Ilan Bresler Photography

Morning

2013-04-18T20:21:00.000+03:00

Morning. Vacation at the northern part of Israel. Have a nice weekend, dear visitor :)

Mask

2013-02-26T14:06:00.001+02:00

Sleeping Beauty

2012-09-30T13:39:00.002+02:00

Vacation. Finally.

Ghost Tree

2012-09-25T16:07:00.002+02:00

My blog's logo has disappeared :\. My file host is to blame. Maybe it's time to redesign?

Line of Sight

2012-07-16T11:57:00.000+03:00

Summer. I love it. Thanks God for AC :)

Yin-Yang

2012-07-07T20:45:00.000+03:00

My light. My wife.

Green

2012-06-08T12:24:00.001+03:00

It turned out kind of sad, when I tried to be a bit more optimistic. Oh, well....

Gaze

2012-05-08T23:19:00.000+03:00

BatGirl

2012-04-27T15:32:00.001+03:00

Purim has passed, Israeli Independence day holiday is almost over... I really need a vacation. And what about you?

Duet

2012-03-14T21:39:00.000+02:00

How was your morning? :)

Tired

2012-03-11T23:08:00.000+02:00

It's been a long day. Week. Month.
How is yours?

Superman

2012-03-06T15:46:00.003+02:00

Israel 2012.

Jewish Penicillin

2012-01-22T22:49:00.000+02:00

Saturday morning - A beautiful morning.
How was your weekend?

Light and Shapes

2011-12-02T16:13:00.000+02:00

It's been more than six months since last update.
I miss this...

Pffffff

2011-05-09T15:32:00.000+03:00

I need a rest. I really miss Barcelona. Italy next? Or maybe somewhere in Germany? Paris?
Where would you go?

La Familia

2011-03-15T15:37:00.000+02:00

They look dangerous, don't they?
But they were having fun.
Photo lies ;)

Camera loves you!

2011-03-01T21:02:00.000+02:00

I really needed this photo to lift my spirits. Hope it does the same to you :)

(Late) Summer Lovin'

2011-02-03T16:23:00.000+02:00

2011. Cool :)
And now I'm 29 years old. Also cool. Although now I feel the burden of years :)

Serenity

2011-01-01T19:09:00.000+02:00

Happy (and serene) 2011!

Faith

2010-11-23T22:42:00.000+02:00

Tired.
How you doin'?

We Have a Winner!

2010-11-13T17:54:00.000+02:00

Thank you guys for participating in the SUPER DUPER ONCE IN A LIFETIME GIVEAWAY

I won't hold you in suspense. Here are the winners -

1st Place!

Tommie Lehane (aka @EyeBlinks) with his tweet - "I love to do it from the hip!..." - I can totally relate to that :)

2nd place!
Paul Roberts and his "I love it first thing in the morning" message on my Facebook page. And boy, can I relate to that :)

I will contact you both for your mailing addresses.

Thank you all again! Have a great week!

Giveaway!

2010-11-02T14:49:00.004+02:00

I know it's been awhile. But I've got a good reason and few things to tell you that (hopefully) will smooth the long wait and won't compromise our relationship. I know I haven't called, but... let's be honest, when was the last time you brought me flowers?

Ok, foolishness aside :)

What we got here today is a

"SUPER DUPER ONCE IN A LIFETIME GIVEAWAY THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIVES FOR EVER".

I think I could have been a really good salesman.

So, what are we talking about here?
The first prize winner will receive the perfect (street) photography kit that includes:
1) The ultimate guide - The Digital Photography book (volume 1) by Scott Kelby (Kelby Training)
2) The awesome street photography must have book - PUBLICATION #1 Inspiration by Nick Turpin Publishing
3) The amazing "VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography" by the talented David duChemin
AND!!
4) An exclusive copy of his latest book - DISORDER by one of the most talented photographers I know -Tim Topple

Of course, I won't neglect second place and the second place winner will receive:
1) The Digital Photography book (volume 1) by Scott Kelby (Kelby Training)
2) "VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography" by David duChemin

Now that we know what's the prizes are, how do you win them?

Easy.

Remember that campaign on Facebook? "I like it on the floor", "I love it on the chair" statuses women had on their walls for the Breast Cancer awareness months? Well, I know my 'cause' is not as serious, but the result might be funny -

If you are on Twitter, just tweet your favorite place or surrounding for taking photos followed by a hashtag #TogsBooks (for me to find it later for the prizes) and a URL back to this post.
For example - "I love it when there are old people around me! #PhotogsBooks http://bit.ly/a1d7s0"

If you are on Facebook, just add your favorite place/situation as a comment to the post on my Facebook page

And of course, you can always comment on this post, here on my blog leaving your favorite place/situation as a comment.

RULES -
ANYONE can participate. From any place on the globe. You can post/tweet as many messages as you'd like on all platforms (Twitter/Facebook/my blog) - The more you post, more chances of winning.
The most original/funny messages will win the first and the second places.
The contest starts today (2/11/10) and will end on (10/11/10). Winners will be published here and prizes will be sent immediately.

Good luck and have fun!

I would like to thank Kelby Training, Nick Turpin Publishing, David duChemin and Tim Topple for supporting this giveaway!

Calmness

2010-09-08T17:49:00.000+03:00

Someone told me once - "Taking a good photo, doesn't make you a good photographer. Selecting to show the correct one does."

I'm not saying that all the photos I choose to present are 'good'. But once I knew I'm over the technical side of photography, all is left is to know how to choose the best photo from a photo session I had.

Anyone can take a camera today - and many actually do. Digital age brought a blizzard of pixels and our lives are being captured and archived in a mind-blowing rate. But to know how to choose the special moments, those unique glimpses of LIFE - That's art.

How do I rate a good photo? Take 100 'good' photographers and put them in the exact same place. How many will see and capture the moment I did? If 60 or more, then it's not a very special moment. if only 10 or less... Then maybe I got something here.

How do you select the photos you present?

P.S - I've decided to join the human race and now I too have a Facebook page :)
Check it out, leave comments and 'Likes' if you feel like it!

Shana Tova Everybody!

Light

2010-08-09T17:13:00.001+03:00

This photo is a part of a 'Shared Theme' project by Andrew Moore (my works can be seen under 'Light' category)
This photo is one my first attempts in film for the past... I don't know, 15 years? Probably more, my film camera died when I was in 7th grade or so.

Anyway, I usually write about photography here, but now I want to 'touch' some other topic although related.

Criticism.

For my works, I will always prefer a critical point of view than praise. There is very little I can learn from praise, and (good) critical comment might change and broaden my perspective.

The problem is that most people (or maybe it's just us, photobloggers? ;)) are easily offended, so every comment that include even the slightest touch of criticism must include an apology as well. Why is that?
Few weeks ago I criticized a photo. Not something too major just made an offer that in my opinion, could make the final result better. It ended up in an angry email and my comment was deleted. I mean... Come on! I'm sure even Ansel Adams could enjoy hearing other opinions.

Guys, please - Always feel free to criticize my works. In worst case scenario it will lead to a fascinating debate we can all learn from. No need to apologize :)

Marriage

2010-07-27T14:38:00.000+03:00

It's been long. Too long. I missed my blog and I missed you, dear visitors :)
I needed some time to sort things out in my life and I hope I'm past that now. Stuff feels kind of 'sorted' and I'm more... mature(?) now. Not sure it's the right word, but it sure feels like it.

Anyway, back to business - Photography!
I'm not a big fan of staged photography but David LaChapelle's exhibition is now in Israel and it got me in the mood. (Bonus - link to Jeff Wall's exhibition. If you are not familiar with his works, now it's a good time for a visit)
I always felt that staged photography is less challenging (than street photography, for example)- On the street you got only one chance to get the frame right - "you blink, you miss" and the moment will never occur again.
In staged photography even if you paying the models by the hour and it costs you your weekly salary, you still got at least a full hour of endless tries and re-shoots. Sure, you're still limited by your imagination, and as you can see from LaChapelles works in order to be successful in this 'niche' you need tons of it, but you can always try again (and again and again). Just doesn't feel like a challenge. Or maybe I'm not looking at it from the right angle?

What do you think about it?

P.S

I've been out from my 'social networking life' for almost a year. For the past few weeks, I'm trying to get back to it, and I went to visit my favorite blogs from my RSS list (just seems more polite to visit the neighbors first :)). I was saddened to find out how many of the blogs are just... gone. I had over 300 photoblogs on my list and I can say that about 10%-15% of them are no longer alive.
So please, if you got a link to a wonderful photoblog that you would like to share, don't hesitate to post the link in your comment ("Using our new and shiny comment system!") :)