“I’m staying at the Chateau…maybe we can shoot?” So went a message I received a few weeks ago from my friend and frequent collaborator Nana, who had suddenly found herself staying at the famed Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood for a few days. Following a fun … Continue readingNana lives in hotels
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
Can you say culture shock? A day after returning from two weeks in Thailand I was back on the road, driving three hours north to Woodlake, Calif., to attend the annual Woodlake Lions Rodeo for a feature assignment for the Wall Street Journal. The piece was for … Continue readingRodeo Clown Justin Rumford for the Wall Street Journal
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
To add to my ongoing series on local artists, I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the multitalented Diana Garcia at her home in Venice. Being an accomplished actress, model, artist, animator and entrepreneur, she’s a busy lady, so I appreciated that she was … Continue readingArtist Diana Garcia
I’ve been shooting a lot of artists over the past few years and was excited when actor Melvin Rodriguez agreed to stop by the studio a couple weeks ago to be a part of the series. You might recognize him as one of the lead actors in the … Continue readingMelvin Rodriguez