Moving from Charleston, I wanted to have family pictures with the city background. I contacted Olga Chagarov when I saw examples of her previous work on Instagram. I loved her style!

It was our first professional family photoshoot, so were stiff and anxious at first (except our three-year-old, who warmed up to Olga immediately). But thanks to Olga's professional guidance and personality, the end result make us look like naturals.

She also went above and beyond accommodating our needs and spent extra time working with us and making sure she had enough materials.

We worked together, creating the best route for the shoot (places with special meaning and most picturesque locations). We could tell she has experience with each and every location, staging it just right.

I'm going to mention again that I do love her style! I haven't seen any pictures that'd look too cheesy or overly edited. The colors and light seem always coordinate the mood and occasion.

~Lana