Geoton Photo

Welcome to the Geoton Photo blog, written by the founder, George Levchenko. While we are based in Northern California, George has fantastic career in artistic photography spanning not just the nation, but the globe. We count ourselves amazingly fortunate in our past clients and friends - thanks to constant, glowing word-of-mouth, our referrals have piled up quickly and we're already a third of the way booked for this year! Visit the blog often and share in our adventures!

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Landscapes - Lake Tahoe

Just got back from a short trip to Lake Tahoe. What a beautiful place! There is a reason why Lake Tahoe is so photogenic and one of the most photographed places and I am positive my photos are not among the best. There is no way I consider myself a landscape photographer and yet, here it is, how I feel when I am there...

Then Emerald Bay, one of the most scenic areas in Lake Tahoe, I've heard some say this is the prettiest place in the whole state.

Vikingsholm is a nordic mansion built on the lake almost 100 years ago, now managed by the state park system. Inside the mansion is fully furnished with mostly original furniture and other historic artifacts. Unfortunately by the time we got there inside tour was already closed.

Pras & Diem, Vietnamese Ceremony - Antioch, CA

It was a great, busy and fun week! At least we had gorgeous summer weather on Fourth of July going through the rest of the week. Vietnamese Ceremony started early Tuesday morning in Antioch, at Diem's parents' house. The Sarkars arrived on time with lots of presents for Diem and Le family. After the ceremony we went to Danville for a small luncheon at Blackhawk Plaza.

Mehndi - Sunyvalle, CA

Pras & Diem, Bengali Ceremony - Santa Clara, CA

Pras & Diem - Wente Vineyards, Livermore CA

Karan and Rajan - Stanford Univercity, CA

Karan and Rajan are getting married! But first things first - engagement ceremony. Last week we spend a few hours in Stanford, Palo Alto, taking some conservative and romantic shots... The place was totaly crowded on Sunday afternoon and yet I am glad we managed to make an illusion that Karan and Rajan were the only two people there.

South Bay Solutions - Commercial work

Just wanted to share a few samples of my commercial work, images I have created for a company – my old client – South Bay Solutions. I know, at first it may look boring but trust me these are very sophisticated parts made with precision and high quality. So my task was to capture this sophistication and quality! By the way, SBS is a major sponsor of the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena and it seems to me that fun has just begun... tomorrow we are shooting video commercial at their facilities! And yes, GO WARRIORS!

Barcelona, Spain! - Short buisness trip

Have just got back from short trip to Barcelona! What a beautiful city, great wine and amazing food! As always, I want to share a few of my photos I took during the trip. Hope you'll like them too:)

Plaza de Catalunya

One of Gaudi's creations - curvy La Pedrera

Self portrait... Do I look like some sort of important artist? =)

Inside of Museo Ajuntament de Barcelona

One man show on the streets of Barcelona... This dude was awesome!

Family Portraits Session - Blackhawk Plaza, Denville, CA

Last week I had a great pleasure to photograph Daljit, her husband and their three adorable children! Look at this little angel hiding behind her daddy’s legs :) What a pleasure to look at these big bright brown eyes through the lens of my camera!

I will be more than happy to see you, guys, again!

Family Portraits Session - Stanford Univercity, CA

This fun family came to me from a friend’s referral. I love that! I happen to love this family portrait, I’m hoping they do too! It is definitely family season. Alice's mom is about to turn seventy! So she asked if we can do photo session with her and her sister's fimaily. Great weather, good light and lots of fun! Here is a sneak peak, Alice, all the rest photos are coming your way some time this week!.

Family Portraits Session - San Ramon, CA

The busy wedding season has started and yet there is always time for family portraits. There are some many beautiful places in our San Ramon... and here is a few shots from the last few weeks...

Cathi and Huy, Engagement Photo Session - Stanford Univercity

Originally we planned to do this photo shoot in Japanese Friendship Garden. I love that place with cute little bridges, swans and simply amazing landscaping. But it wasn't our luck, the park was closed for restoration… Plan B - Stanford University campus. It was Saturday and the campus was full of weddings couples and other visitors and still, we managed to make an illusion that there are only these two people in the whole world - Cathi and Huy. Sometimes the couples aren't into playing along and would rather stick to the simple posing. But after taking first set of photos Cathi and Huy were totally willing to play along with me! Here are a few shots...

Mark and Christina - Portola Valley, CA

Yes, the busy season is here for sure!! I had another wonderful wedding last weekend as Mark and Christina got married at Portola Valley, CA. It was my first time working at the Valley Presbyterian Church and I must say that ceremony was beautiful and Mark and Christina are awesome to work with!

I started at Daly City taking photos of Christina getting ready. Jon went to Millbrae to shoot Mark's preparation. After the Tea ceremony we went to Stanford University for about an hour and to the church.

Mark and Christina looked AMAZING and their friends and family were a ton of fun to be around! Here are a few highlights from Jon and I...

Dolly and Alex, family photo session - San Ramon, CA

Back to work. Dolly and Alex wanted to do their family portrait for about a year, planning to use as many pictures as possible to finish decorating their wonderful house. Two times we scheduled this photo session, two times we had to cancel and reschedule it. And? we did it.

A few shots in the house... I started with posing Mark, adding his wife, Lola, then their grand daughter, then Dolly and Alex. The last one, was absolutely adorable dog that would not stop barking until he got to the picture. Then a few shots on the back yard...

Then four of us went to the beautiful Blackhawk Plaza in Danville, CA...

Working with Derrick Dobbs

A couple of months ago I had the privilege of assisting my good friend Derrick Dobbs at his studio. He was shooting absolutely gorgeous piece of machinery - these motorcycles below. We had hours of preparation, building the set up - lights, screens, reflectors, then waited for bikes to arrive, watching models to dress and getting their makeup done... Amazing experience!

I shot Derrick during his work.
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