Interview with Jean-Marc​

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​Country: France

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​Tell us a little about yourself:

I am french (nobody's perfect), working as a software engineer and communication consultant; I began with astrophotography around 1980 - with a Pentax ME Super, developing films in the basement at night.

I came back to photography when digital became affordable, in the early 2000's - and discovering Flickr motivated me to share some work four years ago.

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​Are you an amateur or a pro photographer?

Mainly amateur, even if I have made some money earlier with wedding photography.

 

What do you like to photograph?

​Mostly the interaction between men and nature - Almost none of my pictures (underwater is a big exception) contains 100% nature. These interactions can be positive or not, even funny sometimes. Around 2010 I started to modify the pictures, many times I mix them - add another sky, remove people, etc.... so I have no idea how to call this artificial style... All pictures I post do not convey a message, but many do.

 

​What is in your photography kit?

I now gathered over time a couple of items....
- My phone, a cheap Nokia C5 - I did not take a pic with this one yet but it's somehow on my list....
- A Canon Powershot s100 with underwater case
- My beloved Canon EOS 7d, best body I can afford
- And recently I bought a second hand EOD 1d Mk II
- I use three different lenses: Canon 24-105 L, Tokina 11-16 DX and a cheap Samyang 8mm Fisheye
- And of course lots of stuff around... .560EX, 580EX and a 430DX flash, tripod...., my wife gets mad sometimes looking at it.

- Last but not least: Photoshop

 

What's your favorite lens?

Canon 24-105 L - because of the quality, and it's a versatile lend with fast autofocus, a good

compromise between price, quality and weight.

 

​Any favorite photographer(s)?

- Man Ray is very inspiring and I have some books from him.
- Any guy next door can be my favourite- it has to be a passion for him as much as it's one for me, as long as there's some self-criticism involved. That's how I choose my contacts on Flickr, or in real-life.

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​Which is your own favorite picture?

"Gili Meno".  I have it framed hanging at my wall....
Because even if I fiddled a bit with the colors and removed some details, it really is like this. I

looks like this. Nobody can talk about paradise without having been there - just point and shoot in any direction, you'll get tons of comments whenever you post it on the web :-D

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What is your dream?

​Well, get back to Gili this year :-) Or more seriously, to be able to make enough money with

photography to get rid of my current job.

 

​Any advice or great tips to share?

Start small, and don't listen to all advices. Practice.

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