I had fun-tastic time with these two girls, mom and daughter team: Lyudmyla and Elena who drove all the way from Napa on a stormy rainy day and yet they never complained about being tired not even for a minute! What a spirit!  I think i got overwhelmed with the colors, sparkles, textures, and amount of dresses the girls brought! I mean it was spectacular! Thank you for  brighting my day and let me be creative with your dresses! I cann tell Elena enough how I enjoy working with her, she has the best qualities any photographer would hope for: patience, grace, such an easiness and confidence. Thank you thank you thank you..hope you enjoyed the session and see you again soon…

I had a pleasure meeting my good friend’s sister, Alena today! What a beauty! I had to constantly adjust my camera to accommodate Alena’s legs and whole, and had to move the props way up high! She otta be 6 foot something in high-heals! She is full of energy and radiate so much confidence when photographed! Very natural! I kept thinking to myself, she would be a good bridal model! And, yes, she does have a prince charming all ready, for those who are wondering! So, we spent couple hours at the studio, getting only half way through her closet, I thought it would be so neat to get her out off the studio and do a real shoot with her somewhere on the streets of San Francisco, not in the middle of Shingletown, where pine trees and squirrels make the landscape! So sad she lives a bit far away! Well, I ve got one shot done for now and more to come…Have a great start back at the college and wishing you success in our carrier!

While her daughter Lexi (below) was resting in between her shoot, we got couple of quick shots of Izabella, her mom. We thought, maybe we could lure Little Lexi by making her mom as a center of the attention, instead little Lexi brought her plastic lemons, apples and other fruits to play right next to mommy, she was very comfortable ..

January 6, 2011, we had a pleasure to photograph this young Shasta College student, Hanna, she wanted to try herself in the modeling business. After 1 hour crash corse on modeling and posing, hair and make up, we got some really great shots done. It took us about 3.5 hours to get this job done, those are the days I really wished I had an assistant with me! Hanna has a unique English features: pale skin, blond curly hair and big blue eyes, great for vintage sessions, which I would love to plan with her some day. This wonderful young lady has amazing personality and great qualities, and, on top of that, she has a great taste and sense of fashion! Wishing you only great success in your beginning carrier, Hanna! Hope to see in some publications!

Building a modeling portfolio for Vanessa at Anselmo Vineyards, Shingletown, CA.