Carla Durante
Carla Durante is a Brazilian newborn photographer that started shooting underwater portraits in the middle of 2016 and soon she’s become reference in her country when water is the environment. She is also one of the co-founders and the Communication Director of ABFRN, the Brazilian association of newborn photographers (www.ABFRN.com.br ), a non-profit association. … more
Conference class by Carla Durante
WATERPROOF MEMORIES | Underwater Photography Portraits
Water ! Wow..it can do magic!
Some soft and slow movements under this crystal clear environment can turn single things into a enchanted ones…
Just because the flow
The hair, the dress, the props… following the water movement render beautiful ethereal images
I will teach the main techniques to photograph underwater: How to give directions to the models, what props could be interesting to use, what angles to shot and much more !
We will be doing this at the hotel’s swimming pool, and you are invited to dive with me and experience to take some incredible underwater shots.
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Interview with Carla Durante
How long have you been in business?
I am a professional photographer since 2011 when I quit my job at the Art department of a Brazilian TV station to manage my own business. I do newborn, maternity and family photography. I’ve been doing underwater portraits for almost 2 years
Why did you start?
I started it as an autoral project but soon I was “captured” for this amazing magic ethereal environment ! I love it!
Tell us about your family? How many kids? Who watches them while you travel?
I am married but we couldn’t have children… it’s ok, I have nice sweet nephews and nieces…who fills our heart with love and fun. We play a lot with them! And I have a black cat who gives me lucky !!!
Favorite part about your job?
My favorite part of job is during the session when we are so connect that almost forget the time
Favorite marketing tip? what did you do to get your name out there?
Marketing tip: give more than they expect. Give the client a nice experience, not just the pictures .Give them something to remember !
Favorite baby supply item?
smalls animals toys we put on their hands
Favorite prop?
headbands
What does your future look like?
I hope my future is like my present! Happy and fun
What is your message to your children about life and running a business?
Do what you love.
It’s not ease all the time, may not be fun during the whole process but I garante its the better choice to find happiness most of the time
What is something you wish you knew when starting out?
I wish I knew more about running a business.
Being a photographer is not just to photograph
Carla Durante is a Brazilian newborn photographer that started shooting underwater portraits in the middle of 2016 and soon she’s become reference in her country when water is the environment. She is also one of the co-founders and the Communication Director of ABFRN, the Brazilian association of newborn photographers (www.ABFRN.com.br ), a non-profit association. Graduated in Social Communication with bachelor degree in Publicity and Advertising, she has found out her passion for Photography traveling and photographing nature and people around Brazil and several Asian countries during her vacations periods. So she has decided to deeply study photography to be able to take great shots which could help her to tell more about her adventures. From there to quitting her long term job as Art Editor in major Brazilian TV network to dedicate to photography was just a matter of time So she has been a newborn photographer since this kind of photography arose in Brazil 7 years ago. Passioned for working with creativity in various personal projects, one of them has leaded her to go deep in the underwater photography. Since then she reinvents herself in each underwater session as a new challenge and now she will be in the US to tell us about her techniques and creation processes.