Photographer Carlos Bruno

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—(Behind of my lens) ... Yes I do! ;)

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—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.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—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.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

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

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

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

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—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.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—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.

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—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.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

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

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

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

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

—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.

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

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

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

—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.

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—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.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—Everybody. Twice.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

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

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—Mario Testino.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

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

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

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

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

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

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

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

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

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

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—Respected.

—Ano ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ang nagawa mo sa trabaho?

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

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

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

—Mayroon ka bang kahilingan na hindi mo pa nabibili maliban sa mga gadget na mayroon ka? Bakit?

—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.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—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.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—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.

—Ano ang nais mong sabihin sa iyong mga larawan?

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

—Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo na ipagpatuloy ang pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—Passion. Bills.

—Ang iyong magulang ba ay dapat naging mas o hindi gaanong istrikto?

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

—Kung maaari mong balikan ang nakaraan, ano ang babaguhin mo?

—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.

—Paano naman ang buhay sa ibang mga planeta?

—Any doubt about this yet?

—Sino ang iyong mga bayani?

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

—Kanino ka walang respeto?

—Cowards.

—Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa iyong bakanteng oras?

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

—Anong bahagi mo ang hindi nakikita ng publiko?

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

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—Never.

—Naniniwala ka ba sa tradisyunal na mga papel para mga sa lalaki at babae?

—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!!!

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

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

—Saan mo gustong manirahan?

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

—Ano ang pinakamangmang na bagay na sinang-ayunan mong gawin?

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

—Mayroon bang buhay pagkatapos ng kasal?

—The best one possible!!!

—Mayroon ka bang paboritong biro? Sabihin mo sa amin.

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

—Mahilig ka ba sa mga aso at pusa?

—Dogs.

—Sino o ano ang iyong kinasusuklaman?

—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.

—Ang pinakamahalagang bagay sa buhay ay:

—Love.

—Ang pinakanakakainis na bagay sa buhay ay:

—Mosquitos at camping!

—Mayroong ba sa iyong paligid na nais mong baguhin?

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

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa iyong sarili?

—Hehehehe ... answered above.

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa mundo?

—Lack of understanding the other is not YOU.

—Maaari ka bang magbigay ng mga tip para sa mga photographer na nagsisimula pa lamang?

—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.

—Kung ang mga alien ay pumunta sa Earth at ikaw ang una nilang makikilala, ano ang sasabihin mo sakanila?

—Welcome!

—Kung ikaw ay tatawagin upang mag-shoot ng pelikula, ano ang magiging kategorya nito?

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

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

—... my best.