Life of A: 2018

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With all this hustle and bustle around the Christmas season there's one thing we definitely should not forget - preparing gifts for our loved ones! So, if you have some time on your hands – crafty gifts are always appreciated for the time and effort that’s gone into them. Also, I prefer to buy local to support the small local shops, businesses and community in general. Nice idea would be to make the gift giving season last longer with a subscription to something your loved one will enjoy all year round - a monthly magazine, for example.

And here's what I know for sure: rather than buying physical items which end up cluttering up the house, choose an experience you can enjoy together later on in the year. For example, tickets to see a favorite band, gift vouchers for a spa treatment or a loved restaurant, membership to a charity or historical gardens – all make really thoughtful presents and memories that can be treasured forever.

This holiday season I too have decided to help making your loved ones happy, cherished and pampered a bit, so from now on I'm offering gift certificates that entitle their owners to a photo shoot, be it either a family or a couple, outdoors or studio, event or lifestyle - everything is possible, just ask! All certificates are customized, made with love and care, on request they may either contain a money value or a themed session option, a name of a giver or recipient (or both), and so much more... Available in 4 languages and what I find best is that they have no expiry date, meaning they can be used literally any time! I was asked on several occasions previously if a gift voucher was an option on my web site, and even before I had this offer available I sold 5 of them, so I think it's about time I make it official. After all, I am a small local business entrepreneur who offers an exciting experience resulting in memorable photos, and you might need to buy a descent present these days, so why not?

Christmas shopping can seem like an enormous task sometimes – with the minefield of who to buy for, how much to spend and what to buy. But it shouldn’t be stressful – gift buying, wrapping and giving should be a joy. Don't forget about that and happy shopping, everyone!

Yours, Anna

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Sunday, October 14th

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Photographing autumn colors can be the most fun you have with your camera, especially if you’re into photography both as a photographer or as a model. Ask anyone who’s into it - you’ll hear that fall is a great time of year for photography. There’s an unlimited number of sights, sounds and smells to stimulate your senses. After all, it gets really easy to pick a great subject to display and dress it up with the fabulous colors of the fall season. This is a very emotional time of year. What you feel when the day is overcast will be different than when the day is bright and sunny, but photos you’ll take, either moody or filled with vibrant colors, will most definitely be awesome.

Fall is all about moods and emotions, so they make it the best time to produce some of the finest photographs a photographer can take in a first place. So I’ve decided to use it too, and here I am, offering you another mini photo shoot that will take place on October 14th in a most scenic location one can imagine when thinking about Swiss autumn. It’s reachable by car in 2h drive from Zurich (1h drive from Chur) and is completely free of charge. There’s no restaurants or playgrounds in the area, but there’s plenty of space for a family picnic around the lake and a nice and easy walk around it and to the nearest village as well.

This will be the fifth and final outdoor “photo day” I’m organizing this year (but again, there’s Christmas mini’s coming soon, so stay tuned), and I’m very much looking forward to it! As always, each client gets his 1,5 h photo session in one of the time slots mentioned above, and I make sure everyone gets all the nice photos we take and stays safe, happy and warm in the process ;) Feel free to scroll down this blog to find out more about the past photo shoots in the same format, the only difference is that those didn’t include gorgeous fall colors, mirror-like lake reflections and splendid Alps in a background!

Please contact me should you be interested in a photo shoot - I’m always happy to meet new people and to capture some memorable smiles!

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Here are some photos taken at this very location in mid October last year - just to warm up your imagination ;) Have a great autumn everyone!

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У Таиланда, как у обьекта пляжного отдыха, огромное количество плюсов: экзотика, красота, еда, инфрастуктура, даже цены - привлекательно здесь всё. Но есть один большой недостаток - там слишком много моря, всяких островов, туров, пляжей и отелей. Да, бывает и такое. Бывает, что некуда деться, а в Таиланде скорее слишком много куда можно поехать. И конечно же каждый, кто там побывал, будет советовать именно то место, которое посетил сам, ведь оно наверняка было классное, и ему очевидно пришлось по душе. Потому что это Таиланд, по другому быть не могло. И вот по причине бешеной популярности среди русскоязычного населения определенных курортных регионов страны (имею ввиду Паттайю и Пхукет), мы получаем много отличных отзывов именно о них, и туда едем и сами, а потом их же и советуем знакомым. Получается такой замкнутый круг, в который мне лично попасть совсем не хотелось - первый пляжный отдых в Таиланде должен стать таким, чтобы во-первых, запомнился на всю жизнь, а во-вторых, чтобы хотелось вернуться снова. В общем, думаю я справилась с выбором места на "отлично". Читайте дальше и узнаете, почему именно.

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Recently I got lucky enough to work at the coolest occasion ever - first of all, because it was very traditional, very colorful and flavored, but most importantly it was my friends who had it held at their fresh new home, and it was a huge event for their family, great celebration for their guests and a big deal for me. I've never been to India before, so during those hours at their place I felt so much cultural vibes like never before! Dear all, here goes my picture story about that day.

Griha Pravesh is a traditional Vedic ritual which is performed when owners enter a newly built or newly purchased property for the first time. Since the property or the place might have many impurities, all of them must be warded off in prior time before entering or residing in that place in order to stay away from inauspiciousness. So, generally speaking, Griha Pravesh is the Hindu housewarming ceremony. The day when the ceremony is performed must be determined according to traditional astrological charts found in the Hindu astrological almanac or Panchangam.

Griha Pravesh includes two Hindu religious ceremonies performed by the priest – Vastu Pooja and Vastu Shanti. Vastu Pooja is not performed inside the house. Objects used in this ceremony are a copper pot full of water, navadhanya (9 grains – black sesame, horse gram, bengal gram, green gram, black gram, rice, chickpeas, white beans and wheat), coin, red cloth, red thread and a coconut. After the ceremony copper pot is put next to the family havan (ceremonial fire).

The havan is the essential element of the Vastu Shanti ceremony. The purpose of this ceremony is remove the negative influence of planets and create the positive atmosphere inside the house. If the priest believes that it is needed he also performs more poojas like Ganphathi, Lakshmi or Satyranarayan pooja.

And here go some of my favorite photos of my favorite couple! Congrats again, Swati and Nirav, on your new home. Let it be prosperous, full of happiness, joy and smiles!