Photographe Dory Chamoun

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—Ouff... even though I don't believe I am, I still have to say yes. The reason is that everyone has their photogenic side. Every person is unique and each uniqueness is beautiful. I have to follow what I preach because I know that I can capture the beauty in anyone I photograph.

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

—I have to say that my biggest influence since I was a child was my uncle. He always had a camera in hand, and therefore, so did I. I love life, and I love to show others the beauty in it. So in my career, I get to do that every single day. I have the privilege to be at everyone's important events and capture them through my eyes. I have the honour to be trusted by others for me to capture their personality and to later justify that trust. I simply love what I do.

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

—For you to see yourself in there. For you to, not only remember the moment captured, but the emotions you were feeling at that moment. I want my clients to look back at their photos and relive each special moment. For them to look back and say "Yes, that was us". To evoke that emotion all over again, wether it be laughter, love, passion and even sadness at times.

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—Absolutely! We love in this world. The boundaries of my life are not only the city lines, province lines, country lines... but the whole planet we live on. I love to experience all cultures and way of life. When I travel to do a destination wedding or event, I make sure to capture everything starting from the moment we leave until the moment I get back. I want them to have their whole trip captured.

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

—The fact that I can show my clients the beauty in what I see trough my lens. That I can tell a story of their special day. That I can make anyone feel beautiful and photogenic. The ability to ave someone look back at their wedding and cry, smile, laugh and feel every ounce of emotion they felt then. To show them what I see.

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

—That I can't clone myself and be in more places. That I am always tempted to do more. It's hard for me to stop shooting. I always want to keep going. As mochas I love my work, I always want to push to do more.

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—For now... drones, in terms of tech. But for the art of it, it the classic side of it will always remain. Trends come and go and come back again. I can't say exactly what will happen, but I know that for as long as it exists, people will always be people... there will always be emotions and there will always be light. Photography is light.

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

—I adapt to my clients. I am passionate in what I do and therefore it translates into my work. I am not only there to capture their moments, but I am also there to make them feel great. All my couples feel comfortable when I am around. I help them enjoy each moment.

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—As openly as I can. My ultimate goal is to offer the best I can to my couples. Needs change.. and if I don't listen and am open to it, then there is no point.

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

—Yes, tons... too many to list. By the time you read this, more new ones will start. But, since I am asked, here are a few. (smoke bombs, back lighting, fun shots, jump shots, candids will always be in)

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

—Meet your photographer. Sit down and chat with them. They will be with you for your whole day so having a good connection with them is key. They work will speak for itself, so now, speak with them.

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—Hmmm... anything disrespectful I guess. I'm ok with having uncle bob shooting alongside of me. I will actually help adjust his camera so he can get better pictures. :)

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—Well, the bride & groom are caught up in their moments. There day passes by so fast that they barely have a chance to focus on other things. A photographer will see something in a different light. A different angle. In doing so, he/she can bring out or emphasize more a story. There will always be the party shots that will be captures.
But overall, a whole story could happen in a fraction of a section and that, most people miss out on.

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

—Emotions and the story told.

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

—I honestly don't know how to answer this one. Sorry.

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

—Everything and everyone :)

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—I've been doing it long enough and love it way to much to be affected by anything.

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—Anyone as passionate as me. (I will give a shoutout to Yervant. I love his work and love his sense of humour and passion in what he does. He LOVES photography and life itself.)

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—Missing a moment. That will always be there. I always strive to capture everything so it's normal to worry about missing something.

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

—I can't bring it down to one moment, or even a few. I want to have as many impressive moments as I can. Life is not about waiting for that one moment or measuring it up to everything else. It's about finding all the small moments that bring you joy.

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

—Superman... simply because I want to help and save anyone I can.

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

—My uncle. He grew this passion in me.

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

—By my client's reactions. By seeing the tears in their eyes, hearing their laughter. Seeing them tell everyone else that they have to go with me for their event.

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—I can't choose. Sorry.

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—Ouch! I don't know if this would count, but once had the wrong file setting for my pictures. It meant I had to edit more afterwards.

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

—Everything! I can't have a moment where I will say "If only I brought..."

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

—Everything I bought, I have used and made the best of it.

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

—By letting my inner creative side talk. I also get inspired by going to work shops and watching the work of others.

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

—Yervant

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

—Not accurate to answer this at all because there will always be something to learn. Who I am today as a photographer was because of what I knew then and how I grew it from there.

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

—I want the story of that moment told. The emotions that were felt at that moment.

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

—I love life and always will.

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

—Same as a previous question, I am who I am know because of my past. No changes. :)

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

—Same answer as before as well. Nothing.

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

—I believe in them. I am sure that we are far from being the only ones out there.

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—Anyone that helps make this world a better place.

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

—Same as before, anyone that helps make this world a better place.

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

—Socialize, play games, walk my dog

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

—hah hah... if I said it, then it defeats the purpose. ;)

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—When my couples are overwhelmed in emotion and satisfaction.

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

—Nope.. we are all equal and should be open to doing anything we like.

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

—Don't you feel like you are my friend already? :)

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—Too many places to choose from... but I love Europe overall. I would love to travel all over the world.

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

—Wear a mankini in public for losing a bet.

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

—of course.

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

—oh boy... I will fill this field in after. Too many to tell and choose from. Meet with me and I will tell you a few. Deal?

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—I love all animals and have a gorgeous Berner names Maximus.

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

—Nothing

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

—to enjoy it

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—not to enjoy it. lol

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—hmmm... I would like a million dollars.

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—My weight.. I would like to lose weight.

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

—Just to have everyone take a moment and realize that we are all connected. To stop fighting with each other. To do good deeds, to be selfless. To love and enjoy life.

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

—Trust your eye

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

—I would probably crack them up and we would be best friends. I would tell them how amazing life is.

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

—Romantic-Action-Comedy... does that exist?

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

—more photos and editing and making people laugh... enjoy life.