Valokuvaaja Brita B

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Quality, good light, but first and foremost emotion!

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Absolutely!

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—It's never the same, it's always somewhat challenging, so I never get bored, but I mostly love the fact that I can see how I improve myself with every single photograph.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Sometimes it's the endless hours of photo editing.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—Too insane to imagine.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—I love capturing people's real emotions. My photoshoots involve short walks, dancing, playfullness, movement etc. All of it makes it so much more real and special.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—At frst I laugh, cry, hate all at the same time for a brief second and then I try to understand the critizism, is it a reliable source to change something, to learn from it and is it something I benefit from.
Because sometimes criticism comes from clients who simply want to haggle with price.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—Portfolio is a big part of it, but make sure you like the person!Now matter how well a photographer offers you guidance or ideas during the photo shoot, if you don't feel comfortable with them, you won't get the desired result.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—Starting to shoot from minute 1. If I have new clients, I take 10 minutes to walk to the destination and simply chat. With those ten minutes they forget that I am a stranger and real peronalities and emotions start to surface.

—Mitkä yksityiskohdat, jotka yleensä jäävät huomaamatta, valokuvaaja voi tallettaa?

—I always notice bad posture or tension. I have my own little tricks to eliminate such things.

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—Rankin, I'd be happy to just look at him shoot too.

—Kuka sinua on inspiroinut elämässäsi ja miksi?

—Jane Goodall, for me she reminds us that we are guests on this planet and that we should take care of life that we so eagerly want to destroy.

—Miten ja millä perusteella määrittelisit menestyksen?

—Success = satisfaction
You measure it with your own happiness.

—Haluaisitko olla mieluummin tykätty vai kunnioitettu?

—Respected, simply likeness is so much easier to achieve.

—Kun lähdet matkalle, mitä otat mukaasi ja miksi?

—Camera and drone gear. I don't think I need to explain.

—Miten opettelet ottamaan parempia kuvia?

—Practice, practice, practice and at least once a year I try to take an interesting new class.
Also, working with other photographers and scrolling through good photography on Instagram is a good way to get the idea juices flowing.

—Minkä yhden asian olisit toivonut tietäväsi, kun aloitit kuvaamisen?

—Editing tricks I know now.

—Mitä haluat ilmaista valokuvillasi?

—World can be a happy and joyful place.

—Mikä motivoi sinua jatkamaan kuvausta?

—My own improvement in it.

—Jos voisit palata ajassa taaksepäin, mitä tekisit eri tavalla?

—I would not spend money on unnecessary gear.

—Uskotko, että muilla planeetoilla on elämää?

—Wish I could photograph it ;)

—Ketä et kunnioita?

—Peope who complain about things they could change while sitting down and doing nothing.

—Milloin olet täysin tyytyväinen työhösi?

—This happens very rarely. I'm very happy with my work pretty much all the time, but I feel like there is always space for improvement. I could be doing this for 60 years and I would still feel te same way.

—Uskotko miesten ja naisten perinteisiin rooleihin?

—What's traditional? What does it mean? Traditions are different all over the world, they mostly come into our lives trhough media, through other people or from a different timeframe. If people and pretty much everything else evolve with time, why shouldn't the roles for men and women. So no, I do not believe in them in a way that makes the media a clickmagnet nowadays. I trust in nature and I believe men and women are different, they should celebrate it, but their right to do things have to be equal!

—Saatko helposti ystäviä?

—50/50

—Pidätkö koirista vai kissoista?

—Dogs all the way.

—Ketä tai mitä vihaat?

—Broccoli

—Parasta elämässä on:

—Now

—Ärsyttävintä elämässä on:

—When you are stuck with a problem that's out of your hands.

—Haluaisitko antaa vinkkejä aloitteleville valokuvaajille?

—Don't be afraid.
If you mess it up, do it again.
Have a back up plan.
PRACTICE

—Jos Maahan saapuisi avaruusolioita ja he näkisivät sinut ensimmäisenä, mitä sanoisit heille?

—I am such a curious person I'd probably have a week long converstion about them, their life and where they come from. I hope their friendly tourists in that case :D

—Jos sinut kutsuttaisiin kuvaamaan elokuvaa, mitä tyylilajia se edustaisi?

—Action! I love the intence and diverce camerawork. That gengre gives plenty of opportunities to do it.