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@penny created this great Q&A for the @photographer profile so you peeps get to know us better ! I think this is a great opportunity, it made me realized I don't talk about myself a lot (pretty much never actually lol), it's so much easier for me to say stuff about the babes I got to work with but when it comes to me...Eeeek, let me hide in a corner real fast 🥵 So here goes, hope you'll find it interesting !

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   1. How long have you been a photographer?

2. 2. Why did you choose to pursue a career as a photographer?

2. 3. Besides photography what are your interests/hobbies?

I tried my hand at learning to play music instruments (drums, violin) but never managed to be serious about it enough which is a shame cos I absolutely LOVE it ! I wish I could be in a band haha, I listen to music all the time ! Other than that nothing special, I love cinema obviously, watch a *lot* of tv shows while editing (just finished The Crown the other day and am catching up on Pose atm, both quality shows !). I love travelling and miss it SO bad, my last big one was Japan 3 years ago and I miss the country every damn day 😫 I was supposed to be in LA for 2 weeks last March but y'know...🤡 I have a bucket list of places I wanna go to on my phone haha ! I'm into shamanism a lot (fun fact : Ayah is short for Ayahuasca), I'm also obsessed with astrology, I even participated to a workshop this year !) I'm always checking everyone's birth charts to get to understand people more, I have astrology apps on my phone, I check my transits etc...It's serious business to me 😂

I looove food and recently started to get into make-up a lot ! I enjoy doing it on a more regular basis and seeing myself get better at it ✨ Other than that shopping, true crime (podcasts and documentaries are my shit), baking...I also started to get into sewing recently thanks to my mother in law, I love it ! I need my own sewing machine, I would be thrilled if I could create beautiful lingerie !

2. 4. What are your 5 favorite SG shots?

@drew in Lolita

@nattybohh in Lumière Parisienne

@sophoulla in cherry

@kaliva in chant de l'eau

@vaughn in Serpentine

Ok I'll be cheeky and put 2 more and only 2 waaah, I have so many tbf...At least I forced myself to keep it down to MR and FP sets 💀

@eveowl in morning fix

And finally @midnight in Seduction

Guess you could say I have a thing for backlight teehee....Nothing compares imo, it highlights the bodies so well !

2. 5: Which is your favorite lens? Why?
5. Even tho I only shoot with my 24-70 for now (it's great and polyvalent), my fav is the 35mm (the SIGMA 1.4 DG HSM ART if you wanna get technical) ! I really can't wait to get my own, I don't possess one yet but I absolutely adore the DOF of it, its creamy yet sharp feeling and also its bokeh ! It's also super handy to shoot gorgeous portraits in narrow spaces and fixed lenses are THE SHIT waaah I want a 35 one so damn bad !

2. 6. Whose work has influenced you most?

@aymi's also one of my very favs, her work is so erotic, intimate and delicate ! Her sets are like love stories and declarations to the models she shoots, I feel venusian vibes coming from them ! So generous and sensual !

@saria's work is also incredible, she's been my top inspiration for years now ! She seems so exigent with herself, pushing herself to produce only top quality content and I admire this rigour I must say (she's a cap if I'm not mistaken...Figures haha). Her work is so crisp and clean but with gorgeous DOF and her light and tint/warmth work is ALWAYS on point !

@caustix, our king ! His ascent to the top of photographers is absolutely incredible, like, bruh, phew. I love his very unique, dark style ! He's created such a personal and recognisable one, you could tell a shot is his straight away ! His angles and the way he manages to take the most flattering shots...Damn I hate this guy lmao ! (Jk, jk, you get what I mean right ?)

Tbf it's again very hard to pick only a few, I get inspired by a lot of photographers and sets here ! We've got quite the team 🥰

2. 7. What one superpower would you want and why?

I often dream I'm flying and the feeling is just incredible ! It's in the stomach like butterflies, like when you're on a rollercoaster or the top of a building, it makes me feel so free and it's exhilarating ! I always start by walking and then my steps get bigger like I'm jumping higher and higher until I'm in the sky 💫

2. 8. What kind of gear do you use?

2. 9. What is the most rewarding part of being a photographer for you?

10. What kind of tools do you use for post processing?

The ol' Lightroom for light and Photoshop for skin editing !

2. 11. What does photography mean to you?

2. 12. If you could time travel, when/where would you go?

2. 13. What is the most difficult part of being a photographer for you?
5. I'm very hard on myself and put a lot of pressure on my own shoulders so I guess not being able, sometimes, to produce my best work ? Also making a living out of it obvs *sigh*
10. 14. What makes the good picture stand out from the average?
13. Light, contrast, colors but also a good picture gotta make you stop and feel something, make you want to fully appreciate it, kinda like a painting in a museum, ya feel ? I need to feel like something is happening in the shot, an emotion, a vibe, a story...
18. 15. What inspires you?
20. Cinema and paintings mostly ! I'm obsessed with light and color too but also am passionate about home decor and design so that's why I always try to find the most beautiful places/scenery to shoot ! If I find a place I like, I instantly get inspired and start creating shots in my mind !

2. 16. What is your favorite shot someone else has taken?
5. How am I supposed to choose 💀 I don't have a fav tbh, how is it even possible with the multitude of incredible sets this site has to offer ? I'll put one among the many I like but no favs !

@venom by @michaelmae in sea hag

3. 17. Is there an image that sums up you best?

3. 18. Tell us something about yourself that no one would guess?

2. 19. What is your favorite shot you have ever taken?

2. 20. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

Hope this was interesting for you ! It's a long read, I tend to talk a lot when I get started 😅

@missy @penny @eirenne @lemon @mickey