Get To Know A Photographer Q&A @mel_z
1. How long have you been a photographer?I bought my first pro camera less than 10 years ago but I didn't consider myself a photographer until 2014 maybe.
2. Why did you choose to pursue a career as a photographer?I always knew I wanted to pursue a career with which I could be as much independent and creative as possible...And photography let me do it
3. Besides photography what are your interests/hobbies?I'm also an illustrator and a comic book artist
4. What are your 5 favorite SG shots?
Only 5?
(and I love my lasts sets W/ @SIERHAUS and @LILIUM so much)
5: Which is your favorite lens? Why?
My absolute favorite is a 50 mm 1.4, it has a beautiful Dof and creates a beautiful texture in the out of focus but my go to lens is a 24-70 2.8, because imo it allows you to work easier
6. Whose work has influenced you most?
Here on the site @R_GIRARDI and @SHAINE 's work and recently @CAUSTIX ' s work too
7. What one superpower would you want and why?
I'd want to fly, I always wanted to. I like highs and I 'd see the earth in a different perspective while the air embraces my body
8. What kind of gear do you use?
An old one... Nikon d600
9. What is the most rewarding part of being a photographer for you?
To have the chance of traveling and meeting new people, creating connections and having new friends around the world
10. What kind of tools do you use for post processing?
Adobe collection
11. What does photography mean to you?
Independence and creativity. and the discovery of your world/reality because you must see it to create a picture
12. If you could time travel, when/where would you go?
I would come back in 1967 - 68, during hippies era, I would enjoy their philosophy and I could take beautiful photos
13. What is the most difficult part of being a photographer for you?
Right now it's to afford a new camera/gear 😆 joking... Maybe, after a long time of work, it's to try to not repeat yourself/your work but always do something new
14. What makes the good picture stand out from the average?
What a difficult question! I think the best pictures are the ones that tells a story or the ones in which the light plays a special role
15. What inspires you?
Well it depends... Sometimes others' work, sometimes stories/books. Now I'm obsessed with classic goddesses (and you can see that in my recent sets)
16. What is your favorite shot someone else has taken?
Here on SG: @FISHBALL by @SMASHBASE
17. Is there an image that sums up you best?
I'm the one on the floor
18. Tell us something about yourself that no one would guess?
I love snakes 🐍 and reptiles in general and snails 🐌, I had several snakes when I was younger and lived with my dad and now I'm trying to convince my partner to take this kind of pet
-Silente and my sister's back-
19. What is your favorite shot you have ever taken?
Maybe this one taken during a trip in Morocco with an analogic camera (Minolta) and developed and printed by myself in the darkroom
20. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Know what you want and work for it (but I don't always listen to it...cause I'm lazy)
