В преддверии осени как раз время для свежих открытий этого лета. По крайней мере для нас. Дочке исполнилось 4 года (а впервые в горы мы отнесли её в 6-ти месячном возрасте), поэтому какой-никакой опыт имеется, и нам пора начинать ходить по горам как полагается, то есть пешком. То есть когда пешком идут все, а не только взрослые. Дочка и раньше ходила сама, но конечно же время от времени просилась на руки, а то и к папе в рюкзак - поспать после сытного обеда на свежем воздухе самое оно! И вот настал тот день, когда уже грубо говоря "пора", мы собрались, я выбрала наверное самый подходящий маршрут для 4-х годовалого ребенка, и мы отправились в путь. Дочку правда не предупредили о том, что её ждет, но это уже другая история. В общем, сегодня мы в Brunni!
Dragons, knights, witches, vagrants and troubadours invade a small village of Ribeauvillé, lost somewhere in the Alsatian vineyard, during the feast of the Ménétriers: it is the Pfifferdaj, the oldest festival of Alsace. We discovered it last year absolutely accidentally, and I've been dreaming to see it once again ever since. Born of a legend, this popular festival perpetuates the links between the lords of Ribeaupierre and the minstrels they protected. It is by far the most colorful and fairy-tale like festival one can witness these days, and it's less than 2h drive from Zurich! Here I want to give you a glimpse of how it looks like, and hope you'll get a hint of how it feels too! Ready to dive into Middle Ages?
Sunday, September 16th
Dear all, as I've been receiving some requests regarding the next flower photo shoot for months now, I've decided to organize another photo marathon after all. Yes, summer is almost gone, and we all know what's coming next, so maybe capturing your family somewhere warm and blossoming for the final time this season is not a bad idea! Plus, I've met this wonderful lady from Konstanz, who told me that Mainau island is undoubtedly great, especially in September, when its dahlias are blooming. Of course I answered that it in no way can be better than during tulip or rose season, but after seeing her permissive smile I might as well have some doubts. So what do you say? Ready to spend another fun day at a family park, wandering, playing and posing for pictures, and obviously proving who's right and who's wrong? Well, then I'm here for you.
I'll talk about reportage photography today, or what’s also known as documentary photography - a photographic style that captures a moment or event in a narrative fashion, i.e., images that tell a story. Reportage, for example, depicts a story or event in a report-like fashion. Unlike traditional styles of photography, reportage photographs are often less formal and portray their characters in a pose-free way that occurs naturally, not staged. This style can be used for any event or occasion; parties and celebrations, fundraisers or galas, the most famous example are weddings of course. Today I want to share some memorable photos of one's truest milestone - a baptism ceremony, which was captured using documentary techniques.
Baptism is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into Christianity. Baptism has been called a holy sacrament and an ordinance of Jesus Christ. In some denominations, baptism is also called christening, but for others the word "christening" is reserved for the baptism of infants. The word "baptism" in Greek means dip or immerse, so baptism photography is a bit difficult due to the movement and water involved, not to mention that it is in no way a staged photo shoot, but documentary photography at its finest.
I've been lucky enough to capture three christening ceremonies so far, all different among each other due to the churches where they were held, but every one unique and undoubtedly beautiful. Funny thing is that the church where my family belongs to doesn't allow mother's presence during her child's christening ceremony, so I actually haven't seen my own daughter's christening! So, eventually I came to conclusion that baptism, as an important milestone in a person’s life, better to be let photographed by a professional - this way you're gonna get some quality photos to commemorate the important and memorable event and definitely won't miss it, like I did :)
As you know, I've organized a couple of outdoor photo shoots last spring. You most probably read about one of them here (and I promise to write about the second one a bit later). As for now I want to show you some photos from another session, that was organized in Zurich itself. When it comes to outdoor photo shoot most people tend to think it takes place somewhere around fields, forests, lakes, flowers, often even mountains (for we live in Switzerland after all). Here's the proof that it can actually be held in the biggest Swiss town, without a need to go anywhere far or high. So, meet another adorable family, originally from Turkey, and I totally know why I've decided to share this today - because in a few days my family itself is going to Turkey! In a meantime, enjoy your summer, guys!
Alina
She was the first person to contact me through my Facebook page for a maternity photo shoot - as simple as that. „I love your photos, - she wrote - I’m pregnant and I’d like you to capture it.“ I neither knew nor met her before, although as it turned out we do have a couple of mutual friends. That was the moment when I thought „Wow, this is really working and might actually become the thing I dream it to become one day!“. So we met, and had the most productive photo shoot ever. All of it in a presence of Alina‘s two-year-old daughter, who had enough time to play, draw, have a lunch, run around and even try on all of my daughter‘s hair accessories - most importantly, I hope she had fun. I thank Alina for her good will and great spirit, and wish her and her family all the best, especially in coming months!
P.S. We actually did meet once again, for another photo shoot, but that’s another story...
Katerina
This was my very first newborn lifestyle session, and just as I expected (or hoped, to be honest), it turned out great. Baby Katerina was born in the middle of spring, just a few weeks after I shoot her parents in a wonderful location among colorful flowers and beautiful nature (read more on that day here). Initially this session was supposed to be a 100% newborn fashion shoot, with all those cute outfits and props, all mint and pink, and I was very much looking forward to it since I only shoot newborn boys before (funny fact, I know). And so, on a big day, baby Katerina decided she's not very keen on what we've planned for her, and I'm pretty sure this is exactly what she wanted - all the photos I made on that afternoon look so natural, so simple and beautiful at the same time, featuring young, wonderful family at its finest. In the end of the day both parents and I agreed that it was a great afternoon, cosy and comfortable for all, and the memories we've managed to capture are simply priceless. So happy for them! As always, wishing new parents and their adorable baby all the best, today and always! And here's some sneak pics for you, guys!
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.
Friday, June 22nd
10:30-12:00, 12:00-13:30, 13:30-15:00, 15:00-16:30
Dear all, it seems like I cannot get enough of all these beautiful flowers around, but I just cannot help it - I adore nature in all its manifestations, especially all sorts of colorful, scented and blossoming flowers, I love photography, enjoy working with people, and I'm an expert on how to find myself in a right place in a right time, and yes, I even have some free time! So here I am again, offering my third flower photo shoot this year.
Scenario is the same as before - you may read about the previous shoots here and here - I proved its efficiency twice, so trust me, it works (my latest post tells you more about it as well). The location is gorgeous, I keep telling this everyone who's looking for a nice family getaway not far from Zurich. The timing is just right - rose garden will be in full bloom (as well as other seasonal flowers) and there's not as many people in the park on Friday as there's on weekend, so yeah, I think it's an awesome opportunity to spend a wonderful day somewhere warm and interesting, and make a few memorable photos in between. This may be a couples shoot, a maternity session or a family day-off - everything will look just right among those wonderful colors and shapes, so please, feel free to come here even without a planned photo shoot - you and your loved ones will enjoy the place regardless.
Please contact me for booking or for more details - I'll be happy to either meet or help you in any case. That's it for now. Have a great summer ahead!
This spring I finally did what I wanted and planned to do for couple of years now. I organized and held a professional photo shoot at one of the best locations possible - Mainau flower park on Lake Constance in Germany. And there was not one photo shoot, but 10 to be precise! Two days, 10 families, 33 people (and even one dog) and billions of tulips and narcissuses... In total I’ve made 30‘000 steps and 3‘000 photos, but the amount of happy smiles, colorful flowers and warm memories captured turned out to be thousand times greater!
The idea of this photo shoot didn’t come from nowhere. First, I’ve been visiting Mainau in spring from the very beginning of my life here in Switzerland. I know how beautiful and wonderful those tulips are, and I always wanted to capture them in a proper way, meaning with some people in a background









