Fotograf Dory Chamoun

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—Ouff... even though I don't believe I am, I still have to say yes. The reason is that everyone has their photogenic side. Every person is unique and each uniqueness is beautiful. I have to follow what I preach because I know that I can capture the beauty in anyone I photograph.

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—I have to say that my biggest influence since I was a child was my uncle. He always had a camera in hand, and therefore, so did I. I love life, and I love to show others the beauty in it. So in my career, I get to do that every single day. I have the privilege to be at everyone's important events and capture them through my eyes. I have the honour to be trusted by others for me to capture their personality and to later justify that trust. I simply love what I do.

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

—For you to see yourself in there. For you to, not only remember the moment captured, but the emotions you were feeling at that moment. I want my clients to look back at their photos and relive each special moment. For them to look back and say "Yes, that was us". To evoke that emotion all over again, wether it be laughter, love, passion and even sadness at times.

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—Absolutely! We love in this world. The boundaries of my life are not only the city lines, province lines, country lines... but the whole planet we live on. I love to experience all cultures and way of life. When I travel to do a destination wedding or event, I make sure to capture everything starting from the moment we leave until the moment I get back. I want them to have their whole trip captured.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—The fact that I can show my clients the beauty in what I see trough my lens. That I can tell a story of their special day. That I can make anyone feel beautiful and photogenic. The ability to ave someone look back at their wedding and cry, smile, laugh and feel every ounce of emotion they felt then. To show them what I see.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—That I can't clone myself and be in more places. That I am always tempted to do more. It's hard for me to stop shooting. I always want to keep going. As mochas I love my work, I always want to push to do more.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—For now... drones, in terms of tech. But for the art of it, it the classic side of it will always remain. Trends come and go and come back again. I can't say exactly what will happen, but I know that for as long as it exists, people will always be people... there will always be emotions and there will always be light. Photography is light.

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

—I adapt to my clients. I am passionate in what I do and therefore it translates into my work. I am not only there to capture their moments, but I am also there to make them feel great. All my couples feel comfortable when I am around. I help them enjoy each moment.

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—As openly as I can. My ultimate goal is to offer the best I can to my couples. Needs change.. and if I don't listen and am open to it, then there is no point.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—Yes, tons... too many to list. By the time you read this, more new ones will start. But, since I am asked, here are a few. (smoke bombs, back lighting, fun shots, jump shots, candids will always be in)

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

—Meet your photographer. Sit down and chat with them. They will be with you for your whole day so having a good connection with them is key. They work will speak for itself, so now, speak with them.

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—Hmmm... anything disrespectful I guess. I'm ok with having uncle bob shooting alongside of me. I will actually help adjust his camera so he can get better pictures. :)

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

—Well, the bride & groom are caught up in their moments. There day passes by so fast that they barely have a chance to focus on other things. A photographer will see something in a different light. A different angle. In doing so, he/she can bring out or emphasize more a story. There will always be the party shots that will be captures.
But overall, a whole story could happen in a fraction of a section and that, most people miss out on.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—Emotions and the story told.

—Ce persoană poate fi simbolul secolului XXI după părerea dvs?

—I honestly don't know how to answer this one. Sorry.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—Everything and everyone :)

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

—I've been doing it long enough and love it way to much to be affected by anything.

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—Anyone as passionate as me. (I will give a shoutout to Yervant. I love his work and love his sense of humour and passion in what he does. He LOVES photography and life itself.)

—Ce vă îngrijorează și de ce?

—Missing a moment. That will always be there. I always strive to capture everything so it's normal to worry about missing something.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—I can't bring it down to one moment, or even a few. I want to have as many impressive moments as I can. Life is not about waiting for that one moment or measuring it up to everything else. It's about finding all the small moments that bring you joy.

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

—Superman... simply because I want to help and save anyone I can.

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—My uncle. He grew this passion in me.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—By my client's reactions. By seeing the tears in their eyes, hearing their laughter. Seeing them tell everyone else that they have to go with me for their event.

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

—I can't choose. Sorry.

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

—Ouch! I don't know if this would count, but once had the wrong file setting for my pictures. It meant I had to edit more afterwards.

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

—Everything! I can't have a moment where I will say "If only I brought..."

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

—Everything I bought, I have used and made the best of it.

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—By letting my inner creative side talk. I also get inspired by going to work shops and watching the work of others.

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

—Yervant

—Care este lucrul pe care vă doriți să-l fi știut când ați început să faceți fotografii?

—Not accurate to answer this at all because there will always be something to learn. Who I am today as a photographer was because of what I knew then and how I grew it from there.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—I want the story of that moment told. The emotions that were felt at that moment.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—I love life and always will.

—Părinții dvs. ar fi trebuit să mai mai stricți sau mai puțin stricți?

—Same as a previous question, I am who I am know because of my past. No changes. :)

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

—Same answer as before as well. Nothing.

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

—I believe in them. I am sure that we are far from being the only ones out there.

—Cine sunt eroii dvs?

—Anyone that helps make this world a better place.

—Pentru cine nu aveți respect?

—Same as before, anyone that helps make this world a better place.

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—Socialize, play games, walk my dog

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

—hah hah... if I said it, then it defeats the purpose. ;)

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—When my couples are overwhelmed in emotion and satisfaction.

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—Nope.. we are all equal and should be open to doing anything we like.

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—Don't you feel like you are my friend already? :)

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

—Too many places to choose from... but I love Europe overall. I would love to travel all over the world.

—Care este cel mai stupid lucru pe care ați fost de acord să-l faceți?

—Wear a mankini in public for losing a bet.

—Există viață după căsătorie?

—of course.

—Aveți o glumă preferată? Spuneți-o.

—oh boy... I will fill this field in after. Too many to tell and choose from. Meet with me and I will tell you a few. Deal?

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—I love all animals and have a gorgeous Berner names Maximus.

—Pe cine sau ce urâți?

—Nothing

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—to enjoy it

—Cel mai neplăcut lucru în viață este:

—not to enjoy it. lol

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

—hmmm... I would like a million dollars.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați la dvs?

—My weight.. I would like to lose weight.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați în lume?

—Just to have everyone take a moment and realize that we are all connected. To stop fighting with each other. To do good deeds, to be selfless. To love and enjoy life.

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Trust your eye

—Dacă extratereștrii ar veni pe Pământ și ați fi prima persoana care s-ar întâlni cu ei, ce le-ați spune?

—I would probably crack them up and we would be best friends. I would tell them how amazing life is.

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

—Romantic-Action-Comedy... does that exist?

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—more photos and editing and making people laugh... enjoy life.