You heard it said that pictures speak a thousand words. I live by that expression.
You heard it said that pictures speak a thousand words. I live by that expression.
A woman on a mission
Be it entrepreneurs and artists looking to grow their brands and do it properly, or just people looking for beautiful portraits showing their more intimate side for themselves or a loved one.
I feel deeply, think a lot, and care about the people who come into my world, more than anything else. And I absolutely adore beauty in all its forms.
A woman on a mission
Be it entrepreneurs and artists looking to grow their brands and do it properly, or just people looking for beautiful portraits showing their more intimate side for themselves or a loved one.
I feel deeply, think a lot, and care about the people who come into my world, more than anything else. And I absolutely adore beauty in all its forms.
When I was little, before I could even read, I used to browse my mother’s fashion magazines looking at the pictures and ads in awe.
I spent my pocket money on school trips buying extra film for my basic camera because I’d run out of space.
I loved beautiful things and creating tangible memories of those I saw. Even if a lot of them were blurry.
I then learnt how to take proper photographs on my father’s old Minolta analogue camera as I grew older, and received a DSLR for my 18th birthday.
I gave up on being a professional photographer when I was a teenager. Despite some early success as a street fashion and concert photographer, my family’s lack of support got to me.
I went to uni to study History, and got a safe job in marketing, starting a lifestyle blog as a side creative outlet to keep taking pretty pictures.
Over the year that followed, I worked on myself so I could leave that insecure teenager behind. I built my first portfolio, which won me a spot on Wishu’s 2022 Top 100 UK Creatives list, and started my business.
Top: Our family cat, Fiore.
Left: A past, fun life <3
Right: My favourite city
(other than London, of course!)
During lockdown, I picked up a new hobby: playing a genre of Japanese visual novels called otome.
I was reading a story about a London photoshoot and I could hear it like a daemon on my shoulder: “It could’ve been you”.
Of course I can’t shoot fictional characters (although I can shoot the actors bringing them to life), but that was not the point.
I knew I had the experience in marketing and branding to offer a special touch to portrait photography to other women like me, looking to show up and create authentic connections with their ideal clients.
My experience helps me to see every shot not just as what’s in front of me, but also as the potential for using it on your website and social media.
Seeing the development of a brand story in my mind as vividly as my commute daydreams is second nature.
Whether it’s personal branding, lifestyle photography, or boudoir and classic portraits, my approach is that of a storyteller. I just use images rather than words.
Don McCullin once said: “I only use a camera like I use a toothbrush. It does the job.”
I would say that I use it like a magic wand, bringing something intangible into reality.
We always create something from nothing and then, when someone else engages with it, it causes an emotion, and that fascinates me like few other things.
I live and breathe emotions, mine and other people’s (did I mention I’m a Scorpio Moon?). Technique can be learnt, and things can be technically perfect and dry.
True beautiful photography is something that touches the soul, and that’s my aspiration when I pick up my camera.
It’s like how music makes us feel emotions and we remember the most important moments of our lives by the music that was playing then. Music and images in my mind always go together.
I don’t exclusively work with women (and I mean trans women too), so if you’re a man or non-binary person and want to work with me I’d love to hear from you.
However, I am a woman and I’m passionate about female empowerment since, for far too long, we have been relegated to the sidelines of history save for the notable exceptions that have inspired generations.
I also know what it’s like to be on the other side as a business owner and as a woman having her photos taken when society has conditioned us to never see ourselves as beautiful and worthy just as we are.
I knew I had the experience in marketing and branding to offer a special touch to portrait photography to other women like me, looking to show up and create authentic connections with their ideal clients.
My experience helps me to see every shot not just as what’s in front of me, but also as the potential for using it on your website and social media.
Seeing the development of a brand story in my mind as vividly as my commute daydreams is second nature.
Whether it’s personal branding, lifestyle photography, or boudoir and classic portraits, my approach is that of a storyteller. I just use images rather than words.
Don McCullin once said: “I only use a camera like I use a toothbrush. It does the job.”
We always create something from nothing and then, when someone else engages with it, it causes an emotion, and that fascinates me like few other things.
I live and breathe emotions, mine and other people’s (did I mention I’m a Scorpio Moon?). Technique can be learnt, and things can be technically perfect and dry.
True beautiful photography is something that touches the soul, and that’s my aspiration when I pick up my camera.
It’s like how music makes us feel emotions and we remember the most important moments of our lives by the music that was playing then. Music and images in my mind always go together.
I don’t exclusively work with women (and I mean trans women too), so if you’re a man or non-binary person and want to work with me I’d love to hear from you.
However, I am a woman and I’m passionate about female empowerment since, for far too long, we have been relegated to the sidelines of history save for the notable exceptions that have inspired generations.
I also know what it’s like to be on the other side as a business owner and as a woman having her photos taken when society has conditioned us to never see ourselves as beautiful and worthy just as we are.
MY REALLY OFFICIAL BIO, the TL:DR VERSION
Alexis is a luxury portrait photographer with a passion for personal branding and lifestyle photography. She believes commercial photography can (and should) be just as beautiful and artistic as what we see in galleries. She was one of Wishu’s
Top 100 UK Creatives in 2022.
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF
I live for a great little black dress.
They’re more than half my wardrobe and I still buy more when I see one I like
80% of my personality is influenced by watching Gilmore Girls too much growing up (forever #TeamLogan, by the way)
A friend once said that Hakuoki is, for me, “a lifestyle and a religion”.
She had a point.
It could be my specialist topic on Mastermind
I have Italian heritage but I don’t really like pasta. Or espresso. But I would take cicchetti and wine in Venice any day
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF
I live for a great little black dress.
They’re more than half my wardrobe and I still buy more when I see one I like
80% of my personality is influenced by watching Gilmore Girls too much growing up (forever #TeamLogan, by the way)
A friend once said that Hakuoki is, for me, “a lifestyle and a religion”.
She had a point.
It could be my specialist topic on Mastermind
I have Italian heritage but I don’t really like pasta. Or espresso. But I would take cicchetti and wine in Venice any day
Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.
Mint Chocolate
Kishou Taniyama of GRANRODEO
Uta no Prince-sama
Wine Maker
Venice
A French 75, of course! This Tonic template was no coincidence
Music (and good food, possibly together)
Takoyaki
Beach
Any show I like. Is there any other way to watch anything?
Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.
Mint Chocolate
Kishou Taniyama of GRANRODEO
Uta no Prince-sama
Wine Maker
Venice
A French 75, of course! This Tonic template was no coincidence
Music (and good food, possibly together)
Takoyaki
Beach
Any show I like. Is there any other way to watch anything?