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In a tweet size, how would you       I  started  out  as  a  fast  shooter  and  desires  and  feeling  can
       describe yourself?                   hoping to get just the right shot.   come out in an image. This can
       A dreamer who wants to change        Over the year I began to do more     be done by light and shadows,
       the way people think about life      work in camera and wanted to be      camera  angles,  facial  expres-
       and reality.                         patient  for  that  right  composi-  sions, and posture.
                                            tion.
       Why did you become a photogra-                                            Do you prefer to shoot in a studio
       pher?                                How  do  you  prepare  your  ses-    or in a location? Why?
       I wanted a new career and skill      sions?                               It depends on the effect I want. I
       set to learn and master. It was      I ask the client or subject what     prefer locations typically since I
       intriguing  to  learn  about  light,  they want to achieve in the ses-    am an organic guy. A studio is
       tech, software, and composition.     sion. Then I share my thoughts.      more controlled yet clinical. Lo-
                                            Through  this  conversation  we      cations  are  the  idea  because  I
       Do you considerer yourself a Fe-     have  a  synthesis  of  creative     want  the  location  to  make  the
       tish photographer? Why?              ideas. Most venues can become        image rather than the image be
       I am curious of and personally       a studio for me.                     more static in a studio.
       interested in various types of fe-
       tish. Fetish reflects the psycho-    How important are wardrobe and       What makes you different from
       logy of our natural and nurtured     make-up  in  the  final  result  on  other photographers?
       desires.                             your images?                         All photogs are on a spectrum.
                                            It depends on my vision for the      Some will take more risk and be
       What  is  your  definition  of  be-  composition.  For  some  art         more creative. I certainly want to
       auty?                                shows  not  so  much  because  I     shoot  anything  and  everything
       Imperfection                         have different emphases. But for     edgy and artsy but for the pur-
                                            others, it is essential if I want to  pose of raising awareness and
       Do  you  believe  photography  is    bring out a particular look. I next  educating. I have a strong social
       underestimated and considered        want  to  shoot  a  fashion  latex   activism in me.
       a minor art?                         theme.
       Photography is valued and con-                                            What  is  more  important  today:
       sidered important, but not for the   Is it difficult to gain your models’  mastering the camera or Photos-
       right  reasons.  The  photog  and    trust?                               hop?
       viewer see the world very diffe-     Not really. I get to know the per-   Both are essential. Learning the
       rently.                              son a bit and want to showchase      camera tech and being able to
                                            his/her voice and thoughts into      shoot more in camera makes PS
       Is the world ready for your pho-     the session. When they know I        easier. As well, PS can minimize
       tos?                                 want them to be heard and seen,      some camera mistakes. It really
       By viewing my photo art shows,       they are all in.                     depends  if  a  photog  wants  to
       the world sees what they did not                                          have a particular style, and then
       know they desired.                   Have you ever run out of inspira-    PS becomes more important.
                                            tion during a photoshoot?
       What is your favourite shooting      No, there are never ending ideas     What  equipment  do  you  use?
       theme?                               for how to shoot with respect to     Why?
       I like edgy themes of people in      angles, gestures, postures, etc. I   I like the Sony a7rII and G series
       uncomfortable  and  artsy  por-      typically  shoot  an  image  and     lenses. The sharpness and qua-
       traits that invoke thoughts of so-   then know I have what I want.        lity is unrivaled. They perform in-
       cial   and   personal     change                                          credibly  well  and  provide  the
       whether in the areas of gender       Do you like sharing all pictures or  tech  that  helps  me  take  epic
       and sexuality to animals and the     do you keep some only for you?       shots.
       enviornment.                         Anything I shoot is available to
                                            the  model.  I  want  them  to  be   In the digital era, can anyone be
       What’s your shooting style? Are      happy and feel beautiful about       a photographer?
       you a fast shooter or a slow sho-    the process.                         Anyone can learn a bit of spa-
       oter (ie in a session do you take                                         nish, but few can become fluent.
       a lot of photographs vs just a few   Do you believe that feelings can     Anyone can take a picture, but
       but  spend  more  time  on  each     be portrayed?                        few  can  create  and  process  a
       one)?                                Absolutely.  All  sorts  of  moods   composition.

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