Out of the over 1 billion Instagram users on the platform in 2018, it's important to stand out. Check out my top 10 favorite female portrait photographers on Instagram and go give them a follow! Be ready to be blown away!
In the photography industry today, women are seen to be underrepresented. In this article, find the best talent out there and discover the women who are crushing it in the industry today. Below is my list and my favorites, but if you know anyone who is your favorite, leave their links in the comments!
Kate Woodman
Kate Woodman is known as a master of color. Her delicate and thoughtful use of colors combined with the wit she has in her images make them a joy to look at. Each one of her photos conveys a feeling and just makes you want to keep looking.
Lindsay Adler
Lindsay Adler is a fashion and beauty photographer known for her graphic and bold style. Looking through her portfolio, you will see her work stands out immediately by her fearless use of edgy lighting and bold colors.
Elaine Torres
In Elaine Torres' work, less is more. She flawlessly blends her seamless paper background with the models wardrobe to create eye-catching and aesthetically pleasing images to look at.
Sue Bryce
Sue Bryce is a glamour and portrait photographer who focuses on making women look powerful and beautiful. Each image shows the women she photographs in the best light and is truly inspiring to look at.
Donatella Nicolini
Donatella Nicolini is a maternity and portrait photographer based in Italy. Her use of soft lighting and motion in her images conveys the elegant beauty her subjects have within them.
Bella Kotak
When I came across Bella Kotak's profile for the first time, the first thing that popped into my head was "wow!" The immaculate level of detail she uses in building her sets accompanied by the flawless retouching makes for an eye-catching portfolio.
Brooke Shaden
Brooke Shaden is a fine art portrait photographer. Her images look like scenes out of our dreams or nightmares. She often uses herself as the model and depicts the darkest and most vulnerable moments in her life. Her pictures convey darkness but in a beautiful light.
Monica Lazar
Monica Lazar is primarily a self portrait photographer. The special things about her work are how personal it is and the great lengths she goes to create her dreamy images. She carefully puts herself in captivating scenes and depicts the emotions that place elicits.
Annie Mitova
Annie Mitova is best known for her dreamy and soft images that take on a painterly look. The way she represents her models in her work is stunning and regal.
Be sure to share your favorites in the comments!
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HI ,
I hope fstoppers will not delete this comment
This list is very biased and been published as a lobby. Most photographers mentioned here are friends with each other and their work is good but they cannot be rated as top 10. They are good at marketing their work and are networked with each other
eg : Bella Kotak is promoted by pratik naik as she is his wife and all the publications know him so her name is appearing here
her work is good but surely not top notch
linday Adler , sue Bruce make it to the list always for no reason.. there are many many better female photographers but they dont get their name in the list
I see some new names who are not very experienced but recently they seem to hage attended workshop of top photographers and managed to get their name here
question is how did fstoppers compile this list??? it looks like set up for sure
shame !!!!
also looks like Nira V is male and not female ..
This comment is quite irrelevant and does not make much sense. I did not chose them based on popularity. I chose them because they are my top inspirations when it comes to portraits. In terms of style and how they connect with their subjects. It had nothing to do with how many followers they had etc. I stated very clearly in the first sentence of the article that these are my favorite choices. You don't need to agree. I also don't see. Nira vs name on the list? We edited it out.
And each and every one of them managed to shoot great and interesting portraits without creamy bokeh balls or crazy fake lighting. This is really something to consider for all those people that simply NEED those F1.2 lenses
Yep! They are very unique in what they do!
Really???? WTF Fstoppers, none of this photographers worth following, please!!! Monica Lazar? come on everybody is so tired of her stupid selfies!
I'll be sure to pass that message on to her and tell her it was from you. No problem. It's a matter of opinion as clearly stated in the first sentence of the article. I would love to see who you follow!
I would add Anya Anti to this list
https://www.instagram.com/anya_anti_art
Very cool! Thabks
Great list!
Favorite of mine, the dreamy work of Kristina Makeeva
https://www.instagram.com/hobopeeba
Glad you enjoyed the list. Sweet! I'll definitely take a look!
Great photographers, very inspiring. I wonder how they manage to get such great quality photos uploaded to Instagram from their phone cameras?
They sure are! They most likely use airdrop and just transfer it to their phones from their computer. That's how I do it
great list! Sue and Brooke are already on my site, but will be reaching out to the others too. Thanks for writing this one Eli!
It's a pleasure! Thanks for reading it. :)
Why highlight Instagram? They only allow you to upload photos from your smart phone, this is a ridiculous restriction and I don't know why any photographer would jump through their hoops. To get a photo on Instagram, I have to edit it on my computer, send it as an e-mail attachment to myself, transfer it to my phone's photo library, and then use the stupid Instagram app to upload it from said library. Absurd!
There are ways to upload it from your computer through third party apps. Instagram is my favorite platform to display my portfolio. I love the 3x3 grid
All amazing artists but all of their work is VERY produced. How about some variety? Check out @phobymo on IG and I promise you won't regret it. All of her work is shot with natural light and the models and environments she uses really makes her work unique!!
Good points. But as pointed out a few times already this articles was based on my personal style and my tastes. I love people who use lighting, colors, and their subjects to tell their stories. Thanks for introducing your link! I'll take a look!
Need to? Who says?
You're an adult. You can make your own decisions.
http://instagram.com/josefienhoekstra
From Netherlands, very colorful pop/fashion photos with gelled lighting.
Works with great stylists.
Sweet!