Hi this is Vanessa Joy here with the next episode of Breathe Your Passion on AdoramaTV
and we are here in Brazil in this awesome studio with an amazing, amazing,
probably one of the most famous fashion photographers here.
He doesn't speak English so he doesn't know how much I'm talking about him, but this is Weber Padua.
Alright, that's my best Portuguese there. How are you doing?
Tell me what a day is like in your life.
Your home and your life must be very intertwined then?
Workaholic, I think we can all understand workaholic.
Now what's very interesting about what you do and what we have heard is that you have
successfully eliminated almost all post production.
Right, so you've learned on film, you don't have the post production when it comes to film and now
how do you think that has freed up your life not having any post production?
So, after you're done shooting with your clients, what do you do next?
Do you pull the pictures into Lightroom, do you use Capture One?
What's your process afterwards so that you end up having a client, like we've got right here,
The process. What happens after you're done taking pictures?
Workflow, right.
So your clients and other people are guiding you through the photography process?
That's good. Some people, it would really bother us, having that kind of talking in our ear
while we're trying to work.
And how do you prepare your clients to have the expectation to know that there is
no Photoshop? There is only picking the pictures and taking them home.
Absolutely. Every professional has to do their own part.
You're not responsible if the hair is out of place, if the make up is not done correct,
if the dress isn't put on right.
Right, so I mean, essentially what you're telling me is really every photographer's dream.
You know, we became photographers because we wanted to take pictures, not because we
wanted to do hair or sit behind a computer or do anything else other than photography.
So about, if you were to give me an estimate, how much time do you spend
behind the camera as opposed to behind the computer?
That's right. So, what are you doing instead of being behind the computer?
What are the things that you've been able to do to enhance your quality of life?
What are some things that you can do instead of work all day?
I love how you started off by saying that it unites people because it
tells a lot about the Brazilian culture.
So many women, especially in America, look at fashion photography and belittle themselves
and compare themselves to fashion photography which has been airbrushed and photoshopped
to the point where this picture is no longer a human being.