Kitty Gallannaugh Photography

www.kittygallannaugh.com

www.searchingfortomorrow.com

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What kind of equipment (camera body, lens, filters, flash, tripod, cleaning equipment other) do you use?

 

I use a Canon 5DMkII with 50, 35 & 85mm lenses. As I only work with natural light I don’t use anything else.

 

What do you like and dislike about your equipment, specially your camera, and how would you improve it?

 

I don’t think I could dislike anything about my camera, I’m rather protective of it. I love our history together and all the shoots we’ve been on and the fact that I feel confident with it around my neck; I feel my camera is one of the very few things I know like the back of my hand. Sometimes I wish my lenses had a bit of a lower aperture but apart from that I’m happy with what I work with.

 

What is your favourite lens, and why?

 

I trialled the 85mm 1.2 and fell head over heels in love with it, so it’s now my dream to one day own one. It was just so crisp, it captured things like the viewer was there too and was incredibly versatile.

 

When you travel, what is in your essential photographic kit bag?

 

My camera body, a couple of lenses, a packet of tissues (my nose always seems to need them no matter what) and nothing else. I like to travel with all my equipment may not be much but it makes me feel comfortable.

 

What kind of software/tools do you use for post-processing, if any?

 

I use Photoshop CS5 to edit all my photographs with, it’s a good friend!

 

How long have you been taking photographs? How do you find inspiration? How do you take your pictures?

 

I had a red plastic camera when I was five or six that I took with me everywhere; I think that’s where it all began. I’ve been photographing on a professional level for six years now and the inspiration still stems from when I was little; I listen to new songs, read poems or novels, go on long forest walks, write and just watch the World go by.

 

Which style of photography do you like the most, and why?

 

I love looking at travel photography; the kind of photography that is documents someone’s journey from packing their bags to driving the winding roads and setting up camp beneath the stars. Seeing people adventure around the planet is something that warms my heart and inspires my mind.

 

What goal are you working towards within your photography and when will you know you have reached it?

 

To just shoot until I can shoot no more. I want to record moments for people time and time again, whether it’s a brand campaign or a personal engagement shoot, they are all moments that matter. I just want to shoot for as long as life will let me.

 

Looking at your own work, which piece is your favourite? Why? Please provide a link to the picture.

 

I don’t have a favourite, not yet anyway. I’ve told myself that I don’t want to take my favourite photo for a really long time in case it makes me slow down or try less, I’m scared I’d feel like I could slowly stop if I had an all-time favourite. Maybe by the time I’m an old lady I’ll be happy to go back every photo and have a favourite.

 

Does your work fit into any one or more distinct genres (nature, landscape, long-exposure, black-and-white, infra-red, urban, artistic, macro, vintage, vernacular, social, street)? If other, please specify.

 

I’d say my work falls somewhere between fashion and portraiture with a little bit of journalism on the side.

 

Are there any photography websites that you visit regularly?

 

Apart from Flickr, not really. I visit individual photographer’s blogs from time to time to keep up to date with their lives but I don’t spend much time browsing online.

 

What is the one most important lesson that you have learned since you started taking photographs?

 

To be true to yourself, it shows through every photograph.

 

And finally, what other interesting photographers would you like to see in this blog?

 

I am a huge fan of Jana Martish’s work, it is incredibly inspiring to get lost within.