Fotoğrafçı Ben Kelmer

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

—I think one of the most interesting photographers in tel Aviv is Jen sladkov
jensladkov.com/

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

—Depend on when I wake up

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—Well, I was always into photography since high school, but 10 years ago I got a job as a photographer for an internet news website in Israel and from that point on things started to take off

—Sizce iyi bir fotoğrafın en önemli bileşenleri nelerdir?

—when I look at a photo I try to see real filings and real emotions, in my eyes, those are the thing that will get the viewers eyes the most

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

—Sure, and especially now when I have two kids its fantastic thing to travel with them and to have the ability to show them the world

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

—I think the chance I have in meeting new people almost every day is something that I will never get bored off

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

—all the logistic stuff (booking, meetings, accounting, etc..) let me shoot all day and I will be fine

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—These days when I'm answering this interview (Covid-19), we are having one of the most challenging times as photographers.
But I see more and more bookings for small family portraits; people want to remember and to have a visual memory of themself.

—Uzmanlaştığınız fotoğrafçılık türünü özel kılan şey nedir?

—I shoot people, and I don't describe my self, if it's with people and to document real situations, I'm in. I think that that's the unique thing about it, the ability to show people how that looks like and how they beehive with their own family.

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

—It's part of the job, and you have to understand that not everyone is going to like what you do, and I think that's good. You want to distinguish yourself from other photographers, not to be like everyone else.

—Fotoğrafçılığı ile ilgili yeni trendler var mı?

—Sure, like in any other industry, but try to avoid it, trends are for people that don't want to be creative if you're going to be unique, so don't copy-paste other people work

—Müşteriler fotoğrafçı seçerken ne gibi kriterleri göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar?

—I don't think there's one criterion, in the end, it comes to how people create when they see a photo of you, how it makes them feel.

—Fotoğraf çekimi sırasında kesinlikle izin vermeyeceğiniz şeyler nelerdir?

—in my opinion, I try not to tell people how to act and how to move when I photograph them, I want them to be themselves for them to resonate with the work I do

—Bir fotoğrafçı diğerlerinin görmediği hangi detayları yakalayabilir?

—The small thing that people don't pay attention to, let's say the groom forget to unzip one button, the photographer will notice it and will tell him to close it

—Sizce 21. yüzyılın sembolü kim olabilir?

—I think that in these days, its Donald Trump, unfortunately, but I think he represents the fact that people are looking for shortcuts in life and in business. And there's no shortcut, if you want to succeed you have to put in the work. I think people elected him cause that thought that in 4 years he will come and change everything and now we see that its not the case.

—Kimi fotoğraflamak istersiniz?

—I would be happy to photograph the Queen of England. I already photograph her son and one grandson.

—Mesleğinizle ilgili tabularınız var mı?

—I was a photojournalist for almost seven years, and I shoot a lot of stuff that happened in my country even during challenging situations, but I would not photograph something that I would have thought that will cause the other person to fill like I misrepresent what really took place.

—Birlikte fotoğraf çekmek istediğiniz birisi var mı?

—I would like to work with Magnum photographer Alex Webb

—Hangi konularda endişeleriniz var ve neden?

—I worry about the fact that there are more and more wedding photographers out there today that don't know how to price the work that they do and they are bringing the industry down

—Hayatınızda sizi en çok etkileyen an?

—I think the birth of my children's :)

—Çizgi film, edebiyat veya sinema karakteri olsaydınız nasıl bir karakter olmak isterdiniz, neden?

—Spiderman, for sure, to have the ability to reach places in the coolest way.

—Hayatınızda size ilham veren birisi var mı? Neden?

—I think that my father was an inspiration to me, he was a captain on container ships and he works hard, I think the working morality I got is from him.

—Kısaca başarıyı tanımlar mısınız? Başarıyı nasıl ölçersiniz?

—It changes every time, I think. now success for me is to see my children grow up and becoming the amazing people that they are ❤️

—Beğenilmeyi mi yoksa saygınlığı mı tercih edersiniz?

—respected for sure.

—Bugüne kadar işinizle ilgili yaptığınız en büyük hatanız nedir?

—only one? :) that's how we learn the best, one time, I doubled book a wedding, and I only noticed it a week before the wedding.

—Bir seyahate giderken yanınıza alacağınız şey nedir? Niçin?

—Now I try to travel as light as I can. So I only take with me the FUJIX100F, which is small and great for traveling + the Yashica 635 with B&W film for the more artwork that I do.

—Kullandığınız cihazlar arasında keşke satın almasaydım dediğiniz bir cihaz var mı? Neden?

—I bought a polaroid Fujifilm camera that I only used a few times and then I got bored with it

—Daha iyi fotoğraflar çekmek adına kendinizi nasıl geliştiriyorsunuz?

—I try (before covid19) to attend a workshop once a year, it doesn't have to be from a wedding photographer.
My all-time favorite workshop was in NYC with Alex Webb.

—Bir fotoğrafçısı olarak çalışmalarından en çok etkilendiğiniz kişi kimdir?

—Alex Webb is one of the greatest photographers, in my opinion. I also really like the work of Chris Hondros, that was one of the greatest war photographers in modern times.

—Fotoğraf çekmeye başladığınızda bilmeyi istediğiniz en önemli şey nedir?

—How to charge for my work

—Fotoğraflarınızda neleri anlatmak istersiniz?

—I'm just trying to tell an authentic story.

—Neler fotoğraf çekme arzunuzu motive ediyor?

—The feedback from my clients but also I just like it too much, it feels great every time I see that I have an exciting frame.

—Geçmişe gidebilseydin neyi değiştirmeyi isterdin?

—I would have acted differently with the money I earned and invest it more carefully

—Boş zamanlarınızda neler yaparsınız?

—I love the sea, so I try to go swimming when I can or going on diving trips.

—Diğer insanların hiç bilmediği farklı bir yönünüz var mı?

—I don't share a lot of my family, it's our moments.

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

—Never :)

—Kadınların ve erkeklerin geleneksel rolleri hakkında neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—No, in our house we are equal, we both have demanding jobs and the kids.
we try to be both of us with them and without the iPhone from 5-7 when its just family time

—İnsanlarla hemen arkadaş olabilir misiniz?

—Yes, part of being a people photographer.

—Nerede yaşamayı isterdiniz?

—I would like to live for one year in New Zealand, as a Hobbit fun, I think that's the perfect place for me.

—Evlilik sonrası hayat konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—Sure, it's just gets better over time

—Kedileri veya köpekleri sever misiniz?

—Dogs

—Hayatınızdaki en iyi şey:

—As you may have guessed i think that my time with my kids is the best thing I have

—Çevrenizde değiştirmek istediğiniz bir şeyler var mı?

—A lot.

—Fotoğrafçılığına yeni başlayanlar için birkaç ipucu verebilirsiniz?

—Yes, understand that success is something that takes time, be patient in the long run, keep learning, and do every job the best you can, and the work plus success will follow.

—Uzaylılar dünyaya gelse ve onların karşısına çıkan ilk kişi siz olsanız, onlara ne derdiniz?

—Want coffee?

—Sizden bir film çekmeniz istenseydi, bu ne tür bir film olurdu?

—SCI-FI

—Yarın yapacağım...

—The same