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I was born and raised in the Republic of Abkhazia, a small country on the coast of the Black Sea. When I was seven, a civil war broke out. Although fortunate to have survived the long conflict, my family was utterly poor - we lost everything. We fled to Russia the same week the war ended. I still remember the small fishing boat we left on, and that awful storm that almost sunk our vessel. After another three years of poverty, we moved to the States - the land of plenty.

The tough childhood has taught me to be thankful for all that I have; and to be honest - I've been blessed with so many wonderful things. One such blessing is my job - I absolutely LOVE what I do.

There are so many aspects of being a photographer that I enjoy - being able to express myself artistically, working with amazing couples, attending gorgeous weddings, teaching others my skill, and most importantly - making people happy by capturing beautiful images of them. I love being a photographer.

There's one word that describes my approach to images - "Beauty". I believe that people are beautiful and my whole job is about understanding, finding, observing & capturing the beauty of every one of my clients. In fact, the first lesson at all my photography workshops is called "Philosophy of Beauty".

My name is Daniel Usenko. I am a photographer.

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Jen & Michael

posted in Weddings | 10 Comments »

10 Comments »

Anastasia Marie: Her dress is amazing! (07.30.2011)
Lauren @ ELD: This is gorgeous Daniel!! Love love love! (08.01.2011)
jeff marsh: super good bro (08.01.2011)
Michael: You are on a whole other level right now amigo. Awesome set! (08.01.2011)
Anna: my style!! love it :) (08.01.2011)
Rafa Ibanez: Great coverage Daniel. Love the one of the little girls on the grass. (08.01.2011)
Annabelle: I love the one of them dancing the 2nd to last JM_26. So gorgeous! Beautiful work Dan! (08.02.2011)
Shea: Where is this? Beautiful! (08.10.2011)
Brandie: Love the vibe of this wedding, love her dress and love the shots.... overall lots of love (08.16.2011)
Helen: This was awesome! (10.13.2011)

Micah & Patrick

posted in Weddings | 9 Comments »

9 Comments »

Danae: Amazing. As always :) it's beautiful! (07.27.2011)
Yuriy: Dude, these are nice, country weddings are always so romantic. Love your colors. (07.27.2011)
micah: I love love love them!!!!! :) (07.27.2011)
Sasha: saweeet! (07.27.2011)
Anna: oh so cute!! love the details :) love your work! (07.27.2011)
Anastasia Marie: The colors are amazing! Love the vibrancy of your work. (07.27.2011)
Leo Timoshuk: sweet set... love the shots with the horses... & obviously everything else (07.28.2011)
Yuliya M.: Welcome back to blogging ;). Love the details in this wedding and the shot of bridesmaids and the bride in the woods is pretty amazing! (07.30.2011)
Jeremiah: Wonderful Daniel. Love the colors you captured. (07.30.2011)

Then & Now

posted in Engagements | 13 Comments »

Wonderful 2 day engagement shoot I did with the help of Annabelle Petry, who did the styling, makeup, and hair for both outfits. I must say, without her help the photographs would not be even close to what they turned out. I love working with people who know what they’re doing And of course thanks to our couple Vicki and Maksim who [as you see] look amazing.

Oh, and I have to mention – we filmed a behind the scenes video for this shoot, which will be a part of a tutorial DVD I am releasing this fall. I’ll explain all the details from beginning to finish on how I made this shoot happen.

Enjoy!

13 Comments »

Jessica: LOVE LOVE LOVE. Your contrast and colors are stellar. LOVE. (07.18.2011)
Leo Timoshuk: Whhoooow.... You killed it bro. Totally awesome! (07.18.2011)
victor zerga: Nice portraits man. Love the colors and skin tones here.. Great job as usual! (07.18.2011)
Annabelle: Woo!!! So good Dan! (07.18.2011)
ilona joy: Spectacular job! :) (07.18.2011)
Alex Dzhumara: Killer job as always. (07.18.2011)
Michael: Dang! Why you gotta kill so much? (07.18.2011)
Julia Manchik: This is a model shoot, not an engagement session. They are spectacular!! (07.18.2011)
Mark Skovorodko: Incredible work, Dan. What lenses were you rocking on image 06, 08, and 10? So sharp!!! (07.19.2011)
Courtney: Ooo! Tutorial DVD! Sounds fab! (07.19.2011)
Eugene Michel: pretty! (07.19.2011)
Yana K: Ah, Vicki is so dang beautiful and you totally captured her beauty. Can only imagine what a beautiful bride you will be photographing this Saturday! (07.20.2011)
Vita Borishkevich: Wonderful colors in the pictures. I really like the pictures where Vicki is wearing the sunglasses with that bright lipstick. Good composition. :) May God continue blessing your work! (07.21.2011)