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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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The Beautiful Maria

January 21, 2019 in Portraits

This was my first photoshoot as Persephone Studios way back in January 2017! This was also my very first photoshoot after studying under my mentor for half the year. I implemented a bunch of new techniques for these shots, including using enormous 4’x8’ reflectors to create a natural, dreamy lighting effect. We used only the sun filtering into my home studio for all of these shots.

I’m still so proud of these portraits and I’m very grateful for the time spent creating these. Thank you, Maria!

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We even did some cute snaps inspired from some select Pinterest boards.

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These artsy ones were inspired by ballet. I had this flower crown for years - it was perfect for these shots!

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“Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves.” 

- Langston Hughes

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Contact the studio to learn more about booking your own shoot! Most shoots I do now take place outdoors so that we can take advantage of the beauty that is the California coast.

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

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