About me
Nate Torres
Hey! My name is Nate Torres and I’m a Southern California-based photographer.
I specialize in portrait, lifestyle, street, and brand photography. I’ve worked with clients from various backgrounds ranging from amateur to professional models, actors, students, DJs, business owners, families, office workers, social media influencers, and more.
I’ve photographed various types of images for social media, profile pictures, graduation, LinkedIn, dating profiles, and general lifestyle photos. The photography style I aim for is minimal and cinematic and that is the look I strive for in all my photos. If a client has a specific request then I can also accommodate it as I have experience editing many types of styles. If you have any questions or requests feel free to ask me on my contact page!
Photography Journey
I became interested in photography at University (USC) and I started photographing friends and family, concerts, nightclubs, and events. I photographed anything and everything testing out different editing styles and niches to see what I liked.
Eventually, I narrowed my niche down to portraits and their various types as I enjoyed capturing people and their stories.
In terms of my editing style, it has changed slightly over the years, but now I strive for minimalist, cinematic, and natural-looking images. Images that look nice, but are not overly edited where they end up looking cartoonish and oversaturated.
Photography Content Creator
When I’m not photographing clients I am also creating educational photography content on my blog as well as on my YouTube Channel. If you’re looking to learn more about photography, be sure to check it out!
From Social Media to Local Photographer
While I am not active much on social media these days, I got my start photographing social media influencers, some of who have amassed millions of followers. The images I took of these influencers brought in thousands of likes and views to my images and my following grew like crazy, here are just a few:
While I wasn’t “chasing the likes,” the likes and engagement of these images I took brought me motivation and a sense of encouragement to keep going and to continuously strive to improve each photography session.
To be able to see how images I took of these individuals were able to bring more engagement to their own profiles and brands brought me joy. They would tell me “the photo you took got so many likes, so many people are commenting on the photo and I gained a bunch of new followers!”
It’s crazy to think because looking back on them, they weren’t even the “best” photos (in my mind).
Some of my images spread quickly and you can even find some of my images when you Google “What is portrait photography.” You’ll find both an article I wrote as well as my images. I guess you can say I wrote the definition for “portrait photography.”
It was during these moments that photography became both a source of joy and self-fulfillment for me knowing that a “simple” photo can help improve someone’s life whether it’s having a nice lifestyle photo on your Instagram page to help you secure more brand deals or business, or a new portrait you add to LinkedIn that helps you connect with more people. Or maybe you won’t even post it publicly, and it’s just to have private and enjoy looking at every now and then.
These days, I enjoy capturing photos for my own pleasure and don’t take as many client photos as I used to, but if you want to work with me on a concept or need photos, don’t hesitate to reach out on my contact page.
