I did mention in Fuse News that I had been interviewed by a local paper and was super excited about it. I met up with journalist Madhu Rajaraman from Sayreville Progress at my local starbucks for some coffee and q&a, I talked loads, just went on and on and in my mind was like I wonder what the final piece will be like since I can not shut my trap. Well  I received a hard copy 2 weeks ago and I could have not been any happier about my feature, first of all I was on the front page of the paper then my story continued to a second page talking about how I started and my interest in business and branding aspect of photography. The picture makes it hard to read so I will highlight what were my favorite parts of the piece.

For starters she begins the piece saying “Feuza Reis is not your typical wedding photographer. If you want cliche snapshots with stiff poses and false smiles,look elsewhere”  This is so true, I am so more about capturing who you really are as a person, how you like to interact as a couple, a child just being a child and not saying cheese. Another favorite line which has loads to do with the vision I have for my photography business is when I am quoted ” I try to re-create the exact emotions that a person feels in a specific moment. With my images, I want to create a bridge between the past,present and future”. When a person picks up my images from years to come, I want them to look at them and go back in time, feel the emotion in the present and reflect on their future. I want to be that bridge for people. Today will never come back again, this is our life, this is our story, each day can be seen as a page, and the seasons or important events as chapters so if we only life once, we want to live it to the fullest and we want to cherish the true emotions of special days, I am that bridge. Another quote that I loved Madhu included was ” Even though I shoot weddings , I like to be more modern,edgy,urban and photojournalistic than most wedding photographers. Love what she said about me in regards to business, Madhu states that whereas many talented artists might shy away from the business side of photography, Feuza embraces it. Then final quote from me ” I just jumped in, it’s all about understanding yourself and the vision you have for your company.

Why a bridge, I was born on an urban island in Brazil, Vitoria, E.S. It is officially an island but it is the capitol so very urbanized and it is so close to the mainland that one almost does not see it is an island also due to the many close bridges. I am Brazilian and I grew up in the states and for many years had identity loss almost, when I was in the USA, I felt so different and so Brazilian but when I would spend summers there I would be almost gringa. I actually specialized in ethnicity and race relations in college and finally was able to accept the fusion of these two cultures in my life and who I really was and when I went to work on the vision I had for my photography business, I had to look at who I was and saw how the fusion of my beach childhood and city life influences my work.

Thanks again to Sayreville Progress for this wonderful piece on me and thank you Bridal Crate Magazine for adding this in your vendor alert first page this week. Thank you to everyone who has blessed Feuza Reis Photography.