—Bir fotoğrafçısı olarak çalışmalarından en çok etkilendiğiniz kişi kimdir?

—Susan Stripling.

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—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.

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

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

—Sizce iyi bir fotoğrafın en önemli bileşenleri nelerdir?

—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.

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

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

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

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

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

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

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

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

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

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

—Hangi konularda endişeleriniz var ve neden?

—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.

—Uzmanlaştığınız fotoğrafçılık türünü özel kılan şey nedir?

—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.

—Her şey bir yana sizce en iyi fotoğrafçısı şehrinizde kimdir? :)

—I think that we all want to say ourselves but really the best wedding photographer is the one the best fits the style of what the bride and groom are looking for. But as far as artistic, creative, documentary wedding photography, it's got to be me ;)

—Müşteriler fotoğrafçı seçerken ne gibi kriterleri göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar?

—Stay away from Pinterest and keep it real. Real is always better. Make sure they do research and spend the money. This is the ONE area you don't what to skimp out on. If the bride and groom set a budget and it turns out that wedding photographers cost more, well than it's time to change the budget as well. Don't try to work with it. Make sure you see at least 2 full weddings. Photographers only want to show you their best.

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—It looked like a lot of fun! I wanted to approach it differently than your "traditional" wedding photographer. It really paid off :)

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

—It depends on who's taking them.

—Sizce iyi bir fotoğrafın en önemli bileşenleri nelerdir?

—Moment, Light and Composition.

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

—I love it!

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

—Trying to make a picture. It's a challenge that is highly rewarding.

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

—I am very hard on myself and by far my worst critic. But it's this that keeps me pushing, improving my eye and making better photographs.

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

—I like it. As long as it's coming from the right people/places.

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—Hopefully more documentary and true to life. There are a lot of clichés that are so unnecessary.

—Fotoğraf çekimi sırasında kesinlikle izin vermeyeceğiniz şeyler nelerdir?

—Ruining moments to make something cheesy.

—Her şey bir yana sizce en iyi fotoğrafçısı şehrinizde kimdir? :)

—Well, it all depends on who you ask.
What is the best car in the world ? Everyone just sees things differently and especially in photography which is an art in itself, where everything is subjective, ask 10 people this question and probably you will get 11 different answers ! :)

—Müşteriler fotoğrafçı seçerken ne gibi kriterleri göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar?

—If there is one thing I always encourage newlyweds to do when looking for a wedding photographer is to pay very good attention to the portfolios and see which style would suit them and most importantly when meeting a wedding photographer – have him show a full wedding coverage and not get "fooled" by the best 2-3 photos everyone uploads online.

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—It was back in 2007 I think ... photography was already a hobby for me and as I already had a "decent" DSLR kit ( by those times' standards ) a friend of mine ( who was a videographer ) asked me to go with him and shoot some christenings. I was scared as hell thinking I have a huge responsibility but everything went well and then I moved to weddings, still shooting for him as I didn't have any portfolio. The next year I started going solo and ... 10 years later here we are.

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

—Never :)

—Sizce iyi bir fotoğrafın en önemli bileşenleri nelerdir?

—Besides the basic technical stuff – composition and message/feeling are by far the key elements of an attractive wedding photograph.

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

—Sure, who doesn't ?
Although I shot quite a few after wedding session abroad with just the bride and groom, I would love to be able to shoot a full destination wedding sometime.

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

—Happiness in the client's eyes when they look at their wedding photos for the first time.

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

—Hmm tough one...
If I'd had to choose, it would probably the fact that I have to refuse some clients that reeeeealy want me as their wedding photographer, because I already booked their wedding date for someone else.

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

—I embrace it – it's the only way we move up the ladder.

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—Probably not much would change – no matter how advanced the cameras will get. A strong and great wedding image from the 50s is still great today so I can only image – the things that bring value to an image will stay constant over time.

—Fotoğraf çekimi sırasında kesinlikle izin vermeyeceğiniz şeyler nelerdir?

—Photography is an art – no doubt about that and I find it unacceptable for a client to give the photographer exact and strict examples of they want their wedding images to look like, by bringing photos from other photographers around the world and setting stirct guidelines and boundaries regarding their own images. A photographer should be hired if you liked his own style, not to reproduce someone else's work.