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31.10.2009
EVIJA AND ILMARS
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30.10.2009
OUR FIRST WEDDING IN CANADA - NADIA AND JONATHAN












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19.10.2009
ILZE AND LAURIS














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14.10.2009
5th PLACE IN THE 2009 BRIDES MAGAZINE PHOTO COMPETITION - A WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM CONTEST
If you are organizing your wedding in winter don't hesitate to contact me, see for your self- great images are still possible. Now have a look at judges comments:
"This humorous action shot demonstrates that, when shooting weddings, the only thing that can be expected is the unexpected. We love the ducks flying off in the same direction as the groom! Comical moment except for the groom I suppose! The reaction of the ducks adds excitement to the photo. Great example of using the environment as a backdrop. The scene of a typical bride/groom portrait got interesting when the groom takes a fall and the photographer doesn't miss the moment. The brides astonished look, the fleeing mallards and the curious passer-by compliment the image."

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13.10.2009
STYLE BATTLE
What a busy week this was. I was asked to shoot for a style battle competition, six days totally. As this was a competition between the stylists the environment was extremely stressful and time limited. Here are some examples after the first five days. Enjoy!














10.10.2009
LENA AND ANDREJS




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09.10.2009
LINDA AND SANTOSH


















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29.09.2009
UNA AND TOMS



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28.09.2009
INGA AND JURIS













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27.09.2009
BEST ACTOR NOMINEES 2009, LATVIA
I love this job. I meet so many different people during the photoshoots. This time I was asked to shoot 60 portraits of nominees for the "Spelmanu nakts 2009" ( best stage actors and other stage artists in Latvia). As you see all the portraits have something in common, yes, its the table they are sitting at. Here are some of them.
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18.09.2009
LATEST AGWPJA CONTEST RESULTS
Good news from AGWPJA - we scored 7th and 11th place in the most challenging and competitive category - portrait of bride and groom alone. This ranks us among the top 30 artistic wedding photographers in the world and top 10 in Europe.
Many thanks to Anete and Oskars, Anita and Kaspars, I told you we will make it!
Below you see both photographs with the judges comments.
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15.09.2009
TATJANA AND JEVGENIJ
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14.09.2009
LINDA AND PETER







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11.09.2009
IEVA AND KASPARS















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10.09.2009
JUST A PIG
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09.09.2009
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION IN "MOLS"
Everyone is invited to view our work in "Mols". The exhibition is open from today till September 20th. Thanks to Epson Baltic for support in printing those images.
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08.09.2009
OKSANA AND JURIS













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07.09.2009
LITTLE ARTIS CHRISTENING
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31.08.2009
THIS IS NOT AN ADVERT FOR LADA
Despite the busy schedule we have time for fun. Even for my grandpas old "Lada". Here she is in all her glory.
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30.08.2009
OPEN-AIR PARTY "ZALUMBALLE"
For the first time I was invited to shoot a classical latvian open-air party. So I had to spend a night in a meadow surrounded by woods. Although chilly outside the heat was on the dance floor. Here is my selection of mood describing favorites.
On the way back I happen to cross the potato field with my car, so I'm really sorry Mr/s. Rancher. Make a fence or smth.
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26.08.2009
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non professional and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and formidable competition in the photography world today.
This is for you to see that we are up to the highest standards in world's photography. Year 2009 is the first time we are taking part in this prestigious competition and the results are satisfying. We got three "honorable mentions" in the following categories - two for professional wedding photography and one for professional self promotion photography.
It is worth mentioning that all of our submitted images are 100% our work, there were no other creative agencies, stylists, professional models included in our shoots. That shows how talented our team is.
http://photoawards.com/en/Pages/Gallery/hmentionPRO.php



25.08.2009
HOLIDAYS IN FRENCH RIVIERA
Finally we had a rest in French riviera - Nice, Monaco, Cannes and a bit out of France - Venice. With all the different backgrounds and interesting spots this is probably the best place for shooting weddings in the world. So, anyone who has troubles deciding where to get married, choose French riviera and call us for photography services. Enjoy!
















15.08.2009
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Last night as we were looking for mushrooms, we found some witches cooking the snake soup. Luckily I had my camera with me and Inese had her torch with her. And this is how it turned out. Actually this was a bachelorette party and we totally enjoyed it.

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14.08.2009
RITA AND INGMARS














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13.08.2009
ZANE AND PAVELS










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12.08.2009
A PRESENT FOR HUSBAND




05.08.2009
LINDA AND AIGARS










04.08.2009
NADEZDA AND BORISS












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31.07.2009
A GLASS OF BEER, PLEASE
This is how a pack-shot starts - fill the glass with beer, look for the right amount of foam, take a shot, then fill it even more, so the foam rises above the top of the glass, take a shot, then turn the glass, so you can see the handle, take a shot. Now you have three frames and photoshop. Done.
The image is used in a TV ad campaign.

27.07.2009
IN SEARCH FOR EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
No, this is no ordinary bride, meet my wife Inese, the best retoucher in the world, and there she is - searching for colors.



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21.07.2009
ANITA AND KASPARS









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15.07.2009
RAINY MOONLIGHT PARTY
The real test for our photographic equipment started right after we arrived at the so called "moonlight party". We suggest it should be called "Nordic rain party" next year. The photo shoot took place under severe thunder storm, and the cameras proved to be really waterproof. Good to know it.
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14.07.2009
SANTA AND PATRICK






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30.06.2009
ANITA AND KASPARS - ENGAGEMENT PHOTO SHOOT

















27.06.2009
DIANA'S GRADUATION
This is our creative interpretation of graduation reportage. As Diana is getting married later this summer, I did some engagement photos as well.














26.06.2009
ANETE AND OSKARS








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25.06.2009
DACE AND AIGARS








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24.06.2009
THE LONGEST DAY IN THE YEAR
The most magic night in Latvia- the Midsummer festival. This is as dark as it gets around this time here. Enjoy the fog.





15.06.2009
GIRL VERSUS DIRT BIKE
Laura is a brave girl. In a cold day (it just looks warm) posing on a bike wearing lingerie.

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02.06.2009
RITMA INSTITUTS IN ALL IT'S GLORY
Here they are, one of our most loyal clients. They do a really great job training young musicians, please check their site at: www.ritmainstituts.lv.




28.05.2009
INGA AND LOTOS
We went to search for the "Marlborou" country, where the horses run free and the girls wear slacks, found it just outside of Riga.


16.05.2009
AGNESE AND NORMANS









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10.05.2009
OUR BRONCOLOR LIGHTENING SYSTEM HAS ARRIVED
Yesterday we got our hands on the Broncolor mobile flash system. Now we are more versatile than ever. See the samples below, as they are going to get better and better.



08.05.2009
FOTOPARKS BUSINESS TRIP TO STOCKHOLM
This is where we did some business last friday. That was great. We would love to do this more often.



25.04.2009
AGNESE AND ANDIS






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23.04.2009
EPISODE 1- THE ONE IN THE FOREST
The series starts here. We walked through the dark forests piking up berries and met some guys from "Ritma Instituts". I am glad I had the camera with me. Meet the DJ AI-VA, RUDD, TRU and 7 forest rockers.

04.04.2009
LKFA (Latvian Wedding Photographers Association) FIRST EXHIBITION PRINTED BY FOTOPARKS
This exhibition is live in "Galerija CENTRS" till April 18th. Everyone is invited to see it and look at our photographs. And, Yes, we printed it, we are proud sponsors together with EPSON.



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28.03.2009
JANIS RATNIEKS KEEPS WINNING
Check the latest WPJA (Wedding photo journalism association) contest results.


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11.03.2009
LATEST ADVERTS
See our latest print adverts for the biggest broadcasting companies in Latvia.

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25.02.2009
THE CELEBRATION OF SHADOW!
Once in a year there is a day of "JOB SHADOW". This year the sun shined on us so that we left three great shadows behind. We had the coolest shadows ever, even Latvian president's shadows couldn't compete with our shadows, as a politician he had nerds as always. Ours were really cool!!
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17.02.2009
THE SPRING CHANGES!
Here are the changes we made to our working space. To make it feel more like spring we changed the wall coloring and added some grass to it.
Lounge + working place:

The studio and printing room:
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Our work table:

14.02.2009
VINETA AND BRUNO




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10.02.2009
WE ARE STILL ALIVE!
Here you go- the new version of us - much faster, bigger, more photographs to look at. And ,YES, we have a blog now. Some say we should have it to be up to date, so here we go to cheer You up with our updates and discoveries.
You have a chance to say goodbye to the old, trusty, but "cranky" website:
