This was my fourth photoshoot with Oxana Alex Photography since 2016, and my only regret is not…read moredoing them more often! Oxana Alex's photos are my absolute best pictures and the warmest memories I will cherish for a lifetime. The Session & Atmosphere This time, we had a maternity photoshoot at 30 weeks. I am currently pregnant with our third child. We took photos of just me, and also with my husband and children. The session took place in late October 2025 and it went simply wonderfully. Oxana is the most gentle, caring, and patient person; she creates a beautiful atmosphere on set. Hair and Makeup Oxana had an incredible makeup artist who works for various brands, but mainly has been a makeup artist for the House of Dior for many years. I had the pleasure of having my hair and makeup done by her. It was stress-free, all on time, and the hair and makeup were simply stunning. Why Oxana Alex is the Best While deciding on my concepts, I looked through the portfolios of all the photographers in LA and can confidently say that Oxana's work is the best. Oxana and her studio have undeniable advantages: 1. Unmatched Professionalism and Lighting The key to a beautiful photograph is the lighting setup. I don't know how she does it, but all her photographs, even before editing, look absolutely perfect! This speaks volumes about her skill, technique, and camera equipment. 2. Extensive Premium Wardrobe Oxana has a huge wardrobe of premium items that she offers to clients for their shoots. You can be sure to find jewelry and looks for any creative idea, and it will look cool and stylish. The most difficult part for me was coordinating outfits for my family of four without a stylist: finding, ordering and trying on. I was so happy that I didn't have to put together my own outfit at all! I only bought underwear and one white blouse for myself. That's it! Everything else was provided by Oxana and fit perfectly. I also didn't want bulky dresses, as I feel they are going out of style; I wanted to be a stylish pregnant mom with more of a fashion focus. Thanks to her extensive wardrobe, we were able to achieve this as well as beautiful maternity gowns. 3. Professional Eye and Industry Experience With over 10 years in the industry, mostly shooting major bloggers and celebrities for covers, Oxana has a huge aesthetic background and an incredible sense of taste. She helps with posing and facial expressions. Even if you are not a professional model, it's impossible not to become one through her lens. 4. Unique Photo Delivery Policy The fact that she gives you all the successful, unedited photos is truly unique for Los Angeles. You only have to choose which of the many great photos you want edited. When I sent the unedited pictures to my relatives for help choosing, they didn't understand why they even needed editing?! That's how good the originals turned out! Again, this is due to the perfectly set lighting, her technique, and her professionalism. I could go on and on describing the process and how much we all, including my husband and children, enjoyed working with Oxana yet again. But I'll just say one thing: We are already planning to return for a mommy-and-me session! And this time, we won't miss a single milestone of our fifth family member. Thank you dear Oxana

This was my second time doing a maternity shoot with Oxana, and the fact that I came back says it…read moreall! She is incredibly talented and makes the whole experience feel comfortable and special. My photos turned out absolutely beautiful, and I couldn't be happier with them. I'm so grateful to have these memories captured and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented photographer.

Working with James was a fantastic experience! He was personal, professional, very easy to work…read morewith, and HE IS FAST. Just 2 days after the wedding, he already shared the sneak peeks which we are completely in love with. Can't wait to see the whole gallery. 10/10 recommend!

James is the best! If you want to enjoy your big day stress free, choose James. If you want to…read morecapture every important moment of your big day, hire James. If you want to re-live your big day over and over again years later, James is your guy! My wife and I had never done a professional photoshoot. Neither of us are particularly comfortable in front of the camera. After interviewing 5 different photographers, we knew from our first conversation that James was the one. He is incredibly friendly, easy going, and knowledgeable. We agreed to do an engagement session, 1 location for 90mins to see if we'd be comfortable working with James. It couldn't have gone better. Initially, we were a bit stiff, but James gave us tips on how to act naturally, suggested poses and hand positions that made us feel and look relaxed. The time flew by and we actually ended up going to a second location with a wardrobe change. Overall, it was about 2 hours. James did not mind at all. In fact, he probably could've gone longer if the sun hadn't set on us! Our photos were edited and received in less than 2 weeks! James was kind enough to print a large poster and sign that shipped to our house in just a few days. He price matched any package/prints from other photographers. Having gone through our engagement session seamlessly, we hired James to shoot our wedding as well. He and an assistant were on site for 10 hours, tending to our every need and keeping us on our timeline. After our planned family/wedding party photos, we hardly even noticed them working as we proceeded with wedding events. After the wedding, we received many compliments on how great James was and several guests asked for his contact information. Within a couple of days, we received a preview of about 20 photos highlighting our big day. We were thrilled! Every important moment was captured so elegantly! The full magazine of photos was available for download in about 1 month. James then worked with us to print a high quality photo book for our coffee table. You can't go wrong with James--his high quality work and work ethic speak for themselves. There is no substitute for how easy and stress free he made us feel, so that we could truly enjoy ourselves knowing that he would capture every single moment candidly. Do not hesitate to hire James, it will be the best decision you will ever make.

We did our maternity photos with Mily and are super satisfied with everything we had with her. To…read morestart with, her place is easy to access and work with. We didn't have to prepare much and Mily worked us through everything. It was exactly the experience we expected -- a breezy fun entertaining photographing experience, which itself is also as important as the final delivery. Mily gave us a wonderful time! Final results also look awesome. We had many choices to choose from and she set up a very nice digital tool to let us select what we want and pick ones we want to use for final deliverable. It has been great and I cannot be more grateful for Mily! Will work with her again after the baby is born!

Mily did our maternity and newborn sessions and we are so grateful for her. She was so sweet and…read morecaptured these very important moments in our lives. We love our pictures so much. During our newborn session, our baby girl did amazing. She was so gentle with her and made us feel very comfortable. I highly recommend her for you picture needs.

I would give a million stars if Yelp would let me. We were so lucky to hire Monica for newborn…read morephotos when we welcomed our third child 3 years ago. She instantly set every member of the family at ease and had our kids laughing and actually *enjoying* family photos. Monica is so fun and easy to work with. Since then, we have hired her for Christmas photos, "just because the kids are getting older and we want to remember this stage" photos, and another round of newborn photos with the birth of our fourth child. Every session with her has been a dream and the photos that she captures are stunning. They are now framed and hanging in our home and bring me such joy to see every day. If you want beautiful family photos and the experience to be fun and enjoyable, look no further!!

When my wife and I decided to start a family, we were caught up with getting ready for the baby's…read morearrival and didn't think about taking maternity photos until the last several weeks. A quick Yelp search led me to Shoots and Giggles and we were really impressed with the quality of the work. We reached out to Briana and Monica and luckily they had availability with one of their mini sessions. On the day of, the session was great and they were both super friendly and professional. And not only did they help us feel relaxed but they were able to capture some great moments to help us remember this special time. Would definitely call them again for future photo shoot needs!

Kaylin is hands down my favorite photographer. I've never been disappointed in the photos Kaylin…read moretakes of me. From headshots to an everyday look, to boudoir. I can't thank her enough for being so consistent and always providing A+ work. She's not only a great photographer but a gem to work with as well. Thanks Kaylin! We will be shooting again soon. Xx

Kaylin and Taylor are by far one of my favorite people to shoot with. So I am no model and usually…read morereally awkward around cameras but they made me feel really comfortable. They helped me with my all my wardrobe choices and even provided other option and offered hair and makeup ... and another thing that I really loved is that they let me do my own thing. But still help pose me and help me with getting the right angle of me and making me look a lot thinner... which I though was a amazing !! Anyways iam very happy with all my pictures and my my finish album for my boyfriend,which he loved !!definitely will be using her again

We had a wonderful experience with Laura Jane for our 3 week old daughter's photo shoot. She is…read moreincredibly talented and has such a natural gift for working with babies. Laura was able to make the whole experience very comfortable and easy by providing all props and calming down our baby, soothing and positioning her gently for the photos. The photos turned out beautiful and we are so thankful we found her at the last minute to capture this memory! If you're looking for someone who is flexible, takes beautiful newborn photos and makes the entire session relaxed and enjoyable, Laura Jane is the one! Thank you :)

If you are looking to do newborn photos, Laura is the one to go with. There are enough things to…read moreworry about and getting some nice newborn photos shouldn't be part of that during this period of your life. I found out about LJ studios through the moms group on FB. I submitted an inquiry on line and pretty much did all communications via emails. Since there is some uncertainty to dates, Laura did a great job of keeping in contact to lock down a day after delivery. Day of, we showed up on time to her studio, which is in a house in the Lindberg park area if you are familiar with Culver City. So lots of parking all over in residential area. She gave us some options for color schemes and looks and whisked the baby away for her shoot. Then before you know if, it's done! She is really good with communicating ETAs and sending previews. We did a view thru zoom to pick photos and i think it was less than two weeks later they were edited and in my inbox! The photos all turned out beautifully.

Tina did an outstanding job on my makeup and hair for a wedding! I got compliments all night and…read moreboth the hair and makeup held extremely well for 8+hours. Both made it through lots of dancing, drinking and even the convertible top down drive home! Tina is very kind, fun to work with, respects timing constraints, and really knows what she's doing. I need another event to attend just so I can call her again - I wanna be friends with her!

Tina did my makeup for my son's Bar Mitzvah. With a soft and steady touch she transformed me from…read moremakeup- less mama to glam queen. What I loved the most was how the make up stayed on the whole night. I didn't even need to do any touchups. My eyes looked gorgeous! I barely recognized myself, but at the same time didn't look overly made up or not like me! You have to have a real gift to do that. I also loved the girl that worked with her that did my hair. It looked really amazing as well. Thanks Tina! You made me look great!