I was a civil engineer.
When I became a mother, I decided to follow a different path.
I thought that, if I was following a different path
it might as well be something that I loved.
That I was passioned about.
Because I believe that things shoud be done with passion.
So I chose photography.
MARISA MARTINS FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY
EOS R System FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY
I started by photographing babies, mostly babies, a lot of families
And as I was photographing newborn, I started to realise
that I would spend five hours photographing the baby
but the photos that I liked the most
were the ones I did in the last five minutes
when I photograph the parents with the baby, where there's an interaction.
So, I started to do more lifestyle sessions
and then I expanded to documentary.
At the end, I try to register images that are honest
that portray real life, without interfering, without guiding.
I spend a whole day with a family, and amidst the mayhem
in a house crowded with children and full of joy, with cats, dogs
to find beauty within the chaos and to turn that beauty
framed with the best light possible
and make it a piece of that family's story.
If we're able to capture that small part of life
it's a way of preserving that routine.
I can guarantee that after two years, five years, the house will be different
the kids have other activities, because what makes our daily lives
cannot be forgotten very easily, it's something we take for granted.
I felt that the EOS R was a giant leap when in comes to the work's quality.
It makes sessions like these much easier
where I need to be prepared to react at any moment
to any given situation happening at that time
and the R has helped me a lot in this situation
because it focuses very fast and it doesn't miss a focal point.
Besides, it makes it possible to be very discreet, in total silence
it's super ergonomic, lightweight and for someone that's been photographing
a session like this for twelve hours straight, which can be very exhausting
I guarantee that it's a bonus feature.
There are moments when I really need to be in absolute silence.
I need to go completely unnoticed
because in a situation where something is happening
if they hear the shots, I'm already interfering on the scene
and the goal is to not interfere.
The autofocus is really amazing.
It was really a giant leap when it comes to my photography's quality.
In a situation when I'm photographing and on the same frame
focusing the subject that is closer then unfocusing and alternating focus
very quickly, without missing the action
lose the light nor lose control of what's happening.
There are situations when the lighting is very low
for example, I can still focus in the kids' room at bedtime
something inconceivable with the DSLR.
It has an incredible buffer, 29 photographs, it's really amazing.
If I want to do a burst with 29 photographs
it creates that sequence of photographs without failing.
And I get the whole sequence.
The RF 28-70 lens was really a great finding
with this new system, I wasn't prepared for it.
Until now, I was using two cameras and two lens to get two focal distances.
And now with this lens I can use only one body
and one lens, because this incredible 28-70 is able to ensure
the quality, depth of field and compression I get with my fixed ones.
It sounds unbelievable, you have to try it, it's really incredible.
I don't feel the difference with the R just when I'm photographing.
It's also when I get to the office and I sit down to edit that I notice
this leap in quality that the dynamic range of these files delivers.
I can recover highlights and several other things I couldn't before the R.
You have to be committed, body and soul, in a session.
I'm always focused on the emotions, the kids reactions
the composition, this trinity of light, composition and emotion
the moment. I cannot be worried
about the equipment on my hands.
I just have to get home and look at the photos.
Everything has to be perfect. And with the R I don't have to worry.
And it's fantastic! I really like the R.