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11 May 2010
I've been talking with Derek Green, an amazing self-trained professional photographer who really has a gift for capturing a moment that shows the honesty and enjoyment of life. Here's the second part of our interview. Check out the first part here.
Unscripted Life: How have you approached the challenge of making photography a business?
Derek: I'm still trying to figure that part out! I've been hired by a good friend of mine, Shane Riggs, who is the editor for Allegany Magazine, to do sine work, but the rest of it is word of mouth. Even in today's Facebook, Twitter, and myspace era word of mouth has still been a HUGE marketing tool.
Unscripted Life: What camera(s) do you shoot with?
Derek: I use a Canon 5d Mark II with a 28, 50, and 85mm prime lenses, along with a 70-200mm zoom lens. I use a Canon 500 series flash (whichever the newest one is) with a Quantumn Pro Turbo battery pack. I also have a full set of studio strobes that I use if I need, but I'd rather shoot natural light.
That being said... The camera doesn't make the photographer!! It didn't matter what hammer you build the house with as long as it's beautiful when your finished! Don't think that you need to go out and spend that kind of money in order to take great photos!
Unscripted Life: The camera doesn't make the photographer!!" In fact, you have some pretty cool shots on your website that were taken with your iPhone. Talk about that a little. How hard is it to get the right shot from a camera phone?
Derek: Hahaha!!! That's funny... if I have any "talent" as a photographer it's not my technical ability with a camera, but my ability to see an exciting/moving moment happen and take a picture. Some of my photos taken with my iPhone are just of random things that interest me. I enjoy taking those photographs and having people guess what they are!! That's half the fun for me!!
Unscripted Life: So do you have a favorite shot that you've taken?
Derek: I think any shot that captures an honest moment is a good one for me, so I don't have one in particular.
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All of the photos shown in this post were taken with a mobile phone.
