UMBRELLA SHOT

An adorable young lady Dyana travelled all the way from Colorado with her family to capture her senior portraits in Los Angeles on the beach. She was very determined to have that photoshoot done on the beach. We agreed to meet right on the New Year's Eve in Malibu. Dyana was a novice in front of the camera and it was totally normal. I often have to deal with tension and shyness among my clients. It's a matter of time and skill to take it away. Sometimes I use music when I can

Yesterday I spent a day with clients that I shot twice already for the past a couple of years. I admire their consistency and wish it stays this way many many years. Every year despite tons of work right before Christmas they find time to meet with me to take their family pictures. I should confess I just adore their dogs. They did my job easy by being quite and looking at the camera every time I pressed a shutter. The weather couldn't be better no wind and moderate temperatu

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

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

The most flattering thing for me as a photographer is when people come back for a service a year after year. This means they love what I do and there is no better reward than that. I feel like I'm on the right path. Last year I shot Amy and Stephen and their lovely dogs Skyla and Hailey at a park. This time they decided to try something different and go to the beach. The choice was Malibu pier. Those who love ocean will agree that it's a magical place and the sunset makes it

When one is in love, the world changes upside down. When one finds the soulmate, obsticles of the entire world can be defeated. I feel incredilble around people in love. Especially when they celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. I had an honor to shoot a lovely couple Uliana and Sergei past weekend. We went to Los Angeles Arboretum. What a magic place it is in my opinion especially afternoon at the golden hour. I stocked up with props and already had in mind how I wanted t