Milana has been photographing me for nearly 16 years! She's absolutely fantastic! From headshots, to engagements, wedding day magic, adoption portfolio, maternity, newborn, and now family photo sessions, she's been there for it all! Milana always goes out of her way to make me and my family feel special. She's prompt in her replies and always listens to what we expect from each photo session. She takes our ideas and turns them into magical experiences. We LOVE Milana and wouldn't recommend anyone else. read more

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Milana's photographs are stunning! Not only is she amazingly talented, but she is also sweet, kind, and funny. She is great with kids and anxious grown ups. She can bring out the best in her subjects even when they're tired and over it. Love her! read more

Milana has a keen eye for capturing moments and memories! She has captured amazing photographs of any events. I highly recommended her for your next photoshoot and event(s). read more

It is my great pleasure to write a review about Milana and her work! I had my first baby in December 2016 and had the opportunity to work with Milana. She was responsive, attentive, and beyond creative. I had family in town and she was able to do a family and newborn shoot for us. She took her time and dedicated the day to shoot. She was jovial and encouraging- she never made a fuss or showed attitude. I would HIGHLY recommend her to any of my family and friends. Her work was excellent and her energy is incredible. We are so blessed to have found her and will definitely use her for future opportunities. read more

I recommend Milana Photography for her artistic eye, talent, and professionalism. She has now provided live action photography, event photography, headshots, and videography for multiple dance and theater performances for my company. The results are high quality, colorful shots capturing the best smiles or even dramatic moments. You will be impressed with her services and definitely the end product. read more

I used Milana to photograph the birth of my son in May. Milana was so sweet and available to me when I was at my worst! I felt so comfortable with her in the room. I am a very modest, self conscious person but she made me feel so secure and supported while I was fighting the hardest battle of my life! There was a complication after my baby was born and we weren't sure what was wrong. Milana was completely sensitive but still documented the very real moments that were happening. I have such a blurred memory of the events of that day, but I can go back and look at my gorgeous pictures and be reminded of all the beautiful, sweet, vulnerable moments that would have been lost if not for her pictures. The pictures are a clear representation of her talent and instinct. Her clear photojournalistic sensibilities aid her in capturing amazing images. Due to an unknown blood disorder, I will never have a natural labor again, I am so,SO thankful that Milana was there to document the day in such a beautiful way. Now I can look at these pictures and see the beauty through the fear and truly cherish these moments, which were the best of my life. read more

This review is on Milana's customer service across several occasions when I was setting up birth photography for my labor and delivery. I was not able to work w Milana in the end due to my OB having discomfort with having a professional photographer in the delivery room. From the start, I contacted Milana the week of my baby's due date. She was very gracious and understanding. She was timely to answer emails and made a real effort to discuss my vision and get to know me with an over the phone consultation. She shared a lot about her experience as a birth photographer and some even about her own experiences w her children's births. Interestingly she mentioned she has such a passion for birth, that she is considering training as a doula in the future. I was self conscious about finding a photographer last minute so she gave me examples of other mother's who had contacted her for birth photography even on the day that they began labor! Milana's talent\portfolio speaks for itself, but in addition she is very personable and professional. I would definitely want to hire her for capturing a future birth. read more

Milana was our photographer for the birth of my first child in Sept '16. She is incredible! I had met with one other photographer before meeting Milana and the other photographers photos, personality and experience could not even come close or compare to Milana's experience and quality of photos taken. My husband liked Milana right away when we first met due to her professionalism and that her photos were really good from her online portfolio. Not to mention she knows her stuff and carries multiple cameras etc. My husband is a tech guy and was impressed that she is a true photographer taking quality photos. (There are many people out there saying they are photographers these days with merely OK photos). Milana takes photography seriously as it is her career. She knows how important and difficult it can be in birth to try and capture those once in a lifetime quick 1 second moments that occur in childbirth. Additionally, I knew I wanted a birthing center birth. Milana has gone through natural childbirth herself. Her presence in the room was calming, not distracting and ever comforting. She captured all the photos I could have ever hoped for and more. She even would send me texts through the end of the pregnancy to just check in and let me know she is ready whenever my body and baby were ready. Milana was supportive in labor without being intrusive. She does her best to capture those quick moments that come in a flash and are gone within seconds in birth. Again, with a hard to impress husband he loved that she was always easy to get in contact with, very professional, supportive and so nice! I cannot say enough good things about choosing her to capture one of the most important moments in my and my family's life. Thank you Milana! read more

Milana is a great photographer! Ive seen her work from few of my friends' weddings and even family photoshoots! You will not regret hiring her. She will work with you from beginning until you have your pictures. She makes sure all her clients are happy and satisfied. Awesome pics + talented photographer = Milana Photography :) read more

I don't write reviews on Yelp, but for this photographer I just have to! I had a surprise engagement with a photographer planned for about a week and on the morning of my photographer had cancelled! I found Milana and on 6 hours notice she made a 2 hour drive to shoot for us! You can tell when someone is just doing their job for money, and you can tell when they are genuinely passionate about what they do. Milana has passion and loves doing her job. She helped us do different poses and helped with the angles and lighting of the scenery. She also has agreed to speed up our editing process so that I can see the pictures before I leave on deployment. Wow! Absolutely would recommend her to anyone that needs great, passionate, professional photography done. read more

Milana is a wonderful photographer. We were lucky to be one of her first clients when she moved to California 3 years ago. She did my maternity and newborn photos for my older son and we absolutely loved her work! Now 3 years later we had her do my second maternity and newborn shoot for my younger son. She captured all of us so wonderfully and have received so many compliments on our beautiful pictures! We look forward to having Milana capture our family through the coming years! read more

Milana doesn't only take pictures - she also takes the time to know her clients and their needs first, then she goes to work and captures the memories as they unfold. She is very professional and at the same time, fun to work with. Her knowledge and experience behind the camera definitely reflects on the quality of her work. From your first phone call with her, you'll already feel comfortable working with her. Milana Photography is definitely one of the gems in Huntington Beach! read more

I had a newborn session with Milana when my daughter was born and loved her so much that we used her again for her 6-month mark. She is incredibly adaptable, very prepared, has a ton of ideas, props, fabrics, etc for the session. The newborn session went so smoothly even though we were still getting used to being parents. She came to our home and took as much time as needed for her to get fantastic shots of our precious newborn. I am so glad we trusted her in capturing our daughter's first days of life. The 6-month session was at a park near by our home. Our daughter just got to be herself and Milana captured that perfectly. I highly recommend Milana for all your photography needs!! You really can't go wrong with Milana. read more

We hired Milana to document our home birth in July and we were blown away when we looked through our pictures! She was truly amazing from start to finish. To begin with, Milana took the time to really get to know my family and she made a point to check in with me while I was still pregnant. I loved her positivity and her encouraging words! For my birth, she took a "fly on the wall" approach and helped to keep my birth space calm, quiet, and uninterrupted. I couldn't have asked for a more respectful or wonderful birth photographer! When we viewed our images together I couldn't help but cry.. they were SO BEAUTIFUL! We will cherish these images forever. Milana's photography is worth every penny! read more

Such an amazing experience! My husband and I are so happy with our newborn session photos and will definitely have Milana take more family photos! read more

Milana is an amazing photographer! She was very professional and kept excellent communication while planning my surprise proposal photoshoot in Laguna Beach. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. She truly takes great pride in her work and its easy to see she loves what she does and is very talented at it. Her artistic style, great ideas, along with her down to earth sweet personality made the photoshoot a very fun and memorable experience. We can't thank you enough! read more

We first booked Milana for a newborn photoshoot and could not have been happier with the many beautiful pictures she captured of our little girl! She spent about 4 hours with us, brought so many fun props, and had the most gentle touch with our little baby. We were so happy with Milana for the newborn shoot that we booked her for our daughter's first birthday shoot, too! Honestly, we might book her every year for the foreseeable future to get nice pictures of our daughter (and family shots)! Not only is she a wonderfully talented photographer, but she is a genuinely kind, lovely person as well. Also, unlike some photographers who charge exorbitant rates to get prints, Milana provides you with a CD of digital prints so you can print your own. I highly highly recommend Milana to anyone looking for a photographer for any occasion. read more

Well ,I have never written a review before for anything but finally felt I should do justice to the wonderful work that Milana has done for us in capturing the moments from the first b day celebration of my baby girl .she is very professional and was on time and did stay late when the party was catching up ,which shows her dedication for the client she works with .it was amazing to see how she helped me with little things apart from capturing the moments .coming to the photos ,I just can't express in words the way she captured the dancing kids ,dancing adults and everything else was beyond perfection .the entire gallery was delivered on time ,she took her time to choose the best.simply put ,she is An amazing person and photographer for your event .i would definitely work with her again .-Auro read more