David Brenowitz

Ice Buds in Springtime

2008-04-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday, the buds in my backyard were fighting the last remnants of winter.

Tending Dad

2007-08-27T07:50:00.000-07:00

A wonderful moment, from this weekends wedding, glimpses family preparing dad to walk his daughter down the aisle.

Golden is Golden

2007-08-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

The view along Clear Creek, in my home town, is breathtaking on any day. In the fall, even more so. This happens to be one of the more popular spots my client families choose to have thier portraits done.

Ponderings... For your own sanity!
When you're immersed in your own business, it's often difficult to "shut it off" once office hours are over. For your own sanity, YOU MUST learn how to flip that switch. You need down time. You need private time. Your need family time! Although you think that your business is a living, breathing entity, it isn't, but you are! Remember this; you don't exist to serve your business, your business is a tool that you use to live the lifestyle of your design!

Warm Bonds

2007-08-20T07:47:00.000-07:00

The summers warmth is reflected in the bond between Sarah and Sean.

Life ponderings: I hear knocking.
When opportunity knocks on your door this week, what will you do? Opportunity WILL knock. It's how the law of attraction works. Sometimes opportunity knocks and then demands an immediate response. Will you be ready to jump through the window when it appears? Be ready!

Portraits of Mood and Color

2007-08-17T06:58:00.000-07:00

Simply taking note of our surroundings gives us previously unseen opportunities for moody images.

Ponder this. Let your brain do the work for you. This weekend let your brain come up with some answers for you. You can start the weekend with a project on your mind and let your subconscious work on it while you have some down time. This is one of those cool mysteries of life. Your subconscious is capable of solving issues and coming up with solutions when you're not even aware that it's happening! Try it this weekend.

Amanda at Shadows Ranch

2007-08-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

It was a gorgeous day for this bride and her family at Shadows Ranch in Georgetown. I felt like I was welcomed as family. That's how much fun and warmth was going around.

and now...words of wisdom.

Today is “Idea Thursday”. Lock yourself away for ten minutes and come up with TWO great ideas. We know you can do it. Here’s how to make it happen:
1. Get isolated
2. Have a pad and pen in front of you
3. Clear your mind of “stuff”
4. Start thinking about your destination” (desired end result or lifestyle)
5. Write down EVERYTHING that comes to you for 10 minutes.
Although this exercise sounds very simple, it works! After sifting through your written list, you will find at least two new ideas. Have fun with “Idea Thursday”!

Field of Warmth

2007-08-14T07:09:00.000-07:00

Anya and Jordan enjoying thier time together during a recent portrait session.

Say it with me, “I believe!”
In order to be a part of the success evolution, you need to believe that you CAN have the lifestyle you want. The ability to believe something with all of your heart is a HUGE part of the success process. Throughout the ages, people have accomplished huge goals with nothing more than their never ending belief. You can do the same if you believe!

Fun is time consumming

2007-08-11T07:56:00.000-07:00

Yes... I've been on the bike ALOT. What a great summer it's been. I hope you all are enjoying. The wedding season is in full swing. Family portraits are as popular as ever and I've been meeting the coolest familes this year. I'll be posting words of wisdom (W.O.W.) on occasion.

The Groundhog Action - Pop your head out of the hole and diversify
This weekend as you travel about; make a stop at the magazine counter and buy a magazine about something you know nothing about. Broaden your horizons. Become acquainted with something completely new. Treat yourself to new information about something that might interest you. You never know where it could lead!

Easy Rider

2007-06-20T18:15:00.000-07:00

I went and did it. My first fling with a new lady. No... I'm not cheating on my wife. She's a Honda Shadow Aero. No name yet, although I do call her gorgeous. We have 1200 miles together so far. She doesn't even mind if Marcia (the real lady) hops on her back for a bit of a runabout. I've spent the pre-wedding season using her to accomplish some real goals like, er, going to Starbucks. She's a blast and she's now part of my wife... I mean life!

http://www.fusionweddingphotography.com/

Fur-tastic!

2007-05-03T05:17:00.000-07:00

Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital's annual fundraiser - Mutts & Models - is the premiere canine and celebrity fashion show. The event took place on April 28th and brought together local celebrities, philanthropists, young professionals, and prancing pooches for a "fur-tastic" evening. Attendees had the opportunity to bid in the live and silent auctions, and came together to raise funds for the animals in need of veterinary care at Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital.

First self portrait. Yea... I'm in there.

2007-04-27T09:04:00.000-07:00

Kicking my parents out of the kitchen and even barricading them in their bedroom until 2:00 AM was the norm growing up in Brooklyn, NY. In 1966 John Lennon made his famous exclamation that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, the first lunar orbiter was launched, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California and the television series 'Star Trek' hit the screen for the first time. I didn’t notice. At 13 years old I was already swimming in developer, fixer and stop baths. Feeling around blindly in changing bags to unravel canisters of film and, as clichéd as it is, watching the magic of images appearing on paper under red safelights was an addiction that lasted until the digital coming of age. And then...

Images and text by David Brenowitz. From the upcoming book "Cabbies to Canyons"

Eatin' by the Cab

2007-04-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

A lifetime of accumulation... perspective and introspection in a box. More to the point… boxes, folders, albums and binders of negatives, prints and contact sheets. It was not all for art, although, art there is.

Images and text by David Brenowitz; From the upcoming book "Cabbies to Canyons"

My Wife

2007-04-18T09:01:00.000-07:00

To Marcia,
You are love and support to your kids and me. You’re images inspire a community and help to comfort those whose care is under your purview.

They’re Baaaaaaaack…

2007-04-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

…this time with their teenage offspring. The elk herd has returned to Heritage Road and Berthoud Way this wintry Saturday morning in April. Taken by David of Brenowitz Photography, from the upstairs window of the gallery. The view is always rewarding, whether it’s the elk, coyote or the distant foothills. Life is good.

10,000 Served

2007-04-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

The WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) conference has just ended. WPPI is huge. To give you a sense just how huge; last year there was an estimated 10,000 attendees. It felt pretty close to that this year. Marcia and I stayed with the main convention itinerary but not before enjoying the wonderful show "KA" by Cirque de Soliel. Lets just say that whatever you can imagine an over the top show to be …multiply that by 10. At the convention, we maxed out on over4 sessions a day with about 10 classes to chose from for each of those sessions. Brain cells full…. Must assimilate.

This bride is Sa'de. Dress from Sebastion Bridal in Denver.

Valentine Wedding

2007-03-02T18:02:00.000-08:00

A belated congratulations to Lori and Chad for their Valentines day wedding.

It Has Arrived

2007-02-05T08:53:00.000-08:00

The new web site is finally up; brenowitz.com I feel it's great. The whole point is content. Compared to "just pretty" I feel it gets the point across that my philosophy of "Fusion Photography" (see blog archives; first entry) will catch on as the art form to be coveted. I've been doing it this way for a very long time. FYI... that's my wife, Marcia with the early morning sun caressing her.

Somethings Coming

2007-01-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a long time since my last entry. I've been comsumed with developing a new website. Hang in there.

Thinking Warm Thoughts

2007-01-04T14:32:00.000-08:00

Flamingo Dancer in San Miguel Allende, Central Mexico. On the roof of a private home.

Round 2!!!

2006-12-28T14:36:00.000-08:00

Here we are again. Not even a week later and it's piling up. HO Ho.

Paul… err no… Film is dead

2006-12-13T16:41:00.000-08:00

It’s been close to six years since these puppies have seen the light of day. My old film cameras are finally sold to the second hand store. I think they will be used as an artificial reef in a fish tank or some other eco-proper application. The rolls of film which kept them company have an expiration of 2003. I guess the film gods were optimistic. Reports of film’s demise have not been exaggerated. Yes… there are a few diehards still using emulsion technology (do 8-track tapes still exist?). Of course, in order to get a print made they have to scan the negatives to create a digital file then print from that. What’s the point? The point is they have now made a second generation copy from the original. Not unlike making a tape recording of a tape. It gets degraded on each copy. Don’t get me wrong. I grew up with film and a wet darkroom. In my opinion, there is no better method by which photographic, technical know-how is achieved. Film… you have my gratitude.

As I pack these corpses of camera bodies, film spools and pressure plates for the journey to their final resting place, I bid them adieu.

“Film is dead… miss em’, miss em’ miss em” (Beatles fans will get that one)

Marky Ramone and Me

2006-12-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

I grew up in Brooklyn, NY and went to Erasmus Hall High School. One of my best buddies was Marc Bell (that’s Marc on the left next to me). We both played drums at the time. We hung together for a number of years in the 70’s. I went on to play drums professionally for 20 years, before I switched to photography. Marc never stopped playing the drums. I hadn’t seen Marc in over 30 years. I’ve seen plenty of images of Marc, over the years. We simply hadn’t connected, face to face, until now. Not for a lack of trying. Through no fault of his, the organization he’s been with had a bit of a security net around him. Now that he’s more on his own, we finally touched base this morning and had breakfast together. We reminisced about old times. We caught up on how our lives unfolded; his wife and kids; and I got to find out about the rest of the old crew. He had a noon flight to Vegas, so, after about an hour and a half we hugged each other and said our goodbyes. My soul hath been stroked.

By the way; you probably know Marc more as Marky Ramone, the drummer from the rock band “The Ramones”… Hey Ho, Let’s Go!

Here's to the Holidays

2006-12-08T07:52:00.000-08:00

I was chatting with Pete Coors (need I say more) at a recent event. We share a toast, for you to have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.

It's Easy Being Green

2006-11-07T05:28:00.000-08:00

See the beauty all around, in the simplest of things.

Italian Moments

2006-11-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

It was about this time, last year, that Marcia and I photographed our way across the Tuscany region of Italy. Upon reviewing some of the images, I feal that capturing the "moments that matter" is the core of photography (no matter if weddings, portraits or unscripted life in general).