Fotograaf Brita B

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

—Quality, good light, but first and foremost emotion!

—Houdt u van reizen?

—Absolutely!

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—It's never the same, it's always somewhat challenging, so I never get bored, but I mostly love the fact that I can see how I improve myself with every single photograph.

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—Sometimes it's the endless hours of photo editing.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—Too insane to imagine.

—Wat is er bijzonder aan het fotografiegenre waarin u zich specialiseert?

—I love capturing people's real emotions. My photoshoots involve short walks, dancing, playfullness, movement etc. All of it makes it so much more real and special.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—At frst I laugh, cry, hate all at the same time for a brief second and then I try to understand the critizism, is it a reliable source to change something, to learn from it and is it something I benefit from.
Because sometimes criticism comes from clients who simply want to haggle with price.

—Welke criteria moet de klant hanteren bij het kiezen van een fotograaf?

—Portfolio is a big part of it, but make sure you like the person!Now matter how well a photographer offers you guidance or ideas during the photo shoot, if you don't feel comfortable with them, you won't get the desired result.

—Wat is er totaal uit den boze bij het fotograferen?

—Starting to shoot from minute 1. If I have new clients, I take 10 minutes to walk to the destination and simply chat. With those ten minutes they forget that I am a stranger and real peronalities and emotions start to surface.

—Welke details die vaak onopgemerkt gaan, kan een fotograaf vastleggen?

—I always notice bad posture or tension. I have my own little tricks to eliminate such things.

—Met wie zou u graag fotograferen?

—Rankin, I'd be happy to just look at him shoot too.

—Wie inspireert u in uw leven en waarom?

—Jane Goodall, for me she reminds us that we are guests on this planet and that we should take care of life that we so eagerly want to destroy.

—Hoe definieert u succes? Hoe meet u het?

—Success = satisfaction
You measure it with your own happiness.

—Bent u liever graag gezien of gerespecteerd?

—Respected, simply likeness is so much easier to achieve.

—Wat neemt u mee op reis en waarom?

—Camera and drone gear. I don't think I need to explain.

—Hoe leert u bij om betere foto's te maken?

—Practice, practice, practice and at least once a year I try to take an interesting new class.
Also, working with other photographers and scrolling through good photography on Instagram is a good way to get the idea juices flowing.

—Wat had u graag geweten toen u begon als fotograaf?

—Editing tricks I know now.

—Wat wil u graag zeggen met uw foto's?

—World can be a happy and joyful place.

—Wat motiveert u om foto's te blijven maken?

—My own improvement in it.

—Wat zou u anders doen als u in de tijd kon terugkeren?

—I would not spend money on unnecessary gear.

—Wat denkt u over leven op andere planeten?

—Wish I could photograph it ;)

—Voor wie kan u geen respect opbrengen?

—Peope who complain about things they could change while sitting down and doing nothing.

—Wanneer bent u helemaal tevreden over uw werk?

—This happens very rarely. I'm very happy with my work pretty much all the time, but I feel like there is always space for improvement. I could be doing this for 60 years and I would still feel te same way.

—Gelooft u in een traditionele rolverdeling voor man en vrouw?

—What's traditional? What does it mean? Traditions are different all over the world, they mostly come into our lives trhough media, through other people or from a different timeframe. If people and pretty much everything else evolve with time, why shouldn't the roles for men and women. So no, I do not believe in them in a way that makes the media a clickmagnet nowadays. I trust in nature and I believe men and women are different, they should celebrate it, but their right to do things have to be equal!

—Maakt u gemakkelijk vrienden?

—50/50

—Houdt u van honden of van katten?

—Dogs all the way.

—Wie of wat haat u?

—Broccoli

—Het beste in het leven is:

—Now

—Het vervelendste in het leven is:

—When you are stuck with a problem that's out of your hands.

—Kan u tips geven voor beginnende fotografen?

—Don't be afraid.
If you mess it up, do it again.
Have a back up plan.
PRACTICE

—Als buitenaardse wezens naar de Aarde komen en u bent de eerste persoon die ze ontmoeten, wat zal u hen dan zeggen?

—I am such a curious person I'd probably have a week long converstion about them, their life and where they come from. I hope their friendly tourists in that case :D

—U wordt gevraagd om een film te maken, welk genre wordt het?

—Action! I love the intence and diverce camerawork. That gengre gives plenty of opportunities to do it.