laika studio. about

Polina Nezvankina	Ula Vayner	Anna Jeglova	Phara Charmchi

a proud graduate of International Center of Photography, possessing over a decade of hands-on experience, a true master of photography, person so utterly in love with taking pictures, it's breathtaking. polina@laikastudio.com	developed an eye for reportage photography while working for one of the largest Russian newspapers, over the course of years held numerous exhibitions of her work, has vast experience in field shooting. ula@laikastudio.com	a master of photoshop and a proud graduate of the Art Institute of Houston, with shooting experience of over 10 years and a recurring nightmare of finding herself somewhere worthy without the camera. anna@laikastudio.com	endless inspiration, a people whisperer, life coach, beholder of all thy secrets with everlasting belief in people, love for them, which extends into loving taking pictures of those around. phara@laikastudio.com
we are ...4 inseparable girlfriends who decided to cater to our insatiable desire to play and make art together by forming Laika Studio. (We work out of New York, Moscow and Houston, so technically, we are actually separable.) Among ourselves, we have years of experience and education in fine arts, photojournalism, wedding and portrait photography. When we're not working, we shoot pictures for the fun of it — see for yourself.	wedding photography Your wedding pictures tell a story of you being in love, a very personal story. We are committed that your pictures reflect and re-tell your joy and excitement, in all its particularity, for the rest of your life. We take great care to understand what's important and beautiful for you about this day, and to co-create with you a vision of pictures you'll love. There are different packages available to suit your very needs. See our wedding portfolio, or go directly to the wedding price list.	portraits We are people who take pictures of people with whom we create extraordinary relatedness. We are committed to deliver pictures in which you see how amazing you are. That means we are shooting pictures of people, not clients. Even a quick glance through our portraits will give you a sense of how much we love the people we are so lucky to photograph. If you like our sense of beauty, we should talk and, ultimately, provide each other mutual satisfaction of shooting.	kids and babies Among the 4 of us, we have 3 kids (4^th on the way!), and that is, truly, joy and laughter of our lives. Motherhood provides for our inspiration and presistance. We love taking pictures of babies and kids of all kinds and sizes. Pregnant bellies are good too! We could also provide a delivery coverage to truly immortalize the time the magic of birth occurs. Look at the work we've done so far.
	visual solutions Visual solutions part of Laika Studio creates just what it promises. At times photography itself might not me sufficient. It might need extra visual support or an efficient layout to make it a full package. Or it might be a part of a presentation, that has various parts to it — charts, graphs, graphics — all of which we do as well. Visual solutions only starts with the photography, but it extends to web, graphic and multimedia design. If you have a challenging project that you need to find an effective visual solution for, please, contact Anna.