Meet Rene Hernandez | Fashion and Lifestyle Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Rene Hernandez and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Rene, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Starting my own business was something I was always hesitant to do. I had many distractions day to day in my life including my job, college and other personal responsibilities that made it difficult to expand myself out of my comfort zone. When the pandemic hit, it all changed. My wife and I became unemployed, so we had to take the biggest risk and begin our business without any instructions. We kind of threw ourselves in the water and eventually realized the more love and effort we put in to it, the more we managed to grow and scale it around our community. A life-changing decision I am thankful for taking.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I want each and every one of my editorial pieces to be unique, to tell a story my audience can connect to. I am exited on where this journey is taking me in my life. Doing projects I never imagined doing. I am very grateful.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I absolutely love Miami. Down here we tend to reflect our Latin American roots and culture. I would take them to Brickell City Center for some drinks, design district for some shopping and Calle 8 for some authentic Cuban food. Miami has a lot of hidden gems that tourists do not know about. Everyone is hyper focused on Miami beach but there are many beautiful beaches to explore, like El Farito, Key Biscayne, Sunny Isles and more. Lots to discover in South Florida!

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would love to shout out to my wife! People don’t know this, but she is the behind the scenes of my career. She takes care of every single detail on the business, marketing, social media, and public relations side of things. I wouldn’t be here without her. The audience might see my face and my name, but it’s actually both of us behind every campaign and every editorial. In this entire process from the begging of my career, she was the only one that believed in me when really no one close to me did. She was the one who pushed me to begin when I was still managing at my old job dreaming of this opportunity. I definitely owe this shout out to my beautiful wife Melissa!

Website: www.rene-hernandez.com

Instagram: @renehrnandez

Image Credits
1.. Model: Sophia Mendi 2. Model: Vlada Wade 3. Ashley Johnston 4. Christina Peng 5. Bella Nardi 6. Kaitlyn Hoeffner 7. Viktoria Gabrioski