In todays world there are less budgets and less need for photographers. The market is also saturated with people coming out of University and Polytech's. So somehow you have to really stand apart. You have to have something that people want. Something that is different.
In my opinion the only way to do that is to create a body of work that is a reflection of who you are and how you see the world. You need to have your own voice. There is no point trying to be someone else. Copy them by all means if you love what they do. Just make sure you do it better. Experience counts for a lot. Like any artist, good photographers get better as they get older. They have more experience and are less encumbered by technique. The process is much more natural because of their experience.
Be patient. Be diligent. Be hungry. Be active. Set goals. Be prepared for a lot of rejection. Don't give up!! Has the advent of digital been beneficial or detrimental to professional photographers? The reality is digital is where it's at. You have to move with what's happening otherwise you get left behind. I think it's been very beneficial.
People can experiment more and create images that once we only could dream of creating. This is been pushed too far in a lot of peoples work. It's been taken to the extreme. Personally I can't stand overworked images. For me it's about keeping the look of the pictures natural and real. For advertising work I love it. For a lot of personal work I love it. I can shoot as much as I want. It's immediate.
But I still love inherent qualities about film. Analogue imperfection. There are often beautiful accidents that happen with film. It used to be very exciting going to lab to see what you had.
The whole experience of a light and proof sheets was a little slice of magic. Are you a fan of using flash in your work? Yeah for sure, but not for every image.
I like to mix my lighting up quite a bit. So sometimes flash is perfect. Other times I'd rather use HMI's. But I'm currently shooting a style that uses a little bit of not so subtle flash. Although you'd not really pick it. Flash is a fantastic tool for lighting. It's powerful, fast, and effective.
It's relatively easy to transport. It does have a different feel to daylight. The light wave is much more pronounced. Sometimes this is great other times it's not. In your opinion, what makes a good photographer? Someone who has a strong and unique eye. A strong sense of photographic style. They're not trying to be a bit of everything to please everyone. Their work comes from who they are and what they are drawn too. It reflects the world as they see it. You can pick a great photographers work without even seeing the credits.
Their work is recognizable. People who create images that stand the test of time. The great photographers through the ages have work that is still great. It's not always that easy.
Generally when things are hectic you have to be very present and involved. When the works on it's on. The key is to be relaxed in the down times and enjoy them. So if I'm not working I try and go surfing, hang out and not get stressed about not working! What or who motivates you to keep doing what you do? I love it and feel that I'm one of the lucky ones. Standing on a mountain top in the South Island Standing in the desert in Egypt Standing in a cherry picker over a freeway.
I loved those three things and I still love them when I photograph now. For four years, Chris gave fashion photography his full attention with few New Zealand magazines title left off his portfolio, shooting for Pulp , She , Cleo , Fashion Quarterly , Style , and early titles, Flash and Grace magazine, as well as Remix , for which he still shoots the occasional editorial today.
For four years Chris Sisarich gave his full attention to fashion photography and his photos frequently appeared in local magazines. While he shifted focus to advertising photography in , he says his work today is influenced by his having been a fashion photographer. Light has always been a signature and important contributor to his images. My style is very backlit or sun-flared.
Chris tries to shoot in natural light, especially the soft light of the morning and evenings. He is also captivated by live action, with location shoots being his preference over studio work. I was always amazed by his eye. He always seem to come at his work from a different perspective, it was unexpected, especially the way he lit shots. Chris adds that some international photographers creatively inspired his approach, including midth century American photographers Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, and contemporary UK fashion photographer and now film director based in New York, Glen Luchford.
And the work of photographers like Greg Semu and Derek Henderson were significant in constructing that identity. Stories Chris Sisarich.
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