Who's in the Crew? - Spotlight on Malena Vasquez

NAME: Malena Vasquez - https://www.instagram.com/malenavasquezstudio/
https://www.facebook.com/malenavasquezstudio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalenavasquez/
https://headshotcrew.com/malenavasquez
https://www.malenavasquezstudio.com/


WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I’m originally from Lima, Peru. And have been living in Miami, FL for almost fourteen years.


HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING HEADSHOTS? Five years. I moved from a hobbyist photographer to a professional photographer when I joined the crew.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU LIKE TO SHOOT? Portraits, Street photography, and other genres, but I enjoy photographing people the most.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER PH AND THE HSC? I found Peter in 2015 while searching for how to take headshots. I had gotten my real estate license and needed headshots for myself. I thought since I had the professional gear I got for my photography hobby, it would be easy to do it myself. How wrong I was!
After watching some of Peter’s Youtube videos, I fell in love with headshot photography and is technique. I knew that was what I wanted to do. I reached out to him asking about his workshops, and he invited me to join the Headshot Crew. I still keep my realtor license, but my career is photography.


HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO JOIN THE CREW ONCE YOU FOUND IT? Not longer than a few hours, I was totally sold!

WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE WOULD NEVER GUESS ABOUT YOU? Even though I enjoy being around people very much, I can be an introvert and enjoy being by myself more than anyone would think. Also, people that don’t know me can never guess I have three grownup sons in their 20s. I guess these are two things hehe.

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT YOU? I wish they knew how much I enjoy making people fall in love with themselves, it fills me with joy, and that’s the main reason why I love my work.