Portraits – Page 2 – Ari Photography | San Francisco Based Wedding Photographer

Danny x Michelle || Portraits || Los Angeles, Ca

A few photographers and I from Greg Bumatay’s wedding photography class went to downtown Los Angeles to have some fun with some models. We started at the Union Station then worked our way to the Disney Concert Hall. It’s so much fun exploring new places to photograph especially when I’m with people who are familiar with the area. Today was also the first time I got to experience L.A’s public transportation system. Our group got a private bus ride from an off duty bus. I’m not sure how we pulled it off, but it was fun.

Special thanks to Greg Bumatay for organizing this shoot and the models for letting us photograph them.

~Ari

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Here are some of my favorites from the day:

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Krystalyn || Baby Portrait || Stockton, Ca

I was in Stockton, Ca last week to photograph the adorable Krystalyn. I don’t usually photograph babies, but I think I might start doing it more often. Krystalyn was a blast to work with. She’s 15 months old and barely learning how to stand on her own. She almost has it down. Before you know it, she’ll be walking!

~Ari

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Dawn | Senior Portrait Session | Edison High School Stockton, Ca

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen my friend Dawn from high school. I think it’s been six years since I’ve seen this future psychologist/super model. hahaha. It was good to see you again Dawn. Anyway, we had a little photoshoot around downtown Stockton. My home town–Woot woot!

~Ari

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Tanya x Maternity || San Diego, CA

About seven months ago, my phone starts to ring. I let it play for a little bit longer as I start jam’n to my ring tone. It was one of my past brides, Tanya, calling to tell me the good news. She was having a baby! I remember my eyes widening up and jaw dropping before saying my congrats. This was nearly the same reaction I got when I first found out that Tanya was going to marry Ivan, one of my best friends from college. Man, was I excited for them.

I remember being there when these two met for the very first time at UC Davis in front of Shield’s Library. Nodding towards Tanya, I whispered to Ivan, “Aye buey, handle it.” And “handle it” he sure did. They spent the next five years together and now they are expecting a baby girl next month! I’m a little taken in by all of this because it still feels like just yesterday that they got married. Their wedding was held in Tijuana, Mexico where all their closest friends and relatives were able to celebrate their special day. I could not have been more grateful to Tanya and Ivan for flying me down to photograph and be a part of their wedding. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

Yesterday, I drove to San Diego to photograph Tanya’s tummy. We went to one of the beaches in San Diego. I was expecting her to move like a turtle with her big belly in the sand, but wow did she prove me wrong! Tanya, you’re a soldier!

One of these will hopefully be put on a huge gallery wrap:

Tanya’s beautiful dress was actually made by her mom.

Cheers!

-Ari

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Nicole Zambolla Fashion

I took another shot at doing some fashion photography. This shoot was was very fun because I got the chance to hang out with an old friend, our awesome model Nicole, and a new friend, Orange County photographer Greg Bumatay. This shoot was done around Fullerton. We started off at the Fullerton train station and then went to Greg’s secret park. Check it out:

Here’s an iPhone behind the scene from the shoot: