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Welcome to my world of Photography

I would like to welcome you to my world of photography.  My love for photography is only exceeded by the love I have for my wife Barbara, my son Jason and his wife Brandy, my Grandson Benjamin and my daughter Debbie and son-in-law Kerry.

I enjoy all types of photography as you'll see here on my Blog, but photographing people is my favorite.  I truly enjoy  Weddings/Engagements, Bar/Bas Mitzvahs, Quinceanera, Families, Models and just people in general.  Photographing the children from the Camarillo Academy Performing Arts (CAPA) and Sophie Dance brings joy to my heart watching these talented youngsters perform.  Quite often I want to put the camera down and just watch them.

There is no greater joy than photographing my Grandson Benjamin.

Please enjoy my images, drop me a comment as often as you like.


No Image can be copied either digitally or in print form without the expressed written permission of Photography by Al Ungar

Betsy, Steve, Sam and Hannah

Betsy, Steve, Sam and Hannah a local family who hadn’t had family pictures in a while.  We went off to Malibu Pier to get away from the heat in the Conejo Valley and had a really fun time at the pier.  Sam is a high school student and athlete.  Hannah hopes to be an actress some day.  Mom and Dad are very proud of both of them !!

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Matthew

Matthew is 9 years and would like to get into acting.  We had a fun shoot putting together an Actor’s Card for him.

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Michelle Esther Appelbaum

Michelle Esther Appelbaum was born in 1987 in Chicago, and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother is Israeli and Moroccan, and her father is American and Eastern European. She earned a masters degree in educational psychology and is pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology. She is the youngest of four children, and currently lives in Calabasas. To contact Michelle, follow this link to her facebook account: www.facebook.com/drmishmish.

Hair and make-up by Jamie Pagett.  Jamie can be reached at: jlpagett@aol.com

And a big thanks to my assistant Jack Long….you have to see the last image of Jack and Michelle !!!

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Ilysse Gay

Ilysse is studying psychology at Northeastern University in Boston. She says she loves the field because it is intellectually stimulating and infinitely applicable to all aspects of life. lysse is an activist for children born into poverty, environmentalism, and equal rights. She wants to give back and make positive changes in this world. Similarly, she wants to have a positive and inspiring effect on everyone that she meet. Ilysse enjoys writing, painting, hiking, and dance. Modeling has recently come to the top of the list.

She looks to modeling as a form of self-expression. She believes being in front of the camera enables her to channel her energy, emotions, and personality into something tangible as she gets to play around with different ideas, concepts, characters, and looks. She simply loves the process, which is always fun and exciting. She feels modeling is a great medium for her to inspire and be inspired and gets that in varying degrees from every shoot by being able to connect with others on a creative level and collaborate on a variety of different projects. She enjoys and takes pride in all the work that she do.

Hair and make-up by Jamie Pagett.  Jamie can be reached at: jlpagett@aol.com

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CAPA 2010

Some images from Saturday’s 12 PM and 6 PM Recital, Rehearsals and Set-Up  Shots

More to come from Sunday 6 PM Recital…..

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Michele and Brian

Michele and Brian were married on June 28, 2010 at the Santa Barbara Courthouse.  Michele’s Maid of Honor was her daughter Anna and Brian’s Best Man was Michelle’s son Bud.

I was assisted in photographing this beautiful union of two really great people by Karen Engel Photography.  Some of her favorite images can be seen at this link.

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Zara Adan

Zara, is an aspiring model from Simi Valley, Ca working to enhance her portfolio and experience. She loves new concepts/looks…and loves the idea of photographers, makeup artists and models collaborating to make  beautiful art.

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Fashion with a Southern Gentleman

Models: Amy LeNay (Brunette), Roclynn Nosek (Blond), Jack Long (Southern Gentleman)…..

Hair and Make-Up by: Myriam Duncan and Amber Nagy          Fashion: Simons Tailor Shop – Elvira Zamora

Assisted by: Miriam Hermansen          Video by: Michael Burr

The Video

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June 11, 2010 - 12:51 pm Miriam - that last one of them smiling is my favorite. but these are turned out so well! that black and white one in the car is awesome, too. so great! well done, al. thanks for letting me be a part of this.

Tiffany Mancia

Tiffany is a 20 years old aspiring model who loves fashion.  Born in Los Angeles, she currently is living in Simi Valley.  She is Salvadorian and very family oriented with a huge family.
Tiffany loves dancing, swimming, and the beach is her favorite place.

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Natalie Edgar

Natalie is  20 years old and is German, Irish, Chinese, Pacific Islander and Assyrian.  She lives in Northridge, Califorina and graduated from Lousiville High School and is now in college and plans to get her degree in nutrition.  She aspires to be a commercial model and if our shoot at the Santa Monica Pier is any indication, she’ll be great at it.  Hair and Make-Up was beautifully done by Shannon Nicole, fashion by Lexi Causey and I was assisted by Sam Darring.

The male model is Alan, he was being photographed by another photographer and we linked up at the end of the shoot for a few images.

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