Interview with Claudia Melim

5. Your photo- sessions almost tell a story do you like to get involved in the creative part, the back stage work of picking a model a theme a location and all the work that we don’t see?Yes, I’m always involved since the first minute. In personal projects, when I have an idea, I always talk with my team and start to look for the clothes and acessories. We talk about the make up, the post-production of the photos but, most of the times, I let them free to put their mark there too. Sometimes, I make castings for models or i just find someone that fit the character.

6. Can you make good pictures like you do and still manage to have fun?Yes, I always have a lot  of fun while working in my photoshoots. I’m very lucky  because even when i’m not with my team, i always meet nice and funny people that make me smile all the time.

7.  And what about the all after shoot work all the editing do you enjoy doing that as well?After the shoot, most of the times I sit next to my sister and we choose the photos together and it’s her part of the work. I know how to edit but she’s the best so I let her do her magic.

8. With so many amazing picture you must have many requests for collaborations,  what is  the thing that makes you say yes to a model or a project?Well, I love creative minds and I love to do collaborations. If a model have a creative mind, is friendly, know what she’s doing and we have a nice connection while we’re talking, i say yes immediately. Sometimes we don’t know what we will do but we think together and start to work.

9. I know this must be a hard question but do you have a favorite picture or special theme that you enjoyed more doing, one photo-shoot that left you with good memories for some reason?Yes, that ‘s a hard one. I think all of my photoshoots have something special, I have a lot of good memories of them and with all the people I worked until today. But If I really have to choose one, i would  come back on 2011 when i won a great prize in a contest. The prize was one full  day of shooting in a studio. Was my very first time in a studio and the models are all my friends and I remember that I feel so nervous that day. I pass all day shooting, was so good having people that I love supporting me.

10. You work a lot with fantasy themes and fairy tales where do you get all your inspiration from?My inspiration comes mainly from music, movies and books, but I can find inspiration in lot of places I visit too.

11. So what’s next for you, what more can we expect to see you doing in the future?I’m still growing and I have a lot to grow in photography, I think you can expect see me doing more fantasy and alternative photography, I have a lot of projects in my mind that I can’t do yet because of many variants , but we need to follow our dreams so it’s what I’ll keep doing.12. Do you have any other passion besides photography?Yes, I love to write and play music.  I write stories since early age, I wrote a book that I never get published, maybe one day.  Since I was little I’ve learned to play piano, guitar, I’m kind of rusty now but I still love doing that.