About me

18-year-old photographer with lots of inspiration and creativity.
Art has always been present in my life since a very young age.
From webcam shots, to compact cameras, to DSLR's my passion
for photography started at the age of 11,since then my camera
has become an extension of my body.
Most of my work are self-portraits, based on expressive/fashion,
and for the past two years I've worked with other models.

Q + A

What inspired you to be a photographer?
I wanted to capture emotion in a form of art, and was introduced
to photography at a very young age.

When did you begin to do photography?
At the age of 12, I used to take webcam pics and edit them.
Then at 13, I got my first digital camera.

What was your first camera?
I think it was a 2.0mp Vivitar with 64mb SD card d;

Do you have any former training of photographhy?
No, as you can tell from my first images.

So, how did you learn it?
Self-taught. Experimenting, buying magazines and
looking up tutorials.

How do you post-process your images?
I use Adobe Photoshop CS3.

What kind of photography do you do?
Portraits or self-portraits are always expressive/fashion.
I do a few misc ones ocassionally.

Where do you get inspiration from?
Weirdly, its always at night.  I get so many ideas,
I've recently started to jot them down in case I forget.

How do you see yourself in the future?
Something involving photography and fashion.

Who are your models?
Friends or people I know for most of my previous work.
I'm looking to work with various models from Model Mayhem.

Can you take pictures of me?
Sure, take a look at my services, and email me with your request.

Any questions e-mail me at: lauraribeirophotography@gmail.com