It’s great to see the results of my recent advertising shoot with Kyocera up on its website! This was the second project I’ve worked on with the Kyocera team and the branding experts at Syinc to promote their Hydro line of waterproof and drop-resistant smartphones. This year’s … Continue readingCorporate Advertising Shoot – Kyocera Hydro WAVE
With corporate editorial shoots sometimes you have to work with what you’re given, which often amounts to about 5 minutes in a 12×12 foot, white-walled conference room that’s 75 percent occupied by a large, round table. Fortunately, when your subject works at a successful … Continue readingEditorial shoot – Jeffrey Sherman for Financial Advisor Magazine
Off the Boardwalk – ©2015 David Zentz Creating this collection of portraits featuring people I met on the Venice Boardwalk is a project I’d been wanting to do for some time, and finally had the chance to execute in early February. You can see the BTS … Continue readingOff the Boardwalk – Venice Beach Portrait Series
Walking through the neighborhood recently I came across local musician Vinnie Caggiano, who was perched on the sill of the Groundworks coffee shop talking to our friend Petey Pete and strumming on a beautiful orange guitar. Of course I couldn’t help but take a few … Continue readingThe people in your neighborhood
Last year I had the unique opportunity of trailing judo legend Hayward Nishioka for a piece on the declining role of physical education at colleges and universities for the Chronicle of Higher Education. At 72, Hayward, a 7th degree black belt, has long since retired from professional … Continue readingDay in the Life of judo legend Hayward Nishioka for the Chronicle of Higher Ed
These two shoots have something in common. One is a publicity shot for an actress named Marisa Costa who wanted to create an image that evoked a sort of noir, crime drama feel that might help her land a role on a television show … Continue readingCrime pays