I just realised that today was the #MentalHealthDay. What a wonderful thing to remember, celebrate and talk about. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I never believed stronger than now that we should have more discussions on this topic.
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Been thinking a lot lately about my progress and my huge steps towards self-confidence. And most recently about MY WHY as a portrait photographer. Why is it that I got so hooked with this job? I first educated myself in international economics and Digital Marketing, so what made me fell in love so much with photography that I pivoted in such a different direction?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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They are really connected: photography and confidence. When I could finally SEE myself, believe in myself, heal myself and let myself BE SEEN just the way I am it enabled me to do the same for others. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The more my business grows, the more weight goes off. The more value I put on my work, the better my work and my service get because I am more invested. More self love, self value = more sustainable income. And that is only because I made it to find my true why.

I really believe a good picture of you can empower you to embrace the love for every part and side of yourself. My why is the thrill I see on my clients` faces when they see themselves. It has a healing and therapeutic effect on both of us.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"Whether I’m having a great or horribly dark day, the connection I make with a portrait client and time spent in the studio feel like they exist in another, beautiful dimension. I serve clients well and speak affirming truths to them, and then can’t help but do the same for myself in my personal life! It’s a wonderful cycle." - @mitzistarkweather, fellow photographer in my mentorship program, commented one of my posts. Couldn`t have said it better! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My new mental wellbeing involved sports, yoga, meditation and two amazing mentors: @suebrycephotographer and @sandra_jauslin ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What do you do for your mental health?

More studio shenenigans whith these two mother daughter besties. @tamara.hoda did my makeup 💄 in between the morning and afternoon shoot 🙂

#behindthescenes #photographerzurich #motherdaughtershoot
#businessprofessionalwomen #thisisruxi

It was about time to introduce you Della @dellaisara my rock solid boss lady friend who is also no1 Styling Consultant and Hair and Makeup Artist. I work with Della since 5 years now. Della runs my wardrobe consultations and pampers our clients at the studio. We made many clients happy together.

It might sound bizarre, makeup will make your photos look more natural. Yes, Read on. 💄

The older we get, the more uneven our skin tone. Red noses, chins and cheeks are all softened with a little concealer. Also, blemishes, sun damage and dark circles are mitigated. 💄

Makeup Cuts cuts down on the amount of retouching I need to do in your photo. Ironically, this makes you look more natural. It also helps us turn around your retouched photos faster. 💄

Makeup reduces face shine. This is a big one for me. If I see shiny face skin in photos, i consider an unprofessional photo. We naturally have oil in our skin and tend to shine. Even without a makeup artist, I carry translucent powder with me to reduce shine on subjects. With strobe lights flashing, shine is enhanced, so makeup really makes a difference. 💄
Get The Right Color for You
Della knows what looks best with your coloring. She will enhance your look to show the best you. Lipstick alone can have a dramatic effect on your look. With Della as a professional makeup artist, the color will look fantastic in your portrait. 💄

Makeup Brings Out Those Eyes
Mascara can really enhance your eyes. A professional makeup artist can hit the perfect balance. 💄

Pampering Makes You Special
Getting pampered before your shoot can really make you feel like a star. We find the makeup session really relaxes people and puts them in a good mood for their photo shoot. Many people tell us how much the special treatment adds to their headshot experience. 💄

Men Need Headshot Makeup Too
Of course many people won’t wear lipstick and mascara. Most, but not all of our male clients don’t. Many female clients do not either. We strive to bring out the best in you and Della will always asks how you want to look before proceeding. However, anyone can from a little powder and/or hair smoothing.

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Some more behind the scenes photos of our work in Venice from my iphone. It was an absolutely fantastic experience and we couldn’t be more happy with the images and the footage we have.
Yes, the life as a creative is sparkling and so much fun and exciting, all the wonderful places and people you find along the way. The colourful sunsets and sunrises. The rush when you get that one perfect shot or the adrenaline that you might miss it or fall in the water getting it.
Even if is so much fun and excitement, being a visual creative is not an easy job at all, if you want to do it right.

There is so much more to it. Every minute of footage you take had hours of work in data management and editing, pictures as well. Besides the time you spent planning and taking the shots.

We produced almost 5 terra-bytes of data over 4 days. That is huge.
There are risks and a plethora of logistical elements to think about. There is a lot of gear involved from memory cards and disks to professional cameras and lightning.
You have to be physically strong to manipulate all the gear involved on the go. But check the glamorous photo of me in the comments on my Facebook Ruxi.photo page. There I also have more behind the scenes images.

Me and Tim are beyond grateful for the experience in Venice, for our clients Almudena and Peter, partners Atelier Marega and Palazzo Zeno and our wonderful friends Tabitha and Vinay for their support!

This was just EPIC!
#veniceitaly #venicecarnaval #venicecarnavale #ladolcevita #veniceball #italianpalazzo #venice #venicephotographer #venicevideographer #thisisruxi #eventswithruxi

Fantastic time in Venice documenting the Venice Carnaval. We feel honoured to work with such incredible people like @atelier_marega @palazzozeno @a_berzosa in the making process of an authentic documentary around the organisation of one the most pro-eminent Carnavals in Europe and internationally.
Sunrises here are something to die for.
#venicecarnaval #venicecanals #venicecarnival #bestcostumes #veniceitaly #venice_sunsets #venicephotographer #venicefilm @ruxi.me #thisisruxi

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
This year we are spending the holiday season welcoming friends from around the world or being welcomed ourselves by close friends into their homes.
When you live abroad away from family, your closest friends become your family. We feel blessed to have such a rich numerous extended by friendship family by now.
As a photographer I also got the honoured to shoot some family reunions, which I so much adore doing. Generational and family reunion shoots are the best!
#familyreunion #merychristmas #photographerlife #thisisruxi

First time in 7 years since our first baby 👶 that we took a parents only holiday. I will be honest with you, right on the day before leaving, while packing, I was wondering how will we manage 14 days of being with each-other non-stop: morning, breakfast, lunch, evening, dinner, bed, in 20x20 rooms just the 2 of us.
We are quite an “airy” couple and we like spending time together, but in the same time we also thrive from spending time on our own doing different things with different people: improv, standup, runs, pub quizzes, friends and have lots to talk about and share.

We survived and it was such a wonderful time being with my husband without distractions, have undivided attention to eachother. Especially for having my own personal photographer with me to make him take these amazing shots (with an iphone by the way) of me 🥰💞💃🏻💅🤳. Do you also sometime take time off for yourself or for you and your life partner?
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#loveyourself #happycouples #portraitphotography #personalbrandingphotography #personalbrandingphotographer #healthylifestyle #inlove #timeforourself #zurichphotographer #swissmountains #swissnature #thisisruxi

Do what you love and you will never work a day, they say. Happy to shoot with Apple, the company I was an employee last at before following my own entrepreneurial journey with best possible team I could have @n_gabriele & @carmen.photo
#eventphoto #eventphotography #eventvideography #zurich #photographerzurich #zuricheventphotography #portraitphotography #brandambassador #thisisruxi #eventswithruxi