Kusukela e-Fort Lauderdale, eFlorida, u-Aundre Larrow ungumthwebuli wezithombe waseBrooklyn oneminyaka engu-24 osebenza ngokuzenzekelayo ku-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram, @aundre. Kusuka izithombe zokuhamba ukuya ezithombeni zesitayela, i-Aundre idonsa ukushayela kwendawo yokudala yaseNew York. Ukugijimela nabasebenzi bezintatheli abanamakhono kanye nabathwebuli bezithombe ngokufanayo, i-Aundre's Instagram feed iyinambithelo yalokho lo mthwebuli wezithombe okufanele anikele.
Wake wake wazibuza ukuthi umsebenzi onjani njengomthwebuli wezithombe ozimele? Ingabe ukhathazekile ukufunda okwengeziwe ngokuthi yini ongayidinga futhi ngaphakathi kwamathiphu kuma-social media? U-Aundre ucacisa ngalokhu nokuningi: kusukela enkambweni yakhe yokudala ukuthi wazizenzela kanjani igama lakhe elizweni elidumile lomphakathi, funda ngezansi ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuphila kuka-Aundre njengomthwebuli wezithombe ezizimele e-New York City.
Yini eyakuphefumulela ukuba ube photographer?
Ngesikhathi ngisesesikoleni esiphakeme, ngangivame ukuhamba nomngane wami omuhle futhi lo mculi onolwazi ngempela, uJeff Gardner, ngemuva kwesikole. Ungangimema futhi ngisebenze kumculo ohlukile, futhi uzobe esewudlala ngenkathi esebenza ngomdwebo othile wesithombe. Nganginomona wokuthi ngingaziphendulela kanjani ngokushintshashintsha phakathi kwefomu ngalinye lobuciko, kodwa ngangikhathazeka ngokuthi angikwazi ukuveza ngokwenza ngobuciko ekwakheni (ngoba izithombehop zayesabeka ngaleso sikhathi) nangomculo (ngayeka isiginci, ikhibhodi kanye ne-saxophone ebusheni bonke ebuntwaneni ).
Ngakho ngangihlala ekuthunjweni. Uthisha wami weshashalazi (uMnu. Tempest) wanginika iMololta Srt-101 ngosuku lwami lokuzalwa lwesi-16. Yonke inhlobo yokuphuma kuyo.
Uphi ukuphila nomsebenzi wezithombe zezithombe ezizimele?
Ukukhathazeka okuningi! Ngikhathazeka kakhulu ngokungahambisani nalokho okufunwa amakhasimende ami, noma uma ngenza amahlumela wokuhlela i-bevelcode, ngingaboni ukuthi yiqiniso lini le ndaba.
Kodwa empeleni kufana nemisebenzi eminingi, ngezinye izikhathi ezichazwe ngokucacile futhi ukhokhe (lezo kungukuthi unqume.)
Yiziphi izibopho zansuku zonke zokuzifwebula izithombe?
Usuku nosuku ukuzola okuhle ngoba ngisebenza umsebenzi ongama-10-6, kodwa ngokuvamile ngifinyelela ku-brand nge-Instagram imiyalezo eqondile Ngesinye isikhathi ngibuye ngithole isincomo esivela kumuntu ukuze ngiwahlole, noma angifinyelele kimi. Sixoxa ngokuthi singabambisana kanjani bese ngiqala ukuthola ibhola.
Usuku nosuku, ngokuphathelene nokusebenza komphakathi ukuze abantu babone umsebenzi wakho: ukuhlela umsebenzi owawudutshulile, ukuthumela ubufakazi, ukwenza ukubuyekezwa nokuchitha isikhathi ukutadisha umsebenzi wabanye ukuze ubone ukuthi uphumelele.
Isiphi isibonelo sesabelo esivele sithombe sokuthola izithombe?
Ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukusebenza isikhathi esigcwele ku-Walker naseNkampanini, ngangivame ukudlulisa ukudubula kwendawo yabo yokuhlela bevelcode.com. Ngithole isabelo sokudubula i-Lance Fresh (@lancefresh), isitayela se-NBA esikhulu, ngesaziso esingaphansi kwamasonto amabili.
Ngangijabule kakhulu. Ngithanda i-NBA futhi ngibone uLance kuthelevishini izikhathi eziningana. Ngakho ngazibuza: ngingamthatha kuphi? Ngakho ngacwaninga, ngiyibeka, ngenza ibhodi yezinzwa bese ngihamba umzila eSoho Ngifuna ukumthatha. Lona kwakungumuntu engangikuthandayo, futhi kwakuhloselwe ukuwa ngalolo suku.
Ngangilahlekelwa ama-marbles ami ngaphambili. Kodwa-ke imvula yamisa, umhlabathi wawunzima, kodwa kwasebenza. T wakhe ngumkhiqizo wokugcina.
Iyini inqubo enjalo? Ingabe umzamo wokubambisana phakathi kwakho nomkhiqizo?
Kuhle kakhulu ukusebenzisana. Ngivame ukucela ibhodi lezinzwa ezivela kubo, okufaka izithombe zami nezithombe ezivela kwezinye izindawo. Uma ngabe i-NYC isekelwe, ngiyabakhuthaza ukuba baze lapho ngidubula ukuze bakwazi ukuqondisa futhi bathole umbono wokuqala wendlela inqubo eya ngayo. Ukulindela kangcono kuphethwe, okunamandla umkhiqizo wokugcina, ngombono wami.
Yini eyenza umugqa wakho womsebenzi uhluke kunoma yimuphi omunye?
Hmm, kufanele ngitshele ukuthi njengoba wonke umuntu enekhamera ngendlela yefoni yakhe, bacabanga ukuthi bangenza umsebenzi wakho. Kodwa ukuvela kwe-Instagram kukunikeza ukuhlonipha okumangalisayo: njengokufinyeleleka kodwa okuphezulu, okuthandwa kakhulu, okungaqondakali, ngoba izithombe azibonakali njengeziphezulu.
Yini ozondayo kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakho?
Abantu bephikisana ngamanani bese bethi nje, 'yiyiphi into enkulu? Ziyizithombe kuphela. '
Yini oyithandayo kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakho?
Ngifika ukuzama ukuthatha isisekelo somuntu futhi ngiyiqede. Lokho kuyilungelo elimangalisayo nodumo.
Kungani kubalulekile ukubheka izithombe?
Iphoqa ukuthi ngiphumile esimisweni sami sokuzenzakalelayo sokuba khona. Ngibheke ngentshiseko ubuso bomuntu, ukuthi izenzo ezilula futhi zithinta kanjani endle nasezweni elizungezile ngokujwayelekile. Kuyamangalisa. Futhi ngaphandle kwalo, ngingahle ngihlolwe isikhathi esiningi.
Uhlanganisa kanjani imithombo yezokuxhumana kanye nezithombe?
Ngezinye izikhathi azifani kakhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi zikhona. Umzabalazo wami oyinhloko ngezinye izikhathi isithombe singasabeka kodwa ngeke sibuyele kahle nabathengi be-intanethi. Kungase kube ngcono kugalari noma into enye ngaphandle kokuyeka okwesikhashana lapho uhamba.
Ngizama ukubonisana nabangane bami uma nginezingxoxo zangaphakathi, futhi ngizama ukusebenzisa iziteshi ezahlukene ukukhombisa izingxenye ezahlukene zomsebenzi wami. Ngisebenzisa i-Tumblr ukuze uthole umsebenzi wefomu omude, i-Instagram ye-bangers '(ngiyizonda lelo gama) ne-Facebook ukuze ngizibonise ngokwengeziwe izithombe (ngaleyo ndlela abantu abakhathalelayo ngalowo muntu bangababona futhi bayabathanda.)
Ingabe imithombo yezokuxhumana ibalulekile kuwe njengomthwebuli wezithombe? Ingabe ikuvumela ukuthi wabelane ngomsebenzi wakho kubantu abaningi?
Kubaluleke kakhulu kimi. Ivumela umsebenzi wami ukuba ube nomthelela wesimo sezwe. Ukuqhuma kwemithombo yezenhlalo kuvumela umsebenzi wami ukuba uhambe phambi kwamehlo wabantu abangaphezu kwabangani bami nabantu engingakwazi ukukuthinta. Yenza ukwabelana lula nokufotoza okuncane mayelana nawe nomsebenzi wakho nokuthi ubeka kanjani indaba yezwe.
Iyini uhlelo lwakho lokuhlelwa kwe-iPhone oluthandayo?
Kuyi-tie ephakathi kwe-Vsco + Snapseed.
Uthwala kanjani imishini yakho? Noma yisiphi isikhwama esithandayo sokuzikhethela?
Ngithwala isikhumba seBlackxton ONA esikhungweni se-cognac.
Iyini igajethi yekhamera yakho eyongezwayo oyithandayo, futhi ikusiza kanjani inqubo yakho yokudala?
Mhlawumbe umcibisholo wami wekhamera wokukhipha. It lets me ukudubula amaqembu ngaphandle ukushaya amehlo abantu nge flash.
Iyini iseluleko senombolo yakho eyodwa komuntu ofuna ukuba umthwebuli wezithombe?
Thatha isikhathi sakho sokudubula-ungazigibeli. Khuluma ngendaba yakho isikhashana. Thatha umzuzu bese ubuka ukuthi udutshuleni, bese ubheka isihloko sakho bese ubona ukuthi kukhona yini imininingwane oyitholayo kodwa engazange ihambise, bese uhlukanisa lokho.
Yini ikhamera yekhamera oyikhonzile ukudubula nayo? Noma yiliphi uhlobo oluthandayo?
I-Canon, usuku lonke. Ikhamera yesibili emva kwe-Minolta kwakuyi-Canon AV-1. Ngakhetha i-Nikon D40 esikoleni esiphakeme futhi nje ngadideka yiyo.
Ungakwazi yini ukunikeza umbono ofushane wenqubo yakho yokudala bese uveza ukuthi uhlela kanjani izithombe zakho?
Iqiniso, lihluke ngempela ukudubula. Into yokuqala engiyifunayo iyimithunzi. Ngifuna abamnyama bami ukuba baqonde. Ngidlala nalabo kancane. Ngabe ngizibuza ukuthi ngiyiphi imizwa engangizama ukuyifinyelela, hlola ukuze ubone ukuthi ifinyelelwe yini, bese ngibona indlela engingayibonisa ngayo emgqeni wemibala ngokusebenzisa imibala.
Akusiyo yonke leyo chungechunge yemicabango, kodwa yileyo ndlela.
Ukuhamba kudlala kanjani emsebenzini wakho nasekuphileni kwakho?
Kuyasiza okuningi. Umngane wami usanda kuthi uma ephuma e-NYC angabuya ngesithombe esisodwa isikhathi ngasinye.
Ucabanga ukuthi isithombe sithinta kanjani umbono wezwe wendawo?
Akubi futhi kulungile. Siphila ezweni le-FOMO (ukwesaba ukulahlekelwa). Siyakuzonda ukulahlekelwa. Ngakho-ke ukubonga izithombe ezixubene nemidiya yomphakathi - akudingeki ngempela. Singathandana nezindawo esingakaze sibe nazo, nabantu esingakaze sibone nokudla esingakaze sikudle. Yenza leyo ndawo imilingo futhi isimo sethu samanje sincane kangaka.
Ingabe uzizwa unomthwalo wokwabelana ngezikhathi ezakha izingxoxo ezicabangelayo? Uma kunjalo, ukhetha kanjani izihloko zakho?
Ah, hhayi ngempela. Ngidubula lokho engikuthandayo futhi ngokuthi into esindayo ivame ukuphuma kuyo. Singabantu abayinkimbinkimbi: injabulo ingaba injabulo ngoba ubuhlungu buvele kuqala. Ngikhetha abantu ngokususelwa kwendlela ababukeka ngayo nokuthi ngabe ukukhanya kufana nani. Ezinye izilungiselelo zidinga umuntu ngokubukeka okungaphezulu, nezinye azikho. Angazi ngempela ngize ngibone umuntu kanye nemvelo (yingakho ukuhlola kungabalulekile)
Ingabe uthola kunzima ukukhipha ngenxa yendima yakho? Ingabe kunzima ukudlulisa isithombe esihle futhi ungasitholi?
Ngokwethembeka angicabangi ukuthi inkulu kakhulu yebhizinisi. Ezinye izinto akudingeki ukuthi zifakwe izithombe. Ezinye izinto azikwazi ukuba khona ngoba zenzeka ngokushesha kakhulu. Abanye ngoba uzobabona futhi. Abanye ngenxa yokuthi ukhohliwe ikhamera yakho kanye nabanye ngoba awuthandi nje.
Ngizama ukuzitholela isikhala ukuze ngihlale nje futhi ngingakhathazeki ngokubamba njalo.
Noma yikuphi izindawo eziyizintandokazi emhlabeni?
Ngokwethembeka, konke kuyathandeka. Lapho ngiseyingane, ngathola izinhlamvu zemali zomhlaba.
Yiziphi izinto ozilibazisa ngaphandle kwezithombe?
Basketball! Ukudlala i-frisbee. Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili nokudla.
Uya kuphi ukuya olandelayo?
I-Dominican Republic ukudubula umshado wami kaLance Fresh. Ngemuva kwalokho, ngiya eHilton Head Island eNingizimu Carolina ngehora lesine ngoJulayi, futhi ngithemba ukuthi isibhamu esithile sesikhathi sokushisa sichitha.