My name is Irina and I’m the photographer behind Irina Negrean Photography!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE what I do, and I’m so passionate about the work I get to create with my clients!
From business owners reaching out about updated headshots and personal branding, to new mommas determined to exist in photographs with their babies, maternity clients documenting their bumps and all the way to women booking shoots JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LOOK AND FEEL AMAZING (my favorites) – I get to hear the most amazing stories.
I started shooting more than 14 years ago, right after graduating from UW with a degree in Sociology. At first I worked as a wedding photographer, but eventually found my way towards portrait work, when I started noticing how rarely moms appeared in photographs. And because I was a new mom myself, I understood that pain on a deep level.
So I made a decision to give to women what I wanted – an experience that was empowering, uplifting, joyful and pampering. I started shooting out of my home, hired hair and makeup artists to doll up my clients, started investing in a client closet of dresses and gowns (YOU SHOULD SEE IT, IT’S A THING OF BEAUTY), props, backdrops and much much more. I also started offering coffee, drinks and yummy foods (the Romanian in me can’t help it, cooking is my love language) and created an experience that is one of a kind.
I wanted my clients to come to my space and feel like it’s an escape, I want them to feel pampered and cared for, and like they’re hanging out with their girlfriends. So that by the time we start shooting, it’s a piece of cake. No nerves, no worries, no stress. I love nothing more than the shock on my clients face when they realize they’ve finished their session and they never had to worry about a single thing, because they had so much fun and I made it feel effortless.
PHOTOSHOOTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FUN! AND EASY!
I truly believe I was MEANT for this job. I’m a total extrovert, HIGHLY sociable and a FOREVER GIRL’S GIRL. I’m a posing pro, I love to be creative and I’m OBSESSED with bringing out the inner goddess in every woman. I live and breathe empowerment and every aspect of my business is about making women feel and look amazing in their portraits.
If you’d like to follow me online, I share openly and honestly on instagram, TikTok and Facebook but the best way to get to know me better is to invite yourself over for a cup of coffee!
To contact me, use the contact form on my CONTACT ME PAGE! It will literally make my day when I get your message!
PS. INCREDIBLY HONORED TO HAVE WON THE BEST IN BUSINESS under the photography category in the vancouver business journal! Thank you to everyone who voted!
