March, 2009 | An Awesome Photography Blog by Gabriel Harber

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Hey there.

My name is Gabriel. I am a photographer. I live in Oakland, California. My partner, Loretta, our two kids, Ellis and Zelda, our dog, Winnie, and I live in the 1880s Victorian that I have been restoring since 2003. Loretta’s sister, Julia, also lives with us. I love greens with poached eggs topped with red sauce and finely shredded cheese for breakfast. Pancakes and real maple syrup are good too. I love bacon. And to be honest, I have been eating a lot of oatmeal for breakfast lately. I am crazy about kale. Can you tell I am a little food focusses? Hot springs in the desert, backyard BBQs, weeding my garden, funny hats, neat socks, climbing things, trapeze, being productive, and finding cool old stuff are a few things that I get stoked about. My kids are pretty rad too. Loretta is amazing. I hate ants. I take my dog to the park in my neighborhood even though there is a sign that says "no dogs allowed."

I started making photographs in 1999. My first love in photography was shoes. No really. This obsession of photographing shoes was quickly taken over by an interest in kids and dogs. I like laughter, tears, sweetness, the hilarious and the passionate (but who doesn't). I am curious, adventurous, fun, whimsical, artistic, and unobtrusive. I like to keep it real.

In case you were wondering, I typically don facial hair between July and January. This has been a personal trend for the last 10 plus years. By the end of December my mustache is usually quite long and requires daily applications of mustache wax. My facial hair does not get in the way of my photography.

I would love to talk with you about photographing your wedding, family, or any interesting project you might have in mind. I mostly shoot in Northern California, but will travel for a fee. My wedding packages start at $2,900 (small 6 hour weddings) with 8 hour coverage plus goodies going for $3,800.

Thanks so much for checking out my work. If you like what you see and what I have to say, you should really email me right now. g@harberphotography.com

Monthly Archives: March 2009

March 28, 2009

Finao Guest Book

I just received my Finao guest book in the mail a couple of days ago. Pretty cool stuff. I had the choice of white or black pages – went with black for a little more drama. Guest would have to use a silver pen to write on the pages, but I think that is kind of neat.

The cover picture of Ben and Stacey just placed in the Wedding Photojournalist Association photo contest I entered last month. Woohooo.

I give to you the out-of-box experience here.

Enjoy!

March 21, 2009

Cheetahs on the Moon

I photographed this totally wacky 80′s rock revival band last weekend, Cheetahs on the Moon . I put my rock star photographer’s face on, grabbed a bottle of beer, and cranked the heavy metal. In between the bean dip, beer, and Rock and Roll, we had some serious fun taking pictures.

Enjoy.

March 10, 2009

Fine Wood Working

Last week I accompanied my good friend, Hector, on a journey to reproduce Victorian corner blocks for my house.

We started out with a trip to the fancy wood store, where we sorted through lumber and picked pieces that were the approximate thickness and width that we needed. From there we returned to his little shop in the garage of his house. A little planing and cutting transformed the boards into squares to be turned. Then Hector sharpened his tools, made a template, and began his magic.

From boards of wood to detailed corner blocks took a surprisingly short amount of time. It was so nice to smell the wood shavings and saw dust – reminded me of the winter I took a wood working class on a little farm in Massachusetts when I was a kid.

Here are a couple of pictures. enjoy!

This wood lathe is from the 1800′s.