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I'm Victoria, 
the photographer behind Persephone Studios. Here you'll find examples of past work, products, and general photography information. 

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Now Booking Senior Portraits for 2019!
Best Times to Take Photos
First Year Anniversary!
Portraits of Addi
Ani and Richard (Engagement Photos at Stanford University)

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❤️ Let the baking season begin! ❤️ There’s a new blog post up on the studio website. It’s been a busy year 😊🎄❤️ Hi! It’s been a while! I’ve been busy putting together my fine art print shop and my new websites (thedailyartmill.com & victoriasmyrniotis.com ✨ @victoria_smyrniotis ). I stumbled across this portrait of the beautiful Addi while I was putting together a portfolio of work. I love the dreaminess of this shot. The way she was looking down at her flowers reminded me so vividly of all those gorgeous art nouveau paintings of beautiful women, flowers, and ornamentation. I thought I would share! 😊💕 Check out her beautiful artwork @amiyakom ❤️ #photography #portraitphotography #persephonestudios #portrait #flowers #sanjosephotographer
Golden hour is one of my favorites! Now booking graduates for 2018! Contact me for more info. ❤️ #PersephoneStudios This is a favorite of mine from my engagement session with Richard and Ani. Shooting during golden hour creates the most beautiful golden halo. Learn more about lighting on the blog! #PersephoneStudios Shooting at different times of days produces different results. Learn more on the blog this morning! This was on a cloudy day. Those clouds act as the perfect soft-box. | Link in bio!⠀
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#persephonestudios Beautiful backlit portrait of Kim taken in my home studio. Next week I'll have a blog post up explaining how to get different looks when shooting with natural light! Especially important when you’re trying to explain what look you want your photos to have. #PersephoneStudios Here's one more portrait of these sweet girls. 💗

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Milestone Celebrations Ahead

February 04, 2018

My family and I just celebrated my Thea's 90th birthday! It was a beautiful celebration and I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful, loving person in my life. 


One of the things I'm grateful for as a photographer is having gained enough skill and experience over the last few years to be able to document momentous occasions like this one. I spent last night editing and uploading a gallery to my site for my family to be able to look through it, download it, and print it at their convenience - and I'm absolutely thrilled whenever I'm able to provide pictures like this for my family. ❤️  

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Email: Hello [at!] VictoriaElena.com
Portrait Photographer serving the greater Bay Area;
San Jose, California

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