Adagio Photography Bar Mitzvahs

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Recent Bar Mitzvah Events

Hayden's

Jake

Daniell

Jacob

For more than 38 years, I have been a professional California photographer, personally providing nation wide, low cost, high definition digital (22 million pixel and 60 million pixel), medium format photography services for a wide array of clients.

I have photographed more than 6,000 bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings and corporate special events. I use Hasselblad H1 medium format cameras and Phase One 22 and 60 million pixel digital "Backs". I am available nation wide.

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I use the medium format Hasselblad H1 cameras

and

the Phase One, 22 and 60 million pixel digital systems.

These are the best and the most expensive, medium format, high definition digital camera systems... in the world.

My reliable, professional, medium format Hasselblad cameras produce sharp, high definition photos, with rich, vibrant colors.

These are ultra high definition, commercial-quality, professional cameras.

These are the same cameras used by NASA , in outer space.

My professional services

Thank you for your time and your consideration. I appreciate this opportunity to present my work to you.

During the last 38 years, I have personally photographed more than 6,500 Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings, Debutante Balls, Private Parties and huge Corporate Special Events.

I have worked with Representatives from the White House, Congress and Senate, as well as with government agencies, ad agencies national corporations, local businesses, non-profits and with thousands of individual families.

. My goal, in every assignment, is to capture the very soul of everyone and everything that I shoot. I am fast, quiet, obsessively detail oriented and professional.

. I will own nothing. You will own and you will receive everything that I will graciously create for you and your family.

. All of the Copyrights, for your images, will be transferred to you upon payment in full. I will retain a limited reuse authorization, allowing me to use your images to help market my services online, in related publications, in my trade show booth and in my personal meetings with new families. Nothing will ever be offered to anyone, at any time, for any reason, for reuse or resale.

. I will charge you $150.00 per hour, with a 1-hour minimum, plus expenses. Beyond that 1-hour minimum, I will bill you in 15-minute increments. With my help, you will decide, for yourselves, exactly how much time you will need to buy.

. Depending on how much actual time you buy, I offer thousands of dollars worth of FREE gifts, including free time, free helicopter rides, free meals and free pictures.

. If you are active military, I will give you 50% off of your final cost for my services.

. I can work with almost any budget.

. I will charge you an additional flat rate of $300.00 to "post-process" all of your original 25mb or 65mb RAW picture files. This post-production, RAW file conversion process has to be done and it takes me an extra day or two to complete.

. As required by the State of California, Rule #1528, Sales Taxes will be charged for all of my time and materials, for in-State assignments.

. This is my company and I will be your photographer. I never sub-contract with other photographers.

. Unless the event is too large for me to handle alone, I won't need an assistant. I won't need a second shooter.

. I will arrive a couple of hours, or, in the case of a Destination Event, a couple of days early, at your event, at no extra cost.

. I will personally shoot, post-process, Photoshop, sharpen and deliver all of your files. No one else works for me.

. I will shoot your wonderful, high definition pictures with the best, 22 or 60 million pixel, medium format, cameras in the world... Hasselblad H1's.

. I will use my studio-quality, on-and-off-camera flash systems. I will also use multiple, powerful, Lumedyne, off-camera flash systems, with huge umbrellas and "soft boxes" to light up dark reception ballrooms.

. I'll shoot creative candids, perfect personal poses, wonderful documentaries, tiny details, professional studio setups and emotional, sentimental stories. I will give you "shot sheets" that will help you to decide, before your event, what you would like to shoot and exactly when it will be possible.

. I'll shoot your original pictures as huge, 25mb or 65mb RAW files. Then, I will convert all of your original 25mb or 65mb RAW picture files into high definition, beautiful, vibrantly colored, sharp, 300dpi JPEG and TIFF files, at any size you wish, up to 20x24.

. This RAW file conversion process, called "post-production", has to be done. It can take me an extra 2 or 3 days worth of time to convert the original RAW pictures.

. All of your incredible pictures will be color-balanced, cleaned, cropped, density-controlled, Photoshopped and sharpened before you ever see them.

. In less than a week, you will receive and you will own all of your RAW, JPEG and TIFF files. All of your files will be transferred to your provided external, USB2, Western Digital hard drive.

. Your pictures will be delivered to you ready for printing. They will all be 300dpi, which is the highest possible resolution for current digital photographic printers.

. You'll be able to print your own sharp pictures at my preferred professional photo lab, called "A.V. Partners", in Santa Ana (949.955.3699) or at any professional photo lab in the country... or I can do it all for you.

. You can build your own album, or, through me, you can buy any album, from any manufacturer in the world... at wholesale prices. The cost for my Photoshop album design service will be $100.00 pr hour, if needed. There are as many different albums and album design ideas as there are people to buy them.

I would love to meet you at your home, office, church, temple or Hotel lobby. Then, you will be able to see, with your own eyes, the amazing colors and details of my huge sample pictures. I urge you to compare my work with anything you have seen from any other photographer around the country.

There will be no cost, no pressure and no obligation. It will be my pleasure to meet with you. I'm not a picture "salesman". I'm just a professional photographer. My wonderful work speaks for itself.

Recent Bar Mitzvah Events

Hayden's

Jake

Daniell

Jacob

Bar Mitzvahs

Mazel tov!

Thank you for your consideration.

I have tried to make this simple and straight forward.

I have no secrets.

My professional services

Thank you for your time and your consideration. I appreciate this opportunity to present my work to you.

During the last 38 years, I have personally photographed more than 6,500 Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings, Debutante Balls, Private Parties and Corporate Special Events.

This is what I was born to do.

Some of my events have only lasted for an hour or so while others have gone on for more than 80 hours, spread out over several months.

I have worked with Representatives from the White House, Congress and Senate, as well as with government agencies, law firms, construction companies, helicopter companies, medical centers, ad agencies, national corporations, local businesses, non-profits and with thousands of individual families.

. My goal, in every assignment, is to capture the very soul of everyone and everything that I shoot. I am fast, quiet, obsessively detail oriented and professional.

. I will shoot from 150-200 pictures PER HOUR! I will shoot anything you wish.

. You will own and you will receive everything that I will graciously create for you and your family. I will own nothing.

. The Copyrights, for your images, will be transferred to you, upon payment in full. I will retain a limited reuse authorization, allowing me to use your images to help market my services online, in related publications, in my trade show booth and in my meetings. Nothing will ever be offered to anyone, at any time or for any reason, for reuse or sale.

. I will charge you $150.00 per hour, with a 1-hour minimum, plus expenses and Sales Tax. Beyond that 1-hour minimum, I will bill you in 15-minute (quarter-hour) increments. If you only need 3 and a half hours work, you will only be billed for 3 and a half hours work, plus expenses and Sales Tax. With my help, you will decide, for yourselves, exactly how much time you will need to buy.

. If you want to simply set a budget ceiling, it will be very easy to set up your entire timeline. I will not exceed your budget ceiling. Just let me know how much you want to spend. We'll assemble your timeline based on that budget.

. Depending on how much actual time you buy, I offer thousands of dollars worth of FREE gifts, including free time, free helicopter rides, free meals and free pictures.

. If you are active military, the least I can do, to show my utmost appreciation, is to give you 50% off of your final cost for my services.

. I can work with almost any budget.

. I will charge you an additional flat rate of $300.00 to "post-process" all of your original 25mb or 65mb RAW picture files. This post-production, RAW file conversion process, has to be done and it takes me an extra day or two to complete.

. As required by the State of California, Rule #1528, Sales Taxes will be charged for all of my time and materials, for in-State assignments.

. This is my company, I will be your photographer and I will work alone unless the job is too large for me to complete in the time allowed. I never sub-contract with other photographers. I don't need an assistant, which will save you money. I don't need a second shooter. Normally, I can create more worthwhile, emotional, beautifully composed pictures, shooting by myself, than can a team of two or three less-qualified, 35mm shooters.

. I routinely shoot more beautiful, properly composed, properly exposed, sharp, high-definition, color-balanced, memorable, emotional, usable images than do competing teams of two or three less-qualified, less experienced, quality-challenged, 35mm camera shooters, at any event.

. I will arrive a couple of hours early, or, in the case of a Destination Event, a couple of days early, at your event, at no extra cost.

. I will be honored to personally shoot, post-process, Photoshop, sharpen and deliver all of your files. No one else works for me.

. I will shoot your wonderful, high definition pictures with the best, 22 or 60 million pixel, medium format, cameras in the world... Hasselblad H1's.

. I will use my studio-quality, soft, flattering, body-wrapping, Lumedyne, on-camera flash system. I will also use multiple, powerful, Lumedyne, off-camera flash systems, with huge umbrellas and "soft boxes" to light up dark reception ballrooms. This is what makes my ballroom pictures look so good. These are the same kinds of lights and controls used for professional magazine shots.

. NOTHING will be shot with the smaller, lower cost, consumer-grade, lower quality, 35mm cameras. 35mm cameras can't synchronize their little 35mm cameras with their tiny flash units, at higher shutter speeds. So, 35mm shooters don't use "flash fill" and that makes their pictures look boring, dull and dark, especially outside.

. All of your incredible pictures will be color-balanced, cleaned, cropped, density-controlled, Photoshopped and sharpened before you ever see them.

. In about a week, you will receive and you will own all of your RAW, JPEG and TIFF files. All of your files will be transferred to your provided external, USB3, Western Digital 500GB hard drive.

. Your professionally-printed, Fuji, luster-surfaced, Crystal Archive, photographic, 8x10 prints will only cost about $2.50/each. 16x20 Fuji prints will only cost you about $12.00/each.

. You can build your own album, or, through me, you can buy any album, from any manufacturer in the world... at wholesale prices. Beautiful, professional album materials start at about $500.00. The cost for the album design service will be extra. There are as many different albums and album design ideas as there are people to buy them.