What is your name?
Elaine Freitas
What is your occupation?
Photographer
What is your business name?
Elaine Freitas Photography
How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
Less than 1 year
What is your Instagram handle?
@elainefreitas.photography
What is your LinkedIn URL?
linkedin.com/in/elaine-freitas-15910917
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
I was born in Brazil and moved to Boston in 2000 with my husband and 3-month-old daughter.
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
I help women celebrate intimate moments in life and create images that capture their soul at any age or phase. I am a Certified Professional Photographer through PPA and have a background as a Birth and Postpartum Doula.
What would your clients say about you and your company?
They say that I make them feel at ease during the photoshoot.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
To do what you love.
What is your favorite book?
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
What is your secret weapon?
I put love into everything I do.
What is your most recent WIN? How are you slaying it in your career or business?
I am creating portraits that look like Renaissance paintings. I am always evolving and learning new things.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Worry less about what people expect from you.
How do you enjoy your free time?
I do yoga and paddleboard when the weather permits.
What is something that not many people know about you?
I am afraid of horses.