Fotógrafo Joey Rudd

—Em primeiro lugar - quem é para si o melhor fotógrafo em Ottawa, Canadá? :)

—The best wedding photographer for your wedding is the one that you get along with best! Obviously, it is important that you like their style and photos, but most importantly you need to be able to trust your photographer. You spend a lot of time with your photographer on your wedding day so I encourage couples to find someone that they enjoy spending time with.

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—My two year old daughter thinks I am.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—It kind of just happened. It was a natural progression of taking photos personally to professionally.

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—A good photo is one that tells a story. Couple's trust me to capture the essence of their day in still life and I see this as a very important (and enjoyable!) task. With the exceptions of some of my more creative and double exposure photographs, I endeavor to capture the colours and lighting of a day accurately so that it tells the story of the wedding in a way that the couple can remember it.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Did someone say Iceland?

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—There is something special about being invited to share in the most important day in a couple's life. Moreover, to be trusted to document it for them. I love to hear back from couples about how much they love their wedding photos.

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—The behind scenes of running a business. (Cough) Taxes.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—I am always asking this and seeking to grow as an individual and as a business, but at the end of the day we can only guess. I look forward to the journey.

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—That each and every moment is so important and timeless. It goes by so fast for the bride and groom- that is where I come in.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—As with anything that you pour so much of your life into, it can be hard to hear criticism, but I try to learn and grow rather than build walls.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—There are always trends, editing styles, colours (or lack there of), airy, moody, etc. I try to stay true to the day itself rather than getting caught up in all of these. I am there to document the day after all.
Although, as a signature, I do enjoy creating a few double exposures for each couple!

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

—Trust. You need to be able to trust them as a person and as a professional.

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—Backing off docks in late October. Trust me, the water is colder when you are wearing two cameras. I always bring a change of clothes and, obviously, backup equipment for moments like this, but avoidance is always the best practice.

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—I am always noticing (or anticipating) moments that are happening at an event. Reactions, emotions, accidents. As a photographer I also tend to see the world around me differently. I am always considering whether or not a specific place would make for an interesting background for photos. It can be hard to turn this off when I am not "on the job".

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

—It can sometimes be surprising to learn what photographs from a day are a couples' favourites. Award winning photographs are not always the ones that are most important to a couple. The tearful hug of a grandparent can be significantly more beautiful than mountains.

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

—Jon Snow. #winteriscoming

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—I love taking photos of my daughters.

—Tem tabus profissionais?

—Cellphones. Why are they even at weddings?

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—I love shooting with my wife Natalie, she is so talented and incredibly fun to have around. But, there are also so many other talented photographers that I would enjoy shooting with and learning from.

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

—With a consistent routine and sufficient backups there is little to worry about. Enjoy life!

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

—When I got a standing ovation for a stand up routine in Minnesota... and I am not even funny.

—Que personagem animada, literária ou de um filme gostaria de ser? Porquê?

—Jack Pearson from This Is Us. But it's hard to live up that.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—So many other wedding photographers. There is so much talent and creativity out there to be inspired by.

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—If I can be a person that someone trusts whether that is a wedding couple or my family.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—I would love to be both.

—Qual foi o maior erro que já cometeu a nível profissional?

—There have been little mistakes here and there, but I have always been grateful to learn from them for the future so that they don't become big mistakes down the road.

—Quando vai viajar, o que leva consigo e porquê?

—A camera. Life goes too fast not to document it.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—I am always trying new things. It keeps life interesting to experiment and grow as a photographer.

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—I want my photographs to freeze a moment, capture emotion, and tell a story.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—I love to water ski, snowboard, or just be all around active with my family.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Don't be afraid to ask questions.