• Konichiwa, I’m TG Anderson

    You're probably wondering what the "G” represents in my name.
    No? Well I'll tell you anyway.
    It's not Georgia, or Gayle or Gene. It’s Gaysha, as in Geisha, the Japanese noun meaning: “art person". While watching a documentary about Japanese Geisha, my sister fell in love with the name and decided that my middle name would be GAYSHA. I love weddings. It's my art and as I’ve explained above, I am an art person. I relish the excitement of a bride while she watches her beautiful day unfold in splendor.

    Next to your maid of honor, I'm probably going to be the most excited and maddeningly happy/giddy person at your wedding. I believe that photography is one of the most important things to consider when planning your wedding and I love that responsibility. My style is natural and unobtrusive, capturing beautiful moments and all the details which tell the story of the day. I am a calming presence on the day and sometimes act as a bit of a bodyguard, protecting my couples against stress on the day.

    Now unto the conception of ‘UBara’; ubara is pronounced “ooh” NOT “you” or “yu” or “ewe” but “OU”, click here, you can sing along!My grandmother was the most important person and most influential person in my life until her passing. She nicknamed me "Rosie" and it's what my immediate family calls me to this day. Even my parrot, but he's passed away now too.

    "UBara" is an archaic Japanese word that means "rose". I like archaic words/phrases. I'm probably the only person you'll meet that uses phrases like "aye" or "nay" in their everyday vernacular.

    UBara Photography is a blend of all things I love: Nature, Weddings, and Japanese Culture; all balanced 'in memoriam' of my grandmother, Hilda Phillips.

    Questions? I am happy to chat, :)

    Arigatou Gozaimasu!

Fashion Fridays

            Hi! Welcome to another edition of Fashion Fridays. This Friday we are looking at MINT. A wonderful color that’s great for the winter. Originally I was inspired by this post on piterest and so i asked my BFF Jaywan, to put together a couple of looks for me. Between she and I we came up with four very chic and sophisticated looks. Winter is no reason to be frumpy or lack luster. Do you like? Because I love!!! As I said before, I love color. I love flirtatious, ‘take a second at me’ kind of clothing. I think all these pieces are flirtatious, mature, romantic and sophisticated. They are multi purpose pieces as well: work, date night, love night, tease HIM night:-)

Let me know what you think, thanks!






Fashion Fridays

            I love clothes. I love writing writing about clothes, especially COLORFUL and CHIC clothing. This post has been brewing for a really long time. Like the rest of the web world I’ve discovered a total love for pinterest. Obsessively enough, I was already enthralled with polyvore and then someone had the brilliant idea to MERGE the two worlds. I am always pinning and re-pinning ideas. So I am going to share my love of clothes with you by giving potential/future brides ideas for engagement sessions; or for the newlywed lady, sophisticated and chic ideas for a (hot) date night. My fashionable friend BOLA runs the THE FAB BRIDE and she actually came up with a post for engagement session outfits. I loved that idea because I love coordinating these outfits for my couples in real life. I believe that clothes are an expression of who we are and I think that being chic, flirtatious, and sexy should always be the tone of an engagement shoot. So I decided to put together an ongoing post that would show case different tastes, and tastes that would hopefully resonate with the ideal UBara Photo bride. We’ll call this ongoing post Fashion Fridays. I’m excited, and I know, so are you! haha.

Here are a couple of outfits that I think would be PERFECT for date night and or engagement photos. I always encourage couples to do two sets of outfits, one casual and one dressy. You’ll see that same trend in the sets I choose form polyvore. If you have any sets on polyvore let me know. But here are my ideas:

I love this look, so girly and dainty – and blush is a very flirtatious color:




and one more! a great pop of color here:




Lifestyle/Anytime: Aaron Mingo/Rittenhouse Square

            Aaron is one of the most ambitious and driven people I know. He’s intelligent and focused and I’m happy to know him. When I first met Aaron I admired the kindness and humility that I saw in his eyes. Hopefully I was able to capture all these wonderful characteristics in this shoot. Thanks so much Aaron! Please enjoy.

Engagement: Josh & Joy//Penn Treaty Park

            When I first saw Joy, I KNEW I had to photograph her wedding. So I did what any normal, obsessive compulsive person would do, I facebook-stalked her until she became engaged and eventually we became associates. As you can see below, my obsession is warranted because she is one of most beautiful women I’ve ever met. I was beauty struck. I still am. It is a complete understatement to say that I am thrilled to be documenting her special day. As time and internet stalking would have it, her sorority sister, Alicia, is now one of my former brides. So what does this teach us? Stalking does pay off. HA-HA!No, our meeting didn’t go anything like that, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Joy, you’re beautiful! Josh you’re so handsome, sometimes it’s smoldering. I am extremely excited and happy that I get to document you becoming Mr. and Mrs. Munn.
STD May 27, 2012!!


Here are a couple of my favorites! Please enjoy.



Sneak Peak: Josh and Joy

I am dying! DYING every minute and every day that goes by to show you, two of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met. I am gushing right now…it’s so embarrassing how much I enjoyed shooting these two.

Please enjoy this for now: thanks!

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