Why You Need a Photographer Who's Basically Your Hype Woman (Not a Camera Robot)

By Valentina Li | Cypress & Houston Portrait Photographer / Professional Hype Woman

Let’s be real for a second: Having your photo taken is weird.

You’re standing there. In clothes you definitely changed five times. Trying to remember how to “act natural. ”Suddenly you’ve forgotten how your hands work. And what do you mean I have more than one chin?

Sound familiar?

You are not alone. This is why who your photographer is actually matters. And not just because they have a fancy camera.

📸 Spoiler Alert: The Camera Isn’t the Magic — The Person Behind It Is

Anyone can press a shutter. But not everyone can:

• Hype you up like Beyoncé just walked into the room

• Notice when you're tightening your shoulders because you're nervous

• Crack a perfectly timed joke just as you're trying to hold in a weird smile

• Tell you which side is your “yes, that’s the one!” angle (because you have one, trust me)

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🤯 What Happens When You Don't Feel Comfortable?

You start to:

• Overthink every blink and breath

• Smile like you're holding in a sneeze

• Pose like a robot who learned human behavior from Pinterest

• Wish you were literally anywhere else (including the DMV)

Now that’s not the energy we want in your portraits.

💁‍♀️ What a Good Photographer Actually Does (Besides Taking Pictures)

• Guides you gently without making you feel like a mannequin

• Talks you through poses like you're dancing, not posing

• Laughs with you, not at you

• Listens to your insecurities — then proves them wrong

• Turns the awkward into empowered

Photography is not just about capturing your face. It’s about capturing how you feel about yourself.

And when you’re with the right photographer?You feel like that girl.You feel seen, not staged.You feel like you’re not just taking photos—you’re creating proof that you do belong in the spotlight.

💫 Find Yourself a Photographer Who...

✅ Gets your humor✅ Gets your angles✅ Gets your good side — but more importantly, gets you

📍 Ready for a session where you feel like a confident, gorgeous, unbothered queen in front of the camera?Let’s make it happen.

💌 Book your shoot at www.viajestudios.com📸 Or DM me for a pre-shoot pep talk: @vsphoto.tx

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