Fashion

 

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

 

I usually take photos with Canon Eos 500d and my favourite lens is Canon 50 mm 1.8 . Sometimes I use Helios 44m-4. Sometimes I take photos with old cameras like Lubitel, Zenit or Agfa Isolette.

 

 

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

 

I want to buy a new camera soon. My equipment restricts me a lot. I’d like to buy wide-angle lens too.

 

 

What is your favourite lens, and why?

 

My favourite lens is Canon 50 mm 1.8 because it makes a beautiful bokeh on photos and is very bright. When I take photos during sunrise or sunset, I love to use Helios lens.

 

 

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

 

My camera and some lens, lens cleaner , battery charger and some memory cards.

 

 

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

 

I use Adobe Photoshop CS6.

 

 

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

I’ve been taking pictures since I was a kid. Initially, these were the photos illustrating the events of my life. Later, I began to photograph people, I did photo shoots with friends. Our background was a sheet, our light were desk lamps. Each session was planned before , we didpaper decorations, we were preparing designs, make-ups. With time photography became the most important part in my life, my air. Inspirations come mostly the same: when I go by tram, train, talk with people, look through shop windows, websites, magazines. Sometimes I find a prop in a shop, a single cloth and it inspires me. In each session I put a lot of heart and energy. I love being tired when I come home with a camera full of photos. I’m never fully satisfied with myself. There will always be nuances that spoil the original plan, once more ,sometimes less.

 

 

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

 

I like every photography style. Each style is different to another one. Photography is a great branch of art. Most, however, I like to photographfashion with the release of a fairytale, abstract, unusual as photos of Tim Walker or Beinta.

 

 

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

 

I want to continue to develop, and I think I never fully attain perfection, but I want to strive to fulfill your photographic dreams even if I would have to give it 300%.

 

 

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

 

https://www.facebook.com/fairyladyphotography/photos/a.610585682328018.1073741881.121215547931703/610585712328015/?type=3&theater

I think it’s one of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken. I’ve been planning it for a very long time and I’m happy that I could finally did it.

 

 

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.

 

Artistic, I think so 😉

 

 

Are there any photography websites that you visit regularly?

 

Fashionising.com, digitalcamerapolska.pl, flog.pl

 

 

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

 

That I can’t give up and that I should learn on my mistakes.

 

 

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

 

Beinta http://www.beinta.com/ and Anka Zhuravleva.

 

 

FairyLady Photography

https://www.facebook.com/fairyladyphotography

My name is Paulina Maciejewska, I’m known as FairyLady. I’m from Poland, from Konin, I study art history on Adam Mickiewicz’s University in Poznań. I love windy mornings,summer evenings, fields full of cereals, cloudy sky, country paths, a smell of soap and ticking of a clock.
I’m in love with carousels, birds, shabby chic style and flowers. I go around the world looking at everything through the
lens. Photography accompanied me since childhood, but for some time has become my greatest passion and the way I’d would like to follow in the future.
Through pictures I express my emotions and unleash my imagination.
World of my photos is world of my dreams, a reflection of what sits in my soul. In photography, I love its diversity and flexibility. Since childhood, I run with the camera, but I never thought that so it overwhelm me, I never thought that something so fall in love, become independent. I try not to close in one style images, I create as I feel. But the most I like to photograph people, so it was, and I think it will be.

 

 

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

 

I just recently upgraded to a Canon 6D; previously, I used a Canon 5D for years, and before that, a Canon 20D. I own a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L, a 50mm f/1.4, and a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS ll. I also keep a few Profoto lights and softboxes for my studio work, but I mostly keep my equipment to a minimum.

 

 

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

 

I wish I had some insightful answer for this, but honestly I’m very satisfied with my equipment. It really isn’t about the camera.. it’s always nice to upgrade my equipment and of course I do notice differences in image quality, but I’ve taken photos with old point-and-shoot cameras that I’ve appreciated just as much. As long as I’ve captured the mood I envisioned, I’m satisfied.

 

 

What is your favourite lens, and why?

 

I’m sure this is a popular answer, but I love my 50mm 1.4. I find myself using it constantly. It’s great in low light, it’s small and light, and it gives me good consistent results. I recommend it to everybody who asks.

 

 

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

 

…Depends where I’m travelling to! I always bring my 6D and my 50m 1.4 lens no matter what, but I can usually manage to bring all my lenses. I am pretty obsessed with natural lighting, so occasionally I’ll bring a reflector, but my lights usually don’t make my trips with me. I will say that I just recently purchased a Porteen Gear camera bag and I love it! It’s both functional and adorable.

 

 

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

 

I use Photoshop CS5 to retouch all my work. People frequently tell me they can recognize my work through the use of my colors, which I do enhance in Photoshop.

I started taking photographs when I was 17, though it wasn’t immediate love for me. It was fun, but what I really loved was editing my old modelling photos (I started out in the industry as a model). I started posting all my experimental work on DeviantART, where I randomly met my future ex-husband – who was a photographer – and my love for taking photos deepened after meeting him. Everything from beautiful colors to unique wardrobe to finding interesting hidden locations can all inspire me. I suppose I’m excited by anything that I consider unusual beauty.

 

 

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

 

Creative portraits! I love to people watch anyway, so it excites me to see an interesting face. I also love fashion… the more avant-garde, the better. Seamless paper backdrops aren’t really my thing.

 

 

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

 

It’s always a goal of mine to get my work out there as much as possible, whether it’s by social networking, publications, art shows, etc. I don’t ever want to grow lazy about expanding my company. It’s an amazing feeling of accomplishment when I’m proud of a photo I’ve created, not to mention how much it thrills me when I receive positive feedback and thoughtful messages. I hope to always enjoy my photographic journey and satisfy my clients (what a thrill to make a woman feel as beautiful as she is!). I’ll never reach all my goals because I will always keep reaching for more. There will always be ways to improve and advance.

 

 

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

 

http://www.girltripped.deviantart.com/art/Histrionics-and-Tea-134119303 This piece, “Histrionics and Tea”, has always been a favorite of mine. I have a big infatuation with masks, and this photo always grabs my attention. I couldn’t even say why, other than it almost looks inhuman.

 

 

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’m not sure what category my work would fall under. Alternative fashion photography? Conceptual portraits? It’s hard to really classify it. Some of my work is dark, some has a vintage feel, some is more fantasy and whimsy. I don’t tend to just focus on one thing to highlight in the photo; I like the model, make-up, wardrobe, and background to all fight for your attention. I want the viewer to not know where to look first. At the same time, I want every element of the photo to all flow together smoothly.

 

 

Are there any photography websites that you visit regularly?

 

I’ve always felt loyal to DeviantArt, which I still check on an almost daily basis for exciting new work. There’s a lot of talent on that site. I also follow many of my favorite photographers’ Facebook pages to get my daily photo fixes.

 

 

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

 

Good lighting is so crucial to the photo. Also, a mistake I made when I was a beginner was caring too much about shooting “unique” angles. I equated shooting as many different extreme angles as I could per shoot as being innovative, but I was pretty much neglecting focusing on what was truly flattering to my models. I wince a little bit now when I see some of the bad angles I shot some of my first models at.

 

 

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

 

Felicia Simion photography! She’s a young photographer who shoots the most beautiful surreal portraits and landscapes.

 

 

WinterWolf Studios Photography

https://www.facebook.com/pages/WinterWolf-Studios/293443074174
http://www.girltripped.deviantart.com