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📍 Bay Area | Female Photographer & Videographer

Desi & Muslim weddings, music-free films enriched with high-quality Nikah sermon audio — honouring your culture, your way 📸

Maternity | Newborn | Portraits

Book your slots for 2026/2027 weddings!

One week. That's all the notice I got. And honestly? Iconic 🤍You know those stories our elders love to tell? The ones wh...
10/04/2026

One week. That's all the notice I got. And honestly? Iconic 🤍

You know those stories our elders love to tell? The ones where the rishta came over for chai, took one look, and the nikah date was fixed before the samosas got cold? I always thought those were just legendary tales... until THIS couple lived it 💍

Picture this: the groom calls me exactly one week before the nikah and says, "Can you cover our big day?" My calendar was somehow wide open (the universe was clearly in on it ✨), so I said YES, and the rest is right here in these pictures 📸

This is hands down one of the most unique nikahs I've ever captured. Love stories like this remind me that when it's meant to be, it's meant to be-The no 12-month planning spreadsheet required 😂

I'm a details girl through and through 🔍 The tiny moments, the quiet glances, the little things nobody notices until they see them in a photo. Because I want to be able to go back one day and relive the most important day of my own life through those tiny details, and that's exactly what I want for every couple I shoot 🥹

I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed taking them! Mashallah to this beautiful couple 🤲

Swipe through and tell me your favorite frame 👇

P.s: A bowl of food, prepared by the father of the bride, served with love while she was getting ready 🥹

📍 Serving the Bay Area, Tri-Valley & Central Valley
📩 Dates are booking up for 2026/27, DM me to save yours!

09/29/2026

Follow for perfect places like these to have your portraits, family pictures taken 📸

Dublin, you did NOT disappoint 🎃🌽🚂 Bounce houses, mini golf, corn maze, train rides AND snacks?? Save this for your fall bucket list 🍂 Who’s coming with me?

Bay Area Family Photographer • Bay Area Best Photographer • Fall Photography • Fall Family Shoots

Okay besties, it's giveaway time 🎉📸Giveaway ends on October 2nd!!One lucky winner gets a FREE 45-min mini session + 15 d...
09/27/2026

Okay besties, it's giveaway time 🎉📸

Giveaway ends on October 2nd!!

One lucky winner gets a FREE 45-min mini session + 15 dreamy edited photos - because you deserve pics that don't look like your partner took them in a hurry 😭

Here's how to win:

1️⃣ follow Afnan Zarief Photography

2️⃣ like this post and share on your stories

3️⃣ tag 2 friends who need better photos (we all know one)

bonus entry if you tag more than one friend 👀

Winner will be announced October 3rd!! May the best tagged friend win 🏆

06/13/2026

You cover a nikah at a masjid and witness two hearts unite in the most beautiful way - through faith, love, and barakah 🤍🕊️

To get your special days commemorated, DM me today and set up a call right away ✨

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Couple: Altaf & Rubeena



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05/13/2026

JOKES APART 😂

Luxury isn’t always perfect poses or expensive outfits.
Sometimes luxury is simply having memories preserved beautifully before time moves on.

Your Eid mornings.�Your growing family.�Your engagement season.�Your motherhood journey.�Your brand.�Your story.

The most valuable photos are often the ones you almost didn’t take.

Now booking heartfelt portrait sessions throughout the Bay Area & beyond 🤍

05/10/2026

Three locations, one incredible journey 🌿✨ From the comfort of home, to the iconic Palace of Fine Arts, to the serene Baker Beach, we captured every moment of anticipation, love, and joy.

Celebrating this couple’s first baby and honoring the beautiful journey of motherhood; because every mom deserves to feel seen, celebrated, and cherished 💚

Couple: Pratik & Urvi
Places: Palace of Fine Arts, Baker Beach
Photographer:
Gears used: Canon R5 m2, Canon 24-70mm F2.8

Ever wondered what it really takes to shoot a model in designer looks? Here’s your behind-the-scenes reality check 🎬✨⏰ A...
05/07/2026

Ever wondered what it really takes to shoot a model in designer looks? Here’s your behind-the-scenes reality check 🎬✨

⏰ Always block out more time than you think you need — things happen, and rushing kills creativity.

🌤️ Natural light is everything. I used the sheer curtains at the venue as my backdrop and let the light do the heavy lifting.

People will try to undermine you and your skills. Let them. The results will always speak louder than their opinions.

And above all — trust yourself and have fun. That energy shows in every single frame. 🤍

📩 Ready to work together? Drop me a DM and book a session! It’s that simple 🫶🏻

Venue:
Indian Custom made Jewellery:
Indian Dresses, khussa and clutches:

Dress:

04/30/2026

She didn’t just glow — she radiated.

My beautiful client had a vision and I knew exactly what to do and she LOVED it!! 😍😍

To every woman still on her maternity journey: this phase needs to be documented, clicked in a way that’ll give you butterflies when you look back at them 🤍

📸 DM me to book your session, I only take a limited number of maternity clients each month to preserve my quality of work.

04/28/2026

I shoot people for a living 😂

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Lathrop, CA

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