About Ruxi
NICE TO MEET YOU HERE!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by! My name’s Ruxandra Balea, but you can call me Ruxi. I’m a professional photographer based in Zürich Switzerland, where I make cool things for families and entrepreneurs. If you like my work then don’t hesitate to reach out.
Emotion, or a feeling, is what makes the difference between a snapshot out of obscurity and a photography that makes YOU shine. Either a family photoshoot, a family event or a studio photoshoot just for yourself, your story and your connection to your loved ones will make every single image precious.
For your business, I will help you foster a connection with your target clients. Speaker photography, self branding photography or for your business event, I will create authentic and compelling imagery that promotes you, your products, and your brand’s personality for impactful marketing that stands out.
I am here to give people a transformative experience through my photography so they can end up with the most beautiful portraits they have ever seen of themselves. With your family, her focus is on the connection between you all. In your business I will help you foster a connection with your target clients. Similar, but with a different result and scope!
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?
I should post some more about the recent amazing shoots I am working on but my grid needs to align with the previous stuff
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED @natalie_chandra
I am supposed to nominate other amazing women to do the same but, I find every single one of us is amazing in our own unique way. So I nominate YOU beautiful, gorgeous woman to post a black and white image, mention my name if you want to and spread the #womenempoweringwomen 💕
Thank you for this photo @tim hughes - I love seeing myself in them.
#challengeaccepted #hustlehardgirl #swissphotographer #photostudioswitzerland #fempreneurship #swissentrepreneur #ladybosslifestyle #thisisruxi
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
🤩NEWS🤩
New website launches 🚀 next week on Monday! Last chance to book me with my current price list this week.
You can go at https://calendly.com/ruxi/shootwithme and book a 15 minutes consultation with me where you can tell me how I can help you.
There will be no more Headshot Days, Short Story shoots (mini sessions), weekend fees will apply for any of my products, there will be new cancellation policies and new rates. Services are improved, more personal, more you. More sustainable to our industry as your visual creatives and partners.
Picture Reveals and sale sessions will always be in person, either via zoom or meeting each-other at my office or your location of choice. Easier booking and pricing system via the website.
Honestly, speaking of pricing as I was researching it a lot, if any one-person business, freelancer or startup is charging less than CHF 100/ h, they are not sustainable, and that is for survival/ covering cost/ beginner mode. It should all !!start!! from CHF120/ h at entry level - no experience services.
Thank you Tim Hughes of @goodluxphotos for taking this image of me that I really love.
#zurichphotographer #businessshoot #familyshooting #swissphotographer
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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.
#thisisruxi
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
And the prize for the best dressed photographer’s goes too ... We couldn’t be more honoured to be at the 2020 Casanova Grand Ball, Scent of a woman. A heartfelt thank you to our dear @a_berzosa who introduced us to this new amasing world of the #venice Carnaval and also to the @atelier_marega and @palazzozeno for your generous hospitality.
We couldn’t be more excited about the creative work!
#veniceitaly #venicecarnival #thisisruxi
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
Me at work captured by @goodluxphotos. I was in the Aula of the University of Zurich here, where I come quite often.
My tools are the most important to complete a job successfully, but my shoes are important as well. Since I discovered @vivobarefootswitzerland I am having such a good time at work, even when I am on my feet running around all day. Less back pain too!
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#behindthescene #photographerinaction #eventphotographer #barefootshoes #photographerzurich #thisisruxi #eventswithruxi
“You can’t control how other people receive your energy. Anything you do or say gets filtered through the lens of whatever personal shit they are going through at the moment. Which is not about you. Just keep doing your thing with as much integrity and love as possible.” – Nanca Hoffman
#meetyourphotographer #noteyoself #mompreneur #portraitphotography #zürichphotographer #businessmom #familienfotografie #swissphotographer #swissmountains #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
When I am not 📸 you might find me 🥾 in the 🏔. Behind me Diavolezza Glacier .
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#behindthescenes #whoisyourphotographer #mebesideswork #freetime #holidayphotos #timeforme #photographerzurich #rechargingmysoul #swiss_views #swissmountains #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
#Repost Thank you for the intro @nicole_stadler_trainings ・・・
Heute darf ich den Blickwinkel der Peoplefotografin Ruxi Balea von @ruxi.photo mit euch teilen. Ich habe sie im Rahmen meiner Serie "Frauengeheimnisse - Erfolgsgeheimnisse" befragt:⠀
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"Als ich mit der Fotografie anfing, habe ich davon geträumt, “gross” zu werden. Ich wollte bekannt sein und gut bezahlt werden.⠀
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Ich wollte, und will noch immer, die Art und Weise ändern, wie mein Werk von Kund*innen wahrgenommen wird.⠀
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Um ein erfolgreiche Fotografin zu sein, muss man berühmt und gut bezahlt sein. Aber Erfolg ist relativ, wenn wir Leute wie Robin Williams betrachten, oder? War er oder Tiger Woods zum Beispiel ein Erfolg? Oder der berühmte japanische Fotograf Daido Moriama. Wenn wir sie durch das Objektiv eines grossen Familienmitglieds untersuchen, sind sie Misserfolge. Tiger Woods betrog seine Frau, Daido liess seine Familie für die Fotografie schlittern, Robin hat Selbstmord begangen. Ob es sich dabei um Erfolge oder Misserfolge handelt, ist relativ zu dem, was für uns am wichtigsten ist: Berühmtheit, Familie etc.⠀
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Es ist nichts Falsches daran, Bekanntheit und Reichtum zu wollen, wenn wir dies in unserem Leben handeln können. Ich denke, Erfolg ist eher ein Weg, der begangen wird als ein Ziel, das man erreichen kann.⠀
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Erfolg ist für mich, täglich nach meinen Werten zu gehen.⠀
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Meine Werte sind: Familie, Freiheit, Spass, Gleichgewicht, Disziplin und Schönheit.⠀
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Wenn ich täglich nach meinen Werten lebe, definiert dies meinen Erfolg als Fotografin, Mutter, Frau, Unternehmerin, ob es sich dabei um das auffälligste Naturfoto handelt, ob ich während meines Urlaubs Fotos von meinem Sohn und meiner Tochter am Strand mache oder ein episches Familienalbum für die Ewigkeit für meine Kunden mache oder alle drei.⠀
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Ruxi und ich leiten am 29. März einen Instagram & iPhone Fotografie Workshop in Zürich. Es gibt nur noch ganz wenige Plätze für den Nachmittag (Der Vormittag ist ausgebucht).⠀
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Details hier: instagram.nicolestadler.com⠀
#thisisruxi
May this Christmas end the present year on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright New Year. Ruxi.photo wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! .
#christmaswishes
#familyphotography
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#fineartphotography 📸 by my talented friend @carmen.photo
#thisisruxi #dariashero
“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.”
You want a picture that captures more than just your smile!
Photography is about capturing who you are, what you do, and what makes you or your brand unique. Are people seeing what you want them to see? Curating your own digital footprint with captivating visuals is a golden opportunity to get more customers, attract potential employers and increase your business.
Online presence is essential to modern business. Social Media allows you to reach current and new consumers, spread your message, and build your brand. If you leveraged social media already by growing a base organically, a personal branding photo-shoot will considerably enhance your brand.
If you are at the early stage of starting a business, having the right imagery is an essential step to send the proper message to your clients.
Having your professional images done is an investment in you, your personal branding and your business. This is what makes the difference between standing out or merely becoming part of the crowd.
On big scale event and branding photography, I work with @skripnikphoto. Irina Skripnik is a friend, mentor and exceptional awarded photographer.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
I am very fortunate to have formed excellent partnerships with many of my clients. And we’ve formed more than just working relationships; we have formed true friendships. Here’s what they’re saying about me and the way I worked with them.
I cannot wait to photograph you.
