Fotograf James Richardson

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Granada, Spania? :)

—The best photographer doesn't exist, only styles! Today there are so many photographers, and each one has their own style. As long as you work hard to constantly grow and push yourself then you will be happy, your clients will be happy and you will become a great photographer.

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—To be honest, no not really. That is why I hide behind the camera :P

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—You could say that it was hidden away inside me for a long time. Without realising I have always had a camera to hand since I was little. Love my dads Canon 650 EOS and always used to take it off his hands. Never thought that it would turn out to be something that I loved doing.

—Care sunt cele mai importante componente ale unei fotografii bune, după părerea dvs?

—A good photo has to have life in it. If a photo does not have a penetrating look, or the calmness of a smile, then for me that photo is not natural enough and that is what I always look for in my wedding photos.

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—I love new and unknown territories, this make you push your skills and ideas to the limits and keeps you improving. I have several trips lined up this year and cant wait to work somewhere new. And if it is for vacactional purpose, then without a doubt, but I can assure you that my camera will never leave my side.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—The reaction when I hand my work in and the happiness it brings. I will love photography no matter what, and will always love it no matter what people say about my work. All photographers want to exceed their expectations, improve, update themselves, master new techniques, and we are very perfectionist when it comes down to our own work, so it is a fantastic feeling when others congratulate you on your efforts.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—Nothing, I came from a financial work environment with a stressful background to something that I dreamt about doing for a long time. And when you manage to do something you dream about there will be some down moments but you remember what you are doing and why you are doing it, and that motivating crawls right back in and you thrive again.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—Well who knows, it is constantly changing and there are so many different styles and techniques to choose from. But hopefully, it will become less fictional and more natural.

—Ce este special la genul de fotografie în care sunteți specializat?

—The atmosphere, the mood, the happiness, capturing of the moment that will be shown to every family member and friends, current and future. But more importantly you are immortalising a moment in someone's life which details can be forgot via thought but sealed in a photograph

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—Constructive criticism helps me improve, mature and evolve. There is always a positive way of looking at things, and criticism can be broken down and used in a positive manner.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—Right at this point in time in the trend of the sameday, where we process photos on the same day of the wedding before the dance. It have become very popular here in Spain.

—Care ar trebui să fie criteriile după care un client să aleagă un fotograf?

—To select the photographer via his/her work and style and not the price, with out forgetting that they must connect.

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—Pressure on the bride and groom. In order to take the best and most natural shots we need the bride and groom to be as relaxed as possible. And also mobile and table devises. There are numerous of occasions when the groom could not see the bride walking down the isle due to the amount of people leaning out with their phones and tables.

—Ce detalii de obicei neobservate de alții pot fi observate de un fotograf?

—I try to study the bride and groom before the wedding, assuring those personal gestures are captured so that when their friends and family see the photos, they recognise the naturalness of the image and the moment captured.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—There are so many things to cover for this question. But if i had to sum it up in one, the naturalness of the the photo is highly important.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—Everything I can see with my eyes, as long as I add my personal touch.

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

—No

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—Steve McCurry, Chema Madoz, Sebastiao Salgado, El Marco Rojo, Ramone El Marco Rojo.

—Ce vă îngrijorează și de ce?

—I worry about not having enough time. There is never enough time in one day, but the important this is to make the most out of the time you have.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—When my little ones were born.

—Dacă ați fi fost un personaj de desen animat, de carte sau de film, cine v-ar fi plăcut să fiți?

—Peter Parker, obvious right?

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—My partner, she is always motivating my and pushing be to be better and do better in all aspects of my life.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—Success for me would be to continue capturing the best moments and continue to improving.

—V-ar plăcea să fiți mai degrabă plăcut sau respectat?

—Respected, first of all you understand who a person is then you respect them and then you start to like them for who they are.

—Care este cea mai mare greșeală pe care ați făcut-o în profesia dvs?

—I try not to make any mistakes, but hey, we are not perfect. When I started as a wedding photographer, I forgot to check the wedding images after downloading them and had the auto delete after download turned on, resulting in deleting the whole ceremony and service photos. I thank lexar for their amazing recovery app.

—Când plecați în călătorie, ce luați cu dvs. și de ce?

—My fujifilm x30 and my D750 with my 35mm f1.4 – Fuji is easy to store and lightweight. And my D750 because of its amazing quality for those special shots.

—Există vreun lucru pe care vă doriți să nu-l fi cumpărat dintre aparatele pe care le aveți? De ce?

—I love all gadgets and never regret buying anything as I make sure I study everything before purchase.

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—Workshops, seminars, and other photographer friends.

—Activitatea cărei persoane v-a influențat cel mai mult în calitate de fotograf?

—There are so many photographers out there. I just try to learn from all and adapt my own style. But if I had to thank a specific photographer it would be El Marco Rojo.