Friday, April 25, 2008

Interview with Sherif Karas Part 2

Ur documentary shots are impressive , whats ur standard "bag" of equipment when u go out on the streets , to take those beautiful shots...?

I do it with my DSLR camera while using a tele zoom lens for people or wide angle for general shots like streets or buildings.

How do u manage to shoot people in the street smoothly without any troubles , tell us ur experience there , cause sometimes (and this happened to me personally) , u can meet one or 2 people who arent happy about it....

Well if you’re shooting with a big camera like SLRs you’ll certainly face a lot of problems but if it’s a small one then it’s much easier, my advice to those who are using big noticed cameras is to use tele zoom lenses & do the shot quickly to avoid others sensitivity & their feeling of being in spot.

Tell us how its different , shooting for a magazine , than when ure out shooting for fun , i assume theres pressure .

Well it’s not a matter of pressure, it’s a matter of meeting your client needs because you’ll be paid & getting the best shot because your name will be on it.

Frankly each photo i take i do it with professionalism & not fun because I might use it commercially after that.

Shooting editorials has certain requirements , i assume , cause u have page layouts to consider , like when ure shooting a mag cover for example , u have to leave enough space, consider color choices , because u have to take in account the headlines , and all the writing that goes on the picture..... tell us more about that from ur experience.....

That’s for sure ahmed, if you’re working with a magazine then you should know the magazine’s art director requirements in your shot first then you put your special sense to it & do it with several shots to let him choose from.

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