Photographe Jamie Orndorff

—Tout d’abord, qui pouvez-vous désigner meilleur photographe dans Tampa, États-Unis ? :)

—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!!

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—My husband says yes. I say meh.

—Comment avez-vous commencé à travailler dans la photographie ?

—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.

—Selon vous, quels sont les éléments les plus importants d'une bonne photo ?

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

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—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.

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

—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!

—Quel aspect de votre profession aimez-vous le moins ?

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

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

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

—Qu'est-ce que le style de photographie dans lequel vous travaillez a de spécial ?

—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!

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—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.

—Y a-t-il des modes dans la photographie ?

—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.

—Quels devraient être les critères pour qu'un client choisisse un photographe ?

—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! :-)

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—Over posing. Fake smiles. Messy backgrounds.

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—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.

—Qu'est-ce qui influence la valeur d'une photo ? Quels en sont les éléments ?

—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.

—Quelle personne peut être le symbole du 21ème siècle selon vous ?

—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.

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

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

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—Drinking on the job. Oh well...

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

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

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—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?

—Quel a été le moment le plus impressionnant de votre vie ?

—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.

—Si vous étiez un personnage de dessin animé, de livre ou de film, qui seriez-vous et pourquoi ?

—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.

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

—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.

—Comment définissez-vous le succès ? Comment le mesurez-vous ?

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

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—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.

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—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.

—Quand vous partez en voyage que prenez-vous avec vous et pourquoi ?

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

—Est-ce que vous regrettez d'avoir acheté un de vos gadgets ? Lequel et pourquoi ?

—Nothing that I can think of...

—Quelle méthode utilisez-vous pour améliorer vos prises de photo ?

—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

—Qui vous a influencé le plus en tant que photographe ?

—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.

—Quelle chose auriez-vous aimer connaître avant de vous lancer dans la photographie ?

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

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

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

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

—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.

—Pensez-vous que vos parents auraient dû être plus stricts ? Moins stricts ?

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

—Si vous pouviez revenir dans le temps, que changeriez-vous ?

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

—Que pensez-vous de la vie sur d'autres planètes ?

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

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—My husband.

—Pour quelle chose n'avez-vous aucun respect ?

—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.

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

—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.

—Quel aspect de votre personnalité le public ne voit pas ?

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

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

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

—Croyez-vous en le traditionalisme des rôles de l'homme et de la femme ?

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

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

—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.

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—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!

—Quelle est la chose la plus stupide que vous ayez accepté ?

—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.

—Existe-t-il une vie après le mariage ?

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

—Avez-vous une blague préférée ? Racontez-la.

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

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

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

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

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

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

—Dogs. Ice cream. Duh.

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—The alarm going off before 8am.

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—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.

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—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.

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

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

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

—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.

—Des extraterrestres arrivent sur Terre et vous êtes le premier à les rencontrer. Que leur dites-vous ?

—Can I take your picture?

—Vous êtes appelé pour tourner un film. De quel genre serait-il ?

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

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

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