Aghazarian Siblings

Conveniently disruptive winds, scorching weather, three events at and around the Greek theatre, bumper- to- bumper traffic and unbelievably large crowds at the Observatory…at first, it seemed like the photo gods were out to get us. Thankfully, we were completely wrong! The second I met Melina and her siblings, it felt like I had known them for years. She had contacted me for portraits of the four of them and mentioned that this was something she had always wanted to do, but it never seemed to work out. We started with her twin brothers, Matthew and Andrew, and they seemed to be the most friendly, easy going and funny twelve year olds we’ve met. The two of them left their sisters behind for the first portion of our shoot and while they conversed and scoped out the environment, I focused on capturing their natural interaction. The twins were relieved that they didn’t have to pose, and actually seemed to have fun with it. When Melina and Alina joined their brothers we tried to maneuver through the crowds and found a few spots where they could relax, enjoy the view, and just spend time with each other. Since the events and traffic threw us off schedule a bit, we were trying to beat the sunset. In addition to racing the sun, the boys also had a party to attend which as we can all remember, at their age even an hour of a party is extremely crucial. Thankfully, the four siblings had incredible chemistry that created endless photo opportunities. They were all so pleasant and great to work with. We laughed the entire time and were sad that it was over...well, at least those of us who weren't popular enough to head straight over to a party.