Фотограф Josh Jones

—Чи ви фотогенічні?

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

—Як ви опинилися у галузі фотографії?

—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.

—Якими, на вашу думку, є найголовніші складові гарної фотографії?

—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.

—Чи любите ви подорожувати?

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

—Що вам більш за все подобається у вашій професії?

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

—Що вам менш за все подобається у вашій професії?

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

—Яким буде майбутнє фотографії?

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

—Що робить жанр фотографії, в якому ви знімаєте, особливим?

—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.

—Як ви справляєтеся з критикою?

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

—Чи є якісь тренди у фотографії?

—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.

—Про що ви хвилюєтесь і чому?

—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.

—Ви надали б перевагу тому, щоб вас любили чи все-таки поважали?

—Respected.

—Як ви вчитесь робити гарніші знімки?

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

—Чиї роботи найбільше вплинули на вас, як на фотографа?

—Susan Stripling.

—Чим ви займаєтесь у свій вільній час?

—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.

—Коли ви повністю задоволені своєю роботою?

—Never.

—Де ви хотіли б жити?

—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!