interview with branco prata

well hello there, how are you doing today? celebrating the fact that it’s already friday? yay! so before i start i just wanted to let you know that i’ve published the second set of pictures of the small and intimate wedding i shot back in march. i’d really like you to see those, because both the bride and the groom were so playful, stylish and loving that the results were really charming! and continuing on the wedding topic, we’ll have our last interview about wedding photography. we had jonathan canlas on wednesday, the girls of joie lala yesterday and today we’re having (with a huge honor, i might say) andré teixeira of branco prata.

but first a few words, andré teixeira partners with sofia ferreira on the business, and they combine services of photography, invitations, paper goods, flowers and styling. which means that for the wedding industry this comes out as a killer team! and indeed they are an awesome team. and this time, i also talk about the amazing couple they are, as i’ve met them on the simplesmente branco showcase in lisbon. the truth is i think of these two as rockstars and when i met them, i met the nicest couple, with a huge smile and low profile. and i also believe that this is the key to success, keeping your feet on the ground, while challenging yourself to always step a little further on your dreams. and now, the interview…

1. hello, how are you? thank you so much for being here today… i really admire your work, so it’s really an honor to have you here today! so, to start, a little bit of a story, how did you get here to be a photographer? hi cláudia. let me just say that the honour is all mine! i’m not like some photographers that always wanted to be one since they where born. i discovered photography when i was 18 and studied for 3 long years in an academy here in porto. when i finished my studies and after a 3 weeks internship at instituto europeo di design, in milan, i came back to porto and started to work as a freelance photographer, in a portuguese newspaper.

2. why did you choose to be a wedding photographer? what drives you in this field of work? i started to shoot weddings 10 years ago and i did it for about 3 years. when digital “era” started and being an old school photographer, i decided to stop shooting for a while. and i mean stop. i didn’t take any photos for about 4 years. 3 years ago sofia asked me to take some photos, actually she asked me to do a e-session with her sister and her boyfriend. i enjoyed it so much that gradually i decided to start shooting again. at that point i realized that what i really love is to shoot weddings. to be around people in one of the most important days of their life.

3. what do you consider to be the main keys for a good wedding photographic work? i  obviously can only speak for myself but, i have to say… not to follow any rules, trust my instincts and my eye, let things speak for themselves. be consistent and never give up on quality. oh and a big smile!!