i look for beauty in unexpected places,turn flaws into beauty marks, weakness, into strengths, and highlight potential overlooked. creating images that inspire, empower & celebrate you!
don’t let anyone define you! let’s show them who you are on your own terms! PORTRAITS THAT CELEBRATE YOU!
nyc portrait and branding photographer
Nicole Mondestin is a black female photographer specializing in portrait, boudoir, headshot, and branding photography in Brooklyn, NY. Serving NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and 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 businesses.
Non-Traditional headshots and business branding images that celebrate you and stand out from the crowd.
Don’t know what to wear? what to do with your hands or how to speak to your audience through imagery?
Are you looking for help sorting through the noise and putting the pieces of your vision together?
easy booking process
Contact. Consult. Book. Shoot!
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creative direction, photoshoot design, strategy session
This is where we pull all 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 and allow you to define yourself on your terms.
guided posing from beginning to end
Don’t know what to do with your hands 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 your head to the tip of your toes during your entire shoot.
pre-session consultation
My in-depth pre-session consultation is designed to get to root who you are, 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!
how to book your custom experience!
1. contact
Fill out the contact form. Yes, you could always pick up the phone but filling out the contact form is much easier. Once you fill out the contact form, an email will be sent directly to me. Responses are typically dispatched within 24-48hrs. Unless an email is sent on Friday -Sunday, in that case, you can expect to receive a response the next business day.
2. discovery call
Included in my email response is a link to set up a discovery call. Where you select a 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, time, and available locations
3. book
Once we have discussed the pricing options, we agreed on a shoot date and time. You will be sent a link to your client portal. In the client portal, you will be directed to pay the non-refundable retainer, sign the contract and fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire and our discovery call are the beginning of creating your custom photo session.
4. 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 prep for your shoot.
5. execute & shoot
We put all that planning to use to execute and shoot images that inspire, empower and celebrate you!
6. shoot day
It’s your time to shine. My glam and beauty team will prep and style you to perfection for your shoot. This part is almost as important as the shoot because when you feel good, it exudes from the inside out! My main goal is to capture images that reflect you!
7. 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, we will review and discuss your pictures. I will help you select your final images and place orders for additional products.
meet nicole
I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. Sometimes you have to look at beauty and life from a different angle to truly appreciate it. I love vibrant color. I don’t believe that you have to mute or cut out the best parts of yourself to be professional. I’m an introvert but I’m also the biggest cheerleader for my family, friends and clients. I believe that everyone deserves to tell their story on their terms.
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reviews
it’s all about the experience!
“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.”
“Nicole's work is incredible from start to finish! This was my first true professional photoshoot and Nicole made me feel so comfortable and beautiful in front of the camera. Special shout out to the makeup artist, Tasha, as well because she truly did an amazing job on my makeup! What also really stood out for me was the amount of dedicated time and hard work that Nicole put into the process from the mood board to the guided posing and of course the camera work and very flattering edits of the final pictures. The only difficult part of this process for me was trying to select my prints and digital images because the photos came out so good that quite frankly I wanted to order them ALL!”
Jasmine
“Not only was working on Nicole an absolute delight (she’s so fun and on top of things!) — the images she captured of me are just SO incredibly awesome, I’m inspired just by looking at them! Nicole has an amazing eye for seeing people’s essence and transferring it to photos, and the end product is unlike anything else I’ve come across. Will definitely be working with her and her team again for sure!”
- Gaby
“Nicole was patient, knowledgable, and so professional. She took the time to prepare for my unique brand needs and personality by doing a thorough consultation and developing a mood board prior to the session. The session was awesome! The makeup artist was incredible and absolutely nailed my look. Nicole made me feel so comfortable and confident. She was clear in her creative direction and for someone like me who is a bit reserved at times, it was what I needed to execute the best angles and poses. Needless to say, the images were so good I had a very difficult time narrowing my choices. I would recommend her to anyone, and will definitely utilize her talent and services again in the future.”
- Daihnia
“If you want to look amazing BEYOND YOUR WILDEST dreams, please book Nicole. She's so talented and professional that I'm already booking my next session after I saw my pictures. So book her...Do it now! You are worth it and so is she!”
- Jenn
“Nicole Mondestin Photography blessed me with their artistry in imagery. Mrs Mondestin guided me from the start, was attentive to details and most importantly, created an image true to me and my practice. This is one of the best valuable investments I made! I am sooo happy with my photos!”
- Cerene
“I did a shoot and Nicole was amazing!!! I felt so comfortable when I went to her studio. She posed me and positioned me. We had some laughs and she made me feel really comfortable. I couldn’t be more happy with the photos. It’s crazy because all the photos are of me and it looks like me but I’m like do I really look that good! Such an amazing experience. I’ll be doing another shoot with her next year!”
Portraits
Business Branding & Headshots
Maternity
Boudoir