Fotografer Stephanie Kindermann

—Pertama-tama – menurut Anda, siapa fotografer terbaik di Brisbane, Australia? :)

—Ha! There's a mad, crazy hoard of us.

—Anda fotogenik?

—Yes, and I'll tell you why – I have a high threshold for embarrassment. The less self conscious you are, the better you photograph.

—Bagaimana awal Anda masuk ke bidang fotografi?

—So here's the story – my father had been a wedding photographer and so I had my first little film disposables from about 5 years old. I’d shot probably thousands of rolls by the time I made it to photography college, but it was the moment where I was standing in the darkroom seeing that first image rise out of the chemical trays that I remember. Everyone else around me was fairly cool about the whole process but I couldn’t stop laughing with this electric thrill. This was the moment in my life where it became absolutely clear – I knew this is what I was going to do now. Weddings? Everyone loves a party. And a wedding is the best kind of party to shoot.

—Apa komponen terpenting dari foto yang baik menurut Anda?

—Good visual narrative – all the elements needed to give you context.
The split second – at the high point of madness.
The feels – something that makes your heart hurt or leap.

—Anda suka bepergian?

—I live for it.

—Apa yang paling Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—Learning the world's secrets.
I'll share some of them with you.
No one cooks better than a Greek mama or parties as hard as a Croatian groomsman. Vietnamese elders are the bravest karaoke singers, the French do the best cigar and whiskey bar (not to mention the cheeses) and that Ghanaians will crush any dance floor. Chinese door games can be a hair raising experience, and it is deeply moving it is to see Maori women sing a welcoming song to the bride.

—Apa yang paling tidak Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—When the alternate drop arrives, the chicken is always overcooked. Always.

—Bagaimana masa depan fotografi?

—Wow this is cool, I hope it will be some sort of virtual reality with a fully rendered 3D capture from the entire day. You'll be able to bang on your head set and take a walk through the entire event from any time and angle.

—Apa yang istimewa dengan genre fotografi kekhususan Anda?

—Often having a professional photograph your family is a very rare event. With this in mind I always devote a lot of time and care to capture portraits of treasured people – grandparents, GREAT grandparents, brothers, sisters, children.

—Bagaimana Anda menangani kritik?

—I walked through a lot of fire in my early years of learning to shoot, and I'm still here :) Think of my teacher as being that old guy from Kill Bill who strokes his beard a lot.

—Adakah tren dalam fotografi?

—Yes, and they're mostly so cheesy. Things like making love hearts with your hands.... plz no!

—Apa yang seharusnya menjadi kriteria bagi pelanggan dalam memilih fotografer?

—Love the work – don't employ your photographer then ask for an aesthetic from another artist!
Vibes! Would you want to drink a beer with them? Ideally you start the booking process with good vibes, and finish the wedding singing bad karaoke together.

—Hal-hal apa yang harus dihindari saat pemotretan?

—Hunger. Bride, groom, photographer and squad members should be loaded up with snacks. Picnic style canapes and champagne if you're fancy, sausage rolls and red bull if you're not.

—Detail apa yang umumnya lewat tanpa disadari yang tertangkap oleh fotografer?

—Ha! "Common people," love it.
One of my favourites is the tight-lipped, crazy-eyed stage-whispered threats of a parent to errant child – usually during a particularly tender moment during the ceremony.

—Apa yang memengaruhi nilai sebuah foto? Apa saja elemen-elemennya?

—The value in a photo is, I feel, in how valued the subject is in it.
For example, a wife will always love a portrait of her husband that has captured how she sees him. If he's a charismatic person, than a genuine laugh. If he's a quiet person, then a photograph of him unaware, relaxed and thoughtful.

—Siapa yang dapat menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat Anda?

—Elon Musk. Billionaire, genius, puts a model car in his real car then launches it into space. What a legend.

—Siapa yang ingin Anda jepret?

—People madly in love.

—Anda memiliki tabu profesi tertentu?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Dengan siapa Anda ingin menjepret?

—Jonas Peterson. He seems like a very relaxed, interesting fellow.

—Apa yang Anda khawatirkan, dan mengapa?

—Mostly I have dreams where I've overslept my alarm and a bride is calling me, asking where I am, and I'm a 2 hour drive away. I guess that's my biggest worry.

—Apa momen paling mengesankan dalam hidup Anda?

—Once, driving home very late from a wedding (of course), I saw space junk or a comet or the worlds most massive shooting star – so bright it illuminated everything around me. It travelled directly down the line of the straight highway I was driving for a full 10 seconds before burning out. An exceptional moment.

—Jika Anda karakter kartun, buku, atau film, siapakah Anda dan mengapa?

—Trinity from The Matrix. She was cool and wore latex before lip injections and enormous butts became the symbols of beauty.

—Siapa yang menginspirasi Anda dalam hidup dan mengapa?

—Jimmy Nelson, photographer and author of Before They Pass Away. His is a body of work that is truly exceptional and of historical value.

—Bagaimana Anda mendefinisikan kesuksesan? Bagaimana Anda mengukurnya?

—Can't measure it but you can feel it – are you getting enough quality sleep? Are you eating well and sharing good wine with friends? Do you have leisure time with your loved ones, and does your work fill you with pleasure?

—Anda lebih senang disukai atau dihormati?

—Not everyone will like you all of the time, but you should always conduct yourself in a way that people have no loss of respect for you.

—Apa kesalahan terbesar yang pernah Anda lakukan di tempat kerja?

—Working at a camera shop, shipped two very expensive video cameras to someone who turned out to be fraudulent. OOPS!

—Saat Anda akan bepergian, apa saja barang yang Anda bawa dan mengapa?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Di antara gadget yang Anda miliki, adakah yang Anda harap tidak pernah Anda beli? Mengapa?

—No, but people love to "gift" me their defunct camera gear. Please stop doing this baby boomer friends.

—Bagaimana Anda mengajari diri sendiri untuk mengambil gambar yang lebih baik?

—I spend A LOT of time on lovely curation sites like this one.

—Karya siapa yang paling memengaruhi Anda sebagai fotografer?

—Steve McCurry (again). Portrait photographer for National Geographic.

—Apakah satu hal yang Anda harap Anda tahu saat mulai mengambil foto?

—That the rules don't actually matter, and only diminish the potential expression of true moments.

—Apa yang ingin Anda katakan dengan foto-foto Anda?

—This is a mirror of your life in this moment.

—Apa yang memotivasi Anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—I have no other talents. LOL, no I can cook quite well. But photographing is my true purpose.

—Apakah orang tua Anda seharusnya lebih atau tidak terlalu ketat?

—Less. I was raised conservative Catholic. Not allowed to watch The Simpsons when you're 17... come on!

—Jika Anda dapat kembali ke masa lalu, apa yang akan Anda lakukan secara berbeda?

—I wouldn't bother going to study, and instead buy a great kit and apprentice myself out 3 years earlier instead. I did the ol' highschool > study > apprentice > professional route. But study is now a moot point with online resources like Linda.com.

—Bagaimana tentang kehidupan di planet lain?

—Oh jeez I hope so. Certainly spices things up.

—Siapa saja pahlawan Anda?

—My colleagues, for lifting my heavy, heavy camera bag up and down stairs and into the car innumerable times.

—Siapa yang tidak Anda hormati?

—Paedophiles

—Apa yang Anda lakukan di waktu luang?

—I punch through Netflix series like a karate master does bricks.

—Sisi diri Anda manakah yang tidak pernah dilihat orang?

—Lying around in pyjamas, no makeup, orange Dorito stained fingers, unshaved legs.

—Kapan Anda merasa benar-benar puas dengan pekerjaan Anda?

—When a couple tells me they cried seeing the pictures. (With JOY).

—Anda percaya akan peran tradisional untuk pria dan wanita?

—There are definitely things men are better at, like being muscly and crushing rocks with their bare fists. And there are definitely things women are better at, like looking good in high heels and jean shorts.

—Anda mudah menjalin pertemanan?

—Yes

—Di mana Anda ingin tinggal?

—I'd love a couple of years in Istanbul. I'm a big fan!

—Hal terbodoh apa yang pernah Anda setujui untuk dilakukan?

—To go on a VERY long bush walk, mere hours after getting home from a pub crawl.

—Adakah kehidupan setelah pernikahan?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Anda punya lelucon favorit? Beri tahu kami.

—Any Gary Larson comic ever published. He might be the funniest man on earth.

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Siapa atau apa yang Anda benci?

—Celery. Eww

—Hal terbaik dalam hidup itu:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Hal paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup adalah:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Adakah hal di lingkungan sekitar yang ingin Anda ubah?

—I'm about to try my hand at home renovation, in a very literal interpretation of that question!

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah dalam diri sendiri?

—I would love to learn Chinese. And sign language. And also do some pottery. And learn to ride horses. Probably should exercise more too.

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah di dunia ini?

—Let's turn down the level of racism shall we, it seems to be gaining momentum instead of losing it.

—Dapatkah Anda memberi kiat untuk fotografer yang baru saja memulai karier?

—Sure! Don't train yourself out of -not- shooting things. Such as the weird, or awkward, or funny or embarrassing moments. These are some of the greatest photographs you could take!

—Jika alien mendatangi Bumi dan Andalah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apa yang akan Anda katakan pada mereka?

—I guess I'd ask them if they wanted to join us for lunch, I know a good place...

—Jika Anda dipanggil untuk mengambil gambar film, apakah genrenya?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—Besok saya akan pergi...

—EDIT! Pat my cat. Email clients! Poke around the fridge and hope for the best. Print some albums! Look at memes!