Benjamin Schmuck

PHOTO . April 8th, 2013

Interview of Benjamin Schmuck – french photographer born in Paris.

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Where are you right now ?

I’m currently in my magnificent Citroën Xantia break, driving through the village of Choue in the Loir-et-cher in order to get to my home in the Paris region. It is 9:05 pm, the night has just fallen. I come back from a terrific weekend at my grandmother’s home. My lovely girlfriend is kindly transcribing my words.

Where and when were you born ?

I was born in Paris in the 12th arrondissement, July 26th, 1989, around 4, 5 am. Leo ascendant Leo dude !

What equipement do you use and how do you obtain this really particular bright and sharp photo grain ?

I recently dropped my medium format film camera (after a long month of reflexion) to switch to a big DSLR, it works just as well, this is just as beautiful and there is more chances to succed a photo.

I don’t do anything in particular regarding the grain, I tend to relax as much as possible my pictures and spend quite a bit of time at my computer to refine the thing.

Give us some inspirations you had when you were a child ?

As a boy, I was a heck of a street-hockey and roller-hockey player, my biggest inspiration was the movie “les petits champions” (“The Mighty Ducks“), a marvel of the American cinema. The VHS collapsed into the dust by being viewed too many times.

What’s your favorite color ?

Blue.

How did you get into photography ?

A little by chance. After the last grade of junior high, they don’t wanted to let me in the general high school. To not repeat the year a second time, I had to choose my counselling among a list of CAP and BEP (french equivalent of NVQ). Not having particular interest for the boiler manufacturing, I chose photography. Today, this is what drives my life and I’m very happy not to be on the university benches.