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Tauana Sofia takes her job as a portrait photographer seriously. “My biggest lesson is to always remember that in front of your camera there is a human being, who is sensitive and has feelings.” Based in São Paulo, Brazil, the Lightroom Ambassador travels the world shooting skateboarders and break-dancers for clients including Vans, Red Bull, and Adidas. Her images are a visual contract between the artist and her subject. “Respecting others is essential and above all, respecting their truth, their essence, their freedom,” she says.

Tauana Sofia takes her job as a portrait photographer seriously. “My biggest lesson is to always remember that in front of your camera there is a human being, who is sensitive and has feelings.” Based in São Paulo, Brazil, the Lightroom Ambassador travels the world shooting skateboarders and break-dancers for clients including Vans, Red Bull, and Adidas. Her images are a visual contract between the artist and her subject. “Respecting others is essential and above all, respecting their truth, their essence, their freedom,” she says.

Tauana’s photographs have a spontaneous vibe.

Tauana took up photography 13 years ago, specializing in fashion and sports while developing an aesthetic that is organic and spontaneous, yet authentic. It’s a fulfilling job, she says. “I feel free to see the world and see people from different perspectives. I enjoy the power that photography has to tell stories. I especially like the feeling of freedom as an artist and entrepreneur. I want to be inspiring to other women.”

 

Through Tauana’s lens, women perform kickflips and pregnant models pose proudly. In her occasional Instagram selfies, the photographer nurses her baby. “I tell stories about strong women,” she says. “The way young people use fashion is something that catches my attention and inspires many of my photographs. What inspires me the most are life stories that touch me in some way.”

Tauana’s photographs have a spontaneous vibe.

Tauana took up photography 13 years ago, specializing in fashion and sports while developing an aesthetic that is organic and spontaneous, yet authentic. It’s a fulfilling job, she says. “I feel free to see the world and see people from different perspectives. I enjoy the power that photography has to tell stories. I especially like the feeling of freedom as an artist and entrepreneur. I want to be inspiring to other women.”

 

 

“My editing process starts and ends in Lightroom.”

 

 

Through Tauana’s lens, women perform kickflips and pregnant models pose proudly. In her occasional Instagram selfies, the photographer nurses her baby. “I tell stories about strong women,” she says. “The way young people use fashion is something that catches my attention and inspires many of my photographs. What inspires me the most are life stories that touch me in some way.”

Tauana brings the grain and color of analog photography to her digital images.

On her travels, Tauana carries Minolta and Contax film cameras, analog gear that turns the heads of camera nerds and creates grainy, rich images. “I feel that analog photography gives you a deeper photograph. My heart fills as each film is developed. Each click has to get it right,” she says wistfully. “The grain and the color of analog photography is something that always inspired me, and I try to bring to my digital photography.”

 

When Tauana shoots digitally, with her Canon R5 or Sony Alpha 7 II, she can easily replicate the analog vibe she craves in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. “If I’m in the studio I’m already viewing the images in Lightroom, editing the colors, and exploring the image in that moment,” Tauana explains. “That’s where my magic has started for over 10 years. My editing process starts and ends in Lightroom. I adjust the colors, the skin, finish the image, and export them.” If something works, she hits Save to create a preset she can use time and again.

Tauana brings the grain and color of analog photography to her digital images.

On her travels, Tauana carries Minolta and Contax film cameras, analog gear that turns the heads of camera nerds and creates grainy, rich images. “I feel that analog photography gives you a deeper photograph. My heart fills as each film is developed. Each click has to get it right,” she says wistfully. “The grain and the color of analog photography is something that always inspired me, and I try to bring to my digital photography.”

 

When Tauana shoots digitally, with her Canon R5 or Sony Alpha 7 II, she can easily replicate the analog vibe she craves in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. “If I’m in the studio I’m already viewing the images in Lightroom, editing the colors, and exploring the image in that moment,” Tauana explains. “That’s where my magic has started for over 10 years. My editing process starts and ends in Lightroom. I adjust the colors, the skin, finish the image, and export them.” If something works, she hits Save to create a preset she can use time and again.

Try Tauana’s style with a free Lightroom preset that delivers authentic vintage grain.

“In my two free Lightroom presets I tried to be very faithful to the vintage, grainy aesthetic that guides my commercial work,” she says. “I explored a lot of the highlights in the color gradients, which in my opinion have a very special role when it comes to creating the color and the energy of an analog photograph.” 

 

Energy is the key to a successful shoot, Tauana says. “The right atmosphere for me is based on a light day, good energy. The moment where everyone feels free to be whatever they want.”

 

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Try Tauana’s style with a free Lightroom preset that delivers authentic vintage grain.

“In my two free Lightroom presets I tried to be very faithful to the vintage, grainy aesthetic that guides my commercial work,” she says. “I explored a lot of the highlights in the color gradients, which in my opinion have a very special role when it comes to creating the color and the energy of an analog photograph.” 

 

Energy is the key to a successful shoot, Tauana says. “The right atmosphere for me is based on a light day, good energy. The moment where everyone feels free to be whatever they want.”

 

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