Focus On 1.93 Hugo Castro aka @sheiku: Conceptual creativity on Instagram
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Today we are happy and honoured to introduce you to Hugo.
“Hi! My name is Hugo Castro. I’m a Technician in Artistic Photography and currently studying Bachelor’s in Art History. I live in Spain and I’m 35 years old.”
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You can find Hugo on:
Instagram: @sheiku
Twitter: @sheiku
Some funny questions!
You are: A paranoid full of thoughts.
You would like to be: A man of action.
3 items to take to a desert island: A notebook, a pencil and a knife.
What has been your most bizarre life experience: there was a fire in the building and I couldn’t hear the firemen’s call because I was playing videogames online with my headset on.
A super power would you like to have: Time traveling.
If you ruled the world: I’d rule it with iron hand.
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In ‘real’ life
Happy alone, in love, married or it’s complicated: Happy in love.
You love: Eating popcorn in the movies.
You can’t stand: Lies.
A song that best describes you: It hasn’t been written yet.
Your hobbies: Watching movies, taking photos and playing videogames.
A trip you dream of: Japan.
A quote: “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on”. Albert Einstein.
A wish: Happiness.
Someone you admire: Gregory Crewdson.
What more must we know about you in one phrase: I’m a frustrated cinema director.
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Your life on Instagram
Your Instagram birthday: Roughly since April/May 2014.
iPhone, Android, DSLR: iPhone and and Canon DSLR.
Did Instagram change your life in some way: Instagram has allowed me to express myself as no other platform has.
Instagram for professional or personal use: Both.
Define your style in one word: Conceptual.
Daily time spent on Instagram: Two hours to perform and tons to reflect upon the concepts.
Favorite hashtag: #red
A filter: I don’t use filters. I edit contrast, color, sharpen, exposure and temperature manually.
An App: Make an educated guess.
A gadget: The newest iPhone.
Pictures that make you laugh on Instagram: (either a style, a hashtag, or from
another user) @__remmidemmi
Pictures that must be forbidden on Instagram: Extremely delicious food feature.
An improvement for Instagram: A specific app for iPad.
Life without Instagram would be: Awful.
An Instagram user we can’t miss: @kacozi
Anything else? Not really.
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Describe your favorite picture:
I took this photo for an Instagram’s Weekend Hashtag Project called #whpspacedreams.
The hardest part was adjusting the topic to my own style. Then I worked on the concept, the meaning instead of working on a particular technique. I really liked the result because it describes myself very well.
Techniques used:
I always use natural light. In order to take #whpspacedreams I used a black background, light window, some textile to make the suit and a saucepan lid. I reflected the space image on the lid with a screen monitor.
Thank you so much Hugo, for sharing a little more about you! It’s been a pleasure!
