We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Victoria Seguritan a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Victoria, appreciate you joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

As a child, I was always attracted to photography & the arts. I guess you could say I’m very “left brained”. My very first experience with photography was with a disposable camera I got for Christmas as a child. I remember lining up all of my dolls and posing them for pictures. As I got older and got an actual camera, I dove into YouTube and learned from other creatives who shared tips online. A lot of what I have learned has been from trial and error as well. I don’t think there’s any right way to necessarily speed up the learning process, because I think it’s super important to learn as you go and learn from your mistakes. I think the most essential skills for photography are simply having the passion and love for it deep down so that you stay engaged. Learning how to work with light is one of the most crucial pieces for sure. I think I have stood in my own way from time to time as far as obstacles. Just simply being too stubborn to change things, but realizing sometimes you have to to get better.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My first “real” experience with photography was when a friend who knew I took good pictures with my iPhone and would post on Instagram, asked me if I would photograph her elopement with my iPhone. After doing that, I realized, “maybe this is something I could look into more seriously.” And so I bought my first camera, learned how to use Lightroom, and started booking free shoots for practice. I’ve always been drawn to nature and photographing nature. I went from that to shooting subjects in nature. I fell in love with taking photos of couples and families in their natural environments, rather than posed studio type portraits. I find that most of the people who book me, do so for that very reason. They like that I work with natural environments and approach photography in a more documentary type of style. I do pose my clients somewhat, but I’m much more drawn to letting them just be themselves and having those memories and just interacting with each other to look back on. I love that I’m able to help families have beautiful photos to cherish for years to come. I’m most proud of being able to differentiate myself from others. I think my work is truly my own, and not a copy of anyone else’s. I have my own style and my own approach to everything.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I would have to say the most rewarding part is being able to be a part of someone’s special journey, whether it’s motherhood, an engagement, or whatever that may be. Just being able to provide a tangible memory for them to look back on, makes me so happy and fulfilled.

Have you ever had to pivot?

I think I started out like a lot of photographers when I started by doing weddings. I ended up falling out of love with shooting big weddings, and fell into my own niche of shooting maternity, motherhood, families, and couples out in nature. It changed the game for me and made me feel so much more fulfilled in my career.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.gypsymoonphoto.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gypsymoonphotog

Image Credits

Photos taken by me

Personal photo taken by India Earl