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Bay Area, CA Photographer: 2014 Fall Mini Sessions!

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Tuesday, August 12 2014

2014 mini session photography by Zemya Photography Copyright:Zemya Photography They’re here!!!! I am now accepting bookings for mini sessions this 2014 fall.If you’re interested in reserving a portrait session for your family, read on here for full details on how to reserve, available session dates, times and locations. *** What are mini-sessions? Mini-sessions are a great way to capture your family in portraits. You can use them for your family albums, updating your walls, and many families choose to use the images from these events for their holiday greeting cards. Similar to regular sessions, you will receive a personal use release, and the ability to print from any lab you like. Of course, you are welcome to print through my[…]See more from “Bay Area, CA Photographer: 2014 Fall Mini Sessions!”

Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Before & After

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Saturday, July 19 2014

I tend to like very clean, simple editing in my photography. While I touch every image that comes out of my camera, rarely do I bring in elements and textures into the composition that weren’t originally part of the scene. But every once in a while, I know that a little bit of extra can bring a pretty good image to something so much more.Today, I want to show you one of these examples, and tell you a little bit of what I did to get from the original to the final result. San Mateo child & family photography by Zemya Photography Copyright:Zemya Photography A few months ago, I posted the final of these two images on facebook. I was[…]See more from “Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Before & After”

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Belmont, CA Child & Family Photographer: Peek-a-boo!

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Monday, February 10 2014

Ok, really, does it get any cuter than a naked toddler playing on mom and dad’s bed? Not really! So prepare yourself for some giggles. I know many people are looking for a way to lighten their mood, so use this for help. I’ve said it before, but I can’t get over how much I love photographing families in their home. It’s intimate, unique and just plain fun. I get to photograph kids amongst their toys, and families where they are the most free to be themselves. I get to use elements like chairs and couches that not only allow me to photograph a different perspective, but leave everyone cozy. It flexes my creative muscles and like I said: it’s[…]See more from “Belmont, CA Child & Family Photographer: Peek-a-boo!”

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Bay Area Photographer: December In My Corner of the World

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Monday, December 30 2013

I hope these past 12 months have been fun for you getting to know me and my family a little bit more. December for us is about the holidays. When I grew up, we didn’t celebrate Christmas. Living in a communist country, in a family and friends that didn’t embrace religion, for us it was about celebrating New Years. There was still a jolly Santa figure (although his name was loosely translated as Grandpa Frost) that delivered gifts to the wee bits of the land. In our family today, although we still aren’t practicing in any religion, we do celebrate Christmas.I’ve been on a mission NOT to lie to my kids about Santa Claus. I can go on about this[…]See more from “Bay Area Photographer: December In My Corner of the World”

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Belmont, CA Child & Family Photographer: The caretaker

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Monday, December 16 2013

Meet R! She is the director for Footsteps at Nesbit Puma Cubs pre-school in Belmont. Our two monkeys have been under her watchful eye since they were wee bits, and we have received more support than you can imagine from her and the Footsteps pre-school staff. Her caretaking duties don’t end at the end of the work-day: R goes home to two wily boys of her own and a loving husband that was diagnosed with MS. She’s a self-less hero and I feel thrilled to be able to photograph her family. Belmont, CA Bay Area child & family photography by Zemya Photography Copyright:Zemya Photography Belmont, CA Bay Area child & family photography by Zemya Photography Copyright:Zemya Photography Belmont, CA Bay[…]See more from “Belmont, CA Child & Family Photographer: The caretaker”

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