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  • Welcome to Maxim Photo Studio

    We are a Wedding and Lifestyle Photography studio based in Springboro Ohio. The studio is owned and operated by Max Surikov and is comprised of an exceptional group of dedicated and talented photographers and cinematographers. We believe that our photography should be intimate, creative, and inspiring. We pride ourselves on our amazing customer service, dramatic images, and unparalleled photographic offerings.

    We work in concert with our clients to understand the preferred coverage approaches. For weddings, we employ a mix of photojournalistic, fashion, and traditional approaches. For portraits, we are experts in utilizing available and off-camera lighting techniques to present our clients in the best available light.

    This website is dedicated to our wonderful weddings, after shoots, engagements, and family portraits. As you explore, you may also find some personal photos that we share just for fun.

    For additional perspectives on my images check out our Facebook page or our Twitter feeds on the left.

    Thanks for looking--I really hope you like what you see!

2012 Columbus Bridal Show

This Sunday, January 29th we are going to be at the Columbus Bridal Show at the Aladdin Shrine Center. The show time is 11AM to 4PM and we’ll be having great “show only” special drawings.  This promises to be one of the biggest Columbus Bridal shows of 2012 and Maxim Photo Studio was given special codes for the entry discounts. Just contact us for more.

We hope to see you all at the show.

2012 Alladin Shrine Bridal Show, Maxim Photo Studio at Alladin Shrine Bridal Show

Aladdin Bridal Show, Maxim Photo Studio Columbus Wedding Photographers

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WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2012

We won the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2012 for the FOURTH year in a row!

This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the top wedding professionals who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism.
Thank you to all of our amazing 2011 wedding couples, vendors and staff that help make us the best!

Maxim Photo Studio, WeddingWire vendor, Bride

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Brady Visits WHIO-TV in Dayton

My 8 year old son Brady had to chose a career project for his 3rd grade class. He naturally chose a TV newscaster. He didn’t choose a lawyer so that my wife Wendy would help him out or a CPA/Consultant/Photographer so that I can step in. Luckily for us, Wendy knew Jill Del Greco, one of the on-air personalities at WHIO-TV Channel 7 in Dayton. Jill coordinated a studio visit for us this evening. The coolest aspect of the actual trip was that we actually got to be in the studio as the 6PM telecast was going on. I don’t think Jill knew of the incredible risk she was taking by inviting my 10 and 8 year old boys into the studio. I was just waiting for the kids to make an on air cameo walk on behind one of the anchors. Luckily for us that didn’t happen so that we could take this great image of the kids and the WHIO-TV on air personalities. (L-R) Sports Director Mike Hartsock, Anchor Cheryl McHenry, Slade, Brady, Anchor James Brown, and Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson.WHIO TV Dayton, Dayton Television Stations

Brady also got to play in anchor chair along side Jill Del Greco…

…and pal around with Mike Hartsock.

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2012 Cincinnati Wedding Showcase

Cincinnati Wedding Showcase 2012, Sharonville Convention Center Bridal Show

Cincinnati Wedding Showcase 2012

We are happy to be participating in the 2012 Cincinnati Wedding Showcase. This Bridal show will be held at the Sharonville Convention Center on January 14-15. The show times are 11-5 on both days. We are going to have great show only discounts so make sure to stop by booth #601. See you all there.

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2011 Wedding Couples

Another great wedding year is behind us. As we look back at the past year, all of the great memories and amazing weddings, I wanted to publish a compilation of all of our wonderful couples. In 2010 we photographed 25 weddings and this year we hit 30. Thank you to my amazing team, Niki, Joe, Angela, Peter, Ken, Linda, Ian, Sarah, and Jennifer.

We look forward to creating more wedding memories in 2012.

2011 Cincinnati Wedding Photography

2011 Maxim Photo Studio Wedding Couples

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Cincinnati Boudior Photographer – Ashley’s Boudoir

I’ve been waiting for a long time to share this with my followers. I originally photographed Ashley in August about a week before her wedding. These images were published in a book as a Christmas present to Ashley’s husband Jesse. I am happy to say that Jesse saw the album yesterday and I am free to share these awesome images. Also great thanks to Angela for second shooting and assisting.

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Wendy’s Bridal Show – January 7 & 8, 2012

January 7 & 8, 2012

We are hosting a vendor booth at Wendy’s Bridal Show on January 7 & 8, 2012. The show will be held at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati.

Wendy

Wendy's Bridal Show

This is going to the biggest show of the year and we have amazing drawings and show discounts for the couples that book on either the 7th or 8th. I don’t want to reveal the exact discounts yet, but if you contact us, I’ll be happy to share them with you.

Also, an advice for the savvy Bridal Show bride: Make sure to bring lots of pre-printed labels with your name, address, and email. Chances are you’ll be filling out lots of information cards with various vendors and these labels will come in very handy.

See you at Booth 206.

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Trash the Dress Session | Elizabeth + Brian

Having photographed  Elizabeth and Brian’s Wedding in September, we wanted to shoot the Trash the dress session to relive the good times. Contrary to popular belief, Trash the Dress (TTD) sessions are not always designed to get the dress completely destroyed as was the case with our Mindy’s TTD session. Although the dress won’t be used again, we restrained ourselves while still pushing the creative envelope with our Hybrid lighting approach. Thanks to Angela for 2nd shooting and assisting.trash the wedding dresstrash the wedding dress 01trash the wedding dress 02trash the wedding dress 03trash the dress phototrash the wedding dress 04

Fernando Colaço - December 19, 2011 - 1:38 PM

Great portraits. I see why you win the prize. Congrats and good luck.

Andree - December 19, 2011 - 11:51 AM

Niiiice!! And who doesn’t love a bride in cowboy boots!! Hooo-rah!

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Dayton Portrait Photographer | Craig Family

I photographed Joe and his lovely family on Sunday in Dayton. As many of you know, Joe is also a very talented photographer in Columbus and I actually photographed his wedding back in 2008. We have very similar styles of photographing, something that we refer to as “Overpowering the sun” and “Off Camera Flash rocks”. We used these techniques during the shoot. Enjoy.

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