UMBRELLA SHOT

I had an absolute blast photographing that gorgeous family of four in San Marino. Their positive energy and attitude was contagious. We had agreed to meet Lacey Park which was closed enough from there house. Lacey Park in San Marino is not only an excellent photo location but also a great place to visit with a family. Beautiful property is hidden from the eyes. It's easy to miss it but once you get it, it's easy to navigate. There is an abundance of trees and beautiful spots

This wonderful couple Alaa and Brand has become parents already but I would like to share their experience with me at the Brand park when there we still waiting for their miracle to be born. If you ever drive by the park you won't miss the entrance, the white tall arch. It was inspired by the East Indian Pavilion built for the 1983 Columbian World Exposition held in Chicago. This park features a library, a restored Victorian style house and a Japanese Garden. If you haven't b

Pasadena City Hall is a popular location to shoot weddings, engagements, and just anyone because of its beautiful architecture.

I love Travel Town Museum. If you live in Los Angeles if you have kids you must come visit this wonderful place at least once. You can spend your weekend here or celebrate your child's birthday or just ride a train. Rarely my clients choose to shoot there for some reason. Interestingly enough last year two families suggested that location. One of them was Laurie's family. What a wonderful experince I had! It's very easy to get lost in the daily routine of work and taking care

A wonderful mama Christina had contacted me to create an alternative "cake smash" session. She had an idea of substituting cake with a watermelon. She also wanted to do some casual shots at a playground. We had to set up an early morning time and it paid off well. I couldn't get enough of the soft morning light and what a creative approach that mommy used. Baby Luca was all smiley. He just enjoyed the watermelon, his family around and didn't mind me taking his photographs. #b

It was a rainy day in California everywhere but Malibu. Miraculously, when I arrived it was a clear sky but super windy. Adrianna and Blake came on time and I immediately fell in love with Adrianna's dress. It was my favorite color and just perfect for a windy evening on the beach. That couple was naturally photogenic and I couldn't stop observing two people celebrating their engagement on one of the most beautiful beaches in Malibu. Seagulls, waves and wind were my helpers t

This session was taken approximately eight months ago. I wish I could post every session I take right away but sometimes I shoot several days in a row followed by several days of processing and retouching. Still I think it's never too late to share it. That beautiful family contacted me through a friend of a friend, Arpine the mother wanted to do a cake smash photoshoot by adding some family photos for her soon to be one-year-old Elena. Elena as every baby of her age was very

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

Christmas is over and we're officially in 2017. This is the first post in this year. I hope it it's going to be very productive and kind. This session was done back in September in 2016. Resheida was referred to my by a client of mine. She wanted to do a fall themed photoshoot because she had a connection with that time of the year and a lot of birthdays in her family happened to be during that time . The challenge was where to depict and convey fall in sunny California. We

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