I'm a Soul Portrait Photographer, working to empower women through artistically capturing the essence of a women’s journey. I photograph each woman in a way that speaks to the heart of a human being, to show the uniqueness, vulnerability and the power of each woman I work with. I located in San Diego but willing to travel along Southern California.
I started to learn the art of photography when i was 14 years old and have been mastering the skill for over 20 years.
My goal is to create an emotional response in the hearts of people, to think, to contemplate and to connect them back to the Soul.
I've recently had a pleasure to be photographed by Galina in my home studio for the professional purposes of my business. Galina did an incredible job! She took her time to get the best out of this photoshoot. She captured the real me and even the wild daring side of me. She was very creative with poses, angles, set up. And I really like her natural (non-over-photoshopped) tasteful style! Also, I didn't have to wait for my digital shots for a while, it was ready within the next few days! In addition, she is a really sweet person to work with! I highly recommend Galina!
Galina's pictures of our event captured the spirit in a way snapshots couldn't, our guests loved her photos. She's very easy to work with as well, super responsive, friendly and unobtrusive.
Price Range: $349 - $2000
Gig Length: 120 - 640 minutes
Languages: English, Russian
I prefer to have a short meeting with a client before the shoot, we will discuss all the details, your expectations and desires. I will arrive early to scan the area for best picture background and lighting. I am reliable, have artistic eye, so it will not be just snap shots of the moments and people, but I will be done with intention of creating an art. I am very easy to work with as well, super responsive, friendly and unobtrusive.
If you take a small plastic lunch box and place there a lens, a few mirrors and a film somewhere in the center of this construction - what can come out of this?
As long as I remember myself, I have always been fascinated by the ability of this tiny thing to freeze moments of life history, and travel in the past.
My relationship with the art of photography started on the day when parents gave me my first camera for the 14-th birthday, and it was the best present I could ever dream of.
The camera became my concealment, my best friend who would always accompany me whenever I went out, and who made it possible for me to get forgotten in my dreams and never feel the overwhelming loneliness. I also had a school friend who let me wiz while creating black-and-white photos out of color films in a small photo-laboratory located in her bathroom. It is due to those and some other events that now you can find yourself on my website.
The hobby became an inseparable part of my life, and when I turned 27 I took a course in Moscow Academy of Photography where I was learning
the art of observation and the skill оf capturing exclusive moments… And then I moved to Las Vegas, USA. Oh, don’t feel confused - I did’t miss a chapter of my life story, I simply let my heart guide me and gave up everything I had in Russia - my successful marketing career for one of the best leading companies, my family and friends… I gave it all up for the man I loved.
I sure had grand plans to further study photography and implement projects. However, life turned out to be a bit different: little by little, I lost all my aspirations and fell into a long-lasting depression with occasional ups and downs, and once again downs…
I guess it is a “present” that I brought from my Motherland - my Russian soul which is pretty contradictory and spontaneous. But it helps me reach the tops and discover the abyss of my feelings and emotions. It helps me to see something extraordinary in every ordinary object.
So, if you take a small plastic lunch box and place there a lens, a few mirrors and a film somewhere in the center of this construction - what can come out of this?
I use natural light, Canon 5D Mark II, my refine sense of colors, knowledge about light.
Canon 5D Mark ii, Canon 20mm, Canon 24-70, Canon 70-200
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