🇬🇧 Three mistakes you should avoid when choosing a photographer for an artistic photo shoot

This is a text about three mistakes you should avoid when choosing a photographer for an artistic photo shoot or to purchase custom fine art photography.

• Create unrealistic expectations. For example, a fat person wants a boudoir photoshoot where, as a result, they have the body of Heidi Klum or Cristiano Ronaldo. Technically it's possible, but if you don't accept your own appearance and don't want to create a sensual photoshoot recording your real body, what's the point of doing a photoshoot whose result you would know is fake? You can lose weight until you measure up to Heidi Klum or CR7 and your body will still be different from theirs.
• Look for the lowest price. Beginners and insecure professionals photograph people on the street for free. Experienced professionals capable of managing their own business know that their costs are high and price them taking into account their costs, their personal and professional repertoire and their ability to deliver results.
• Want a portfolio. Although some people recommend asking for a portfolio when hiring photographers, this has some downsides in the case of artistic photography. One artistic work is never the same as another and a portfolio can generate unrealistic expectations from the client. For example, you see the photographer's previous work and hope to do a similar photoshoot. A real artist doesn't do similar work, just as (s)he will only make a person look like another in specific situations, such as a photo shoot for an artist paying homage to another, or a fashion editorial paying homage to someone. And a person looking for a truly artistic work wants precisely the artist's originality in creating something that is out of the ordinary for that new photo shoot. The photographer's personal and professional repertoire is worth more than his previous experiences as a photographer.

I am Nycka Nunes, a visual artist and photographer with extensive experience in the fashion industry, where I worked seeking to avoid repressing my natural creativity in a domestic environment where creativity was treated as a defect. At a certain point in my life, after overcoming my insecurities and traumas, art spoke louder and I chose to work with visual arts and photography, subjects that I studied at university with great feedback from teachers.

My services are available to clients all over the world. To find out more about me and my work, follow my profiles on social media and/or contact me directly via email or messages on Instagram.

Nycka Nunes