Fotograf Tanya Starling

—Za prvé a především – koho můžete jmenovat jako nejlepšího fotografa ve vašem městě? :)

—Depends on the field, but there are so many talented people in the local market, it would be unfair to name ones and leave others behind. Below names are my individual picks.
Wedding – my favs are Maria Hedengren and Susanna Nordvall. Their style resonates with my own. For child and family photography I would send references to Niki Strbian, one and the only ;)

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—Under certain angle and light yes

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—Many years ago, 11 to be precise, I purchased my first DSLR and digged my family film cameras to shoot my own kid moments (like many other mamas do). Then someone who I knew asked me to shoot a weeding. That was a quick dive but it turned me other clients later on and I have not noticed as hobby turned to a profession. While film was my street photo hobby for all these years, I did the paid work on digital. Now I am combining both in my work making it consistent and uniform bringing the best of film qualities (tones, grains) and leaving space for a variety and "not-missing" important moment with the support of digital camera.

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—Light, no posing, genuine emotion

—Cestujete rádi?

—Ha, who doesn't?

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

—Seeing people's emotions and connections. Fun, laugh, tears, sadness, love. Getting film scans from the lab. Post processing. Happy feedback from the client. Work with people. Learning how to work with people better.

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—Dependancy on weather conditions or season, especially in our area.
I always take too many pics, sometimes it's difficult to stop snapping and then difficult to select the best ones, it eats my time heavily.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—I think nowadays people can do brilliantly shots with their phones. So first, everyone is a photographer. Second, the quality is not a problem anymore. So to stay in demand wedding photographers will be offering new angles, new services and something else new which we don't know yet. I also think film will live for loooong time, it's like a good whiskey the older the better, it will be fancy, prestige and more expensive than digital (it is actually already now). Also more and more artistic visions will be emerging, I think surrealistic fine-art will be easier to create with future photoshops and thus more creative people will be popping up.

—Co je výjimečného na žánru fotografií, na který se specializujete?

—Fine-art and lifestyle combination. Film photography

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—I actually like it. Without it I cannot grow.

—Jsou nějaké trendy v oblasti focení?

—Certainly there are. I can only speak for the areas I am interested currently. I think currently it's flatlays, details, minimalism.

—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—The style resonating with own vision
Transparent pricing and service
Flexibility