Giuseppe Guadagno - Photographer
People regard you as a creative person. Do you agree? Please explain your answer.
Looking at what you have created in the past, would you change anything today? Why or why not?
Have you ever doubted your talent? If so, how did you work through your doubt?
Have you ever felt enlightened by an event in the past that has given you a new perspective on life? Please explain.
If you and I were to trade places, tell me one thing about yourself that I should know.
If your creative works had an odor, what do you think they would smell like? Why?
If you could change one aspect of our society through your work, what would it be?
1. I don't believe that I am a creative person. I think that all men are creative but most of them are not conscious of this just because they never had the need or the chance to practice this quality. That's why in my opinion can be called creative only the persons that have a very special gift and in a very high level. I mean the real, great artists.
2. I am always changing. I experiment in capture and editing, sometimes inspired by beautiful works of other photographers. Because there is no other way for improving.
3. I never doubt because I never think about this. I take for granted that there are picks in every things, even for the photos, and that there is an infinite number of photographers better than me. We also are always changing inside, who knows why and how. No wander if there are periods of beautiful photos and others of normal photos, who knows why.
4. No, never that I can remenber. I never look in the past, I am only present and future in the conscious. Everyday the present works the past experiences and changes them into dreams for the future.
5. Never stop to pursue one's aims and keep one's priciples.
6. The smell of the woods because the nature always renews my inspiration.
7. The pleasure of living together, all and everywhere.
Ellen de Boer - Photographer
People regard you as a creative person. Do you agree? Please explain your answer.
Yes, I think I am a creative person. You have to think creative to make photos that stand out. And you got to have an open, creative mind to look at your subject in all kind of ways.
Looking at what you have created in the past, would you change anything today? Why or why not?
I am always evolving and hoping to improve my photos at all times. I am making photos only for a couple of years now and there is a lot of technical things I do not know yet. Although I try and make photos without being bothered to much by technics, you sometimes have to know things.
From a artistic point of view I notice that I am making more and more photos that are quiet, calm, empty etc.
Have you ever doubted your talent? If so, how did you work through your doubt?
O yes! If you look in magazines, websites, etc. you see so many beautiful, striking images that you sometimes think you could better stop. Also if you try to make a certain image and it doesn't work out the way you wanted you can become very frustated.
A very good way to deal with these doubts is to show your work to other people and get positive feedback. That's what I do via an internet forum.
If you and I were to trade places, tell me one thing about yourself that I should know.
You should know that I always and everywhere see and respect the beauty of nature.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Please explain your choice.
This is a difficult question to answer! I have seen a lot of the world and there are so many beautiful places. I f I had to chose at this moment I think it would be Canada. I have been in BC twice and I really love it. There is such a great variety in landscapes, flora, fauna and seasons. The change of seasons is my greatest inspiration.
How do want people to remember you?
First of all as a good person and than as that photographer that made all those beautiful nature images and contributed to the awareness that we only have one beautiful world and should be very careful with it.
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