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This is a new interview we relized with Armando Bruk a brazilian photographer.

Interview with Armando Bruck

How did you decide to become a photographer?

It’s been a passion since I was little influenced by the passion my dad had for photography and manipulation in the lab that we had at home.

Do you have formal training as a photographer, and have you worked in a professional studio before (like trainee, internship or early work with another photographer)?

I have participated numerous times in trainings and I continue to attend, but I could not title as a structured and formal education.

Where are you from? Where you’re based in? Do you prefer to take street photography in your city or while travelling?

I’m from São Paulo and I love street photography, it can be anywhere, but it’s not anywhere that people accept to be photographed.

About street photography, What do people starting out need to know?

Find an interesting background, wait for the right person to pass in front. Have patience, use of creativity to make the result interesting. Try to show the result and thank the photographed. Always treat the person with respect and avoid embarrassing exposure

What do you look for, when you go shoot street photography?

When it’s an organized and planned exit I go after the goal. I often go out without a plan, there I try to find the interesting face and extract some feeling in the thin image

What is most challenging about street photography?

Patience and not get frustrated by not having managed to produce something special.

Have you ever received complaints because of a street photography photo? If so, what have you done? Is there a curious story?

Yes, mainly because I always try to catch the eye in the eye, a smile always helps and if it is the case to delete the image.

What makes a good shooting day for you?

Back home with a good set of photos, have shared this experience with a group of friends. Have managed to portray people in a way that captures emotion.

What type of editing software do you like to use for your completed photographs, and what do you like about it?

My main tool is Adobe Lightroom Classic, including I am one of the few Brazilian Beta Users. But I also use Photoshop and Luminar. I’m always testing and exploring other tools, I really like this part of photography.

In what kind of pictures do you think editing is most important?

In my case, all of them! Even why I shoot in RAW.

Would you like to send a couple of pictures, so we can insert in our interview?

I will be happy to make available some images just ask.
Thank you for this opportunity to share a little of this my passion.

You can see more of his work on Armando Bruck.