{"id":4411,"date":"2014-01-29T17:08:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T06:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezramagazine.com\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2014-01-29T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T06:38:05","slug":"interview-celeste-ortiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezramagazine.com\/?p=4411","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW &#8211; Celeste Ortiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4413\" alt=\"04\" src=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/04.jpg?w=788\" width=\"788\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Hi Celeste how are you?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Hi! I&#8217;m fine! A little cold,\u00a0even though it&#8217;s summer here!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">So tell us a little about yourself and how you became involved with photography?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I started with photography when I received my first camera, which it was for help me in my studies, but I began to photograph other things and with the time I realized I really love to do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Were you always interested in becoming a photographer or did you have another career in mind as a child?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I think I discovered photography really late, especially\u00a0because my uncle is a photographer and he try to teach me about this when I was a child and I wasn&#8217;t interested at that time. But never it&#8217;s too late for change or make new interest!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4416\" alt=\"03\" src=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/03.jpg?w=788\" width=\"788\" height=\"501\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What do look for when you look into a lens? What is it about light, composition and structure that captivates you to photograph people?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I look for a certain sensibility, something hard to explain..<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Photography is a very diverse medium. What led you to shooting in a very experimental style?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I started with digital photography and when I changed to film photography this pushed me to experiment a lot more, different cameras, different films, techniques, etc and I still have a lot to keep experimenting!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Where do you see yourself in the future in terms of a career within the photography industry?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Right now, in the present, I see myself in a really nice place with a lot of opportunities in my way, lots of thing to do.\u00a0Things are feeling good and I&#8217;m not worried about &#8220;the future&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4415\" alt=\"02\" src=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/02.jpg?w=788\" width=\"788\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What do you enjoy most about going out and photographing?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I don&#8217;t make too many outdoor shootings, but what I like the most is the nature and having so much light!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Has there ever been a time you&#8217;ve felt like you have had enough of photography? If so, what kept you going?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Never. Obviously I have had some &#8220;uninspired&#8221; periods, but never thought about quit it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Who inspires you the most and how have you incorporated their ideas and beliefs into your work?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">There are so many talented people out there&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4414\" alt=\"01\" src=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/01.jpg?w=788\" width=\"788\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What has been the most enjoyable image you have worked on?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">I enjoy all my shoots.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">What are five things you wish you had been told before embarking on a photographic career?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Oh I don&#8217;t know! I been learning little by little and I never have had too many expectations, things are flowing very naturally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Do you think that where you live severely influences your style as a photographer?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Yes, this town have something&#8230; It&#8217;s a strange place, with not many opportunities, maybe that makes people being more creative.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Any advice for someone who loves photography?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Keep doing what you love, love passionately<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><em>Journalist: Tanysha Bolger<\/em><br \/>\nPhotographer Interviewed: Celeste Ortiz<a href=\"http:\/\/larazankoul.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><em>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/celesteortizfotografia\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/celesteortizfotografia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/1621798_419179011547083_375410217_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4417\" alt=\"1621798_419179011547083_375410217_n\" src=\"http:\/\/ezramag.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/1621798_419179011547083_375410217_n.jpg?w=788\" width=\"788\" height=\"516\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Celeste how are you? 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