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I welcome you once again!
You find yourself at one of my prompt tabs yet again, it’s nice to see) As it happened, I have been doing my thing for over 8 years now, and for the last three years, I’ve been doing it practically without days off. Tens, and sometimes hundreds of people pass through me every month 🙈
I know what you are afraid of even through the screen, and I also know why you shouldn’t be. So, let me tell you about your expectations and anti-expectations.
What to expect?
The maximum of what I can give you on your day!
Ideally, with proper preparation, you will get exactly the same thing you see on my Instagram or in my portfolio, only with your own atmosphere and in a quantity 30 times greater than what you see there
Number of photos:
Unlimited, I send you all the successful photos (and just a moment, please, IN PROCESS/COLOR-CORRECTED)
This is the very first question—of course, it matters above everything else, and you have heard my answer.
Very few people get fewer than 200 photos; usually, it is around 300-400
Full dedication:
I am yours, and you should take advantage of that
I will help you choose what to wear for the shoot, I will help you save money on your vacation (sometimes I save people $400–$500 per family, and once I saved a couple $2,200 on a hotel they didn’t even need), and honestly, I will help you in any case.
Just listen to me more carefully and don’t hesitate to ask questions—there’s a reason why you are booking me so far in advance :)
I fully guide you through posing—comfortably, and not the way you might imagine.
Have you not opened posing guides yet?
I give you freedom of action, otherwise these gorgeous photos, which don’t have a single drop of posing, wouldn’t have turned out
But if I see that help is needed, I can provide it just as skillfully, and it will look natural.
Impressions:
I do big photoshoots: in El Gouna you are with me for 5 hours, in Luxor for 15, and in Cairo for a full 20 (and some people for two whole days)
Of course, I have prepared and written down scenarios for all occasions; of course, I know about Egypt; of course, I will tell you about how life is here; of course, I will tune my tambourine for you and to your liking
I listen to you and I feel like we are on the same wavelength
Ilya & Victoria
George, we just ate and lay down! I want to say a huge thank you to you for these emotions 🥹
I insanely enjoyed working with you, and I know the result will be awesome! You are a powerhouse 💪
Everything starts with the little things—your immense help to us, your support, water, and tasty drinks 🙏 Even though Ilya dislikes taking photos so much, you managed to make it happen 🫣🫣🫣
Thank you once again! Wishing huge prosperity to your business, and to your hands, eyes, and feelings 🤩
Все было супер, Эль-гуна нам понравилась., а мне, конечно же, конец, это не просто эмоции и воспоминания, это большие чувства от момента. ты разделил их с нами 🫶
Marina & Artem
Well, what can I say… you have raised the bar so high for us in terms of service! 😃😃 You were our first ❤️😃 and now we will measure everyone else against you.
Long story short, we are currently vacationing in Georgia and booked a photoshoot here too. Well, it was a complete disaster. Every step of the way, we kept saying, 'But during the shoot with George...' 😃😃
Just so you understand, our photoshoot here was strictly timed by a timer (literally), we were constantly told how 'crooked' our poses were 😃, and on top of that, they demanded we pay for their taxi to the location 😵💫
We walked away from that shoot with a clear realization that your service and shoot organization are just top-notch! 🔥 I don't know what another photographer would have to offer to outdo you 😃😃 but on the bright side, because of this contrast, I am now absolutely certain that what we paid you for the photoshoot and organization was an absolute steal...
Comfort:
from start to finish, it’s somehow improper for me to say in front of colleagues that I have the best photos, but my transfer is indeed the best, no one will be offended by that 👀
I know when your leg starts to ache, I know when you need to use the restroom, I know when it’s time to take a smoke break, and I calculated the perfect place and time for it back in the car when I caught the scent of tobacco. I see when and why you are holding your stomach, and I even roughly understand what your kids want
No matter what hotel you came out of, my service wants to be better than there! But that is if we prepare well)
Well, now let’s begin
What not to expect?
Intrusiveness
I will not push or force you to prepare—please take this initiative upon yourself.
We are adults, and no matter how interested I am in making the best photos of your life for you, without your dedication, I will only deliver 30-40% of my capabilities.
You shouldn’t expect a large number of photos if your clothes look unaesthetic in the location. Usually, this problem is solved very simply by just talking about clothes with me in advance (and taking a peek at the outfit selection guide)
Misunderstandings
I had a shoot without words—or rather, with words, but with very sharp ones: “I’m not in the mood for talking, George"—and the result turned out excellent. Working in silence is a very interesting experience, and I managed it.
My energy is always at a high level; I drink an energy drink before the shoot and go to the gym three times a week to stay in this shape ;)
You shouldn’t expect me to be gloomy or tired. I’ve had seven-day shifts—after the third day, I am falling off my feet by the end of the photoshoot, but my smile doesn’t fall as long as I see yours in return!
You shouldn’t expect photos with faces blurred by Photoshop; this is a very important point for me.
Just as you shouldn’t expect changes to your physique and proportions in Photoshop—I am truly not interested in doing that. I shoot stories about people; I show you, rather than making you into someone else.
You shouldn’t expect an individual photoshoot during a couple or family shoot, just as you shouldn’t expect a couple photoshoot during a family shoot—the children won’t give us that opportunity)
Of course, I will take portraits of all members of your family, even if there are 20 of you, but it won’t compare at all to a full individual or couple photoshoot.
