@vankou

A short description of the stories behind my photos, the creative process, the challenges and how to overcome them.

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captured-in-a-blink asked: May i ask how you got a start as a photographer?

About eight years ago, I was visiting the Denali National Park in Alaska.  I saw a whole bunch of photographers with these long, white telephoto lenses and I wanted one too… I had no idea how expensive they were but I bought a Canon Elan 7E (film camera) with a basic lens instead.  I started shooting landscapes in New Hampshire and Vermont.  When I moved to Michigan, I started shooting local models using film, a Hasselblad medium format and a Toyo large format camera.  Very simple, very artsy.  People started liking the pictures and one thing led to the other…:)  I also met Leticia F., a talented local stylist and I started shooting more fashion images…. That was three years ago… That’s pretty much it :)  Thank you for asking.

1 year ago