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Cupertino Family Portraits: Freeze!

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Sunday, February 1 2015

Are we having a chilly winter or what? I woke up early for this big family portraits session in Cupertino, defrosted my window (yes, it was frozen!), and drove past the frost-covered grass fields of my local Belmont parks. I was greated by a fantastic sunrise, though, as I drove to Cupertino’s De Anza college. I wore two pairs of socks on top of one another, along with my Beartrap fuzzy boots, a shirt under a sweater, a scarf, and a warm jacket with my gloves and I was STILL cold. Yep, an outdoor session seemed like a great idea at the time when we booked this morning… I guess we just weren’t expecting the 34 degree weather. I guess[…]See more from “Cupertino Family Portraits: Freeze!”

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Bay Area Family Photography: The best gift

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Sunday, January 25 2015

What gift should I get? That is the question I am faced with every holiday season and gift giving occasion for my family and friends. Yeah, I keep a list, as throughout the year I get ideas, but even then, some people are harder to shop for than others. What do you get the person that has everything? Or the person that is always so particular? The type of gift, however, I have never regretted giving (or receiving) is that of experience. An experience that I can build memories around. P and her sisters decided to give their mom this gift of memories and they booked an extended family photography session with me. We waited until her niece was back[…]See more from “Bay Area Family Photography: The best gift”

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Belmont Newborn Photographer: Worth the wait

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Sunday, January 18 2015

Drew is the talent behind Andrew Sherman Photography, based out of Belmont (just like me). He and I met at a photography class a few years back and stayed in touch, forming a small critique group and working on a few playful projects together. If you ran into a couple of “kids” playing with their off-camera flash setup in the underpass of the San Carlos train tracks: that was probably us. Drew and his lovely wife, D had been expecting this little man for quite awhile. Drew mentioned to me some time ago that he would like for me to photograph his son’s newborn session, and I had been waiting patiently since to make it a reality. It was worth[…]See more from “Belmont Newborn Photographer: Worth the wait”

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Bay Area Photographer: Best Children’s Photographer Nomination

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Thursday, January 15 2015

I am incredibly, incredibly excited to announce today that I’m one of 35 photographers nominated for 2015 Bay Area Best Children’s Photographer. This list is compiled by SF Bay Area City Voter. It is your input and your votes that have brought me here, and it means a lot. Thank you! If you would like to vote for me, I would really appreciate it. Follow this link: http://sf.cityvoter.com/zemya-photography/biz/693223, and cast your vote. If you’re not already a member of Cityvoter you will need to create an account, but registering is remarkably easy, and you can sign up using your Facebook, Google, Twitter or Yahoo! account. It takes a click. Thank you for your support, your faith in me, and your[…]See more from “Bay Area Photographer: Best Children’s Photographer Nomination”

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Bay Area Child Photography: Color

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Wednesday, January 14 2015

When C and her family arrived for our mini session, D was in a super shy and clingy mood. Ok, 4 year old; hasn’t seen me in awhile — totally normal. But I gotta say, I was pretty thrilled over how quickly he got over his timidness. This kiddo went from hiding behind Daddy and clinging to his leg to making silly faces at me and begging for me to take more pictures of him by the end. It was awesome! Thanx Mom and Dad for going with the flow and helping work this out. This session took place on the campus of San Jose City College. It was my second of three sessions, on the morning of what started[…]See more from “Bay Area Child Photography: Color”

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