Anais graduated with a degree in Film and Photography, but minored in Child Developmental Psychology. Put a woman with that education, plus a brother who’s 13 years younger than her, behind a camera and you’ve got the perfect formula to get a great photograph of your child.

The more Anais photographed kids, through trial and error, the more she realized that child photography was her strong suite. She learned that newborns between three and seven days are the most artistic subjects to shoot. She says that they’re very flexible and can better maintain a folded or curled position.

What she enjoys most about being a child photographer is that photography is a very personal part of someone’s life and she wants to be the one that helps capture certain moments that families will treasure for years.

Even though Anais specializes in child photography, she also does events and boudoir sessions. She has a portable studio that allows her to work on location and shoot wherever her client is most comfortable. However, she highly recommends that newborns stay at home for their first close-ups.

Since a photo session is very personal, Anais makes it a point to make everyone as comfortable as possible before, during and after the photo shoots. She encourages a consultation before each session in order to get to know each other better. If an in-person consultation is difficult, she’ll meet over the phone. She takes this opportunity to show samples of her work, schedule a location for the shoot and discuss outfits.

Clients can see their proofs on her password-protected online gallery within 24 hours of their shoot.

On a budget? Not a problem. You can find her on deal sites like CoupTessa or sign up for her email list where she provides you with various specials.

If you’re still undecided about hiring a photographer, watch the following video to get to know her a little better and then find her online to personally interact with her and see if she’s the best person to capture you’re most precious moments.

Interview: Anais Ganouna Photography 5.15.11 from Agustina Prigoshin on Vimeo.

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Well, I found out this morning that she has breast cancer.

I can’t help but feel distraught. I’ve been trying to analyze my feelings all day and have finally decided to stop thinking and just let myself go through the motions. It’s been 17 years since she’s been a part of my life and I never really cared for her because of her seeming to not care about me. However, she is family. I don’t have her contact information, so I reached out to her kids (obviously, my cousins) and offered to help in any way I can.

I keep thinking of when I was eight years old and lived down the street from my aunt. I remember spending plenty of time at her house. She taught me to make empanadas and I helped her fold them over with a fork. I remember spending countless hours in her pool with my cousins, staring at the grasshoppers on the edge that had no problem having sex in front of us. I also remember trying to catch butterflies in her backyard. Sadly, those are almost all the memories I have of her as my aunt.

My relationship with my cousins disappeared at the same time as my relationship with my aunt died. We recently had a short, two-year revitalization, but it was short-lived. maybe it’s just not meant to be.

I decided to reach out to my cousins despite our relationship silently slipping away again – we’ll see if this will help bring us back together.

I’m pretty shaken up. I know that her chances of fighting off the cancer and bouncing back to health are good, but it’s still scary. I can’t imagine what she’s going through and I feel for my cousins.

I dont know when I’ll ever speak to her, or my cousins, again, but I wish everyone in that family the very best and I hope they come out stronger.