Photographer Spotlight: Q&A With Magdalena M - Editorial and Commercial Portraiture Photographer

Next in our ongoing Photographer Spotlight series is Magdalena M.

Magdalena is a Toronto, Canada based editorial and commercial portraiture photographer and art director. Her work has been featured by numerous lifestyle, fashion and design magazines and brands.

She is also the Editor-in-Chief at Avidly Home Magazine.

DIYP: What is your specialty? What do you love to photograph?

I specialize in editorial and commercial portraiture – I also shoot interiors and fashion. I love photographing people, and I find editorial to be my favourite, my process becomes a lot more creative and experimental.

DIYP: How long has it been since you first started taking photography seriously – what has that progression been like?

I started freelancing over 12 years ago after switching careers from fashion design. I was driven and creative, but I had no idea how to run a business. Freelancing is very challenging, so I kept learning through my successes and failures. I shot fashion editorials and portraits for many years (and everything in between) and eventually became more specialized in the commercial aspect of photography. I’m always going to be an artist first, but now I know how to think like a business person.

DIYP: Are there any particular images you’ve captured that stand out as being especially meaningful or satisfying for you?

It’s so difficult to pick just one image, and that image always changes.

DIYP: What challenges do you face capturing the shots you want to capture?

It really depends on what type of work I am shooting. I challenge myself most when shooting personal work because there is absolute freedom, and I want that work to be my best.