Jane D'Souza - Goa Portrait Photographer

Commercial work with @aliaabhatt for @edamamma Comfort zones are meant to be broken out of. I spent the better part of 18months a decade ago assisting a celebrity fashion photographer and seeing celebs was an everyday deal. It’s a world of difference being an assistant and being behind the camera. It was THE most exhilarating shoots I’ve ever had. Alia is super professional, super comfortable in front of camera and knows exactly what she likes. It’s quite a feeling being part of a project that’s teeming with talent and people who are just some of the most spectacular people I’ve ever met. And I got to feed off all of that. It’s a story for my personal history books. Stay tuned for more. #aliabhatt #edamamma #sustainableclothing #sustainablekidswear #sustainablekidsfashion #kids #kidsofinstagram #mumbai #beachesofmumbai #mumbaishoot

Commercial work with @aliaabhatt for @edamamma #edamamma #sustainablefashion #organickidswear #aliabhatt #edamammaclothing #beachesofmumbai #canon5d #brandshoot #kidswearindia #kidswear #mumbai #beachshoot #goldenhour

My most ambitious dream, times 10. It was a true joy to be able to create the images that I’ll be uploading intermittently over the next few days/weeks/months that I got to create earlier this year. Commercial work with @aliaabhatt for her kids clothing brand @edamamma It’s a shoot that will keep taking me back to early 2021, so many thoughts and emotions with this one. For now I’ll leave it at just pure joy. Unabashed crazy cool-on-the-outside, crazy-on-the-inside joy. More to share in the future. #edamamma #edamammaclothing #aliabhatt #commercialphotography #womenphotographers #clothingbrand #mumbai #beachesofmumbai #mumbaiindia #sustainableclothing #sustainablekidswear

The Self Portrait Series is by far one of my most beloved projects. It's just me being creative, allowing myself to have fun, to play, to be crazy, to inhabit other entities and to see what comes from it. Embarking on this has helped me understand what it feels like for everyday people to be in front of camera and how to help them overcome those fears (because let's be honest, we all feel it). This year the explorations will take new forms, going in new directions and adding even more whimsy into the practice. If anyone would like to be part of it - hair & makeup, styling, ideation, please reach out. I love working with people and I look forward to expanding further outside my comfort zone! #goaportraitphotographer #selfportraitphotography #selfportraitseries #goaphotography #portrai̇tphotography

Moonshine! Summertime by the sea, in love with the moon! #goaportraitphotographer #goacouplephotography #goaphotographer #wheningoa #goabeach

Professional portraits don’t have to be bland and boring and serious. They can be fun, playful, stylist, sultry, feminine, soft, whimsical (even unhinged). It depends what you want to put out into world. And I’m super happy to make that happen! Let’s talk! #goaportraitphotographer #goaphotographer #femalephotographers #womenportraits #musicianportrait

Still kill a mean b&w! 😂 Was so happy to be part of this day. 50 years of love and togetherness celebrated in the absolute most amazing way! #50yearsandcounting #50thanniversary #janedsouzaphotography #goaportraitphotographer #blackandwhitephoto

And if you can believe it, there will come a time when you will love it! When not exercising will upset you! You got this! #consistencywins #keeplearningkeepgrowing #womenliftingweights #goingstrong #40strong

The Solo Portrait! My gosh this genre of work makes me so happy! I never planned on working with women. It was never a conscious decision to document them. And yet, something in the work has resonated and now extends to a body of work that is overflowing with real women, real stories and real lives. Whether for work, for brands, for fun or to document this moment in time, just being in the presence of women is AMAZING!!! The fact that I get to combine it with work is another dimension I'm so grateful for!!! If you wanted to document this moment in time, please reach out. I would love to make this happen for you or or your team. #goaportraitphotographer #goawomenentrepreneurs #photoshootgoa #goaphotographers #femalephotographer

Whimsy is my middle name! No actually it’s Abigail. But if have had the energy for it, I might change it. 😅 So my of my digital presence felt curated and viewer dependent. Even if I promised myself to do it for myself, eventually it would do a turn around. So I asked myself, what if I come around to just show my weird self. Not in big chunks and not all of a sudden, but in small bite sized pieces. So here are my insights so far on doing just that - embracing the whimsy that lives in each of us, and letting it be seen. - Show a part of yourself that you feel a bit cringe about. Like the silly faces you make with your besties. Or that very niche and random collection of spoons you collect from every city you travel to. Maybe it’s the way you have to do a small dance every time something works out or that you cannot help but straighten a photo frame when it’s just off centre. These small details, which you think are unique to you are actually very relatable and interesting and connect you to others. It shows personality and is really quite endearing. - Talk about one thing that you did in the day that you think might be utterly ridiculous. Like how you spent the entire car ride home wondering how interesting life would be if you owned a unicorn. Or how you used a piece of equipment at the gym the wrong way than it was intended. Talk about the silliness and the embarrassment with a sense of humour. It makes people not feel as embarrassed about the nonsense they do. - Allow yourself to behave like a child once in a while. Not childish, childlike. Document yourself jumping 3 stairs at a time, climbing a tree, asking people funny questions, singing loudly in the car, making faces in the mirror. Just allow your inner child to just be free. And lastly just have fun with it all. No one really spends more than a few seconds, perhaps minutes thinking about the content you are putting out. So why not have fun with it? Why not make the best of it and who knows, maybe memorability comes from doing the whimsical. All the best .#goaportraitphotographer #goaphotography #goakidsphotographer #whimsy #justhavefun have fun

Celebrating the amazing women of WE during the 3rd anniversary "Birthday Bash" shoot. I'll be sharing images through the summer of all the lovely women-led brands that styled everyone - all from the community. Shoutout to @vidyaasethi the girl boss behind the beautiful @maikaiclothing And of course the lovelies from @empoweredbywe who were the best muses!

Click photos with your teenagers. That’s it! Everything else I need to say on this matter is in the video! Peace out.