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Welcome to my blog!
Yuka-is my short name from Yuliya. Originally, I am from Ukraine.Since my husband and I moved to USA, we live in Buffalo, NY. I started this BLOG to share with you my new pictures from wedding, engagement, glamour sessions and art projects.
A few facts about me:
- Before I start my photography career I was a professional dancer ,graphic designer and travel manager
- I travel a lot. I visited 17 countries . Travel is my passion!
- I feel sooo happy to do what I do
- I am always inspired by people, beauty and love. I am inspired by life!
- My dream is to open my own boutique studio, get together with a great team of people who share my passion to photography; and to create art.

~Yuka

 

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  BEHIND THE SCENE Personal

February 8th, 2010

Last 2009 wedding season was just amazing- filled of new beautiful weddings, meetings, discovers, excitements…..new experience, new goals and achievements. I am thankful for that year in many ways!
I’m constantly amazed going through all my photographs. This is like a little trip to the best time which you never forget.
Anyway, I’d like to thank all you people who were the part of my life during season 2009!

I am posting these “behind the scene”photographs of Oleksiy and me to remember last year.

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I love to meet new wedding vendors and build relationships.

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Love you :-) The best second shooter ever- my husband!

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Oleksiy always find the right way :-)

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Location photo shoot is ALWAYS fun!

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For more images, be sure to check out this SLIDE SHOW here!

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  BLACK AND WHITE Photo Art work

February 5th, 2010

This is how I feel winter- it two colors black and white.

I went through my images for  a new project and found these two photographs…….and both of them reflex how I feel winter… 

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Elena   February 5th, 2010
Both pics look so great!
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Personal

February 2nd, 2010

It’s that time of year again the time when you feel a little more special :-)
Today is my Birthday, and my morning started with beautiful roses…

 I love you Leshka!

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And I(we) have some news to share with you!

Here are some pictures that can help explain the exciting news in our family

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***For my dear clients: Pregnancy does not mean lazy time for me….I still plan to shoot weddings this season (I have two months break of course!!!). I feel well and energized to continue to keep my business in a good shape :-)

     Ok, today is my birthday and I will allow myself to eat more cakes and sweets…It is going to be a wonderful day!!!!

~love, Yuka

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Jihad   February 2nd, 2010
Happy Birthday Yuka, one year older and ten years wiser! I love you and Oleksiy like my own brother and sister. Also.... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! I can’t wait to meet Viktor Jihadavich Chaukin!

Maksym   February 2nd, 2010
С днем варенья, Юка! Поздравляем тебя с днем варенья и с намечающимся (точнее, уже наметившимся!) прибавлением! Удачи, счастья, будь умницей - в общем, такой, как ты всегда. С Днем Рождения!

Alina   February 2nd, 2010
Юлечка дорогая!Поздравляю тебя с днем рождения! Желаю тебе здоровья,прекрасного настроения, огромных успехов в твоем бизнесе и просто человеческого счастья! Отдельно поздравляю вас с Лешкой с таким красивым животиком!!!!Я безумно за вас рада и с нетерпением жду увидеть вашего малыша!!! Веселого тебе праздника!!!! Целую и обнимаю!

Мариха   February 2nd, 2010
ДОРОГАЯ ЮКАЧКА! ДОРОГИЕ ЧАУКИНЫ! :)) Я Вас поздравляю с появлением ПУЗОЖИТЕЛЯ!!Это отличнейшая новость для всех нас! АААААААААА!!! Юкачка, тебя поздравляю с твоим ДНЕМ РОЖДЕНИЯ! Ты умничка и заслуживаешь лучшего. Самого тебе лучшего , ой ВАМ, ВАМ самого лучшего:) Обнимаю ВАС!!! Мариха

yuka   February 2nd, 2010
Jihad // thank you Jihad !!!!!!!! You made me laghing hard :-))) Maksym// Спасибки польшое!!! Alina // спасибо Алиночка! Мариха// спасибо Маришка, очень приятно!!!!!!

Elena   February 2nd, 2010
Yulka, s dniom rozhdenia! S kazhdim godom ponimaiu, chto prosto neveroyatno mne povezlo vas povstrechat i tak sdruzhitsa. OBALDENIIE fotki!!! OCHEN chuvstvenno, romantichno i seksualno. I konechno, vse eschio nikak ne priviknu, chto vas uzhe troe - bolshaya dlia nas vseh radost. Zhdiom vashego sosedstva!!

Yuka   February 2nd, 2010
Elena // spasibki Lenchik!!!!! Spasibo, photki sama masterila vchera :-) Tak interestno chto i seksualno vishlo :-)) he he

Julia&Nick   February 2nd, 2010
З днем народження, красунечко ;)! Вітємо тебе, вітаємо вас усіх! Лагідного сонечка тобі, турботливих обійм, та розуміння з напів-думки!!! І великого, просто величезного здоров'я усім вам ;)! Цілумо та обережно стискаємо в обіймах...

Liliya   February 2nd, 2010
Желаю, чтоб всё было, как на картинке - Курорты, отели, кафе, вечеринки. Желаю по моде последней нарядов, Цветов, комплиментов, восторженых взглядов. Желаю цвести, улыбки дарить И чаще родным и подругам звонить! С Днем Рождения, дорогая!

Enas   February 2nd, 2010
Congrats, That is awesome!! Happy birthday

Liza   February 2nd, 2010
Юленька, дорогая! С днем рождения!!! И с прекрасным ожиданием чуда!!!! Счастья, радости, здоровья и всего-всего, чего захочется!!! Лиза, Тимур, Миша

Анрей и Аня   February 2nd, 2010
Дорогая Юленька , поздравляем тебя с Днем Рождения!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Желаем всего самого-самого: -прекрасного -доброго -пушистого -теплого -огромного -чистого -качественного -нежного -дружелюбного -бесконечного -крепкого -многогранного -радужного!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Мы очень рады!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Это пожалуй самый большой и прекрасный подарок, который вы сделали себе и всем близким людям))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) С огромной радостью и самыми наилучшими пожеланиями - Чаукины !!!!

Анрей и Аня   February 2nd, 2010
Дорогая Юленька , поздравляем тебя с Днем Рождения!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Желаем всего самого-самого: -прекрасного -доброго -пушистого -теплого -огромного -чистого -качественного -нежного -дружелюбного -бесконечного -крепкого -многогранного -радужного!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Мы очень рады!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Это пожалуй самый большой и прекрасный подарок, который вы сделали себе и всем близким людям))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) С огромной радостью и самыми наилучшими пожеланиями - Чаукины !!!!

Meredith & Phil   February 3rd, 2010
Happy Birthday and Congratulations! We are so happy for you and Oleksiy. You will be fantastic parents!

Alyssa   February 3rd, 2010
Congratulations!! Seriously, it's the coolest thing ever - you guys are going to be fantastic parents and have the most stylish kid ever!!

Yuka   February 3rd, 2010
THANK YOU!!!!! YOU GUYS MADE MY DAY!!!!!!

Katia   February 3rd, 2010
Julia, my dear, congratulations! Happy birthday and millions of happy moments in your everyday life! And I am so happy for you both! That's a great news!!!!

Polina   February 6th, 2010
Yulchik i Leshka, ya vas pozdravlyayu, eto takaya potryasayuschaya novost, vas teper budet troe, eto navernoe samoe prekrasnoe sobitie v zhizni kazhdoy semyi!!! zhelayu vam lubvi, tepla, garmonii v dome i v dushe. Yulka ti takayaaaaaaaaaaa krasivaya, prosto net slov. celuyu vas krepko i udachi.

Zhang Pei`en   February 8th, 2010
Hi there! Yuka, did you remenber me, Zhang or Chang. Marisha tell me, what you have good news! My congratulation!!! I`m happy for you! I see your works, very good! I like to make photo too, but your better. And i see Oksana, she is very changed. me regarst to her. And regast to Alex, he is happy man!
  FENG AND SHIEN-JIAN Wedding albums

January 31st, 2010

One more wedding album and some of my favorite layouts:

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  TRIP Personal

January 28th, 2010

We are in Philadelphia right now and will be back on Friday. There is no snow here :-) We luckily escaped the snowstorm in Buffalo!

I do not like to eat in hotel and miss my home breakfast :-)

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  FRIENDS :: PHOTO ARCHIVE Personal

January 23rd, 2010

She was my first friend when I came in USA. I did not hear from her for a long time. She is very gifted  girl and she always inspired me in different ways…

Lyana.

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  SECOND SHOOTER :: TARAS Personal

January 22nd, 2010

I never mentioned before, but I think this is time to write about it…As you know I capture all my  weddings with Oleksiy. We are the perfect team and we did it together from the very beginning. We shoot from different points, we use different lenses and we cover story of the day perfectly together.
At the end of the wedding season we made a decision – we need a buddy…an assistant/second shooter who can help us in different situations – when we shoot really big wedding or if someone is not available on the wedding day.

 We were lucky to find Taras. He is our friend and he is abscessed with photography. We took a few weddings together already and every time he did better and better! I am more than sure he will build his own photography business in future because he loves it and he learns (catch) very fast!
Taras I just want to say thank you! Thank you for the great work, for your passion and I hope we will work as a team this upcoming season!!! 

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you see? i was right-we need assistant :-)

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Taras   January 23rd, 2010
Thank's Yuka, it is a plesure to work with you, and good experience for me. P.S. Забрал фотку на однокласники

Jill J   January 26th, 2010
Taras did a great job with our wedding! He is the perfect choice. :)
  BRIDE’s BEST SHOTS FROM 2009 Weddings

January 21st, 2010

Here are some of my favorites Bride’s shots from 2009: 

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Rich   January 21st, 2010
beautiful brides - wonderful year :)
  THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU! Personal

January 20th, 2010

Yesterday I have got a package…I always feel excited when I get packages!
And this time it was special box from my favorite print company – ProlabExpress
Melissa surprised me with “Thank you card” and cute gift.
I use ProlabExpress as my primary print company since I start my photography business and I love their work!!! One of my works which win a competition was printed in ProlabExpress.

In other news, yesterday my friends and I attended Opera Show in UB Center for the Arts. It was amazing- the music, the costumes, the voice……I love opera!
 

This is  a Mini Mount with my work from “Ladies by cordell Cordaro” project:

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Thank you Melissa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This gift I have got from my friends yesterday……they know how I obsessed with good tea :-)

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Anna   January 20th, 2010
oh my, it looks so beautiful printed like this! almost crisp!
  POLINA :: BIRTHDAY Photo shoots

January 18th, 2010

This post is about poto reportage form last weekend. We went to Toronto to capture Birthday of my goddaughter. I can not believe she is 5 years old now. Time flies fast.

I can say it was fun to see cute and happy faces around :-)

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Polina was a mermaid :-)

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Nata, me and Oksy

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For more images, be sure to check out their SLIDE SHOW here!

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Candace Prokopets   January 19th, 2010
these are wonderful! looks like a really, really fun party!

Elena   January 28th, 2010
Beautiful! I love this whole session and especially love your picture with a new hair styling!