Summer Special
 
Have an artistic Family Portrait Session with two or four members. Your photography can be either in the Studio with beautiful setups or on-location in a park or urban setting. Photographer Marissa Lopez Donatt will create the most precious image and art work you'll ever own.

We invite you to set up a FREE design consultation to plan your session. Studio Sessions Fees start at $150. If you have a newborn baby, we recommend the "Baby's Eyes" collection.
Receive $100 credit voucher for Mother's Day

Be part of our Special for the Month

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Be part of our Friendly Referral Program and receive

FREE Photography!

Purchase your Photo Session and receive the following:

Receive FREE 2 8x10 matted photos when your friend purchases a photo session.

Receive FREE 4 5x7 & 1 11x14 matted photos when your friend purchases a print package. 

Receive A FREE PHOTO SESSION & A FREE 16x20 CANVAS PRINT when your Friend and 2 of her Friends purchased a photo session and a print package.

(sorry, no substitutions allowed on FREE prints with this special) 

Reserve Your Photography TODAY!

 

"Baby's Eyes" Collection

These specialty sessions start at $399 and include 3 sessions for your child as well as a matted image from each session to keep through the years memories.

Receive $50 credit voucher with your friend's purchase

CHARITY SUMMER EVENT 

La Foto Studio will provide Artistic Portrait Sessions to any Family and Pet owners giving them a FREE 11x14 framed image in celebration to our two Charity events during the months of July through December.

 

From July to September we will help the Families and Pets in Mexicali who suffered from the 7.4 earthquake. And from October through December we will help Operation Smile, to help repair childhood facial deformities including cleft lips and cleft palates. So your portrait sessions are so important and together we will make it happen. Join our cause by reserving your portait session soon!

 

Reserve YOUR PORTRAIT SESSION NOW!. You'll receive a $50 DISCOUNT voucher toward your family or pet portrait session purchase. We will donate $25 to our charity causes throughout. And for Mexicali, Mexico, we will donate food, water and clothing to the families and pets who suffered from the devastating 7.4 earthquake, delivering on July 24.

 

Reseve soon! as photographer Marissa Lopez Donatt will create the most precious image and art work you'll ever own. Book a session either in the Studio with beautiful setups or on-location in a park or urban setting.

Become a Facebook fan of "Marissa Lopez Donatt Photography/Art"

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Wedding Photography

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Corporate Photography


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Dance & Performance Photography

Professional photography services at La Foto, Inc by Photographer Marissa Lopez Donatt.

Through the course of 16 years, Marissa has been dedicated to work in destination Wedding Photography, traveling around the U.S, Mexico and other parts of the world  creating images with a natural feeling and a touch of the journalistic look. Marissa also creates beautiful portraiture, headshots, dance, artistic Highschool Seniors and editorial or high fashion photography.

You can trust that your most precious moments can be captured with great detail. Your memories will express intense sensibility and emotion. Most importantly, Marissa will be dedicated to YOU, bringing the beauty of what you treasured the most, seeing through the years, the joy and happiness you deserve with images captured by Marissa.

Appointments are necessary for any quote and service provided. Please call Marissa at 310.525.4413 or send her an email: lafoto@lafoto.info to request an appointment.

To give you a little information on Marissa's work experience has been, some information is here below. You can also browse through her personal website with extensive portfolio of images. Please click the following link: www.marissalopez.com

Thank you!

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Elegant Portraits

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Expecting Mothers and New Born Babies
Artistic Photography

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Fashion Editorial Photography

Photographic Artist and Educator Marissa Lopez Donatt, has an extensive experience in wedding photography, bands, dancers, and performance photography since 1987.  Her passion lead her to take the Commercial Photography Program at Santa Monica College specializing in studio lighting.

Ever since she has continued her profession in studio and outdoor photography doing Weddings, Corporate Head shots, Dancers, Stage performances, Fashion Editorial, etc. She has also been teaching photography at La Foto, Inc, since 1998 and has been teaching photography in Spanish and English at Santa Monica College  for over 14 years.
  • 15 years experience teaching photography at the college level
  • 15 years experience teaching in both English and Spanish
  • 17 years experience marketing and video production through Pure n’ Easy Studio and La Foto, Inc
  • Active member of several  professional photography associations and participate in on-going educational enhancement
  • Award-winning, working professional photographer for 18 years
  • Owner of La Foto, Inc. - a professional photographic services and educational center
  • Particularly adept at inspiring students and artists to find their creative passion and pursue to success
On 2007 - 2008 - 2010: Speaker in the Photographic Industry
  • Speaker in Creative Lighting for Portraits, 2007 WPPI Conference
  • Speaker, Lighting for Portraits, 2008 PPC (Professional Photographers  of California)
  • Speaker in Creative Studio Lighting, 2010 WPPI Conference
  • Speaker, PPC and PPA Super Sundays’s and Super Monday’s - continuing education workshops for professional photographers
  • Marketing volunteer assistant for PPC (Professional Photographers of California)
  • Lectured at Frys Community College and just recently started teaching photography classes in Spanish at Samys Camera Store. 
Her extensive photographic experience lead her to produce promotional videos and documentaries for one of the major advertising companies in the industry:
  • In the year 2000, She Produced and Directed Forgotten and Misunderstood, a documentary commissioned by J. Walter Thompson (a worldwide advertising agency) about how people 50+ are depicted and treated in the media.
  • Produced and Directed a corporate promotional video for J. Walter Thompson.
  • Produced and Directed a corporate video for New Century Financial.
  • Video taped Mature Market conference, produced on-site coverage of event for viewing at conference, produced educational videos after event and photographed Dr. Ruth during event.
  • In 2007 Photographed two Hispanic Business Magazine events (Entrepreneur    of the Year, Woman of the Year) including formal portraits of nominees/winners. Photographs featured in Hispanic Business Magazine.
Awards and Acknowledgments
  • Special Community Services Acknowledgment from Gloria Molina, Supervisor, First District of Los Angeles
  • Persistence Award from the Latino Center, Santa Monica Community College.
  • Awards of Excellence in Photography, WPPI, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (featured in published book of award winners)
          Education/Professional Associations
  • Professional Vocational Certificate, Commercial Photography, Santa Monica Community College, 1994
  • Continuing Education, Marketing/Promotions/Public Relations,  UCLA, 1990
  • Continuing Education Conferences & Workshops
  • Annual WPPI Conference & Trade Show, 1998 to Present
  • Digital Color Management Training, Mamiya/XRite, 2008
  • Adobe Photoshop Techniques for Photographers, 2007
  • Member, WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International), since 1998
  • Member, PPA (Professional Photographers of America), since 1998
  • Member, PPC (Professional Photographers of California), since 2007
  • Member, APA (Advertising Photographers of America), since 2007
  • Member, NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals), since 2005