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brings her passion & professional backg round in production into all she does, both crea t i v e l y a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l y. S h e b r i n g s ye a r s o f r e s e a r c h i n t o t h e p s yc h o l o g y o f c u s t o m e r b e h av i o r a n d i s w i d e l y known for her work as the Creative Director for Livi n g N o t e s ® . H e r w o r k i n p h o t o g r a p hy h a s b e e n s o u g h t a f t e r by m a n y g l o b a l b r a n d s . S h e m a i n t a i n s a l e a d i n g e d g e o n c r e a t i n g v i s u a l p r e s e n t a t i o n s t h a t h av e w o w e d r e a d e r s a n d c l i e n t s a l i k e. Olya is a well-respected and sought-after thought leade r a n d i n n ov a t o r i n t h e f i e l d s o f a d v e r t i s i n g a n d h u m a n p s yc h o l o g y. S h e h a s d e v e l o p e d u n i q u e m e t h o d s o f u s i n g color undertones and hues to shape viewers emotiona l r e s p o n s e s . W h i l e u n d e t e c t a b l e, t h e s e m e t h o d s h av e b e e n p r ov e n e f f e c t i v e t o p r o m o t e s p e c i f i c r e a c t i o n s from readers when viewing images and videos. Her work has been featured in various digital and print p u b l i c a t i o n s s u c h a s G o o p, Pa r e n t s , P r e g n a n c y a n d N e w b o r n , Re a l S i m p l e, a n d T h r i v e G l o b a l t o n a m e a f e w. H e r u n i q u e c r e a t i v e a d v e r t i s i n g i d e a s h av e b e e n placed on the Times Square Billboards.
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a L o s A n g e l e s b a s e d p h o t o g r a p h e r, g r e w u p a m o n g h i s d a d ’s r o l l s o f f i l m a n d c a m e r a l e n s e s w i t h m a n y h o u r s s p e n t a t s h o o t s a n d i n t h e d a r k r o o m h av i n g e n d l e s s c o nv e r s a t i o n s o n t e c h n i q u e s , c o m p o s i tion, and what it takes to create compelling images. B o b by ’s s i n g u l a r p e r s p e c t i v e, c r e a t i v i t y, a n d s t o r y t e l l ing abilities combined with his technical perfection are apparent in every single one of his shots. He mainly draws inspiration from nature and people as he g r av i t a t e s t o c r e a t e r e a l , m e a n i n g f u l m e m o r i e s o f m o ments when light, shadows, emotions, and imagination c o m e t o g e t h e r i n p e r f e c t h a r m o n y. H i s e x p e r i e n c e, e x p e r t i s e, a n d a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e a r e e x t r e m e l y d i v e r s e. B o b by i s a b l e t o c r e a t e i m a g e r y t h a t one would expect to be found in National Geographic just as easily as capturing street style in a film-like m a t t e r. H e i s a l s o f u l l y a c c o m p l i s h e d i n p r o d u c i n g c o m mercial imagery for clients. His unique take on seemingly ordinary objects and the ability to combine that w i t h c l i e n t s ’ v i s i o n i s o n e o f B o b by ’s b i g g e s t s t r e n g t h s .
