Fotograaf Hitesh Patel

—Ten eerste - wie beschouwt u als de beste fotograaf in Dahlonega, Verenigde Staten? :)

—To be honest, noboby is the best. It depends on what the photographer sees and captures. Everyone has different vision including the clients, so the question is does my photos see your vision?

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—Being a photographer myself, I hate taking my own pictures. Thus, it's rare that I have shots of myself, I just do not look good :)

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—When my son was born, all I wanted to do was take some nice shots. That turned into a passion slowly, and today I am proud of how much I grew as a photographer. From taking photos on a mobile device to professional gear.

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

—Good lighting

—Houdt u van reizen?

—Yes of course.

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—Creating something amazing. Creating great composition. Creating images that makes my client say "WoW".

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—Nope, honestly I enjoy everything about it. That's why I don't get bored. If you did not enjoy this you wouldn't last too long.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—I really hope it doesn't change. Weddings are done based on religion and history, and I don't want to loose our history.

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

—You get everything into one genre. Wedding have wide landscape shots, detail shots, portrait shots, close up (headshots), involved. Other genres are strictly one pointed.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—It only makes me better.

—Zijn er bepaalde trends in fotografie?

—Not that I have come across yet

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

—How they capture the day and is it what you want your images to look like.

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

—not knowing how to properly take photos, you only have one chance to make it right, the wedding is not gonna happen again.

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

—Invitation cards, wedding gifts, wedding decor.

—Wat beïnvloedt de waarde van een foto? Wat zijn de elementen ervan?

—Memories of your day, memories of your love one enjoying your wedding day, memories of the little ones running around having a blast, memories of mom and dad crying, memories of the groom reaction when he sees you for the first time.

—Wie wil u graag fotograferen?

—I love shooting, it doesn't matter to me who is next to me.

—Heeft u bepaalde taboes op professioneel vlak?

—No

—Met wie zou u graag fotograferen?

—Again it doesn't matter to me, since I love shooting.

—Waar maakt u zich zorgen over en waarom?

—Couples who are not into the photos aspect of the day. I know some couple hate posing and thus the reason why they don't get into the photos as much as I would like them to be. However, posing is not always required to take great images.

—Wat is het meest indrukwekkende moment van uw leven?

—The day my son was born.

—Als u een personage van een cartoon, boek of film was, wie zou u dan zijn?

—Haha, I think the best answer would be Iron Man. One of my favorite cartoon/comic character simply because he's into alot of tech stuff.

—Wie inspireert u in uw leven en waarom?

—My son, he's has very little knowledge and doesn't know alot, but it's for him, I am here working for. I want him to have a better life then what I had.

—Hoe definieert u succes? Hoe meet u het?

—Success to me is when I can spend more time with my family without worry about money. One way to measure it is by how many days in a week you spend with your family and how many days you spend working.

—Bent u liever graag gezien of gerespecteerd?

—I rather be liked then respected. Respect means that you can not be down to earth with me, and can not be your self. Liked your more open to me. I rather have people more open to me instead of being respected.

—Wat neemt u mee op reis en waarom?

—Everything, it's better to be well prepared then unpreapred. I take almost everything with me, because I do not know what I will run into.