DASILVA

My love of photography began at the early age of 12 when I was given my first Nikon F2 by my Father Cristiano who owned and operated a Professional Photography Studio in the Bay Area, he was my mentor and taught me the craft of Film Photography, Color Print Processing, and Black & White hand Printing Darkroom Techniques.

I was given access to essential knowledge and resources at the age of 18 when I began to working with my Father Cristiano at his Professional Studio in Little Portugal. At the time we specialized in Portrait and Wedding Photography and serving our local Portuguese Community and many clients in the surrounding Bay Area. I was taught to work in a photo-journalistic style with iconic Hasselblad 500cm Medium Format Camera mounted with top level Carl Zeiss optics.

I traveled to Milan at the age of 25 and searched for worked at local Top Modeling Agencies, it was a great way to build my portfolio and collaborate with other talented artists also working in the Fashion Industry.

I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of making everyone that I work with look they’re best, relying mostly on the use of natural light to capture nuances in my images. I’ve worked with many clients in my Professional career, and I’m always challenging myself by pushing my work to the next level of photographic quality and style.

My favorite Fashion/ Celebrity photographers are Herb Ritts and Bruce Weber, inspired by their use of natural light and minimalist form.

For my current Fashion work, I’ve selected the Models and control the styling by sourcing and collecting Italian Couture wardrobe to use in my images.

I find beauty in many things, both in people and places. I also enjoy Black & White Film Street Photography, Architectural Spaces, Historic Race Culture, Car Collections, and Black and White Fine Art Landscapes. With an emphasis on the use of Natural Lighting, Color Density Calibration, Composition, and Depth of Field Perspective.

I’m passionate about photography as a lifestyle, it has served as a window to many cultures and has allowed me to connect to many cultures in a unique intimate way.

Carlos DaSilva