Interview 1

Questions (that got the most valuable responses from this interview):

  1. What’s the hardest part about being someone who wants to work of their photography/get deeper into it but doesn’t have the time/resources/money/equipment/experience to do so?
  2. What’s your favorite and least favorite thing about photography and why (prep work, shooting, editing, etc.)?
  3. What equipment/knowledge did you start with, what equipment/knowledge to you have and use now, and what equipment/knowledge are you hoping to get in the future?
  4. Tell me about the last time you had this problem.
  5. When did you last try to solve this problem?
  6. Have you found anything that works/helps? Either an entire solution or just one aspect of one.
  7. Tell me about a time when you were trying you best but didn’t have the equipment/money/skills to do what you envisioned/planned to do.

 

Interview Summary of Interviewee 1:

  1. February 26, 2021, 10am, WebEx meeting
  2. Summarized bullet points of the interviewee responses including:
    1. Emotions: optimistic and excited for his future in photography, learning as much as he can now and never thinking like he is above anyone else skill wise but still confident in his abilities, not too troubled by barriers in the industry but also would really love for them to be easier to deal with and overcome
    2. Values: believes in investing in himself skill wise and technology wise to better him and his business, and will work hard to make it happen in any way possible
    3. What is the user trying to do: make his small side photography business into a bigger and more stable full time job
    4. Current Solutions: saves all of his money and puts in back into his photography hobby/company in order to afford equipment, asks other photographers for advice as a way to network, collaborate, and keep learning
    5. Deficiencies of Current Solutions: always in motion to keep up with learning new things, meeting new people and isn’t the best way for him to access new equipment, takes a lot of money and time out of his pocket
    6. Typical Source of Advice/Knowledge: other photographers who are more well established, YouTube/rest of the internet and social medias
    7. Other Pertinent Information: