Fotógrafo Josh Jones

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—Sometimes... If I've gotten enough sleep and have a glass of wine or two

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—In 2004 I got a digital camera for Christmas, back when digital cameras weren't attached to every device. I was facinated with how you could freeze time, and then view the past later. I couldn't set it down. A few years later I shot my first wedding, fell in love with it and 10 years later have shot over 200.

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—A moment. For sure. If it doesn't have this it's not worth remembering. After that, certainly lighting and composition go a long way.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Absolutely. We have traveled all over the world taking photos!

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—I love that every weekend I get to be a huge part of someone's "most important day of their life."

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—Crazy church ladies that force me to shoot from 100 feet away in the balcony during the ceremony.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—More and more instant gratification. A one month turn around average for a wedding will turn into a day.

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—The father of the bride that has never cried in public before. The look on the groom's face when he sees his bride for the first time. The uncle that doesn't normally drink is dancing up a storm on the dance floor.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—I love it. As long as it is constructive it is one of the biggest gifts you can give to me.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—Always are. Always will be. I think the washed out vintage look is certainly "in style" right now, and I can't wait for it to go away.

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

—I've found that the energy I've wasted in the past on worrying about things was better spent on just doing what I was supposed anyway. No regrets. No fear.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Respected.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—Getting out there and shooting. Practice. Practice. Practice. And never stop trying new things.

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—Susan Stripling.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—I make wine. My wife and I own a small winery and vineyard here in Greenville, SC and love everything from the vines, to the land, to the people that come into our tasting room.

—Quando é que fica completamente satisfeito com o seu trabalho?

—Never.

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—Greenville, SC. It is the best place in the world for me and my wife. If it wasn't, I would move. Life is too short to live in a place that isn't best for you and your family!