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Photographer Interview: BigRPhoto
BigRPhoto, a contest winner, is answering our questions.
1. Who are you? Please give brief background information.
My name is Ronnie Phipps and I live in Dayton Tennessee.
2. How long have you been doing photography?
I have been in photography on and off for about 25 years.
3. Do you earn living from photography or you do photography as your hobby/ your half time job?
I make some money in photography, but no where enough to make a living.
4. What’s your day job?
I am a nurse.
5. Do you have special education? Did you take courses or go to a school learn photography?
I am self taught, through books and the web.
6. Are you specializing in a particular area of photography? What are your favorite places/objects to shoot?
I enjoy shooting all subjects, my favorite thing to photograph is wildlife.
7. Who are your big photographic influences?
Rick Sammon.
8. How do you educate yourself? Do you read special literature,
visit photography galleries? What photo books/magazines do you have on
your bookshelf?
I probably have over 50 books on photography, covering all subjects.
9. What equipment and software do you use (camera(s), lenses, film, etc.)?
I shoot with Nikon bodies (D80, D300) Nikon and Sigma lens, Manfroto tripod. I have Photoshop CS3 and elements 7.
10. What is your opinion on post-processing, especially enhancing pictures?
I feel to get the shot to look like you saw it, you need some processing. I will process every shot I plan on using.
11. What advice would you give someone who is interested in photography and wants to improve their photography skills?
Learn as much as you can, any way you can. There is nothing better
than learning from a person who has been doing this craft for a while.
12. What’s the most challenging aspect of photography for you? What’s the best part of it?
I like wildlife and most animals come out in light that not the
best, so getting the lighting right for my shots is the most
challenging.
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