I look for beauty in unexpected places, turn flaws into beauty marks, weaknesses into strengths, and highlight potential overlooked. Creating images that inspire, empower, and celebrate you!
NYC portrait, headshot, and branding photographer
Nicole Mondestin is a black female photographer specializing in portrait, boudoir, headshot, personal, and business branding photography in Brooklyn, NY, serving NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and the Tri-state area. Nicole uses color creativity, fashion, and her connection with her clients to create custom photo sessions with final images that truly reflect her clients, their brand, and their businesses.
Don’t let anything or anyone define you! Your winning season is now!
You aren’t your weight, your kids, your worries, or who society says you are. Let’s show them who you are on your own terms with portraits that celebrate you!
Non-traditional headshots and personal branding images that celebrate you and stand out from the crowd!
I worked in the legal field for eleven years. During that time, I felt like tradition had a pigeon hold on everyone. Traditional headshots and branding imagery were cold, stale, colorless, and lifeless. I believe your images should be the exact opposite. Your images can celebrate and showcase your style, complexion, hair, and personality, be filled with vibrancy, convey your knowledge/power, and still be professional.
Two studios in the heart of clinton hill, brooklyn!
don’t know what to wear?
what to do with your hands or how to pose?
how to speak to your audience through your imagery?
are you looking for help sorting through the noise and putting pieces of your vision together?
most importantly do you want creativity without the chaos?!?!!!
No worries! I’ve got you covered!
Easy Booking Process
Contact. Consult. Book. Shoot!
I’m a creative who can’t stand chaos. I’m here to guide you every step of the way through this process! I’m your photography BFF and lifeguard. I won’t let you drown.
Creative direction, photoshoot design, and strategy session.
This is where we pull the pieces of your shoot together: location, makeup, wardrobe, hair, and more. I’m here to help you design a shoot that celebrates you and your brand. Images that attract your ideal client showcase who you are and allow you to define yourself on your terms.
Guided posing from beginning to end!
Don’t you know what to do with your hands, combat double chins, how to smile, or how to convey emotion? Don’t worry. We will have a posing class before the shoot, and I will guide you through posing from the top of your head to the tips of your toes during your entire shoot!
pre-session consultation
Before I can help you, I need to know what you need! My in-depth pre-session consultation is designed to get to the root of who you are and what you want to convey to the world via your portraits, headshots, or business branding images. I want to create images that are authentically you!
The experience you’ve been dreaming of….
Images that reveal what’s been inside all along.
Here is how you can book your custom session.
contact
Fill out the contact form. Yes, you could always pick up the phone, but filling out the contact form is much easier. This way, I can promptly respond to your specific needs and address them all. Once you complete the contact form, an email will be sent to me. Responses are typically dispersed between 24 and 48 hours. Unless an email is sent on Friday or Sunday, you can expect to receive a response the next business day.
discovery call
My email response includes a link to set up a discovery call. When you select the date and time on my calendar that is convenient for you during our call, we will discuss your vision for the shoot, how you want to be photographed, and what you want your images to convey to the world, most importantly, how I can showcase you in the best light. We will discuss pricing, shoot dates and times, and available locations.
book
Once we had discussed the pricing options, we agreed on a shoot date and time. You will be sent a link to your client portal. You will be directed to pay the non-refundable retainer in the client portal, sign the contract, and fill out the questionnaire. The questionnaire and our discovery call are the beginning of creating your custom photo session.
plan
This is where we collaborate and design a custom photo session for you from beginning to end. We will discuss all the details and prepare for your shoot.
Execute & Shoot
We put all the planning to use to execute and shoot images that inspire, empower, and celebrate you!
Shoot day!
It’s your time to shine! My glam and beauty team will pre and style you to perfection for your shoot. This part is almost as important as the shoot because it exudes from the inside out when you feel good! My main goal is to capture images that reflect you!
gallery reveal & ordering session
2-3 weeks after your shoot, we will meet for a gallery reveal/ordering session where your retouched images will be revealed to you. During that time, we will review and discuss your pictures. I will help you select your final images and place orders for additional products.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
— Maya Angelou
Meet nicole
Your guide & photographer
I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. Sometimes you have to look at beauty through a different lens and angle to truly appreciate it. I love vibrant colors. I don’t believe that you have to mute or cut out the best parts of yourself to be considered professional. I’m an introvert, but I am also the biggest cheerleader for my family, friends, and clients! I believe that everyone deserves to tell their story on their own terms.
Hire nicole to capture your wildest dreams with a splash of color.
I’m here to help you bring your vision to life. To help show you the world who you are through vibrant imagery. I will help you pull the pieces of your puzzle together to create clear, cohesive, vibrant images that tell the story of you, your business, and your brand. Most importantly, I will deliver images that celebrate, look, and feel like you!
portfolio
Let’s show them who you are!
pricing
Transparency is the best policy. I lay it all on the table and show you exactly what I’m working with.
Photos that make you feel something
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You deserve this book, Nicole, to document your story for your business, brand, or just because!
Step into the light you are here and you deserve to be celebrated!