Fotograf Kathryn Edwards

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Nottingham, Regatul Unit? :)

—Well that would be Kathryn Edwards of course! ;-)

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—Unusually for a photographer I quite like having my picture taken. Although I wouldn't say I am photogenic. I tend to just grin inanely at the camera or pout! haha! My profile picture is a rare photo my photographer friend caught of me off guard. Always the best ones!

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—Quite by accident really. It is a long story. But the short version is – I was 30, and the guest at many weddings that year, and sort of discovered photography during that year. It was a few years later that I decided to give wedding photography a go, and I have never looked back!

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

—Number one is the people in the photo looking happy and relaxed. And second (only just!) is the light! I am always seeking out the best light for a photo!

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—I do love travelling and visiting new places yes.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—The couples I get to meet along the way. I always feel like I work with the best couples! I love getting to know each and every one.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—All the cake I have to eat. Its terrible for the waist line!

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—Well, I hope it will always be something that is valued but fashions and styles and cameras will always be changing. I have just moved over to mirrorless, which I think is taking over from DSLR. He kit is so much lighter, which is great!

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

—he people at the centre of it. He number one thing that makes a wedding are the people there! If you are in love and surrounded by the people you love, then its got to be the most special day ever! And I am truly lucky to get to experience that regularly!

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—Hmmm... Next!

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—Yes always! I try to steer clear from trends. But you can't help but look back at your photos, and go, oh that was a thing in 2014 or whatever!! So I guess it is difficult to avoid completely.

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

—Firstly their work. You need to imagine yourself in their photos. Secondly, clicking with them on a personal level. If you can meet or chat to your photographer before you book, you will know if this is someone you want around you all day.

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

—Good light! An unusual backdrop (I am a sucker for a brick wall!) Anything with leading lines or depth of field. Sometimes, it is not always the obvious place to shoot. But if the light is right, I could be perfect.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—Light, natural smiles, good composition.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—Michael Stipe and/or Richard E Grant (can I have two?) I am a big Withnail and I fan.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro!

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

—Hmm... I'll come back to this!

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—My mum. Because she is great!

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—Being happy. Making other people happy.

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

—liked

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—Attending photography workshops and conferences on a yearly basis. here is always something new to learn and someone new to inspire you.

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

—Lisa Devlin was my mentor when I first started out. So a huge influence.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—I want to make people smile.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—The couples I work with.

—Dacă v-ați putea întoarce în timp, ce ați face diferit?

—Nothing. No regrets. Every decision you make, even the bad ones lead you to where you are. And your future is an open books with no mistakes in it yet!

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

—Must be!

—Pentru cine nu aveți respect?

—rude people

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—Dance and read. Not at the same time.

—Care este latura dvs. pe care publicul nu o vede niciodată?

—I suppose I am quite shy, although I come across as an extrovert. I enjoy my own company, and need my own space sometimes.

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—When I look back on it, over time.

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—No

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—dogs!!!

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—chocolate!

—Cel mai neplăcut lucru în viață este:

—Chocolate makes you fat

—Este ceva în jur ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați?

—Well, don't get me started! Because my political views might put you off! But certainly our relationship to the environment and the natural world! But I'll leave it at that for now. I might want to change the government.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați la dvs?

—Be more tidy

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați în lume?

—see above!

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Shoot shoot shoot. Second shoot. Be nice. Get to know other photographers.

—Dacă ați fi solicitat să faceți un film, ce gen ar fi?

—Rom Com

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—some Lindy Hop dancing.