and Raw delights...even the corn chips were Raw...dehydrated...not fried!

We conversed about weddings, life, and family...we conversed about the important things in life.

After our lunch, Layla (and her husband, Scott) headed down to Palatka...to check out a dog shelter...a shelter for pit bulls.  Layla is on a mission to help erase the bad stigma pit bulls have gotten...so she went to check out the shelter and see how she could help!

I, on the other hand, took a tour of areas around St. Augustine that don't typically get toured...

Here's a few pics from my short trip to St. Augustine....enjoy!

Present Moment Cafe.

Less-Toured St. Augustine.

My daughter, Curious George, Gary Fong, & Sto-fen meet!

I was renting a car online...making phone calls, scheduling appointments...all the while, my daughter is playing with her Curious George...and my camera bag is open.  I walk away to talk to my wife....my daughter continues playing in the room I left...after a few minutes, I call on her - to check on her.  She comes running in with Curious George in hand...and some extras...check it out!

These are diffusers for my flash...camera flash...

Purpose:

Gary Fong lid - hat to protect his head in case he falls...and to keep his head clean.

Sto-Fen - nose & mouth cover to prevent him from sweating?...as my daughter explained.

Gary Fong diffusers - special shoes for basketball...so he doesn't fall down...

Tanya (headshots & extra)!

Saturday I took a little trip down to Daytona to meet with Tanya for her headshots session.  We met at the Plaza Resort and Spa.  The manager was kind enough to let us shoot in the hotel. Here's a few pics from our session...enjoy!

Fun Headshot!

Full Body.

A little lifestyle collage.

Daytona.

Nick...headshots and more!

This past weekend I met up with Nick in downtown for a headshots session. Nick was in a full length film directed by my old professor and good friend Marc Boese. The name of the film is "False Pretense."  Anyway...Nick is a real cool guy...he's all about vibes...so we had a lot of fun....also, we snuck a few fotos of him and his GF (girlfriend) - who's lives in Tampa and is Puerto Rican!  Here's a few fotos from our session...hope you enjoy...

Nick and girlfriend - Brenda...

What can we do to help....???

Last week on facebook I asked the question of what we could do to help the homeless population. This past Saturday, my good friend Matt and I went to the streets to find out.  

You have to use the link below...the video is in HD...and vimeo won't let me embed it unless I pay some $$$...that's not cool...regardless, you can view the video at that link....don't forget to leave comments!

the link

Here's a few fotos from the excursion!

Alvin.

Big Larry, Debbie, & Willie.

Larry.

Larry..again.

My good friend Matt...and my partner when it comes to making videos!