Clara Andrade Photography

02/23/2024

Childhood. Free, raw, unscripted.

This came from a birthday afternoon at in Miami. An absolutely mind blowing space for kids under 5. Or let’s just say, a “bring back the backyard” kind of thing.

You don’t need to interrupt children to get their photo. You don’t need to make them look at you, smile, behave, tilt their heads, stop jumping, start jumping, add to the list of photo annoyances these days _______
You just need to observe and be patient with timing.

02/21/2024

The Yellow Couch.

A project I created last year to portrait our life variables within one room, with only one constant - the yellow couch. This series is immensely personal, it represents my desire for an immersive creative space free of screens and filled with books since I moved to the US. It obviously gets messed with a lot, which is the fun part because it shakes my ego and I wouldn’t loose the sarcastic opportunity to be defeated at my own house. It goes without saying, we don’t have much control over dreams we materialize into this world. Imagine, make it happen and let it go.

More coming soon!

02/08/2024

Talvez sejam meu objeto preferido de fotografia há 7 anos, esses dois. Talvez seja efeito Brasil, ou casa de mãe, ou café com doce de leite, ou quinhentos encontros com bolo. Fato é que a pupila sempre amplia onde tem amor.

02/07/2024

It’s been a minute. I created a space to reconfigure from past events and darn was that helpful. I believe in silence. The type in which you can hear yourself. I like quiet of mornings, although they are much louder than my taste. Not that I’m opposed to sounds, but shutting down external extra noise of any sort (visual, sensorial, auditive) has a tremendous effect on listening to your soul. It’s about selecting what comes in.

This isn’t the type of “Iook, I’ve learned how to make sourdough bread and read 3 books while taking being off from social media” break. It’s the one where we create space for being.

As much as references are part of a creative life, more and more I find expression rising from quietness.

I was present. I intend to continue. I’ve embraced my not-so-inspiring parts of life as material. If we only create from joy, we’re doomed. I’m learning to create from loss, anger, hope, and a wider spectrum of emotions and experiences.

Life is a wild combo. Let’s embrace ours.

08/01/2023

Thank you for the feature Fearless Family Photographers

The yellow couch. ❤️ Photo by our Fearless Family Photographer, Clara Andrade of Clara Andrade Photography in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

04/06/2023

Baek-il. A Korean ritual to celebrate the completed 100 days.
2019 - Kaley
2023 - Kaleb

03/21/2023

Dolce far niente con la nonna. 💙

03/08/2023

One year old and it feels like cotton.

03/07/2023

Storytelling photos for professionals show what they actually do. Their laboring, creation, duty, you name it. A visual narrative can solidify their explanations.

02/09/2023

Guess who had a recent family addition?

This session marked 3 years of our photography-parents-friends relationship. That day I went to register Kaley’s Baek-il. In Korea, it’s a celebration for when a baby completes 100 days old (can we all incorporate this?). I told them “yes let’s do her dressed up photos but can I also get some snapshots in between?” to which they promptly agreed. That was the start. My first documented family.

Three years later, here we are with Kaleb’s Baek-il. There’s no better reward than having them come back year after year to register new seasons in their family.

The comfort level we’ve reached enables me to photograph their intimacy in a way very few people see. Photos that aren’t anywhere else but in their home.

This why it’s so important to pick someone you identify with and stick with them. The life memories you will save will be raw, intimate and authentic. How do you want to remember what you have today?

01/13/2023

Sofia, now and then. My first newborn documented, almost 4 years ago. where did time go?