04/08/2026
What does an EPIC session look like? Sometimes, I get to take my clients on an adventure and create some action-packed memories. These brothers, Nickola and Stefan Kulikov, wanted to take their senior portraits together somewhere we could see Mt. Hood in the background.
This location is iconic for us who live in the Portland area. This October day was one of the coldest days I have ever photographed! It was accompanied by a freezing wind that did not let up! We laugh about it now! Mom would run out and watch for a couple of minutes and then run back to the car to warm up for 30 minutes. These boys were such good sports and hard core. We stuck it out, froze our tushies, toes, fingers, faces, noses, ears off, you name it, LOL... good times! I love how each of their images are unique to them. Might have a little wind-blown look to them but they're REAL! I was hoping for glassy water but we got choppy. And the images look pretty cool!
Life, you can make plans all you want and get something totally unexpected;).
Stefan had a cool cowboy vibe. He has a more serious nature, attention to detail guy and has a nice watch collection. Nickola was a little more laid-back, playful, humorous and kept us laughing. They wanted some bro. poses too. Love that!