Φωτογράφος Jamie Orndorff

—Πρώτον και κύριον – ποιόν μπορείτε να ονομάσετε ως τον καλύτερο φωτογράφο στην πόλη σας; :)

—If I'm being honest? Hehe...I love the work my husband and I do. We have shot weddings for about three years now so we've had time to refine our style and learn from other amazing photographers...making us the best us we could be!!

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—My husband says yes. I say meh.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—I've always found people to be the most interesting subjects. Seeing different expressions and emotions on one's face. When I started photographing people- I realized I loved capturing those expressions. Then I started photographing couples and realized I love capturing LOVE. It's beautiful and real and raw.

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—As an adventurous person- I love a beautiful landscape. Mountains, beaches, cliffs...anything in nature makes a beautiful photo for me.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Traveling is basically our life. We've shot in Iceland, Mexico, California, Arizona, Tennessee, and many other incredible places. We love it more than we love tacos.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—My favorite thing is meeting new people and seeing new places. We have met so many awesome people during our time as photographers and that is an amazing bonus to this job!

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—...the way my back hurts after shooting a 9 hour wedding day.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Hopefully more creative and unique photographers and less typical poses and fake smiles.

—Τι το ιδιαίτερο υπάρχει στο φωτογραφικό είδος στο οποίο εξειδικεύεσαι;

—Weddings are truly a beautiful and special thing in themselves. Being one of the most important days in one's life, there are always many different emotions throughout the day. The wedding photographer has the privilege of getting to capture all of them. It's amazing. A lot of times, it makes US cry!

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I always want to be a better photographer, person, wife, etc. Criticism is something difficult to take when given, but keeps me up at night. I definitely think it's needed in order to improve.

—Υπάρχουν τάσεις στη φωτογραφία;

—Absolutely. Everyone is always trying to find their own style and niche and a lot of times copy others style of work. I say it's best to forget the trends and find your own lane.

—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—Trust and taste are two huge factors. Every person needs to trust their photographer, meaning they need to build a sort of rapport. They should prove that they are able to capture and understand what is important to you. And of course taste- choose a photographer who's work you love! :-)

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—Over posing. Fake smiles. Messy backgrounds.

—Ποιες λεπτομέρειες που συνήθως περνούν απαρατήρητες μπορεί να παρατηρήσει ένας φωτογράφος;

—People don't always notice the best light, whereas photographers are chasers of beautiful light. Also little things- such as leading lines and unique spots that may look ordinary to the common eye...but look like a fairytale in a photograph.

—Τι επηρεάζει την αξία της φωτογραφίας; Ποια στοιχεία;

—The memories that come with the photo, what it can mean to a client. That is everything. Genuine laughs and happy tears captured in a photograph can be so valuable to someone.

—Ποιο πρόσωπο αποτελεί το σύμβολο του 21ου αιώνα κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—A symbol is different to everyone, we all have different inspirations. For me, I am inspired by Don and Helen, amazing and creative wedding photographers who thrive on the unconventional.

—Ποιον θέλετε να φωτογραφήσετε;

—People that are ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously in love. ;-)

—Έχετε επαγγελματικά ταμπού;

—Drinking on the job. Oh well...

—Με ποιους σας αρέσει να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—Don and Helen. Chris Burkard. There are some talented people out there.

—Τι σας ανησυχεί και γιατί;

—I usually worry about everything when I'm on a plane. Nothing a little wine can't fix. Other than that, I don't worry too much. What's the point?

—Ποια ήταν η πιο εντυπωσιακή στιγμή στη ζωή σας;

—I will never forget standing under the northern lights in Iceland. Honestly, creation is the most outstanding thing in the world. I was breathless and speechless.

—Εάν ήσασταν ένας λογοτεχνικός ή κινηματογραφικός χαρακτήρας ποιος θα θέλατε να είσαστε και γιατί;

—I think I would be Jess from New Girl. We have the same taste in style and are quirky by nature. Also I totally copied her bangs.

—Τι σας εμπνέει στη ζωή σας και γιατί;

—My husband definitely inspires me. He is so creative and down to earth and smart and kind. If everyone were like him, the earth would ROCK.

—Ποιος είναι ο ορισμός της επιτυχίας; Πώς μετριέται η επιτυχία;

—True success, I believe, is measured by happiness. If you are happy, you are successful. Simple as that!

—Είναι προτιμότερο να είστε αρεστός ή να σας σέβονται;

—Can't I have both? Haha...I guess I would say respected. Because people that like you may not like you the next day. If you're respected once, likely you'll be respected a long time.

—Ποιο είναι το μεγαλύτερο σφάλμα που έχετε κάνει ποτέ στη δουλειά σας;

—I used to work for a makeup company, and one time I messed up at inventory. All the numbers were wrong and we had to do it again...6 hours of work.

—Όταν πρόκειται να ταξιδέψετε, τι παίρνετε μαζί σας και γιατί;

—Obviously, I always take my camera gear. Ha ha.

—Σε σχέση με τον εξοπλισμό που σας ανήκει, υπάρχει κάτι που εύχεστε να μην το είχατε αγοράσει. Γιατί;

—Nothing that I can think of...

—Πώς εκπαιδεύετε τον εαυτό σας για να μάθει να παίρνει καλύτερες φωτογραφίες;

—The best way to do this is to always be taking pictures. Whether it's with my professional gear or my iphone, I am always taking pictures and learning about light and composition

—Ποιανού δουλειά σας έχει επηρεάσει περισσότερο ως φωτογράφο;

—Like I mentioned before, Don and Helen have influenced me the most. I love how they just don't fit in with any cliches. They see things the rest of the world is blind to. It's a beautiful thing.

—Τι εύχεστε να γνωρίζατε όταν ξεκινήσατε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—I wish I knew to take photos in RAW format...not jpeg. Hahaha...

—Τι θέλετε να πείτε με τις φωτογραφίες σας;

—I want them to show genuine emotions and love. Everything must be real.

—Τι σας παρακινεί να συνεχίσετε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—One of my favorite things to do is meet with other photographers and find out why they started photography, what keeps them going, what their favorite aspects are about it, etc. We did that recently with some amazing people and it really inspired us and motivated us to push ourselves harder to really give our best.

—Οι γονείς σας θα έπρεπε να είναι περισσότερο ή λιγότερο αυστηροί;

—Hmm... I'd say less. Hehe. But I never got in too much trouble so I guess that's a good thing, right?

—Εάν μπορούσατε να πάτε πίσω στο χρόνο, τι θα κάνετε διαφορετικά;

—I would not have cut my bangs myself. Not good.

—Τι πιστεύετε για τη ζωή σε άλλους πλανήτες;

—We'll have to go explore and find out won't we???

—Ποιοι είναι οι ήρωες σας;

—My husband.

—Για ποιον δεν έχετε καθόλου σεβασμό;

—I have no respect for selfish and proud people. We all live on the same beautiful earth and we should be giving and display humility in all we do.

—Τι κάνετε στον ελεύθερο χρόνο σας;

—Apparently I complete long interviews about my life, as I'm doing right now. But also, I mostly take photos and cuddle with my dog. Seriously, my dog is sooooo cute.

—Ποια πλευρά του εαυτού σας δεν βλέπει ποτέ το κοινό;

—Woah...perhaps the sheer amount of ice cream that I consume. I will forever love Ben and Jerry's.

—Πότε είστε τελείως ικανοποιημένος με τη δουλειά σας;

—When I make my clients happy cry. That is my biggest satisfaction, because I have done my job correctly.

—Πιστεύετε στους παραδοσιακούς ρόλους για τους άνδρες και τις γυναίκες;

—I believe everyone has their own mind, their own conscience, and can do whatever they want to do.

—Κάνετε εύκολα φίλους;

—I am an INFJ. I am introspective, and very observant. When people realize that I'm not bored and am actually just observing them and getting to know them, then we can develop a close bond.

—Που θα θέλατε να ζήσετε;

—Without hesitation I can say one day I would love to live in Iceland! We have been twice and we are so in love. It is beautiful and cold and everything I would ever want!

—Ποιο είναι το πιο ανόητο πράγμα που έχετε δεχτεί ποτέ να κάνετε;

—I would have to say...draw tattoos on myself from head to toe with a permanent marker. Yes, you can shake your head...it was very, very stupid.

—Υπάρχει ζωή μετά το γάμο;

—YES! I am married and my life is great. Traveling wedding photographers. What could be better?

—Έχετε ένα αγαπημένο ανέκδοτο; Πείτε το μας.

—"Why did the cow cross the road?"
"To get to the utter side."
I LOVE COW JOKES!

—Συμπαθείτε τα σκυλιά ή τις γάτες;

—DOGS. I love cats too. But I am literally obsessed with dogs.

—Ποιον ή τι μισείτε;

—I hate violence, rude people and meat. Yes, I'm a vegetarian.

—Το καλύτερο πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—Dogs. Ice cream. Duh.

—Το πιο ενοχλητικό πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—The alarm going off before 8am.

—Υπάρχει κάτι γύρω σας που θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε;

—If I could change other people's attitudes to make everyone friendly, I would probably change that. But from where I stand, no changes needed.

—Τι θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε στον εαυτό σας;

—Hmm...I would like to have more patience. I'm just not a patient person but I think it's a great quality to have.

—Τι θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε στον κόσμο;

—I would like there to be no more animal shelters. All animals have a home and happiness, that is ideal.

—Μπορείτε να δώσετε μερικές συμβουλές για τους φωτογράφους που ξεκινάνε να φωτογραφίζουν;

—Yes! Be a part of the community and get creative with your work. Don't try to just copy others and become popular. When you find your own style, stick with it and people will see that it's original.

—Εάν έρθουν εξωγήινοι στη γη και είστε ο πρώτο άνθρωπος που συναντήσουν, τι θα τους πείτε;

—Can I take your picture?

—Εάν σας ζητήσουν να γυρίσετε μια ταινία, τι είδους ταινία θα είναι;

—Psychological thriller, for sure. I love that freaky stuff.

—Αύριο θα πάω και θα κάνω...

—Swimming with whale sharks! I CAN'T WAIT! This will be my second time and it's incredible!