Family Graduation photos {West Auckland photographer}

I had a last minute request from my friend to take some family graduation photos with her son Michael {who just had a ceremony and earned PhD, such an exciting path!}. I drove to West Auckland to became a special occasion photographer to document these important moments for his close friends and family.

I love to shoot different events, especially weddings, so Im approaching the photo shoot with two ways - to get natural organic photos {when everyone happy, enjoying their time going with the flow}, get some behind the scene documentary photos and also capture some stunning portraits {with some elements of directions and posing, aiming for a casual look}.

We took some lifestyle photos in Henderson family home, when family been having some lunch and then got some beautiful photos at their backyard, memories that worth to remember!

Enjoy highlights of this family graduation photos gallery!

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P.S.: my online workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” just around the corner! {begin 9 November}. Don’t forget to grab your seat at Click Photo School if you like to push your photography to another level!

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Headshots in Auckland Domain {commercial - website photography - branding}

Today we are taking a sneak peek in headshots that I done in Auckland Domain for gorgeous Julia for her commercial website, that needed photography refresh, to boost her branding. She an amazing person and kind soul helping others with successful homeopathy treatments.

You might be know that Im a wedding and family lifestyle photographer and love to capture natural beautiful moments, happening unfold. I do like posing and make sure picture and all the lines looks perfect!

I often get asked for personal photos, headshots and other branding photography and happy to help, bringing my vibe and vision in photographs as well as natural approach.

Enjoy highlights of our quick going with the flow session in Auckland Domain and Wintergarden Cafe!

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P.S.: if you want to learn basics of shooting and editing - join my online workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” - begin 9 November at Click Photo School.

Engagement session on Muriwai Beach {Auckland pre-wedding photographer} Meghan and Anton

Hello beautiful people!

I would love to share with you today a gorgeous engagement session on Muriwai Beach {West Auckland}, where I had a honour to take pre-wedding photographs as a couples photographer for Meghan & Anton. I can not wait till their wedding in Gracehill in February. Not long to go now!
We had an amazing time, walking and talking near the rocks and cave, looking at amazing landscapes and powerful ocean, discussing all the wedding plans and more.

The weather was really windy and frozen, but we moved around very fast capturing some real and natural romantic moments, going with the flow.

Enjoy highlights of this amazing session with beautiful souls!

P.S.: by the way, if you want to learn my ways and find your voice and style, join me on 4-weeks online workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” at Click Photo School. {over 200 page PDF and over 40 videos included! at www.clickphotoschool.com/love-light-laughter

Tales of the Moment {Online class and Instagram Hub}

Hello Beautiful People!
It happened totally unexpected, but our “Tales of the Moment” {our online class and Instagram hub as well} just featured 2202 images and reached over 20k followers in less then 2 years! Who could’ve think it’s possible when we been starting this adventure with creating this hub to support our online learning, featuring talented artists and creating a community!
We have such an amazing community of artists-storytellers and great team of moderators: Tania Fragoso , Tatiana Dely, Megan Bochette, Manuela Franjou, Hollie Jeakins, Alana Green and curator Olga Levien. Congratulations to our community!
Thank you so much for your constant support and love! We have over 250k beautiful, emotional and real moments under the main tag #talesofthemoment !
This week theme is #totm_backlight 
Our Ebook/Online class “Tales of the Moment” transformed and grow into the online workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” with more deep learning and personal experience with individual assignments video feedback and live chats. I’m so excited to teach again soon {next run of the 4-weeks workshop 8 June at Click Photo School, registration open NOW! Spaces are limited, only 24 are left at this moment}.

Tales of the Moment ebook is still available in Click & CO store for a short amount of time!

Monthly favourites on Instagram:

Tales of the Moment: featured artists @ksenia_belanger @megsausted @olessmi @momma.sea @m.art_fotos @julieaudouxphotographie

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Best moments of the season {Auckland wedding-engagement-family photographer}

As there plenty of time to slow down, reflect and look back at self-isolation, I decided to put together some favourite best moments of the past season in Auckland with wedding, engagement and family photography. As a photographer Im so blessed to capture beautiful, emotional and real moments of my couples that put their trust in my hands, connecting to my style, vision and personality as well.

Enjoy this gallery highlights with some top weddings, pre-wedding | engagement couples photography and family | kids photos.

I can not wait when government take off all limitations when situation with Covid-19 will settle and we will be able again to have an amazing time and document some honest and stunning moments. Not long to go now!

SO many weddings and sessions got postponed as well as my live workshops in New Zealand and Australia. Luckily Im still able to run my online workshop Love, Light & Laughter at Click Photo School. Check it out if you want to push your photography to another level!

Announcement - L & L {Auckland wedding-family photographer}

Hello beautiful people!
As you may know New Zealand government announced Alert level 4 {Covid-19} which means we move to self-isolation and no gathering are allowed {indoors or outdoors}.
What it means for my photography clients? All scheduled sessions will be postponed {you have right to choose a new suitable date based on availability}.
I will be working with my wedding clients to find the best possible date that suits our calendars {you will receive a credit towards the new date, scheduling preferably one year from the original wedding date, but can be stretched further based on your needs and government advice on Covid-19 situation}. New contract may be required to secure your new date {all money already paid will be applied to the new date}.
I already announced a week ago my live workshops in Auckland and Sydney are postponed till next year.
Luckily, my online workshop Love, Light & Laughter still go ahead - begin 23 March at Click Photo School www.clickphotoschool.com/love-light-laughter
Only one day to go! Last Call, get in quickly! :)
My heart feels for everyone who have a big loss in this situation {all my friends, couples, small and big businesses etc}, but we need to come together and support each other!
Stay safe and healthy! #stayhome

P.S.: schools are closed from tomorrow, so my young kids are at home - homeschooling and Im sure getting crazy stuck inside. I will try to do my best to deliver all recent wedding galleries in a timeframe stated in the contract {8-10 weeks from the wedding}, but can’t guarantee it yet. Also expect some delays with editing services , as well as albums design. Thank you so much for understanding!

Top Nine - Best of 2019 {Auckland wedding - engagement - maternity - newborn-family photography}

This year was just amazing and Im so excited to share with you Best of 2019 - beautiful, emotional and real moments from wedding - engagement - maternity - newborn and family photography.

It was amazing and crazy busy year: with shooting 24 weddings and 17 photo shoots, including one styled shoot, traveling to Bali, Germany, Austria {Europe}, Melbourne, Australia and South Island of New Zealand {Christchurch, Auckland, Gore}; running 3 live photography workshops {two in Auckland and one in Melbourne}, and 4-weeks online workshop Love, Light & Laughter at Click Photo School. Such a beautiful time! I just loved to share my knowledge, my love and my soul!

I progressed in my ice skating, participating in Adult World Championship in Oberstdorf, and won some gold and silver medals on New Zealand Nationals, as well as participated with my synchro team in Australian Nationals, where we got very close to 3rd place with just 0.1 points of difference in scores!

Lot of hard work for the next year and exciting plans ahead! Practice and progress in everything I do!

I can not wait to see what next year brings!

My focus for the next year is harmony, balance, capture only limited number of weddings and sessions, concentrating on personal and educational projects/photography workshops, family and myself, keep doing ice skating and participating in international competitions. I hope to improve my level in everything I do. Having a good sport hobby allowing not only keep healthy body and mind, but also come back refresh to my photography and business. So important to find time for yourself!

Enjoy this look back in some favourites from the last season - best of 2019, including my Top 9 on instagram - on my Personal and Business accounts!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Love, Light & Laughter workshop in Melbourne - Australia {Auckland wedding photographers}

This experience at Love, Light & Laughter in Melbourne - Australia was just unforgettable. Its not been traveling from Auckland, New Zealand, meeting all the amazing photographers and share all the knowledge, information, skills, but also sharing my heart and my soul.

They took something from me and I learnt from them as well. So much memories in these two days full of learning, inspiration and new friendships.

I truly appreciate this experience and look forward to the next run of Love, Light & Laughter. Keep an eye on online workshop at Click Photo School {maybe in March 2020}.

Enjoy highlights of our creative exercises, shooting a small family session with Steph and her adorable kids and impromptu session with Jess & Tam {Jess been a workshop participant and step up to be a model, when our planned couple not turned up}. Everything happening for a reason.

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Family | Kids | Maternity | Newborn photography in Auckland {Muriwai Beach}

Im so excited to announce a new direction in my journey - Family | Kids | Maternity | Newborn photography in Auckland, as well as my educational projects for photographers {Ebook “Tales of the Moments” and live and online workshops “Love, Light & Laughter”.

As a mum and photographer myself I treasure these moments with my kids, they growing so fast. I had a lot of inquiries from my past wedding clients about maternity/newborn shoots and can’t accomodate them all till now.

I decided to do a big leap in my photography, business and lifestyle and take on ONLY limited number of weddings {10! per year comparing with over 40 weddings last season!} and also switch focus to short couples, family sessions and elopements to spend more time with my family. My kids 6, 7 and 12 years old need my attention and support.

I’m very excited to move deeper into the new revenue and switch attention from big events to intimate sessions with ability to capture closer even more love and connection! I appreciate your support! Spread the word around!

I recently did a shoot with Natalia’s family and it was just incredible! Enjoy these highlights in photo gallery and let me know if you would like to book a session {only limited number of spots left this year}!. Get in before the Christmas!

• Do you want to watch me shooting this family | kids photo shoot and learn everything from me? Join 4-weeks online workshop at Click Photo School “Love, Light & Laughter”. I can not wait for this adventure begin {28 October}

and… we are moving a house, again! Not far though, just around the corner from Hobsonville to Whenuapai :) I’m also thinking about creating in-home studio {work in progress}. I can not wait for new personal projects and collaborations!

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Family of four - Muriwai Beach photo shoot {Auckland couple-kids photographer}

Im so excited to share with you a sneak peek with family of four - Natalia & Sam with their sweet daughters on Muriwai Beach {Auckland}. This photo shoot was just incredible, full of love, light & laughter, with couple and kids photos. Its a great honour for me another photographer and my friend, Natalia - Little Lovely NZ, trusted me to do photo shoot of her beautiful family!

Enjoy this quick sneak peek!

• watch me shooting this session in my online workshop at Click Photo School, only two weeks to go now!

Contact me with any questions!

Clickin Walk 2019 - Karekare Beach + Falls {Auckland lifestyle family-wedding photographers}

Im so excited to share with you photos from very special event - annual Clickin Walk 2019 on Karekare Beach and Falls, where women {Auckland lifestyle family-wedding photographers, Clickin Moms} comes together once a year to meet, chat and take some photos on the way.

This time we met on amazing setting with gorgeous landscapes - wide open Karekare Beach, place where famous Piano was filmed.

We usually rotating location {last year it was Auckland City, previous year Muriwai beach}, and this time it was just perfect for finding peace and tranquility in a nature setting.

Enjoy highlights in photo gallery. What a pleasure to organise and meet so many wonderful people!

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Don’t forget to secure your space for online workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” at Click Photo School {28 October}. Spaces are limited to ensure best possible experience. This time we go deep and personal!

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Best of 2018 | 2019 - family-kids personal photos {Auckland wedding engagement photographer}

BEST OF 2018/2019 {AUCKLAND FAMILY-NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER | NEW ZEALAND WEDDING-ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHERS}

This season pass so quickly, one of the best so far! . I mostly benn shooting in Auckland {family-newborn photographer} and travel around New Zealand and beyond {to Pacific Islands, Germany, and Bali as wedding engagement photographers with my husband Matt - associate}. i would love to share with you best family, newborn photos as I already shared top wedding-engagement photos of the season.

As a photographer and mum I treasure all these special moments that fly by so fast! Enjoy highlights of this season in the gallery.

Contact me with any questions!

P.S.: Im so excited about my upcoming workshop “Love, Light & Laughter” at Click Photo School. It’s going to be amazing 4 weeks full of learning, inspiration, new friendships and personal feedback and growth. I would love to have you join!

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Ice, Mountains and Passion {travel journal - Auckland wedding photographer in Oberstdorf - Germany}

I want to share with you my recent travel news, in case if you noticed how quiet lately in our Blog: I been few weeks away , in Oberstdorf, Germany, for ISU International Adult Figure Skating Competitions, at Ice, Mountains, and share the Passion with amazing people from all over the world, with love to ice skating.

It is a honour for me not only be an Auckland wedding photographer, mentor, a mum, and wife, but also continue to do my passion - figure skating, such incredible sport with passion and grace! It always been a dream to participate in international competitions of such a big rank, and Im not shy to chance my dreams and just go for it, even if I back on ice only for a one year, after almost 8 years break with having kids and building a successful wedding photography business in Hamilton and Auckland, NZ, mentoring and running multiple educational projects. Hard work did paid off!

Such incredible rewarding experience with so many new friends, with warm support and cheer!

All dreams can come true if you believe in yourself and really want it to happen.

Enjoy these highlights and chase your dreams!

{thank you for my ice skating photos to Luca Tonegutti}

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Shoot & Share Contest Results - Best photos {Auckland wedding photographer}

Im so excited to share with you recent Shoot & Share contest results {this is a truly amazing competition/awards where only audience voting for best photos}. Its such a honour for me, Auckland wedding photographer to get acknowledgement , be notices from hundred of thousands of submitted photographs.

Quick statistics:

One of my photos got 5th place from 46000 submitted in Couple/Engagement Category; 3 photos became finalists in Engagement, Lifestyle/Documentary and Travel/Landscape category; 12 photos got in top 10% in their categories and 17 photos in top 20 % in their categories. Such amazing results, a bit better then last year.

Im so grateful, thank you everyone who voted and to my awesome couple who made this results come true; also thank you to my little one, her photo got in the finalist in Documentary category.

Enjoy highlights with best photos and contact me with any questions!

5th Place - Couple/Engagement

Finalist - Couple /Engagement

Finalist - Travel / Landscape

Finalist - Lifestyle / Documentary

LooksLikeFilm feature - Daily update {Auckland documentary family-wedding photographer}

Im so excited to share with you a new LooksLikeFilm feature - Daily update with my photo with Meghan Markle when she with Prince Harry been visiting Auckland. Its such a big honour for me, documentary family and wedding photographer to see this candid moment get such a huge acknowledgement {over 2k likes in this amazing community of top talented photographers from all over the world}.

I took my family with kids to see royals at Auckland Viaduct that they visited couple of weeks ago. It was such a pleasure to participate in something exciting and unforgettable. Such a great memories!

Enjoy this publication and photograph! Congratulations to all amazing photographers!

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Hobbiton Movie Set {New Zealand wedding-family photographer - personal}

Did you ever been in Hobbiton Movie Set, one of the most famous New Zealand attraction? Im as a wedding photographer cant help myself and capture some personal images in this beautiful setting!

You may noticed how quiet its been here over last couple of weeks/months. The answer is easy, I been giving more of my time to my family before busy wedding season start rolling {I actually almost don’t have a break during this winter, such a busy time all year long}. So Im keep shooting weddings, photo shoots, but also get an opportunity to sneak out to picturesque places for a few days with my family and kids.

This time we spent couple of nights in Rotorua and visited Hamilton Gardens on the way, Was-o-Tapu Thermal wonderland, Rainbow Springs and highlight of our trip - Hobbiton movie set. Need to mentioned my mum come over to New Zealand from Russia for a first time, so good to travel around and show our amazing country with tranquil and beautiful landscapes!

Enjoy highlights of our trip in this photo gallery!

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Auckland Creative Photo Shoot - Traveling Dress {New Zealand wedding-elopement photographer}

I want to share with you my new project - an Auckland Creative photo shoot with Traveling Dress. 8 photographers from all over the world come together and send each other one beautiful dress. It was honour for me to join this amazing team as a New Zealand wedding-elopement photographer.

Look up this amazing artists: Summer Hughes, Brittany De Jesus, Jennifer Alsabrook-Turner, Nicki Bergeson, Steph Pate, Amanda LeAnn Canton, LeAnna Azolini, and your Auckland wedding photographer - Olga Levien at L & L {Levien & Lens photography}.

Enjoy these photo gallery highlights, we had such amazing time with gorgeous Juliette at Karekare Falls {at west coast Auckland, New Zealand}

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Everyday Moments - Family Time {Auckland lifestyle kids - newborn photographer}

You might know very well my wedding and couples | engagement work, but do you know that I also love to shoot different personal projects and document my everyday moments - family time with my little kids and also had sessions as a newborn - baby - maternity photographer {I totally  have only limited spaces available for these lifestyle sessions, as most of my time dedicated to my wedding clients and family ;) }

I decided to put together a gallery with my everyday moments during last few months, including our Zoo trip, holidays up North and daily routine.

Enjoy this highlights with my little ones!

It was amazing year and I also have such amazing news - my big educational project that I've been working on almost one year!!! goes live - "Tales of the Moment: Your Secret Formula for Picture Perfect" at Click Photo School. Check it out if you want to improve your photography, find your sweet spot! I poured all my knowledge, my heart and my soul in it!

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The Secret Revealed: Tales of the Moment - Education for Photographers {Online course | Photography Workshop}

I'm so excited to announce: The Secret Revealed!

"Tales of the Moment: Your Secret Formula for Picture Perfect"

Registration is officially OPEN for a project I been working for a year now - "Tales of the Moment: Your Secret Formula for Picture Perfect" with Click Photo School. It's a perfect education for modern photographers working in any genres. This online course include 100+ PDF, two bonus PDFs, 6 shooting videos, 5 editing videos, custom Lightroom presets + my heart and soul!

Learn more at photography workshop registration page.

I would love to have you join! All materials are downloadable and yours to keep. If you snag it in now, before it goes in the store it's not only $10 OFF, but you also get the opportunity to ask me any questions during almost two weeks!

What's Included:

- 100+ pages exclusive Ebook;

- 5 Editing Videos {Lightroom, Photoshop and PhotoMechnic} couples, maternity, newborn, self-portraits;

- 6 Shooting Videos {3 couples & 1 lifestyle newborn | family & personal everyday moments & REAL wedding shot}; 

- 2 BONUS Ebooks:

"In the Moment: a Guide to Couple's Storytelling"

"In the Moment: a Guide to Everyday Family Storytelling"

- 4 of my custom Lightroom Presets and more.

What will you learn?

// SEEING AND USING LIGHT {How Olga uses all types of light to create her images}

// COMPOSITION {How to incorporate different elements of design for stronger composition}

// VISUALIZATION {How to use visualization in your everyday photography to create compelling images}

// STORYTELLING {How to see and shoot through the moment, creating authentic & emotive images}

// CREATING EMOTIVE IMAGES {How to effectively communicate and direct your subjects to create images with heart}

// POST PROCESSING {How Olga finishes her images post-processing using vision and mood}

// PSYCHOLOGY {How to use psychology to create better images}

// FINDING YOUR SWEET SPOT {How to find direction in your photographic journey, refine your style, and stay true to yourself}

Get your copy and learn more at Click Photo School: https://www.clickinmoms.com/cmu/tales-of-the-moment/

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New Zealand winter maternity session {Auckland family-wedding photographer}

SO excited to share with you a sneak peek from breathtaking New Zealand winter maternity session with Conny & Stewart. Im as family-wedding photographer always happy to meet amazing people with beautiful souls and spent such a special time together. It is so amazing time with expecting their baby - newborn.

We walk and talk around Muriwai forest and beach {Auckland}, near beautiful rocks and such a stunning landscapes!

Enjoy this sneak peek, more photos coming soon in our Blog with full session gallery!

P.S.: I will include a culling video with this maternity session in my upcoming Breakout Tales of the Moment. Watch this space for more details!

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