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Welcome to the Sonialena Photography Blog!

Thanks for taking a moment to visit my blog!

This blog chronicles my adventures as a wedding and portrait photographer. I'm based in Southern California but will happily and gladly travel to other parts of the universe.

My blog is also a place for me to share some of the personal photography that I do, as well as sound off on various topics that are tangentially related to photography.

If you're inspired to write a comment or send an e-mail my way, I would love to hear from you!

Tag Archives: mixed race

Portraits: Blended #2

I’ve finished editing the pictures I took at my second Blended photo session. Kristie and George were so much fun to work with. They were very comfortable in front of the camera, did a few costume changes, and were even willing to lie down on the grass for me! We took these pictures at their...

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Portraits: Blended #1

Kelly and Scott were the first people I photographed for my interracial project, which for now is called Blended. We took the pictures at their new home last Saturday. I’ve known Kelly for, oh, going on 14 years now. Kelly and Scott are expecting their first child, so it’s a very exciting...

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What’s In a Face?

I’m sure that at one point or another, if not always, we wonder what we “look like” to other people. Some people wonder if they look pretty enough, thin enough, rich enough, smart enough.
I always wonder what ethnicity I look to people. I’m mixed – my mother is African-American and my father is...

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