Baby: Brielle
We haven’t had baby sessions in a while. But for the past couple of weeks we managed to have two! Well, this is Brielle. She is an absolute model – she really did pose for us and was very calm during the whole photoshoot. It was a great pleasure meeting her parents, Joy and Joey ( Jo-Jo:), as well. Cute family and a super adorable baby. Check out their photos:
Brielle is so cute, of course everyone wanted to take pictures with her…
Baby: Mathew
We’ve been pretty excited lately about the changes that are coming up in our business. One of the main goals for this year has been creating our own brand. Its fascinating how much we learned during the process of putting together our brand. Can’t yet reveal what’s up and how things are gonna look, but its gonna be rad! Can’t wait till things are finally done – we’ll definitely need your feedback on it. So keep in touch…
And below are the photos of a little man – Mathew. There is always something about being around little babies: so tiny and so precious, every tiny detail about their little bodies are just so amazing…Almost makes me want to have one of these again 
Tsytsyn Family
Yesterday, late evening, as we were driving back from Pismo Beach, I stumbled upon a thought that made me think about it up until now. I love driving with my family at night – its the time of peace and quiet. The kids are usually at sleep and Yana and I enjoy 2-3 hour conversations. Well, this time Yana had, from what I could tell, a terrible migraine, and talking was making her feel worse, so I was left alone with my head full of thoughts. I don’t know how its got there, but little by little I started thinking about the past, trying to compare how we are and how we were. And again, this whole thing made me realize how lucky of a man I am to be married to Yana. The thing is that by nature I’m a dreamer, but was raised in a very pragmatic family. Things that were beyond realistic for a given moment, often times weren’t considered at all – which isn’t necessarily bad for certain things. Unfortunately, pragmatism and art cannot exist together. Back in the days, I was astonished by the ability of my wife to have big dreams. I loved photography and respected photographers very much, but could never even think I could become one. So, I cannot thank Yana enough by questioning my standards and pushing me to start dreaming again. Dreams and hope kind of go together, don’t you think? If you don’t dream big, you have less hope – that’s how it works for us…
And below is a beautiful family of Denis and Nadya Tsytsyn. We had a privilege to photograph their maternity session. So now, meet little Mandea. They are a truly gorgeous family and it was a lot of fun taking their pictures.
Korchevoy Family
June for us is the beginning of a great, but very busy season in the year. Many things are coming up, deadlines and expectations that have to be met and we hope for a whole lot of fun in the process! So, having that in mind we needed some time off. About a week ago, we were able to visit our friends and relatives up in Sacramento. There were times in the past when we would come there as often as two or three times a month. And lately, with a tough schedule that we’ve got, its been very challenging to plan family trips. So it was great to visit Roman and Inna and our adorable nephews: Joseph and David. There is nothing more refreshing and fun that a couple of great evenings at Korchevoy’s dinner table – tons of laughter and great conversations.
After all, we were able to go out and snap a few shots here and there, which, by the way, wasn’t very easy with four little kids on us constantly requiring attention.
So, here are some of them:
Matt & Julie-Anne: Maternity
Today is March 24 – Nathan’s 4th B-day. The time flies unbelievably fast. I cannot believe that in a year or two our little Nathan will have to go to school. When I thought about it, I caught myself thinking about my first grade experience. I was extremely shy.(I was so shy, i couldn’t even ask to go to the bathroom It was back in 1991 (if i remember correctly) when we moved to Moscow from Ukraine. As I walked in my new class room for the first time every kid around me was saying something about the ball pens. Later I realized that the whole school system switched from ink pens to ball pens, and the kids were simply letting me know of that. So, as I was thinking about that time, I realized that it was probably the time when my dad was around my age 26-28. And i thought: “that is crazy! Nathan, right now, is probably looking at me in the same way as i looked, and adored my dad” Am I getting old, or something???
Anyways, lately we’ve had a lot of work piled up to process. So it took some time for us to finally get to post one of the latest shoots. I had a great pleasure meeting the Woods family. They were very kind and nice, and really fun to talk to. A couple of the images from this post were taking by Jane, who was kind enough to come out the last minute and assist me with the whole thing. Thank you very much Jane – she’s awesome guys!
So here you go , take a look:
Justin
Today Justin turned exactly 6 months. He is a big boy now! I don’t even know how much he weighs – all I know, its a lot! It’s almost impossible to carry him in a car seat in one hand. We’re very blessed two have to handsome boys. As I said in earlier posts, being parents changes people a lot. Besides being ticked from not sleeping through the nights, those changes are mostly positive. So, it was great for us to experience handling a newborn again. The first week the baby slept through most of the days. He wasn’t very loud, but had this funny, squeaky voice that still pops out once in a while. Unlike Nathan, Justin is a very mellow boy. He likes to be kissed, hugged and teased all the time. He also is a very happy baby. The only time he cries is when he is sleepy or hungry, which makes it much easier for us. We’re also very pleased with the way Nathan (4 in March) handles the new role of being the Big Brother. He deeply loves Justin and enjoys making him laugh and smile. He brings so much happiness and joy to our household – we can’t imagine our lives without this little bundle that smiles all the time!
Here he is
Favorites of 2009
Today, after all the excitement and mess with the Holidays had passed, when all of that is way back in the rear view miror, we wanted to take some time and look back at the year of 2009. It is true that after some point in people’s lives, the years stop being so long. At some moment of our lives we stop telling everyone that you’re “fifteen-and-a-half” and with so little patience trying to look older, act older, and do what older people do. Rather, we wish that the time would stop flying by so quickly, hoping it would stop for a year or two, just to enjoy all the blessings that we have at the moment.
The year of 2009 was very different from the rest. If I would think of one word to describe it, that would be “GROWTH”. We grew in many ways. The most important, of course was the birth of our second son Justin. Our family is not small anymore. We could notice totally different dynamics in our relationships, which are both new and exciting.
Through this year, our trust in God’s provision elevated on completely different level. Of course it was painful. But it feels so good when you are totally sure that God will provide for you not matter what – not because you think so, but rather because you’ve experienced it many times, and further worry would only look foolish…
We also grew in our photography. It was a challenging year for us. We really tasted what it is to try running a business with having two little kids constantly wanting all of your attention. We got to admit that as photographers, we feel very vulnerable about our work. A lot of times we need an objective and honest opinion in certain things. And we were very glad to have friends like Vitaliy and Candace Prokopets, who, in times when we struggled, were very honest and supported us with their opinions and advice.
Besides that, we wanted to thank everyone who, in anyway, expressed any support or sympathy towards what we do – we really appreciate it. Thank you!!!
So, below are some of our favorite shots from 2009 that never made to the blog Enjoy:
The Wilkins family
Here are our dear friends – the Wilkins family. Not too long ago they had their second girl Emery. She is totally a cutie-pie - we are going to try to betroth her with Justin
