Fotografas Fiona Walsh

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—I'd just finished my degree in Psychology and was looking for a job. It was just my fate that jobs were hard to come by as it made me look at doing something I was already enjoying as a hobby – photography. I started to explore the business side of getting it up and running, and was so grateful at my first yes to a request to shadow another photographer. I was hooked from my first wedding.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—Composition, expression, and light I would say. I love creating compositions and lighting effects in the frame and doing something different. But technicalities aside, the moment/the meaning is a pretty important component that makes up a good photo.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—I adore traveling. It shows me what else is going on in the world, I get to see moments between people, I get to see beautiful landscapes. traveling brings opportunity.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—Stepping into a couples lives for just one day and being able to capture their connection. Hearing their joy when they see the images, showing them just how amazing they are.
I get so excited with couples in landscapes, especially sunsets. It feels as though the colours around them are putting on a show, a reflection of their emotions.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—All the days in the office doing post production work takes me away from people, so it can be a little isolating at times.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—There's an interesting question, i was pondering this the other day. Who knows! Guests will probably have phone cameras with capabilities of my DSLR! But, there will always be a need for a wedding photographer. We see beyond what our eyes show us and give them something special; their story.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—Turning their emotions into a physical image they can look at, helping them feel closer to their most personal and meaningful feelings.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—With patience. I put myself in their shoes to understand where their coming from.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Sure. There are trends that come and go all the time. Trends in editing, trends in light effects, trends for capturing moments, capturing the natural behaviours of people around us, and maybe putting a different spin on how that's captured.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—Rapport. The photographer will be so close to them all day long, so they must feel comfortable and trust in the photographer.
I think they should look for someone with experience, with imagination, with patience, with passion for their wedding, and good editing skills! though i guess that last one is subjective!

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—sometimes the officiant will prefer us not to photograph them when they are signing the register.
There isn't anything more that is specifically not allowed, it's just a matter of being delicate and knowing when and when not to shoot something.

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

—Technically, the way the light can fall on a person and enhance that moment. Same goes for the environment, such as reflections or a background that would complimentary.
Emotionally, we are part of their relationship in a closer way than a guest would. For some part of the day it is just us 3, so photographers get to witness a raw beauty in the way they love each other.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

—Someone experiencing a moment that makes them feel so loved and so worthy.
Technically I love to use shallow depth of fields to make the image soft. I think this can add to the emotional value of a photo.
Beautiful landscapes, and architecture/patterns can influence the value too. So much can though!

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—Nope

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—It would be fab to shoot with Two Mann Studios, and Ross Harvey!

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—Nothing really.

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—Walking on hot goal (or is that the craziest?!)
Meeting and photographing Bill Clinton was pretty fun.Getting married felt pretty impressive, couldn't have felt any happier or want to be anywhere else.

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—All the photographers being fearless to be creative and bring us and the couple a new way of seeing things.Tony Robbins is pretty awesome. Sly Stallone's story of his determination and belief that he will be an actor in the movies is an inspiring one.

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

—hmmm, well I think a person is successful is they're happy.With weddings, I'd say a wedding is a success if the couple love their images.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Respected I guess. Feeling a sense of respect can affect your self esteem differently to feeling liked.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—Thankfully, and touch wood, there aren't any big ones. I just always aim to learn from each wedding. e,g., there are little ones like making sure batteries are new and such, cards are close by in reach, surveying the area to know where to stand during the ceremony etc. Once I was photographing a ceremony outdoors in gravel. Every step I took was loud and crunchy!

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—The camera is going to be a must, of course.Then:
Music! Because it enhances experiences. I even have an underwater mp3 player.

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

—no.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—Stay in touch with photographers, go on courses. Always look at what the light source is. Look for patterns and shadows.
Take my photos, finish, but then ask myself how else can I take this photo, how would someone else take this photo?

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—Two Mann and Ross Harvey.

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

—the environment can be used to your advantage, no matter what it is.Have down right pure belief in yourself.

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—Look how beautiful life is. Soak in it.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—To show people what life is like is you look out for it! It's beautiful, it's colourful, it's meaningful, it's fun.
Giving people life long memories in my images.

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—neither

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—I wouldn't like to think about that. I don't believe in regret. You do what you do in that moment with the resources you have.
I believe in learning from each experience, moving forward and living in the now.

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—lol these are funny questions. Sure, I think there is life on other planets.

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—No heroes so to speak. lots of people who mean a lot to me, others that have inspired me.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—Those who are mentally and physically cruel to people and animals.

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—Exploring landscapes with my camera, and watch movies.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—If you knew that there wouldn't be a side anymore :)

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—When all the elements come together in a photo to make it so satisfying. When creative ideas pan out. There's never a complete moment though or in that case I wouldn't be looking to better my work. I always want to grow.

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—Not really.

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—Yep, I'm so happy to have made friends at weddings whom I've never met before. I love the stories I learn about peoples lives after a wedding.

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—italy or australia.

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—there isn't one i can think of!

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—Of course!

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—'Green men make me cross' (Darren Walsh)

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Totally love both.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—the cold.

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Compassion.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Aging and illness.

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

—Peace of mind comes when you just accept things the way they are that you cannot change.

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—nothing really!

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—More cures in illness.
More help for aged, and more unwanted and poorly animals.

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—believe in yourself.
Network.
Do it because it makes you happy.

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

—lol oh my these questions! I'd see if they want to try some delicious snacks!

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—romance

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—swim underwater with my mp3 player! and then prep for a lovely wedding!