• Welcome to my world!

    Hello and welcome to the Not So Still Life Photography Blogsite - blog and website combined. I'm Danielle Stolman, a wedding and event photographer in San Jose, CA. My blogsite will showcase work for my clients including


    weddings,

    engagement sessions,
    wedding albums.


    I'll also share glimpses into my personal life including running (I completed a life long goal and ran two marathons in 2009), volunteering, and day to day life. Refresh the page to see more photos of me at the left - some silly, some serious.

    If you'd like to talk to me about photographing your wedding, feel free to email me at Danielle@NotsoStillLife.com or call 650.759.6796.

Civil War Reenactment Days

On Saturday I was part of a group with special photographer passes to the battlefield for a Civil War Reenactment Day.

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Safari West – Wild Animal Photo Shoot

Today I made the two hour car ride from San Jose to Santa Rosa to visit Safari West with a Meetup Group. We saw many animals in all states of rest and activity. Some were quite docile during our visit, like the cheetah above, and some saw our jeep full of photographers as a threat. This ostrich in particular seemed to want to get the closest look possible at our group.

Crazy Ostrich Attacks Our Jeep at Safari West! from Danielle Stolman on Vimeo.

After coming in close to look at our group the ostrich refused to move despite our best efforts to make noise including playing music to startle it (NIN’s The Perfect Drug), and our guide, Adrian, waving a stick in its general direction. Finally, we had to choose another way to get around the preserve.

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Fire Dancing: Temple of Poi – San Francisco

On Saturday night at Union Square in San Francisco, a large collection of fire dancers game together as part of the Temple of Poi event.
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