What an experience… it was my first photoshooting ever and of course, I was kind of not sure if I will be able to feel comfortable enough so that the outcome will be a pleasant one…
Well, I should not have had to worry at all. The moment I met Maria, we had an instantly wonderful connection. She was so friendly and made me feel comfortable around her from the beginning.
So, when the shooting started, I already felt totally safe with her.
During the shooting, Maria oozed out that wonderfully calm presence. She manages to establish an atmosphere of no expectations from her side as she already knows. She already sees your beauty and you can just let her lead the way.
Calmly reassuring me all the time to be just me, she managed to take not only a few but actually a lot of wonderful pictures of me that made me feel seen.
And her approach is incredibly professional as she does not come along with a lot of “fake” light sources as she has no need to. She knows how to play with the sunlight and the wonderful interaction between light and shadow masterfully. The pictures therefore are filled with life instead of, what I see often in other photos of shootings, strenuous, lifelessly attempted perfection.
Thank you for this wonderful experience, thank you for seeing me, Maria and for letting me see how my essence can shine radiant when being captured through the right “lenses”.
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