Fotografas Annabelle Agnew

—Pirmiausia ir svarbiausia – ką galite įvardinti kaip geriausią fotografą jūsų mieste? :)

—Excluding myself, I admire the work of a lot of talented photographers globally. In Montreal: Brent Calis, Laura Regev, Ella Mack & Micheal Beaulieu are some of my favorites. In Ottawa: Agatha Rowland, Joel & Justyna, Rubicon and Age of Indie.

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—At the right angles and if I'm not being a goof... yes.

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—My mother is a painter, my step-father a theatrical and architectural lighting designer. I was surrounded by art, artists, and so forth my entire life. My mother's best friend is a professional photographer and I remember taking my first "real" photograph at 8 years old with my mother's Olympus Rangefinder. Even then... it was a very circuitous route, even after I got my BFA in Photography at Concordia. But I am very certain of my path now that I found it.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—Light is the most important — then composition. After that comes artistry and understanding how your settings can capture moments that evoke how they felt. Sharpness and bright lighting are over-rated and feel unnatural to me a lot of the time.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—Yes. Adore it. One of my favorite trips that I ever took was to Nicaragua. We go to Ireland (at least prior to the pandemic) yearly because my husband is from there. The last place we traveled to prior to the pandemic was Mexico.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—I love that what I do captures some of the most important moments of a clients' lifetime and that the history of that photo will shift over time to mean different things. I know how valuable my family photo albums have been for me and that's my driving force for every wedding I photograph.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—I'm a workaholic, it's hard to turn my brain off and find balance, being passionate about my craft verges on obsessive. It's important to hit pause, look back and appreciate work that I have done and so I've learned to do this — rest is equally important to make good work.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—Just like anything else, it will evolve and yet it's essence will remain the same.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—I'm not sure I understand this question.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—I went to art school where our work was critiqued daily — so I am open to it and frankly wish I heard it more often now in my professional life. It's important to get external feedback in order to grow. That said, I am probably my own worst critic.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Lots of them. A lot of photographers buy presets and apply them to their work – I find this makes their work all look the same. The standouts always have a strong sense of color, light, composition and a connection with their subjects.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—Connect with the work and the photographer.
Ask for full galleries.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—Too much posing, going to "hotspots", shotlists that are formulaic to wedding pinterest boards.

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—It's the in between stuff. For instance — this summer I photographed a wedding where I did a giant group photo of all that attended. Once the group dispersed the bride & groom each took a big swig of their drinks in hand (which I took a photo of) and then each realized that it was too big (which I also took a photo of) — this sequence brought a lot of joy to all of us later.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

—Emotion, Light, Artistry.

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—I have no answer for that!

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—Anyone who wants me to.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—I don't think so?

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—Erik Madigan Heck; Annie Liebovitz; Roger Deacon; Joel & Justyna; Samm Blake; Leann Weston; John Dolan; Cinzia Bruschini; Sarah Falugo; Corbin Gurkin; Danijela Gorley; Thierry Joubert; & Jamie Beck

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—Equipment functionality – having something breakdown in a wedding is possible and you need backup strategies in place
Data Storage – you need a lot of storage and backups in place when working on photographs, losing something would be horrible
Money – who doesn't worry about this?
Health – it's very important to my wellbeing and my job

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—Giving birth to my babies

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

—A lot people liken me to a cross between Tina Fey, Elaine Benes, Winona Ryder and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—That's too hard to define. I am inspired by a lot of things – art, comedy, movies, friends, family, landscapes etc.

—Kaip Jūs apibrėžtumėte sėkmės terminą? Kaip ją "matuojate"?

—Good sleep, peace of mind. Someday living by the ocean.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Respected. Too hard to make everyone like you – and I am not sure I'd want everyone to like me.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—Underselling myself. Doing a lot of work for too little. Not noticing "red flag" clients — I've learned the signs and avoid these types now. A word of advice: don't go into meetings with photographers assuming we're trying to "rip you off".

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—My camera, my kindle, and a lot of earrings and shoes.

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—That's a constant thing — right now I am considering selling the only zoom lens I have. I never use it. I also have too much lighting equipment I never use.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—I have a degree in film photography, but now I take online courses through Creative Live; Masterclass; Youtube and so on — sometimes it's photography or business related, but other times it's just something I am interested in. I'm convinced that external interests influence your work in a lot of beneficial ways.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—Showing up everyday to do it.

—Išskirkite vieną dalyką kurį būtumėte norėjęs žinoti prieš pradedant fotografo karjerą?

—Patience.

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—I want them to be evocative of the moment.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—My pleasure in taking them.

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—Less strict.

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—I would not have strapped some lighting equipment with a bungee cord. It's a very long story.

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—It's there probably?

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—My Mom; My husband & kids; and then a lot of other artists, writers, comedians, politicians, scientists and so forth.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—I don't think it's a Who, but rather personality traits: those who feel entitled; who are not open to listening/do no ask questions; choose fear.

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—Improv; Kitchen Dancing; Reading; Running

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—I can be hyper-focused in a way that's detrimental to life balance; I talk to my cat like he's a real person; I need hugs

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—Generally right after shooting and the initial edit. Before my critical brain starts to micro-inspect and take over in the edit.

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—No

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—Yes

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—I'm going to retire someday and live along some rough coastline either in Eastern Canada, Ireland, or the South of France.

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—A coffee drinking challenge one night when I was a waitress in a diner in Banff. There was a snow storm and we were young, stupid and bored. I ended up calling poison control because "I won" the competition and boy did that feel bad.

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—Yes, it's pretty good too. I won't lie — it's work — but I would take this over a lot of connections without depth.

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—Too many. I am a comedy nerd/junkie. My best friend is a standup comedian and in school I used to drop in to the club on Open Mic nights to watch my friends tell jokes.

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—I like both, but I have a cat named Steve.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—Too complicated to answer.

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—good food, laughter, sleep, the water, sunsets, fresh air, snuggles.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—noises like chewing?

—Ar yra kas nors aplink jus, ką norėtumėte pakeisti?

—I mean, yes. But hey, life is a process.

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—A lot of things, like I said, life is a process — and I have learned recently that accepting myself is just as important to changing.

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—Fast fashion; greed; hustle culture; the direction of the climate

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—Show up everyday, take a lot of photographs and edit them. Rinse and repeat. And look at other Art, not just other photographs.

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

—Hello? I haven't given this much thought.

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—Romantic Drama (think The English Patient)

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—Website editing; run; laundry; help my kids with online school