Veronica Winters Painting

Forget silly shots. Let the artist bring out the best in you! Veronica Winters offers professional photography service in Naples, Florida. The artist shoots beautiful portrait pictures in natural evening light. She often gives props or adjusts the clothing to create the most attractive photo. Veronica shoots pictures using Nikon D 500 with Nikon portrait lens. The photoshoot becomes the springboard for a commissioned painting at your request.

What makes the artist’s photography different:

1. Creative point of view
2. Light & atmosphere
3. Guidance on posing to look your best.

What to wear: wear comfortable, yet attractive light clothing that you feel confident in. We discuss the outfits before the photoshoot. Don’t wear black or very dark clothes.

Where: Naples, Florida. You can either suggest a location in town or the artist brings you to her favorite spot by the Seagate beach entrance in Naples. The photo shoot starts 2 hours before the sunset and continues until the sunset.

Cost: $ 450 per session that includes 30+ high-resolution pictures that you'll receive in a week after the photoshoot. This includes a very light retouching in Photoshop. If you order a commissioned portrait painting from the artist, this fee counts towards your final portrait painting commission price. The photoshoot is free if you give permission to use these pictures for art at the artist's sole discretion. 

How to set up an appointment: nika@veronicasart.com | You’ll be signing a photo release form to confirm the option you choose to pay for this service. Read the options below.

Modeling & other picture-taking options:

Sometimes I get questions how to get featured in my art. “Paint me!” question so to speak. If you want to become the world’s next Mona Lisa, here is how.☺️

• I paint from my pictures 95% of the time. This means I must take pictures of you to put you in my art. If you decide to have a photoshoot with me, you receive my pictures but then decide not to be in my art after all, you’re fully responsible for payment of my service provided to you (fee pays for my experience, creativity, equipment and time). This is simply a paid photoshoot.
• If you want to get FREE pictures of yourself to post them later in non-commercial use, send or print them out, keep them for posterity, make them a part of your portfolio/resume, use them for other self-promotion and be the muse in my art, you model for free for me and I work for free for you. It’s a mutual exchange of services.
  Besides getting the pictures, you can ask for a recommendation, get valuable modeling experience if you just start out, reference your work in a resume as well as be forever beautiful in my art to inspire others.
• If you want to get a paid gig (assuming you have 3+ years in modeling experience) and can strike a pose, you get no high-resolution pictures from me but you’re paid for a photoshoot as a model for my work. I use these pictures as a reference in my art whenever I need to do so (even in a few years down the road). You’re paid on the spot by the hour for your service. Just be professional and on time. I won’t drive you around or do your hair and foundation. I won’t let you boss me around with location choice or other requests that affect my artistic vision. I can take into consideration your opinion about your posing, clothing & accessories choices. We agree on a day and time that works for both of us. Must be over 21.

1. If you want to model live in the studio for my painting sketches, you’re paid an hourly rate. Posing is usually between 1-3 hours when you remain still. Models have short, 5-min breaks every 20min. Professional model shows no “diva attitude.” You come and leave on time. Usually I don’t hire models without previous experience but if you wish to gain experience and understanding of job requirements, email me to discuss your possible work with me.
2. Sometimes I get pictures from you in the email asking me to draw you. If that’s the case and I decide to draw you for free, you’ve already given me permission to do so by sending the pictures over. This means that if in a few years you decide that you “didn’t give me permission” and I just “used your pictures” I have your written statement in the email.
3. Sometimes I come across a picture online that I love and can see that it would work in art. I ask you if I could paint from it. If you decide to send it over, you also give me permission to use it in art. I give you either a print or art away as a thank you gift to return a favor.
4. Sometimes models and photographers give artists their pictures to put them into art for the art’s sake. I ask for a permission from both parties to do so. It becomes a collaboration among all of us and we can discuss the details further to be happy with the end result and to do mutual promotion on social media.
5. If you want to order a commission, I must take pictures of you. If you don’t buy a commissioned piece, you’re responsible for a photoshoot fee. “What if I don’t like myself in a finished painting?” you may ask. In my art I elevate, empower and inspire. Please look at my previous work. If you don’t like what I do, chances are you won’t like your portrait. However, if you love how I approach portrait painting, chances are you’ll love your commissioned piece, especially because you get to pick your favorite shot I’d paint from. You’re in the loop with me discussing sketches, photos, etc. to make it all work! While I rarely do commissioned work, I’m happy to work with you. We will be signing an agreement outlining terms and dates, price, size, colors, etc.
6. Main reason why I rarely paint celebrities is that it’s impossible to get a hold of a photographer to get the permission.

Hope it’s all clear with modeling & picture-taking. To reach out, email: nika@veronicasart.com