Hello! I’m Anastasia,
I’m a professional fine art wedding photographer based in Orange County, California. I spent my formative years studying Art History and fell in with the creative process and drama of renaissance paintings which has informed my work today. I studied photography and majored in Advertising at CSUF and then spending time assisting photographers on commercial and editorial shoots. Randomly, a friend asked me to shoot their wedding for them and I fell in love the process and never looked back.
I believe that great love stories aren’t relegated to the pages of novels or Hollywood, they exist within all of us. That is why I have made it my mission to visualize and express my clients fairytale true love story. What I love most about shooting couples is witnessing the absolute love and joy that they have for one another. Helping my clients share their true love story is one of my favorite things about my job. I aim to create creative imagery that conveys my clients story in a unique and cinematic way. I believe everyone has a story and that those stories should be told through visual imagery, I try to take this philosophy with me when I work on shoots. Weddings are a sublime moment in time for each couple and I hope that people feel that when they look at my work.
Creating art is my great passion and purpose in life but I also love writing and playing music as well as practicing yoga. When I am not working I’m typically creating fine art works that aim at shining a light on social issues and empowering others. I try to imbue altruism in my works because I believe that art is meant to help people. Art should be made by the people and for the people. I promise, I’m not as pretentious as I sound, in fact I’m a pretty big nerd! I think that everyone should have a little fantasy and romanticism in their day to day lives. That is why I am kind of a nerd, I love art, history, Dungeons and Dragons and all things fantasy and science fiction (in fact, I’m seriously looking forward to Dune!) I also enjoy yoga and meditation and try to workout and hike to maintain an active lifestyle. I hope you find this blog interesting. Feel free to ask me any questions. Thank you for visiting!