welcome to my photography blog!

Thanks for visiting! I am a commercial and wedding photographer in the Washington DC region, and I love to travel. Please feel free to contact me any time at idgphotography@gmail.com, or 240-994-7084. I always respond within 24 hours.

I hope this is a place where you not only get to see some really exciting displays of my images, but also a place where you can get to know me better, the way I think, and the way I see the world.

I am a very passionate, adventurous, and creative person, and in addition to photography, I have been privileged to get extensive and varied experience in the realms of music, writing, film making, and more. I throw my sense and my experience in all these realms into every aspect of my photo taking. When I shoot for you, you get the rapt attention, sharp focus, and dedicated intensity I have devoted to every creative endeavor I've been involved in for my entire life. I love to shoot, and I love to shoot for you.

Thanks again for visiting!

-Israel David Groveman

marcus shirock teaser

Sunday, January 3, 2010 Posted in Fashion, Portrait

Hello everyone! This is my new photo blog. I’ve spent a lot of time researching blog templates, and I finally settled on this one, and I am excited about 2010 and my opportunity to display my work here.

Yesterday, I did a photo-shoot with Marcus Shirock. Marcus is an actor and lives in LA, and our goal was to capture him as both an ancient barbaric warrior, and a Native American. Marcus’ grandfather, Chief Turkey Tayac, of the Piscataway Indians, was the last chief who was born in the 19th century to die in the 20th. He is buried in a State Park across from Mt. Vernon, the home of our first President, George Washington. We shot these photos in the park itself – it was the first time Marcus had been back for 17 years. This photo is just a teaser from not only one of my favorite shoots, but a shoot that is without question one of the most interesting, grueling, but rewarding days I’ve ever had. More about that to come when I post more from this shoot – there’s a lot more to come!