SUNRISE VS SUNSET | PLANNING YOUR HAWAII PHOTO SESSION You wanna book your couples or family session! Yay! For ideal lighting, I always suggest shooting during “golden hour” which is the hour immediately following sunrise, or the hour leading up to sunset. In Hawaii, it’ll vary by time of year but in the summer, sunrise […]

Sunrise vs sunset? What time of day should we do our session?

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I’m so in love with Fiona and Jimmy’s incredible Oahu sunrise elopement! This Chicago couple (who met abroad in Singapore!) had to alter their original wedding plans due to Covid, and though they still legally married, they never got a chance to get their dream photos. They decided to get all dressed up and finally […]

Makapu’u sunrise elopement with Fiona & Jimmy

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MAKAPUU BEACH ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER Kei & Yuki traveled all the way from Japan for a photoshoot and elopement here on beautiful Oahu! When Kei she said she wanted super romantic and dreamy photos, I knew we would be the perfect fit. Since this couples lives all the way across an ocean (like most of my […]

Makapu’u Lookout & Beach Elopement on Oahu

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Makapu’u Beach Elopement, Oahu Wedding, by film photographer, Laura Ivanova

MAKAPU’U LOOKOUT FAMILY SESSION I met beautiful Lauren, Josh, and baby Lillie through another mama I had the opportunity to photograph, Megan! Josh is Megan’s husband’s brother. In fact, there were all visiting Oahu together, and we photographed their sessions at Makapu’u Lookout and Beach, back to back. This location is a little drive from […]

The Kawahara Family | Makapu’u Lookout and Beach

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