Who's in the Crew? - Spotlight on Inna Nikitina

NAME: ​Inna Nikitina
Website - https://innanikitina.ru/
Crew Profile - ​https://headshotcrew.com/innanikitina
Instagram -​ ​https://www.instagram.com/inna.nikitina.photo/
linkedin - ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/inna-nikitina-photo/
Facebook - ​ https://www.facebook.com/inna.nikitina.photo

WHERE ARE YOU FROM AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? I live in Russia, in the beautiful city of Saint-Petersburg.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING HEADSHOTS? I’ve started to shoot headshots three years ago. It happened when I choose portraits as the main focus of my work. I didn’t know anything about Headshotcrew nor Peter Hurley. I did headshots as an additional option for a portrait session and I used only one speedlight and a reflector. In 2018 I accidentally saw Peter’s video and it defined my professional way.

WHAT IS YOUR LIGHTING SETUP FOR HEADSHOTS? I use strobes from Profoto, 2 strip boxes, and 1 softbox. For women, I use triangle lightning and for men, I use both triangle and parallel schemes.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR STUDIO. DO YOU OWN IT, RENT IT OR LIVE IN IT? I'm currently renting a studio. I have plans to open my own studio and I'm really looking forward to it.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU LIKE TO SHOOT? I love to shoot people! In general, I do business and personal portraits. The main goal for me is to find a personal charm and charisma in every client and reflect them in my photos.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER PH AND THE HSC? In June of 2018, I was searching on YouTube videos about posing and found a popular clip of Peter's... “It's all about the jaw”. With rapture and excitement, I watched all his available videos. I liked such lively and attractive faces and I was interested in how it was shot. I found information about Peter and the Headshotcrew and contacted the only associated (for that time) photographer in Russia – Maxim Fedorov. We met and he told me about HSC and opportunities for its members.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO JOIN THE CREW ONCE YOU FOUND IT? I joined the Crew in one week when I knew about it.

WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE WOULD NEVER GUESS ABOUT YOU? Five years ago, I did powerlifting and even got a prize in a competition (second place in benchpress) ?

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT YOU? I’m an optimist. I trust people. The main thing for me in my life – my family. I like to learn and try something new. I love to travel and discover the world.