Q & A Alongside Lensman Kyrani Kanavaros
Today we're excited to percentage a Q&A amongst Vancouver lensman Kyrani Kanavaros. We've admired Kyrani's work for the past times few years, too survive got to move amongst her when she photographed our studio watch amongst Bobbie Burgers before this spring. Her portraits are stunning (a few samples below) equally is her photography some town that she shares on her instagram feed. And pssssst! If you're inward the Vancouver surface area this Sabbatum (April 30th/16), yous tin acquire your portrait taken past times her at the Market That Gives Back inward back upwards of Autism Month for Canucks Autism Network. More details at the destination of this post.
How did yous acquire started inward photography?
Originally, I got started dorsum inward high school, only I didn’t pursue it past times graduation. My post service secondary pursuits at that fourth dimension were focused on English linguistic communication literature. Sometime inward the early on 2000s, I stumbled across an old, fully manual Minolta SLR, too I haven’t looked dorsum since.
Did yous convey whatever photography courses?
I am largely self-taught. But, when I had my twins I didn't lead keep the fourth dimension to larn on my ain or challenge myself equally I did before. Since too hence I lead keep taken several courses at Langara College from fourth dimension to time, both to aid me ameliorate too strength me to laid aside the fourth dimension to larn too challenge myself.
Tell us a chip nearly your focus. (Who are your clients)?
I shoot people; people of whatever age, really. When I was starting out x years agone I specialized inward families too kids, only right away I honey capturing anything involving human beings. Lately, the bulk of my move has been corporate, publicity too editorial photography. Regardless of whether I’m photographing a child, businessman, musician, artist, or whoever, my goal is create an editorial-style paradigm that tells a story.
What practice yous honey taking photos of?
If the lite is correct I’m inspired to photograph pretty much anything, from a gorgeous model to my boys to a hose on board a ferry. I honey the agency lite plays amongst our perceptions too makes the seemingly mundane, extraordinary too new. I am peculiarly a sucker for backlighting.
I also actually bask having that petty photographic goggle box camera inward my bag at all times - I am constantly taking pictures of everything that catches my eye, too this enables me to continuously alive inward the minute too sense my surroundings. Having said this, amongst visual platforms similar Instagram for sharing one’s work, I am finding myself shooting too sharing photos from my DSLR regularly too. Just the other day, I was archiving my personal photos too institute I had been shooting to a greater extent than personal move than I had inward previous years. It may non live equally “insta” equally it is shooting from my iphone only it has given me to a greater extent than confidence to position myself out there. Plus the technology to transfer from photographic goggle box camera to figurer to telephone makes it hence much easier to practice this.
Who are some photographers yous admire?
Of course, the keen Annie Leibovitz.
But, my all fourth dimension favourite volition ever live Vancouver photographer, Gaetano Fasciana. He is my biggest inspiration equally a someone too photographer. He passed away nearly five years agone too I immature adult woman him terribly. Every fourth dimension I shoot I endeavor to consider equally I intend he would consider - too and hence I’ll endeavor to loosen up, too brand room for my ain vision.
Other photographers whose move I admire are Mario Testino too Mark Seliger ; locally, I lead keep ever been inspired past times the plant of Candace Meyer, Jennie Marigomen, too Martin Tessler.
Tell us a chip nearly your equipment
I shoot to a greater extent than oft than non amongst Canon bodies too lenses. When I demand to create my ain lite I purpose my Canon flashes (off camera) or Profoto lights if I demand to a greater extent than power. My tripods too lite stands of alternative are made past times Manfrotto.
Do yous lead keep whatever advice for novice photographers?
Just become shoot! Make mistakes. Learn too experiment. I’m non a technically-minded person, hence for me, hands-on learning past times doing (and often, doing things “wrong”). Having said that, 1 time yous larn the rules yous tin become ahead too intermission them besides - that’s where the fun actually begins!
Also - too this is likely the most of import - don't underestimate your worth. If you're doing unpaid move for your portfolio, practice it because yous desire to too because you'll acquire something out of it (creatively at the real least), non because someone says they can't afford to pay for it, or it's “good exposure”.
Oh too shoot lots of creatives too! It’s slowly to lead keep jobs because yous demand to pay the bills only sometimes it tin live discouraging. Creatives volition non exclusively aid yous ameliorate your photography only remind yous why yous honey photography too volition acquire yous out of your comfort zone. The best business office is when yous come across clients that volition appreciate that equally well.
We listen yous volition live taking photos for the "Market That Gives Back" benefiting Canucks Autism on Apr 30th hither inward Vancouver. What a keen agency to give back, tin yous tell us more?
Whether nosotros know it or not, nosotros all lead keep a personal connector to autism. With 1 inward 68 kids beingness diagnosed amongst autism, I intend it’s of import to back upwards organizations similar Canucks Autism Network. What these guys practice to back upwards people too families amongst autism is goose egg brusk of amazing. The Market That Gives Back is a popular upwards store at the Aviary (Fraser too Kingsway). There volition live nearly 10 local pocket-sized businesses showcasing their wares, hence live prepared to come upwards store for beautiful items for a keen cause. Partial proceeds from the upshot volition live donated to CAN to back upwards their social too recreational programs.
I volition also live on sthe Canucks Autism Network. I’m actually looking frontward to spending the twenty-four hours capturing all kinds of portraits - headshots, draw of piece of work solid unit of measurement photos, kiddos, etc. - non exclusively because it’s what I honey doing, only because I’ll live both providing people amongst beautiful images, AND giving dorsum to this wonderful organization. It’s a win-win.
For to a greater extent than information on the Market That Gives Back click HERE or HERE.
For to a greater extent than information on the Market That Gives Back click HERE or HERE.
Thank yous Kyrani!
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