UMBRELLA SHOT

Yana is my darling friend and a fellow photography enthusiast. Her son Timothy is a friend of my boys and we wish we could see each other more often. It took us a while to get together to do this photoshoot and it took me even longer to put it together and post it here. We shot at my favorite spot in Malibu. I should give a credit to Yana's husband for being patient with us. #malibuphotographer #malibucreeckpark #umbrellashotphotography #umbrellashot #goldenhour #goldenlightp

This family is not new to me. I have shot parents' engagement before. However, I've never met their children. Adorable daughter and son. Maria put a lot of effort in to preparing for the shoot. When I have arrived to the spot it started drizzling and then raining. My thought were we've come along way and I wasn't ready to surrender. I offered to wait for a bit to see what is going to happen with it. Once we set in a car it stopped raining. We were rewarded with a beautiful sk

A friend of that lovely family had hired me to do a photoshoot as a gift. I thought it was so nice of her to do that. I met that sweet family at a park. It turned out they came from Romania a year ago. We had some common topics to chat. The four-month-old baby boy Eric was vary calm. He looked at me with curiosity. We chased the sun as we walked. Right by the end of the session Eric passed out and I was able to capture mommy Christina with a sleeping baby. I hope that I'd be

I'm going to be really honest now. I often get asked if I'd like to have more children after having twins; I'm not ready to answer this question yet but if I ever decide to get pregnant again I would definitely like to have a maternity shoot in the dress like my client Bukky had. I think she was stunning. Bukky had the idea originally with the incredible dress and location Vasquez Rocks. In 1874 Tiburcio Vasquez, one of California’s most notorious bandits, used these rocks to

I'm always in a search of new places around Los Angeles to shoot. There more I shoot the more challenging it is to find something that will not be repetative. This time a family that I have shot five times was looking for something special. While browsing the internet I stumbled upon an obvious tourist's attractions in Los Angeles but for some reason I never thought of it befeore. Despite the fact that there is no parking at Venice Canals and everything is privetly own and th

I meet fantastic people through out my photogtaphy journey. These people give me inspiration and good vibes to continue my work. Kseniya contacted me wanting to do a photoshoot with her family and wanted something special. I proposed several themes and one of them was vintage. Kseniya followed my suggestions and picked up an appropriate attire for her husband and baby boy. She didn't stop there. She brought lots of props and accessories to the set as well. On the day of a ph

November is when I start getting requests for Christams themed photoshoots. This time I got a call from my returning clients and I love when people coming back. Even though I have to be more creative and not repeat myself with poses and locations, I like challenges like that. They help me grow as a professional. Not to mentition I just enjoy chatting with them after the shoot. #christmasinspiration #christmasphotoshoot #goldenlight #grifithparkphotography #labasedphotographer

Most of my leads come as referrals from past clients. This is how I met Victor and Victoria. Besides having matching names, those two made a good looking family. Little Sophia was energetic and eager to pose. Victoria wanted a specific flower theme. I thought of places in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Arboretum came across my mind. This is actually one of my favorite spots to shoot in Los Angeles because it's affordable to shoot there legally. It is so vast that every ph

I missed the past year with this family but this year I had more than enough of chrismas inspiration with them. I shoot this family a lot and we perfectly understand each other and I love when clients want to do something more than just capture a happy family. I'm always up to creativity. Marina perfectly got my idea. She stocked up with various props. She brought coordinated outfit as well. We had very little time to shoot because everybody had their plans after. However, wh

The past weekend I had a speacial pleasure shooting a family at Stevenson Ranch. Don't get me wrong every family or a person I shoot is special for me. But this time it was different because two years ago I had an honor to shoot Bukky's maternity session. I was beyond happy to see the little guy Nimi. Frankly, it was a challnge to capture the little chatterbox still. However, as a mother of toddler twins I know that the best way to take a good photo is to follow the child and