Mel and Aleks are a husband and wife team for photography and video production. Aleks is an MFA and BFA graduate of Chapman University, Aleksandra is the talented director of this team. While I focus on technical direction, Aleksandra focuses on the artistic direction. Together we make a cohesive team that produces stunning artistic images with the technical crispness of a commercial image. She is great with working with multiple people in a time crunched setting such as the wedding formals. Her background in wedding video and experimental films gives her the perfect insight into making artistic choices with an open mind.

Mel is the lead photographer for Innovated Captures. BFA graduate of Cal Poly, and with extensive experience in commercial photography via the mentoring of world renowned Ognan Borissov of Interfoto Productions. Mel incorporates techniques used in commercial photography to create a niche look with high contrast dramatic lighting ratios applied to other avenues of photography such as Headshots, Weddings and Engagements.

As of this writing Innovated Captures has developed a library of over 8 thousand images marketed online with clients ranging from bloggers like Buzz Feed, Forbes to cable TV shows like John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight.