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Welcome

I am a photographer, and I really love what I do.  I wake up every morning thankful for being able to take pictures for a living, while there is so much pain and hurt in this world.  One of my favorites things to do is to sit in a coffee shop and do nothing but think about life.  My photography is an extension of who I am.  I call my style "thoughtful", for a lack of a better word; my favorite images are the ones about which you are able think for a while - those images that tell a story.  I love telling stories.  I am not very good at when using words, however; that's why I am a photographer - I tell stories using photographs.

Sally & Matt : Engagement

Had a great time with Sally, Matt and a 45mm Tilt Shift lens :)  Very fortunately  the weather was just PERFECT; I’m pretty sure this was one of the warmest days of February ever.  Well there’s not much to say – enjoy the pix :)

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Diem - Such beautiful and artistic photos of Matt & Sally! A few of my friends including me are already talking about booking photo sessions with the photographer!!

Vadim Bazaly - Grrreat job! Love the shot with bike...

jenniferjc - OooOOoo love love love them!!

Ericha - What a fun session! I love the 1st and 4th photos and that shadow is great!!

Nadia - Love your work!

danielu - thank you everyone, as always - thank you

s h e r r y - Ooh, the tilt-shift looks FUN! :)

daniel kudish - awesome photos D! my favorite is the 3rd to last.. it has a nice peaceful quality to it.

Kevin Wrenn - Awesome Daniel. You continue to impress me.

Julia - Love the last shot with a pretty building.

Lucas Mobley - looks good man!

Aperina Studios - i love these photos... TS is freaking amazing... :)

Sally - Yeah! Thank you Daniel! We had such a good time with you! You definitely made it easy for us to be photographed. Thank you again! p.s. we love the photos!

Sasha - Rockin' set, dude!

Jennifer | Zinchuk Studios - Nice work! Looks like a beatuiful day and I love how the tilt-shift makes UW look so fresh & new. Great session, cute couple :)

Betty & Vasiliy : Sacramento, California

California has some of the best lighting – I’m really jealous.  The Seattle clouds are a big enemy over here, a constant fight.  But hey, once in a while I can travel to the sunny side of the country and enjoy the light :)

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Lena Pavlovich - Amazing location! These photos are full of life, they simply pop! :D Great job

Anya - Danik, you ARE the BEST photographer is SACRAMENTO!!! Beautiful pictures!

irina - Danik, u r becoming my favorite photographer, more and more with each post. the last picture is like BANG!!! so nice, especially the composition.

Art Miro - i think this is my top five weddings i've seen in photography of all time...seriously.

Stacey - Love the first one the most!

Oleksandr Photography - Nice photography! Nice location!

Ashley & Donnie : Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Wedding

What can I say – a beautiful wedding in gorgeous Puerto Vallarta (Mexico); definitely beats rainy Seattle in January!  Although I was scheduled to shoot the wedding, problems with paperwork prevented me from going and I missed out on the fun :( . The good news is that my associate photographer Alex could go and got these amazing shots.  Enjoy :)

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Tanya Yelchaninov - wow...Those are some gorgeous pictures!!

Tanya Yelchaninov - wow....those are some gorgeous pictures!!

YM - Thank you!

Julia - My fave shot: the musicians with guitars and sombreros.

danielu - Use a prime lens, put your cam on a tripod

YM - Any tips for capturing the last image?

romin - !! love these. pic of the mariachis is my fave. can't wait for my first wedding in mexico =P

pbg - very nice colours

Art Miro - Dude...im sooo digging these images. Beautiful work. The 7th image on the right [next to the chapel]...OMG man!!!

Stacey - This wedding turned out TOO beautiful! Makes me want to go plan another wedding so you can come down and shoot again...but then again not...eeh.

eleanor - Hey Daniel... These are cool.Good job on the editing. I was checking my goggle email today and you came up on the side as Artistic Photography ad. You're really getting out there. Whippee!!!

Workshop Images

Last Saturday I had a really great time sharing my photography knowledge with seven talented people.  For me it was a big privilege simply because I have not imagined myself to be doing this; to be honest, I have never even thought I would be a photographer, ever.  And now I have the honor of helping others learn the great art of photography, something that I’ve fallen in love with over the last couple years.

Here are some images from the workshop.  If you are interested in joining a future workshop, please contact me so I can put you on a list.

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Angela Malov-Shcheglov - Hey, your photography is amazing! i love the work you do. I do some photography myself, i have an eye for creativity, but i lack the knowledge of how to make my images come out the way i have them pictured in my head. I'm a friend of alex and liza koev and live in salem, they have told me a lot about you :-) if you have a workshop happening i would love to come up... let me know, i have a lot i need to learn! Angela

Jennifer JC - Right, time for you to fly to New Zealand ;) Would love to learn from such an amazing photographer.

Kristina - I wish we had those kind of classes in Sacramento!!! Great Job! Love your Photos!

irina - I can say for sure, you did a great job!!!

Andrey P - Hey Daneil, You're a leader in this field. Big vision. AWSOME!. P.S. Love your prime L series lens on last image as well. Andrey

Daniel - HEy Daneil! You're a leader in this field. Big vision. AWSOME, love your prime L series lens on last image as well.

danielu - I had to learn it of course, but I did it on my own, and not formally :)

irina - daniel, i was wondering, did you ever learn photography, i mean like a degree or whatever or did it just come naturally?