Jerel & Bess : Wedding

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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posted in Weddings | 12 Comments »

Thanks to Michael from Lucid Captures for helping me photograph this wedding!

12 Comments »

Michael: Awesome awesome awesome. Those portraits toward the end turned out sooo good in the nice light. Not to mention the beautiful couple! (02.07.2012)
Vadim: FAV: picture 7 (black/white, where all are lined up). Great composition (02.07.2012)
Annabelle Petry: I love the stained glass picture! These are just wonderful! It's really sweet to see the chemistry with the parents of the bride and groom, really sentimental and delicate. Lovely work! (02.08.2012)
mark: Great job. The last one made me laugh. Its so not like you to have a "deer-in-headlights" shot (02.08.2012)
Eugene: Wow so clean! Beautiful my man. (02.08.2012)
mikhail: lovely photaataas! (02.08.2012)
Eugene Michel: veri nise (02.08.2012)
Leo Timoshuk: Awesome bro. I just love all the awesome warm colors. (02.08.2012)
Ariel Yve - Los Angeles Wedding Planner: Gorgeous ballroom!!!!! (02.08.2012)
Eugene: Awesome work! Love the light on all of them. (02.09.2012)
Lucy: Can't pick a favorite--too many good ones to choose from! (02.10.2012)
Dallas Photographer Les Wollam: daniel-- i'm not a wedding photographer, but i love that opening w/a shot from above of the bride walking down the aisle. congrats! (02.10.2012)