The Photo.net Editors feature a Member Photographer
each month. Their portfolios consist of a broad range of categories,
including documentary, sports, concerts, portraits, fashion, and many
more. These photographers have been chosen based on the quality of
their work, their contributions to the site, and the notable success
of their careers in photography. Take a glance at these featured
Photo.net members' portfolios and brief interviews touching on their
inspiration, photographic background, challenges, and tips and tricks
as photographers. We welcome you to add your comments below each
photographer's interview.
If you learn flash ratios in the studio, you are
going to be able to do them in the skatepark. If you learn to catch an
action moment on the football field, you are going to be able to catch
an action moment in a halfpipe.
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When shooting sports action, I can always take a
photo of something new, a moment the human eye cannot catch. As a
photographer, that is the time when I am completely on my own—just
predicting what the athlete will do.
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The appeal is in its unpredictability. I never know
what's around the next corner or who will cross my path and that's
what makes it exciting. Many of the people/portraits in my gallery are
complete strangers...
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I hadn't planned on jumping into
commercial work. As a matter of fact, to this day I've
never solicited a client for work—everything has
come by word of mouth or popularity on the Internet.
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I don't find what I would describe as "classic style"
images to be boring, but I am bored by "straight" portrait images. I
started working to create my own style...
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Magazines are always keen to build direct
relationships with fresh and reliable photographers that can
compliment their look, but the editorial world has so much online
choice that it is becoming increasingly difficult...
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As a trend, underwater photographers are going to
more and more exotic places to capture shots of rare animals. Since I
cannot afford such trips often, I try to shoot the local wildlife in
new, and hopefully more artistic, ways.
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I normally plan my evening based on the object's
height in the sky and weather. An object near the celestial equator
will require much better guiding than one farther north or south...
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Every child is so different and unique that they always manage to
keep me guessing as to what they might do next. The real challenge is
to be ready for when something happens...
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I've always stressed that one of the most important aspects in nature
photography is to develop a relationship with your subject. Often, our
best images will come from places we know very well...
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Weddings are just an added reason to make photographs of the human
condition, which is my primary reason for taking up the camera. While
it can be stressful, I find it filled with purpose...
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Of all the numerous subjects in nature photography, I think
birds are the most fascinating. I can always find something different
and interesting when I am in the field taking bird pictures...
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