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Alexei at Capogiro

innaspivakova — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:41:41 +0000

Some pictures from a recent trip to Capogiro with Alexei and his mom Nina. Alexei has a fine taste in Italian gelato from an early age! Just for the record, cucumber and vodka gelato is ridiculously tasty and refreshing. My summer 2010 favorite!

Baby Session: Nicholas, take two

innaspivakova — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:03:01 +0000

A month and a half after our first portrait session with Nicholas, his mom Alena invited us to join them on a walk at Independence Park once again. Alena’s mother-in-law was visiting them for a few months and wanted some new photos of her grandson. We had a great time and even caught “the magic hour” before sunset with some beautiful light. Nicholas has grown quite a bit and we are looking forward to photographing him again soon!

Alexei!

innaspivakova — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:14:56 +0000

I recently went for a walk around Rittenhouse Square with 21-month-old Alexei and his mom, Nina. Alexei is a very stylish little fellow. He was wearing some jeans and a plaid shirt that day. I had lots of fun chasing him all over the park as he climbed some trees, watched pigeons and even met a cute girl! Below are some of my favorite photos from the afternoon.

Baby session: Nicholas

innaspivakova — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:05:48 +0000

I have recently photographed 3-month-old Nicholas and his beautiful mom Alena at their local park in Old City. Our session was about 1 hour long, very relaxed and casual. We were lucky to have such a lovely sunny day for our shoot. I can’t wait to photograph Nicolas again soon!

Random photo from a Making Time party at Voyeur

innaspivakova — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:49:32 +0000

Yulka, Finn and soap bubbles

innaspivakova — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:56:37 +0000

Last weekend I went to visit my friend Yulka in Bethlehem, PA where she was staying with her boyfriend’s mom. It was a much needed change in scenery and pace for me. The total city-dweller I am, I really enjoyed being in a quiet, sunny place, away from the noise and traffic and crowds and parties and work. Yulka and Tom’s mom, Judy, were very welcoming and I’m very grateful for their hospitality. I also really loved being around 3 dogs, 6 (or more?) cats, 2 horses, chickens and geese (or ducks?). I hope I’m not forgetting anyone. Me and Yulka went for walks to the pond and the woods, cooked amazing omelettes from fresh eggs, blew soap bubbles in the sun and cuddled with cats and dogs. We also drank lots of good beer. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Double Dutch

innaspivakova — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:00:37 +0000

Double Dutch party last Friday at the Barbary.

Product shots: New accessories for Smak Parlour

innaspivakova — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:24:25 +0000

I recently shot some new accessories for Smak Parlour, a great boutique located at 219 Market St. I have worked with them before and hope to continue this relationship in the future. Their clothing and accessories are unique and fun to wear.

Making Time: Halloween Edition at 2424 Studios

innaspivakova — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:19:33 +0000

I had an eventful Halloween this year! After an amazing party by Fabric Horse at the Latvian Society, I rushed to Kensington to photograph the Halloween Edition of Making Time at 2424 Studios. It was great until it got shut down around 1am. Getting a cab at York and Aramingo Ave. afterwards was no joke: it took me 2.5 hours to get home! Here are some photos from the party.

Fright of Fancy Halloween Party

innaspivakova — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:28:28 +0000

This weekend I went to Fright of Fancy Halloween party at the Latvian Society organized by Carrie Collins, the owner of Fabric Horse. It was tons of fun! They had a costume runway show, dance party, “Zombie Brain Toss” (!!!), yummy treats and awesome Latvian beer. Thanks everyone who helped organize it. I had a blast!

Check out my photo gallery for Philadelphia Weekly here.