Fotografas Stephanie Kindermann

—Pirmiausia ir svarbiausia – ką galite įvardinti kaip geriausią fotografą jūsų mieste? :)

—Ha! There's a mad, crazy hoard of us.

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—Yes, and I'll tell you why – I have a high threshold for embarrassment. The less self conscious you are, the better you photograph.

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—So here's the story – my father had been a wedding photographer and so I had my first little film disposables from about 5 years old. I’d shot probably thousands of rolls by the time I made it to photography college, but it was the moment where I was standing in the darkroom seeing that first image rise out of the chemical trays that I remember. Everyone else around me was fairly cool about the whole process but I couldn’t stop laughing with this electric thrill. This was the moment in my life where it became absolutely clear – I knew this is what I was going to do now. Weddings? Everyone loves a party. And a wedding is the best kind of party to shoot.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—Good visual narrative – all the elements needed to give you context.
The split second – at the high point of madness.
The feels – something that makes your heart hurt or leap.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—I live for it.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—Learning the world's secrets.
I'll share some of them with you.
No one cooks better than a Greek mama or parties as hard as a Croatian groomsman. Vietnamese elders are the bravest karaoke singers, the French do the best cigar and whiskey bar (not to mention the cheeses) and that Ghanaians will crush any dance floor. Chinese door games can be a hair raising experience, and it is deeply moving it is to see Maori women sing a welcoming song to the bride.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—When the alternate drop arrives, the chicken is always overcooked. Always.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—Wow this is cool, I hope it will be some sort of virtual reality with a fully rendered 3D capture from the entire day. You'll be able to bang on your head set and take a walk through the entire event from any time and angle.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—Often having a professional photograph your family is a very rare event. With this in mind I always devote a lot of time and care to capture portraits of treasured people – grandparents, GREAT grandparents, brothers, sisters, children.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—I walked through a lot of fire in my early years of learning to shoot, and I'm still here :) Think of my teacher as being that old guy from Kill Bill who strokes his beard a lot.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Yes, and they're mostly so cheesy. Things like making love hearts with your hands.... plz no!

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—Love the work – don't employ your photographer then ask for an aesthetic from another artist!
Vibes! Would you want to drink a beer with them? Ideally you start the booking process with good vibes, and finish the wedding singing bad karaoke together.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—Hunger. Bride, groom, photographer and squad members should be loaded up with snacks. Picnic style canapes and champagne if you're fancy, sausage rolls and red bull if you're not.

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—Ha! "Common people," love it.
One of my favourites is the tight-lipped, crazy-eyed stage-whispered threats of a parent to errant child – usually during a particularly tender moment during the ceremony.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

—The value in a photo is, I feel, in how valued the subject is in it.
For example, a wife will always love a portrait of her husband that has captured how she sees him. If he's a charismatic person, than a genuine laugh. If he's a quiet person, then a photograph of him unaware, relaxed and thoughtful.

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—Elon Musk. Billionaire, genius, puts a model car in his real car then launches it into space. What a legend.

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—People madly in love.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—Jonas Peterson. He seems like a very relaxed, interesting fellow.

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—Mostly I have dreams where I've overslept my alarm and a bride is calling me, asking where I am, and I'm a 2 hour drive away. I guess that's my biggest worry.

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—Once, driving home very late from a wedding (of course), I saw space junk or a comet or the worlds most massive shooting star – so bright it illuminated everything around me. It travelled directly down the line of the straight highway I was driving for a full 10 seconds before burning out. An exceptional moment.

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

—Trinity from The Matrix. She was cool and wore latex before lip injections and enormous butts became the symbols of beauty.

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—Jimmy Nelson, photographer and author of Before They Pass Away. His is a body of work that is truly exceptional and of historical value.

—Kaip Jūs apibrėžtumėte sėkmės terminą? Kaip ją "matuojate"?

—Can't measure it but you can feel it – are you getting enough quality sleep? Are you eating well and sharing good wine with friends? Do you have leisure time with your loved ones, and does your work fill you with pleasure?

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Not everyone will like you all of the time, but you should always conduct yourself in a way that people have no loss of respect for you.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—Working at a camera shop, shipped two very expensive video cameras to someone who turned out to be fraudulent. OOPS!

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—No, but people love to "gift" me their defunct camera gear. Please stop doing this baby boomer friends.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—I spend A LOT of time on lovely curation sites like this one.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—Steve McCurry (again). Portrait photographer for National Geographic.

—Išskirkite vieną dalyką kurį būtumėte norėjęs žinoti prieš pradedant fotografo karjerą?

—That the rules don't actually matter, and only diminish the potential expression of true moments.

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—This is a mirror of your life in this moment.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—I have no other talents. LOL, no I can cook quite well. But photographing is my true purpose.

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—Less. I was raised conservative Catholic. Not allowed to watch The Simpsons when you're 17... come on!

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—I wouldn't bother going to study, and instead buy a great kit and apprentice myself out 3 years earlier instead. I did the ol' highschool > study > apprentice > professional route. But study is now a moot point with online resources like Linda.com.

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—Oh jeez I hope so. Certainly spices things up.

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—My colleagues, for lifting my heavy, heavy camera bag up and down stairs and into the car innumerable times.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—Paedophiles

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—I punch through Netflix series like a karate master does bricks.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—Lying around in pyjamas, no makeup, orange Dorito stained fingers, unshaved legs.

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—When a couple tells me they cried seeing the pictures. (With JOY).

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—There are definitely things men are better at, like being muscly and crushing rocks with their bare fists. And there are definitely things women are better at, like looking good in high heels and jean shorts.

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—Yes

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—I'd love a couple of years in Istanbul. I'm a big fan!

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—To go on a VERY long bush walk, mere hours after getting home from a pub crawl.

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—Any Gary Larson comic ever published. He might be the funniest man on earth.

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—Celery. Eww

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Ar yra kas nors aplink jus, ką norėtumėte pakeisti?

—I'm about to try my hand at home renovation, in a very literal interpretation of that question!

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—I would love to learn Chinese. And sign language. And also do some pottery. And learn to ride horses. Probably should exercise more too.

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—Let's turn down the level of racism shall we, it seems to be gaining momentum instead of losing it.

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—Sure! Don't train yourself out of -not- shooting things. Such as the weird, or awkward, or funny or embarrassing moments. These are some of the greatest photographs you could take!

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

—I guess I'd ask them if they wanted to join us for lunch, I know a good place...

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—EDIT! Pat my cat. Email clients! Poke around the fridge and hope for the best. Print some albums! Look at memes!