Today we’d like to introduce you to Neri Diomedi

Hi Neri, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.

When I was a kid I was always into cars because I grew up in an automotive household and I loved the design of cars. I originally wanted to be a car designer so I could shape and sculpt the body lines of exotic cars like the ones I admired. In high school I decided to try out photography and discovered that I really like capturing the beauty that is a car. Diving deeper into that I dedicated most of my young adult life to automotive photography and then went to school to get a fine arts degree focused in photography. From there just doing more freelance photography until I landed a contract job at Turn 10 Studios, a game studio that makes the AAA game franchise of Forza. I finished out my contract there as a capture artist recently and am now diving into the freelance world again hoping to keep pursuing my dream and expression my passion in automotive photography.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?

It’s been relatively smooth in the grand scheme of things. There were some rough times especially right out of college when I kind of felt lost and couldn’t find creatives jobs or roles that fit what I wanted to do. This can happen a lot when you put yourself into a box/niche like I did with automotive photography, but in the long term it helps you tremendously. After I overcame the short term struggle of not finding work I was able to meet more people and gain experiences that help craft who I am now. Since then it’s been pretty smooth when transitioning from one job to another.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?

I specialize in automotive photography and that’s something that I’m really proud of. I’ve been able to perfect my photography in the automotive space to a place where I’m considered an experienced professional. I think I’m most known for experimenting with interesting angles and perspectives. I try and find creative ways to portray a car so it doesn’t get too repetitive. I also like working a lot with additional light sources and love the drama that it brings to automotive photography.

Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?

I’d say my main supporter and help has been my mom. She’s an artist as well and has always supported my raft since the beginning and wasn’t afraid to give me feedback on my work even if it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I think a big part of having a support system that you can actually trust is when they give you constructive criticism. Even if I thought I did a good job it helps for your support to not just be a yes man because it won’t help you grow. This made me always want to do better and then when you really excel and my mom was blown away by a piece of my work, I knew it was legit and not just because I’m her son.

Of course I’ve also had a lot of friends I’ve interacted with that are also photographers that’ve helped me tremendously but naming all of them would take a very long time. I’ve also been blessed enough to meet some industry professionals that are open to answer questions whenever they arise and having a resource like that is priceless.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.nerivalenti.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neri.valenti/