Photographer in Calabasas

Natural light is what gives Pretty Lil' Prints' portfolio its distinctive look, from the halo of sunlight captured in a girl's hair to the deepening shadows on the sphinx replica in Las Vegas. The studio's pictures straddle the line between naturalistic and modern, whether shot in a hollow of a rock outcropping or beneath a city skyline. Each photo includes a retouching service, which ensures that shots return free of blemishes and would-be photo bombers.

Armed with a camera and plenty of photo retouching expertise, photographer Maria Shamsa creates professional headshots as well as treasured family heirlooms. She snaps shots on location to capture images using natural light and scenic backdrops, and she artfully edits images after shoots, erasing red eyes and other flaws before injecting them on CDs.

After first discovering photography in Manhattan, Xenia Berg globe trots to where the work takes her, currently residing in Germany. Her work and travels occasionally take her back to LA, to collaborate with her friend and active commercial photographer Bryan Alano. Bryan takes time away from clients such as Citibank, Roxy, and Lifestyle Magazine to share insights into lifestyle and wedding photography. Students benefit from Xenia and Bryan's wealth of commercial experience, learning how to navigate lighting instruments, digitally touch-up documents, and reward well-behaved models with caviar-flavored dog biscuits.

On her biography page, the photographer of Capture the Sweet Moments Photography declares her love not only for chocolate and her three children, but for sunshine. This detail is apparent from her portfolio, which is dominated by outdoor shots. In these photos, the sun silhouettes people walking toward a shoreline amusement park and peeks through parallel trees. With this cosmic flashbulb in place, the photographer sizes up attractive images of families, babies, couples, and weddings.

Living up to their slogan "Excellence in Aviation," Rotor F/X runs the gamut of flight-related services by selling and repairing rotorcraft, in addition to offering flight training, transportation, and quick aerial tours of the Los Angeles area. As a prop company, Rotor F/X has a reputation of building believable cockpit mockups, aviation sets, and scale models of planes and helicopters. As a testament to their ability to enhance stunts, effects, and camera shots with their replicas, the crew of the History Channel's Modern Marvels asked them to construct a experimental helicopter that not only lifts up into the air, but travels back in time to prevent the original Star Trek from being canceled.

On the red carpet, celebs such as Jessica Biel, Charlize Theron, and Robert Downey Jr. all take a minute to pose for Marcelo Araujo. The self-described beauty photographer believes gorgeousness lies not just in his models' good looks, but also in their confidence and poise. Rather than requesting specific poses from behind the camera, Marcelo strives to capture the inherent allure and drama of candid images during his beauty and fashion shoots. Alongside these specialties, Marcelo will also schedule shoots for headshots and catalogs.