Valokuvaaja Carlos Bruno

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—(Behind of my lens) ... Yes I do! ;)

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—The pictures of my wedding came out a disaster.
Tons of hours behind of my computer using my skills on Photoshop to fix them and make my wife happy again to have back our best memories. Having Photography as part of my skills as Graphic Designer, connect two dots was a no brain: keep doing what I love and what the others call "work" and support a family that I was starting with her.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Emotion with composition and composition with emotion.
I already saw tons of pictures that could not tell the story properly of 'that' moment just because an essential 'detail' was missing within the image.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Well ... I'm Brazilian. 12,000 miles to reach here. 'Nuf to say ...

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—It's NOT a job. It's THE best way to support me and my family.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—I can understand customers that want get the max asking paying min.
It's part of OUR day-by-day get a good deal. I got it.
The disrespect with the professional is what I can't agree.
When you turn back and ask for a free-whatever-the-person-works -with, you became a unreasonable figure.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—I think as a profession, the only tendency is grow as form of art.
And with all these improves on the gear, I'm happy to be one in the middle of this fast evolving tornado.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—The capture of the present so in the future remind what happened of so amazing on the past about the moments they decided to start as a couple.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—Every single critic is valid for improvement. Personal or professional.

—Onko valokuvauksessa trendejä?

—I'm not following trends anymore.
I try to get my inspiration for every work on the couples or in other filed of art.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—Empathy. What some couples can consider an amazing quality of images (from focus to show the exactly color of the table cloth) , for others those can have not a single drop of emotion.
For some couples the photographer will there just to make their money worth taking thousands of clicks, others become friend for life.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—The couple has to determine where the respect can be "bend", but never broke. I already had couples that LOVED I went behind of the priest – without anyone noticed – to get their emotion what I could never get if I stayed where the priest determined I had to stay. In other moment, I refused to do something requested by the couple because I knew I will be very disrespect to the church.

—Mitkä yksityiskohdat, jotka yleensä jäävät huomaamatta, valokuvaaja voi tallettaa?

—The emotion of the eyes.
Everyone can see one or other crying, but the moment BEFORE that, few people can read.

—Mikä vaikuttaa kuvan arvoon? Mikä kuvissa on tärkeintä?

—The exactly right moment. And maybe can not be THE moment.
Sometimes, as I said above, the perfect image happens before, and sometimes happens after a situation.

—Kuka on sinun mielestäsi 2000-vuosisadan symboli?

—Yourself.
I see tons of people looking for model of behavior in others meantime all you need is look inside and ask if you are doing will hurt someone or worst, yourself.

—Ketä haluaisit kuvata?

—Everybody. Twice.

—Onko sinulla ammatillisia tabuja?

—Ow yes! To be afraid to not evolve constantly.
I hate when I caught myself saying "never".

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—Mario Testino.

—Mistä huolehdit ja miksi?

—To not have my family around. They are everything for me.

—Mikä on ollut elämäsi vaikuttavin hetki?

—"The" no ... everyday I find something impressive about LIFE, and once I'm inserted on this "novel" ...

—Jos olisit animoitu, kirjallisuus- tai elokuvahahmo, kuka olisit ja miksi?

—Charles Chaplin.
He could make laugh or cry and not even used words or sound.
He was amazing.

—Kuka sinua on inspiroinut elämässäsi ja miksi?

—Everyone. Everyday. Everybody has a lesson to teaches you. Big or small.

—Miten ja millä perusteella määrittelisit menestyksen?

—Wake up everyday and be ready and prepared to live another day.

—Haluaisitko olla mieluummin tykätty vai kunnioitettu?

—Respected.

—Mikä on suurin virheesi, jonka olet tehnyt työssäsi?

—Do not pay attention to my limitations walking MUCH more than the mile requested.

—Kun lähdet matkalle, mitä otat mukaasi ja miksi?

—The minimum necessary. To not get caught wasting time thinking IF I have to use the second choice of this or that.

—Oletko koskaan toivonut, ettet olisi ostanut jotain omistamistasi vempaimista? Miksi?

—SEVERAL that I ended selling anyway. I believe a majority of the professionals when start like to give the best for the customers and want to be up front to the tendencies / new technologies. Take a good amount of the time to learn that you MAYBE loose or don't reach your usual "100%" in a first job that request that gadget, but you not necessary HAS TO HAVE all of them the market release.

—Miten opettelet ottamaan parempia kuvia?

—Asking for critics, as much as possible. Studying not only your craft but all others that has a certain link with visual approaches. Landscape is a wonderful example. On the field (a golf course for instance) you can find in a heart beat a best composition – if you know what your lenses are able to capture.

—Kuka on vaikuttanut eniten ammattiisi valokuvaajana?

—Fashion world – the models know exactly where and when place their hands and how to bend their hips. Helps A LOT show your customers that you know what will be great for them in ANY physical complexion, they feel much more secure knowing you won't let them down and control a situation once they are not used to pose.
Painters – mostly the ones that knew how to play with the "Chiaro & Scuro" ... light and darkness.

—Minkä yhden asian olisit toivonut tietäväsi, kun aloitit kuvaamisen?

—LISTEN the old school. They use to do the same amount of work (take picture – make images) using machines that need to be feed every 36 poses. Timing IS the key.

—Mitä haluat ilmaista valokuvillasi?

—Replicate the exactly (and make the observer feels) the emotions that were happening the moment I clicked them.

—Mikä motivoi sinua jatkamaan kuvausta?

—Passion. Bills.

—Olisiko vanhempiesi pitänyt olla tiukempia tai päinvastoin?

—Probably a common answer but they did exactly what suppose to be done.

—Jos voisit palata ajassa taaksepäin, mitä tekisit eri tavalla?

—I can't imagine anything different in my life.
It's a group of things and facts that co-exists amazingly well so, I know if something changed because I didn't feel good at the time I did/happened I will ending change a lot of other things. Butterfly effect.

—Uskotko, että muilla planeetoilla on elämää?

—Any doubt about this yet?

—Ketkä ovat sankareitasi?

—Every day a new one shows up in my life.

—Ketä et kunnioita?

—Cowards.

—Mitä teet vapaa-ajallasi?

—The same what I do all the time: live.

—Mitä puolta yleisö ei koskaan näe sinussa?

—How shy I am. Thanks the camera is between me and them ...

—Milloin olet täysin tyytyväinen työhösi?

—Never.

—Uskotko miesten ja naisten perinteisiin rooleihin?

—Yes! Men born to be men and women born to be women.
I can't give birth and my wife can not be a wuss ... I depend on her!!!

—Saatko helposti ystäviä?

—Friends, no.
Acquaintances, all, the, time.
Can't stop in a full supermarket's line and I start ...

—Missä haluaisit asua?

—Everywhere ... sometimes I wish I could live more.

—Mikä on typerin asia, johon olet koskaan suostunut?

—Not listen my internal voice. Happens all the time ...

—Jatkuuko elämä avioliiton jälkeen?

—The best one possible!!!

—Onko sinulla suosikkivitsiä? Kerro pois.

—"... ORANGE you glad I didn't say BANANA?".

—Pidätkö koirista vai kissoista?

—Dogs.

—Ketä tai mitä vihaat?

—I don't like to be forced to do something that "I know" will not end well, but life is a school of give'n'takes and sometimes you can take good lessons from certain situations.

—Parasta elämässä on:

—Love.

—Ärsyttävintä elämässä on:

—Mosquitos at camping!

—Haluaisitko muuttaa mitään ympärilläsi?

—Around ... no, but may ROUND shape. ;))))

—Mitä haluaisit muuttaa itsessäsi?

—Hehehehe ... answered above.

—Mitä haluaisit muuttaa maailmassa?

—Lack of understanding the other is not YOU.

—Haluaisitko antaa vinkkejä aloitteleville valokuvaajille?

—Be brave. Be smart. Be yourself.
And be sure if you have one mouth and two ears means that you suppose to talk less and listen more. Listen ... not hear.

—Jos Maahan saapuisi avaruusolioita ja he näkisivät sinut ensimmäisenä, mitä sanoisit heille?

—Welcome!

—Jos sinut kutsuttaisiin kuvaamaan elokuvaa, mitä tyylilajia se edustaisi?

—A love comedy. But with tons of smart insites ...

—Huomenna aion...

—... my best.