Glamour at Sunset: Alena's Magical Senior Prom Photoshoot Along The Woodlands Waterway
Capture the warmth and elegance of Alena’s senior prom portraits along The Woodlands Waterway. In a breathtaking blue gown adorned with golden stars, Alena’s radiant beauty and contagious laughter were perfectly framed by the sunset glow, creating a collection that highlights the unique spirit of friendship and joy. From individual portraits to group shots with her friends, each image preserves a milestone moment full of vibrant personality and charm.
Alena’s Sunset Senior Portrait Session
Alena’s high school senior portraits on Lake Woodlands in Spring, Texas, just north of Houston, celebrating her graduation from The John Cooper School in 2024.
Alena’s Lacrosse Portrait Session
It's always a mix of emotions when your child approaches their senior year of high school. You're proud of their accomplishments, but also a little sad to see them grow up and leave the nest. And then, of course, there's the challenge of getting those perfect senior portraits series! When your daughter is a varsity lacrosse player, you know you're in for an interesting senior portrait session!
Capturing Memories: Alena and Michael's Pre-Prom Photoshoot
Prom night, a momentous occasion in every high schooler's life, is a time for dressing up, letting loose, and creating unforgettable memories. At John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas, two students, Alena and Michael, eagerly awaited their senior prom dance with excitement and anticipation. Before the night's festivities began, they decided to capture the moment with a pre-prom photoshoot, showcasing their stunning outfits and infectious joy.
High School Winter Formal for Alena and Michael
Feeling happy and handsome, Alena and Michael made some awesome memories at the John Cooper School winter formal, held at The Woodlands Resort. The John Cooper School did great job of making the event special for the students and their guests. Alena and Michael make such a beautiful couple. Red suits them both.
Happy Valentine’s day!
Texas TreeVentures Birthday Party for Alena’s 17th Birthday
Alena’s birthday party with her new friends who braved the intricate and physically challenging Texas TreeVentures course high above the ground. It was late November but Houston weather didn’t disappoint. It was sunny and warm and the fall foliage colors were especially bright this year.
The Woodlands High School Varsity Girls Lacrosse game on October 2nd 2022
My first lacrosse photo shoot in The Woodlands, Texas. The John Cooper School doesn’t have a lacrosse team yet so Alena joined The Woodlands Girls Lacrosse Association as part of The Woodlands High School varsity team.
Alena Gurevich - Studio Portraits with Violin
A series of portraits to celebrate Alena’s incredible achievement as a musician this year. She passed the exam for ARSM diploma (Associate of the Royal Schools of Music).
Varsity Girls Lacrosse Game
The final home game of the 2022 season was between Sewickley Academy’s Varsity Girls Lacrosse team and Shady Side Academy on May 9th. The skies were clear and blue which was great for the colorful action shots but very challenging for the players having to overcome the scorching heat and blinding sunshine. What a fight!
Varsity Girls Lacrosse game
This was a very intense fight between Sewickley Academy’s Varsity Girls Lacrosse team and Quaker Valley High School in an away game on May 5th. The girls bad to play overtime to determine the winner. Here’re just a few most dynamic or otherwise significant moments from the event. The rest of the images are in the online gallery available to download until Friday.
Good luck at Shaler HS tomorrow!
Sewickley Academy Varsity Girls Lacrosse game vs Moon Area High School
A few of my favorite images from Sewickley Academy’s Varsity Girls Lacrosse away game vs Moon Area High School on May 2nd. The email with the link to the full gallery has gone out yesterday night. Good luck at Quaker Valley HS today!
$20 discount for a High School Senior Portrait session booked before May 15th.
Varsity Girls Lacrosse game
The first home game of the season and the first win! Varsity Girls Lacrosse game on April 13th.
Varsity Girls Lacrosse game
Selected photos from Varsity Girls Lacrosse game on Tuesday April 26th.
Best of luck during today’s game! Have fun tonight!
High School Varsity Girls Lacrosse game
Portraits and action shots from High School Varsity Girls Lacrosse game on Thursday April 21st. The weather was at its best: we got it all - from drizzling rain to bright sunshine.
High School Varsity Girls Lacrosse game
My favorite action shots from Sewickley Academy’s Varsity Girls Lacrosse game vs Peters Township on Saturday April 23rd.
Today is another game day vs Butler Area Senior High School. Good luck, girls!
Actor’s Portfolio: Alena Gurevich
Alena Gurevich as Little Becky Two-Shoes in Sewickley Academy’s 2022 Senior School Musical “Urinetown”.
Alena, sophomore, performed in her final show at SA, previously being in Bye Bye Birdie and Annie. She also designed posters for Urinetown, 12 Angry Jurors, and Spelling Bee and has played the violin for 10 years. In fact, she took an ARSM violin diploma exam the day after set strike, where she had to play 30 min of very complicated and diverse pieces. It was a great learning experience having to manage a heavy workload for a prolonged period of time - rehearsing for the musical, designing the poster, and practicing for a violin exam while keeping up with homework and tests.
Alena’s Studio Headshots in Pink
We were creating headshots for Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical and Alena asked me to keep these portraits as well. I’m in the process of creating a wall art showroom in the studio and these portraits will be a great addition.
Keep an eye for the musical action shots in early March. I’ve just been backstage and the decorations promise to be stunning!
City Break in Savannah, Georgia: October 2021
I’ve always wanted to visit Savannah, in fact since childhood when I read about it in a few books, but when we moved to America, there have always been more famous sights to see: New York City, Grand Canyon, the Niagara Falls, California, Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes and so on - a very long list of all the beautiful national parks and cities in the US
City Break in Washington DC: October 2021
I finally have time to go through our vacation photos! Here are a few from the city break to Washington, DC, back in October 2021. We just wandered around our favorite spots: the French bakery Paul, the National Mall, and a couple of hidden gardens we keep discovering with every visit.
We visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. I think it opened just recently, so we were curious to see what was inside. The Soviet Union/Russian section was really well-represented and we learned something new as we’d hoped. We had a very interesting conversation with one of the volunteers who all but gave us a private tour of the features in the astronaut suit.
And the crown jewel of the Washington, DC, visit was the hockey game at the Capital One Arena. The Washington Capitals played the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Caps lost… at least cameras were allowed and both Dmitry and I clicked away during the pre-game skate and even the game itself.
Alena plays the violin
We really enjoyed the end-of-term Christmas concert organized by Leah Givelber of Center of Young Musicians at Edgeworth Club in Sewickley.
Hearing Alena perform her beautiful and complex musical pieces she’s preparing for an ABRSM diploma exam got us thinking that it’s probably time to upgrade her violin.
So we paid a visit to Phillip Injeian, a master violin maker, one of the many hidden jewels of Pittsburgh. He helped Alena navigate through a variety of instruments and choose the right fit for her and he even performed a short piece for us saying that “you shouldn’t trust a mechanic who doesn't drive a car himself”!
Thank you, Phillip, for this memorable experience.