Fotograf Hitesh Patel

—Först och främst - vem kan du nämna som den bästa fotografen i Dahlonega, Förenta staterna? :)

—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?

—Är du fotogenisk?

—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 :)

—Hur började du inom fotografi?

—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.

—Vilka är enligt dig de viktigaste komponenterna för ett bra fotografi?

—Good lighting

—Älskar du att resa?

—Yes of course.

—Vad gillar du mest med ditt yrke?

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

—Vad gillar du minst med ditt yrke?

—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.

—Hur kommer framtiden för fotografering att se ut?

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

—Vad är det speciella med den fotografigenre du specialiserar i?

—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.

—Hur hanterar du kritik?

—It only makes me better.

—Finns det några trender inom fotografering?

—Not that I have come across yet

—Vad bör kriterierna vara för en kund som ska välja en fotograf?

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

—Vad är absolut inte tillåtet under fotograferingen?

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

—Vilka detaljer kan en fotograf fånga som vanligtvis går obemärkta?

—Invitation cards, wedding gifts, wedding decor.

—Vad påverkar fotots värde? Vilka är dess element?

—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.

—Vem vill du fotografera?

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

—Har du några professionella tabun?

—No

—Vem skulle du vilja fotografera med?

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

—Vad oroar du dig över och varför?

—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.

—Vilket är det mest imponerande ögonblicket i ditt liv?

—The day my son was born.

—Om du vore en animerad, litterär eller filmkaraktär, vem skulle du vara och varför?

—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.

—Vem är din inspirationskälla i livet och varför?

—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.

—Hur definierar du framgång? Hur mäter du framgång?

—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.

—Föredrar du att vara omtyckt eller respekterad?

—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.

—Vad tar du med dig och varför när du är ute och reser?

—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.