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Alex & Marianna: Miami Elopement

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:19:59 +0000

I’m so excited about this couple, I don’t even know where to begin. Things happen so unexpectedly sometimes. We were getting ready to photograph an elopement of Alexander and Marianna – a couple that lives in Moscow, Russia and who wanted to get married in Miami, Florida. But it turned out to be that by the end of the day we were photographing not JUST a couple, but a wedding of our new, good friends! Both of them have absolutely beautiful and kind personalities that clicked with us so well. We enjoyed the whole day with them, and sealed a new friendship by signing their marriage license as witnesses. Congratulations to you guys, again! Enjoy your story through our images..

And then we went back to their hotel room, so they could tell the good news to their relatives in Russia through Skype :)

Back to the beach for more bride and groom photos

Olya & Vasya: Maternity

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:11:21 +0000

Hello there! A little update on how we’re doing and then you can scroll down to check out these maternity photos. Unfortunately, right on the April fools day, Justin fell off a wing chair and, what it turned out to be, broke his arm. Beginning of this week turned out way too crazy for us, especially when we found out that Justin had to have a surgery to fix his broken bone. We’re all good now and the little one is feeling much better and is back to his playing mood.

Now, take a look at a few photos from Olya’s maternity session we’ve shot in Rocklin, CA

Nathan turns 6

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:22:19 +0000

Well hello, hello! Its been a while since we’ve posted any updates on how we’re doing. We’re way overdue for the personal post. And today is an awesome opportunity for it. Our oldest son, Nathan just turned 6 today. And since some of you have been keeping up with our blog, we felt like sharing it with you and post a few pictures of our boys. It is definitely fascinating to see how two of our little ones grow and develop. So much energy and curiosity every single day keep us pretty much overwhelmed. Kids are definitely a great blessing and we are thankful to God for giving us such a wonderful family.

So, Happy 6th Birthday to Nathan!!!

Jonnele & Joseph: married

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:50:00 +0000

To start the season with this wedding was a great blessing! Its wonderful to be back in the flow of the work that we love doing. This was truly a celebration of love. Every detail was complementing Joe and Jonelle perfectly and the whole atmosphere of the event was truly magical. You could feel the love and care that these two were surrounded with and it was wonderful for us to witness and capture that.
We wanted to say thank you to Tina from “oh So Swank” for doing a great job putting this whole event together and creating a ‘seamless’ schedule for the day.

Take a look at a few of the images from that day…

Jessica & Cris: San Francisco engagement shoot

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:12:51 +0000

San Francisco, unfortunately, didn’t treat us very nicely this time. Brutal cold front reached in all the way to the long term memory part in my brain and reminded me of those cold, winter days in Moscow. We definitely got spoiled with too much sun, here in Central California. Jessica is Yana’s cousin, and Cris is just a stud – and they are obviously in love with each other.

Sharayah & Kevin: just because…

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:57:20 +0000

All of you are welcome to meet Kevin and Sharayah. They are newly weds and a very sweet couple. This shoot was a great celebration of their relationship and love in general. Love because of love :)…

Jonelle and Joe: Engaged

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:22:05 +0000

Its great to open the wedding season with this wonderful engagement session of Joe and Jonelle. The winter break was nice, but there is hardly anything better than doing what you love.

So, take a look at some of our favorites from this recent shoot….

Stephanie & Alosha: painting session

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:59:18 +0000

Lately, I’ve been trying to understand the modern society – how it works, what moves it etc. All of that thinking, of course, could not happen without comparing it to the older times. It is fascinating that the modern technology completely changed people’s perception of things. Personally, I do enjoy our new little toys such as iPads and iPhones – I think they’re awesome. However, ever since the industrial revolution the world has never been the same. It is certainly good and bad. We cannot argue that the amount of jobs created by the industry and the ease of access to many things, including food and transportation isn’t a good thing. The world, all of a sudden, became small. We can easily access any part of it, and with today’s global economy business opportunities seem endless. On the other hand, a lot of the things that we see and buy often times became very standardized. For example, the bread we buy at the store is always the same size to fit our toasters – that’s the standard. The whole industry is set up that way, to produce just a couple of things at a fast pace, to sell more. I think all of that kills creativity and human spirit. Once we’re put in the box, we’re required not to think, not to be different, not to create – just buy what’s on the shelve. I know that back in the days you would come buy some bread from a local bakery. You would come in and they would know what bread you like, and while you’re waiting for a great, hand made loaf, you would chat about the health of your family, find out how the owner is doing and talk a bit about what’s going on around. The world was much slower, people took their time to connect and the business was much more personal, and less “pure profit” oriented. I really hope we can get back to those times and enjoy the people we do business with. Just something to think about…

And this photo shoot, Yana and I wanted to create something, sweet and different. The initial idea was to have a “lazy morning at the artist’s studio” shoot. A few things had to be changed, but overall we ended up pretty happy about it. Stephanie and Alosha did great as our models. Take a look…

New born: Caleb

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:59:03 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! It seems as if a couple of months ago we’ve celebrated the beginning of 2011. Time definitely flies. Sometimes it even feels as if every year gets by faster and faster. I’m not a big resolution kind of person – I just can’t keep too many of those. However, the one thing that I really wish we could all work on this year is loving the people around us. Its easy to say, but tough to do kind of thing. Yet, if, with whatever we do, we would invest care and love for the people, it could turn the world upside down. On the other hand, if we work really hard and gain the whole world, but have not love – its useless…
Now, I think its pretty awesome to start blogging in the New Year with pictures of our BRAND NEW nephew, Caleb! He is an absolutely adorable little man and we are so happy for Inna and Roman. Check out a few photos of this little treasure of theirs…

Our Family

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:25:16 +0000

The end of a year, traditionally is the time, when we can slow down and, finally, look back and realize what really happened within the past 12 months. Often times we assume that with more and more knowledge, advanced technology, and so called “time-saving” devices we can become more efficient with what we do, can accomplish more, and thus make more money to buy more of the “time-saving” devices (aka: iphones, ipads, computers etc) The result of this all is a chronic shortage of time and an extremely high pace of life. Having all this in mind, I caught ourselves having a tendency to live life thinking about tomorrow, rather than taking time and enjoying what we have today. Now, as I have more time to think about it, I find it priceless to wake up in the morning and enjoy every bits of what’s around us. In a blink of an eye, kids whining becomes cute, every little step of making espresso is especially enjoyable, freezing air becomes crispy fresh, and we can stop being so serious and maybe look at ourselves in a mirror and have a good laugh… For me, life started to make much more sense this way. And as I realize what we already have and what we’ve experienced this year – joy, happiness, and thankfulness are the three words that come to mind.

With this last post of the year we wanted all of you to get a glimpse of who we are and what we look like. We are Emik and Yana – proud parents of Nathan(the older one) and Justin, – most precious little people in our lives.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Thank you all for being supportive and so awesome!