Yuka Photo Art: Ok this suppose to work !

Yuka Photo Art

June 21, 2008 12:14 pm

Ok this suppose to work !

I am just testing a couple new features on my blog  … and a little picture

Yuka Photo Art: Just want to say Good Morning today!

NEW BLOG!!!

Welcome to my new BLOG!

Meeting with photographer Michael Alan

Last night we spent superior time with great photographer Michael Alan. Like I sad before I am much exited to build relationships with other photographers, meet face to face, share experience and have fun. We met in Starbucks on Main Street at 8 p.m. and left the when the place was closing. We don’t not even noticed, time flu so fast. It was a pleasant surprise as we and Michael discovered that we are moving in the same direction and we have similar ideas and goals. I am very happy that we finally met and had opportunity to learn from each other. We shared our knowledge and skills, talked about interesting moments in life. We had a small discussion about advantages and disadvantages Buffalo’s and WNY area market.
Special Thank you, to Michael, for great time and worth recommendations. Looking forward to get together again!!!
And if you haven't seen Michael Alan’s website yet, I totally recommend it!

Here are the picture from that night:

Mike, me and Lyosha

To do list

My plans for next 2 months:


- Finish my new Blog (I am so exited )
- Get my prizes from Best of images 2008
- Buy new table for my office
- Print albums for wedding vendors
- Participate as a photographer in shooting movie (sooooo exited!)
- Marketing marketing marketing
- Improve my English
- This weekend I am so happy to shoot engagement session!
- Create more art pictures
- I'm planning to meet other professional photographers in this region in order to develop relationship, share experience and simply to have fun and great time with cup of coffee.
- I am looking forward to meeting all wedding vendors at upcoming networking event on March 12th.
- Finish book “Creating Customer Evangelists” Ben McConnell/Jackie Huba

For Photographers-Rangefinder

I love to spend time reading photography magazines...I usually go through new photographer's work, their tips and tricks. You can find useful information about new brands, events and products. A couple month ago my friend recommended me to subscribe for Rangefinder. This is free magazine for photographers. Today it became my favorite one.


A little review:
Rangefinder is the premier monthly magazine for the professional photographer.
Each month Rangefinder typically includes:
— product and new equipment reviews
— lighting and technical pieces
— how-to’s
— promotion and marketing stories
— portraiture tips— accessories and system round-ups
— computer technology
— black-and-white shooting
— lens reviews
— processing techniques
Check their website!!!

We hope you will enjoy Rangefinder.

Self-portraits

When I started my photography education I made many self portraits…It was the only opportunities to move all my creasy ideas in life…Since I make it professionally I just have no time to take self-portraits. So, Yesterday I took occasion and made some new pictures :-)

Art Portrait

For Photographers

Did you know about this BLOG?
I'm so excited about the [b] school! And I have got so many photography secrets from there.
It's awesome that David is helping other photographers.



Are you still did not visit this Blog? Go there!

You Tube

And if you haven't seen this yet, I totally recommend it!

Portrait- Kat

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This is my faivorite art picture of both of us (me and Lyosha) from my portfolio.

Franco-Brazilian Designer Anne Fontaine

I love classic black and white chemises of Franco-Brazilian Designer Anne Fontaine and was waiting for her website long time. I would share with you her new website.

Art Work-Anastasia

I made two glamour photo shoots these weekends and here it is the first picture :-)

For photographers- JILL-E CAMERA BAGS

I was waiting for this bag so long time and now I am soooo happy :-) I always waited for new products for women photographers. I need something special and comfortable for myself while I working.. Today I listed my magazine “Professional Photographer” and was so exited when found these JILL-E CAMERA BAGS If you have another options, please let me know. It is always interesting what is new on the market.

Publication

There is so much coming up during these two months…
Today a big surprise waited for me at home!
And right now I am holding in my hands UK’s Best-Selling Magazine “Digital Photo” (February issue) and on the pages 16-17 my work! Wow! I have a full spread! I am so happy and definitely proud that my art work from “winter mood” series was chosen to be published in this Magazine!

Photo shoot - Tatiyana

These photos were made last year....Maybe some work need time to be discovered in new fresh way....

Whoooohaaa! SlideShow :-)

My favorites photos from weddings and "Trash the dress" session....
Enjoy!

Art work-Sasha

Kids session/ Polya

We had a really great time this weekends! This wasn't actually a session, we just went for the walk with my friend Oksana and my god-daughter :-)

My Birthday!!!

Yesterday It was my Birth Day! This year I made a small party- just me, Lyosha and our close friends from Toronto. We spend great time together! The high spot of the day was ice skating :-)

Several things which makes me feel pleased on my BD :
- Early morning flowers from my husband
- Tons of greetings cards via e-mail from my friends
- Calls from parents
- unpacking gifts
- Feeling like a very central person during all day
- I love everything about my BD!!!!!!
























Were dreams come.....
Many many thanks to my husband and friends for gifts!!!! Everything is just I dreamed about !

Quotations...

Hope you will like these quotations like me!


Actually I enjoy this music too :-)

Our ceremony and honeymoon.

My loving husband and I …..It is a long love story.

We know each other almost all life. Lyosha is the only man who can make me deeply happy when we are together.Our passion in life (after photography)is travel and I am going to share with you some pictures from our long Honeymoon vocation!
We had small ceremony (just our family and close friends) early morning and in 2 hours we were in plane flying to exotic Thailand…
We spent quite some time planning our Honeymoon and it was the trip of a lifetime!!!
If you have difficulty or absolutely have no idea how to plan perfect honeymoon voyage, I am excited to share our experience and feel free to follow our steps.
Here are destinations:
USA- Ukraine- Thailand ( Bangkok + Pattaya)- Bali Island- Komodo-Thailand (Bangkok)-Ukraine-USA


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Lyosha arrived to Ukraine for ceremony because we made a decision to be with our family for this sacred moment. Then we jumped into the car and left to airport. First landing destination point of our Honeymoon was Amazing Thailand.

Every single day was like an adventure for us … We tried real Thai cuisine "not for the tourists", we visited many colorful temples, traveled on Tuk-tuk, spent 2 nights on Kwai River in the jungles. We stayed in a floating hotel right in a middle of nowhere – just us and sounds of nature. We will never forget experience of Thai jungles. By the way, we found those Thai airlines are the best –excellent service, food and exotic flowers everywhere. Stewardesses wear bright dresses with flower in hair.
Pattaya impressed us with the night life- go-go shows, famous transvestite show, and cheap sea food and of cause – famous Thai massage.
- Our next destination was Bali Island (Indonesia) with most beautiful exotic sightseeing! When we think about the vacation – first thought to appear in Bali…Everything was perfect there- our wedding ceremony, temples, sunsets, Balinese seafood in the fishing village, cashew and beer, diving, and biggest pool with Laguna view ....I will never stop…

We spent amazing time on Bali and our next flight was Bali-Komodo Islands, the original habitat of the biggest lizard in the earth. I am not going to describe, pictures will tell you everything…

Art work- Sasha

This is just first picture from session story with Sasha :-)
She brought her 3 chinchillas for our session, so you will see soon new pictures with her friends!

I love to travel!

I Love to travel...
I don’t remember, but my mother told me that I was only 8 month old when I started traveling with her.
My father served in military and we have moved from one place to another quite frequently. My mother started travel business when I was only 18 and I dedicated 5 years of my life helping her to build up and expand our company.
Such an amazing time it was! I visited so many countries and discovered for my self a whole new world. I love that special moment , that feeling, when you plane lands in airport and you are about to discover new culture, see amazing architecture, meet new people.
I think that traveling is the best hobby where you can spend your earnings.
We always do have a plan for our next destination. It is the best motivation for our business.


Here is Here is "my destinations" map. I promise I will keep updating with new places I am going to visit in a future

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Amazing book!

I am so glad, this Amazing book lives on my bookshelf !!!!
I trulie reccomend to buy it if you are on proffecional way of wedding photography.

Here is some keys ingredients from book:
"You must relax enough to be yourself and exhibit your pleasure in creating art"
"Trust your intuition so that you can react"
"Good wedding photography is not about complicated posing, sumptuos backgraunds, or five lights used brilliontly. It is about exprassion, interaction and life. The rest is importent but secondary"
They give many useful information about equipment and wedding albums, discuss posing and lighting....This is realy Wedding Photographer's HANDBOOK!

This January I love:

This January I love:
....green tea
......warm socks
............looking through the window when snowing
..............reading blogs of favorite photographers and learning from their experience
..................dreaming about vocation with my husband....

movie "The Atonement"

Lyosha and I watched "The Atonement" this weekend....

My huge advise for all photographers to watch this movie!
The light, composition, cropping, colors…everything just amazing!!!!

Music : Save me from myself

I love this song from Christina Aguilera ...about her wedding

It really touched me..

look lirics here...

Wedding & Bride T Shirt Collection

I love these T Shirts !!!

looke this link

When I was a bride i had no opportunities to wear this T Shirt ...because I lived in Ukraine and they have no idea about this fun.

Wedding photographer HANDBOOK

I am planning to buy this amazing book!

I think it will be interesting for photographers- web article was published in the April 2006 edition of Rangefinder magazine

Doggy Session (part II )

I am a Grand Prize winner! I can't believe!!

Yesterday I have got such a great news!!!
I checked my e-mails and…..one of them contained these:
We announced the winners of the Best of Weddings contest at the trade show, and the winning images were displayed throughout the show at our booth. We had tons of comments about them, all of them positive. Great job! The quality of the images submitted last year was wonderful, but I believe all of you took the competition up a notch this year. I've spoken with all the judges, and they unanimously say that the contest was a true delight to judge. Moreover, the scoring average on the finalist images was slightly higher than last year, again a testament to the work you all put into the images.

This year's Best of Images winners are:

Weddings: Yuliya Shevchenko with “Safari”
Portrait: Paul Tsang with “The Clocksmith”
Humor: Pam Hawkins with “Divas”
Landscape: Ben Frederick with “Nexus of the Seasons”
Fine Art: Paul Tsang with “The Chase”

And the Grand Prize winner is Yuliya Shevchenko with “Your Letters”

AAAAAAAAAA!!!! I can't believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oooo! I'm sssoooo excited! Thank you, Sandie for such a good news! It is an honor to know that judges have chosen my work for the grand prize and the winner of wedding category.
My best wishes and congradulations to Pam, Paul and Ben!!!
Below you can find my two picture-winners:

“Safari”

“Your Letters”