Fotoğrafçı Josh Jones

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

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

—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.

—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.

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

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

—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.

—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.

—Fotoğrafçılığı ile ilgili yeni trendler var mı?

—Always are. Always will be. I think the washed out vintage look is certainly "in style" right now, and I can't wait for it to go away.

—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.

—Beğenilmeyi mi yoksa saygınlığı mı tercih edersiniz?

—Respected.

—Daha iyi fotoğraflar çekmek adına kendinizi nasıl geliştiriyorsunuz?

—Getting out there and shooting. Practice. Practice. Practice. And never stop trying new things.

—Bir fotoğrafçısı olarak çalışmalarından en çok etkilendiğiniz kişi kimdir?

—Susan Stripling.

—Boş zamanlarınızda neler yaparsınız?

—I make wine. My wife and I own a small winery and vineyard here in Greenville, SC and love everything from the vines, to the land, to the people that come into our tasting room.

—Şu ana kadar tam olarak tatmin olduğun bir çalışma oldu mu?

—Never.

—Nerede yaşamayı isterdiniz?

—Greenville, SC. It is the best place in the world for me and my wife. If it wasn't, I would move. Life is too short to live in a place that isn't best for you and your family!