
I'm so glad you're here! Whether you're embarking on motherhood for the first time or simply wanting updated photos of your growing family - these are moments that you will forever have to cherish and share with the ones you love, and I'm beyond grateful that you would consider me capturing them. Be sure to take a look around and let me know if you have any questions.
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Hi there, I'm Ipek (Pronounced as E-Pek). I'm a wife to a wonderful husband and a mom to two amazing children. What began as a passion to learn and create lasting memories of my own daughter exploded into my business - Melodi Photography. Bright, colorful and happy photographs make my heart sing. I strive to capture a child's spirit and a family's personality.
Sessions include high-resolution digital images. However, I want my clients to walk away from their experience with the highest quality products to display proudly in their home. Products that can be handed down and cherished for generations. I offer beautiful wood prints, gallery wrapped canvases, heirloom albums, folio boxes and mounted prints.
Newborn sessions are done best in the first 2-3 weeks after birth to ensure those squishy and sleepy poses. As soon as you book, a welcome guide is sent to you which includes lots of helpful tips and information for a successful newborn session. In the meantime we will discuss the available props, your vision, favorite colors, style of your baby's nursery room, etc.
These sessions are all about capturing the sweet milestones that happen in the first year of your baby's life! Grabbing their toes, giggling, putting anything and everything in their mouths, tummy time, sitting up, crawling, etc. My goal is to capture those precious details for you so that you have them for a lifetime!
Family sessions are a combination of casual lifestyle photography with lightly directed portraits. I like to photograph you acting naturally and having fun in a comfortable environment, but I will also give subtle suggestions and guide you into positions that make for great portraits. I'd love to get to know you and your family because I want you to love your photos!
Reviews (21)
Nooshin Miriroshan
Jul 14, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness
I had a wonderful experience with Ipek. She’s so professional and patient with newborn babies. The photos are great too.
She spent too much time for our photoshoots without charging us for extra hours. Hope to have more photoshoots with her soon.
I had a wonderful experience with Ipek. She’s so professional and patient with newborn babies. The photos are great too.
She spent too much time for our photoshoots without charging us for extra hours. Hope to have more photoshoots with her soon.
Rhoda Pham
Jun 17, 2021
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We had a great experience taking six month photos for our baby boy. We’d never taken professional photos with the baby before so were a little nervous how he’d react but everything went great. Ipek was wonderful and upbeat with him and I think he had a good time. Loved how everything was provided (props and outfits) and didn’t have to bring anything unless we had an outfit in mind. No bright blinding flashes which was a great plus. The pictures came back within a couple weeks and we love them! Nice and bright. Look forward to future photo sessions.
Diana Alexa
Jan 21, 2021
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We recently had a newborn session with Melodi Photography, and are very happy with our pictures, they look amazing, high quality and very professional. Ipek is an excellent photographer and works very well with babies, she was able to get pictures of our baby awake and smiling and peacefully sleeping. She is very patient and made us feel very comfortable during the session. I like that she has a variety of options for background and props and even different baby outfits that you can try. She does an absolutely amazing job taking and editing the pictures and the results will take your breath away
Margaret Olsen
Nov 11, 2020
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Ipek recently took our daughter's newborn photos in her home studio. We couldn't be happier with the finished product and the experience she provided. She took such care when handling the baby. She also had a ton of swaddles, headbands, other props from which to choose. We had our edited photos within a few days of the shoot. We look forward to utilizing Melody Photography to capture many special moments in the future.
Samantha Elliott
Sep 09, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness
Ipek is very talented! I couldn't be more happy with the way our photos turned out. She was very professional and being a mother herself, she was so good and so patient with my daughter! We will definitely be using her in the future and highly recommend her.
Ipek is very talented! I couldn't be more happy with the way our photos turned out. She was very professional and being a mother herself, she was so good and so patient with my daughter! We will definitely be using her in the future and highly recommend her.
Esra Genc
Aug 02, 2020
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We had our one year old son’s photos with Ipek and they are stunning. She is an amazing photografer and she knows how to work with babies. We received our photo album very quickly and it was flawless. Now I am in love with our album and photos. We could not be happier with our choice to have her capture this important moments in our life. I extremely recommend Melodi Photography to anybody who wants high quality and beautiful photos. She is the best!
Onur Er
Jun 07, 2020
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What can I say about this friendly and experienced lady? Ipek is an amazing baby photographer. She exactly knew how to make our baby son smile when she was taking the picture. The quality of the photos and the album is very high. We love you Ipek. Thank you.
What can I say about this friendly and experienced lady? Ipek is an amazing baby photographer. She exactly knew how to make our baby son smile when she was taking the picture. The quality of the photos and the album is very high. We love you Ipek. Thank you.
Jennifer Adams
Jan 25, 2020
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Cannot express how wonderful Ipek with Melodi Photography is! She is extremely welcoming and patient. Ipek just did our newborn photos and they turned out fabulous! We were beyond happy and our families keep. commenting on how great the photos are and truly capture the moment/personality. I initially didnt want any family photos but Ipek insisted and I'm so glad she did, I'm in love with our family photos. She was great working w our newborn, offering to help and patient when needing to feed but also great w our 3 year old and getting her to smile. You wont regret using Ipek for any photography
Marie R.
Jun 14, 2019
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We recently had a photo session with Ipek and are very satisfied with the whole process. She is very professional, patient and did all she could to accommodate our preferences/requests. She was wonderful with our daughter and kept her happy, entertained with her toys and songs and in a very cooperative mood through out the whole thing. The pictures are simply stunning! We recommend Ipek and Melodi Photography to anybody looking to capture those special moments!
Matthew Eagan
Dec 21, 2018
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Ipek did a wonderful job photographing our newborn baby girl. We absolutely love all of the images. Her studio was clean and welcoming; her props were clean and she had a great variety. Best of all was how she interacted with our baby girl. She was extremely patient and caring, which we really appreciated. Ipek is very passionate about her work and it really shows. 5 stars!!!!
Lillian E.
Sep 25, 2018
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I cannot day enough about how much we love Melodi Photography! My family and I have used this service multiple times. Each time we are just amazed at how talented Ipek is. Our photos are simply beautiful, natural and captures the moment and emotion perfectly. We get our photos back quickly, usually within 2-3 days. We have order albums from her in the past. These albums are among the most precious treasures we own.
Kiraa S.
Apr 24, 2018
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We love Melodi Photography! Ipek has photographed our family now four times and there's no one else I would trust. Not only is she amazing with kids but her print selections are plentiful and the investment is more than worth the quality. She really takes her time to get pictures you will love and want to hang in your home forever. I could go on saying nice things forever!
Kelly K.
Jun 08, 2017
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Aura B.
Jun 01, 2017
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Our baby came earlier than expected, so we had to quickly find a newborn photographer! Ipek was prompt with her response and able to fit us into her schedule soon. Her home studio is comfortable and cozy with pretty much every adorable baby prop and backdrop imaginable. Ipek (the photographer) was calm and gentle with our newborn, which eased us sleep-deprived parents as well.
The photos are so precious!! Ipek truly worked her magic. We are so glad we went with Melodi Photography, and we plan to use her again for future photo needs in Bakersfield.
The photos are so precious!! Ipek truly worked her magic. We are so glad we went with Melodi Photography, and we plan to use her again for future photo needs in Bakersfield.
Pelin B.
Feb 12, 2017
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Ipek is the most professional and most artistic photographer I have ever seen. She was a true talent to start with (I believe we were one of the first families she photographed) and it is absolutely amazing to see how each photo she takes is a wonderful creation! She is also a precious friend of mine whom I will never forget! All the best to you, my dear friend
Erica R.
Jun 25, 2016
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Ipek is just simply amazing and kind! Very talented at what she does. Went to her for my daughters first photos we had originally planned just my three girls to be In the pictures but due to my almost 3 month old being so fussy that she felt very comfy in daddies arms that we ended up doing family pictures as well. Ipek was just simply patient and kind with our lil one and our family. Will be returning to her for future photos she is pretty talented at what she does!
Whitney R.
Apr 22, 2016
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My son and I have done two photo shoots with IPEK and each time she captured us in such an amazing and loving manner. I could not believe the awesome photos that she was able to render from both photo sessions. The sessions were about a year apart and each time she was able to convey the love that me and my son have for one another. I would highly recommend her if you would like to have a loving photographs that will last a lifetime!!!
P.S. Even my Yelp picture is one she took :)
P.S. Even my Yelp picture is one she took :)
Veronica B.
Mar 31, 2016
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We've used Melodi photography for two years and have been very happy and satisfied with our photos. Ipek is super sweet and very patient while taking pictures. We will continue to book our family photo sessions with Melodi photography and highly recommend her to others! Thank you, Ipek, for capturing great memories for our family!!!
Nicole S.
Mar 21, 2016
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Ipek was a sweet and awesome person to work with. My daughter was turning 16 and we wanted to memorize this moment in her life she brings so much joy to us. As looked for a photographer, I was sceptical, when we met up to talk about props and area of interest for the photo shoot, she gave alot of insight. We were so happy to work with her. The photos after we everything we had hoped for thank you ipek for the awesome job. Well done. Next we plan a pregnancy photo shoot and I'll definitely write another review.
Jami H.
Mar 21, 2016
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Katrina H.
Jun 17, 2015
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Ipek is an amazing person and photographer. I came across her work when I was pregnant with my daughter, and I loved what I saw. She brings life and color to her modern work, and has an eye like no one else. She is a year into her business, but she is a total pro. We showed her outfits our daughter would wear ahead of time, and she picked out the perfect props, and when we asked for a random family portrait last minute, she made it happen. Very professional, and she is worth every penny. We will definitely return to her one day. I'll attach some of her work. We highly recommend Melodi photography