Interview 3

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 does a typical week look like for you a(n) … photographer/aspiring photographer/student photographer/photography professor/photography company?
  3. How and when did you first get into photography?
  4. How/when did you learn photography/how to use a camera the proper way?
  5. What is your favorite thing about photography?
  6. What is your least favorite thing about photography?
  7. What are some hurdles you foresee that you might struggle with as you move up the ranks/continue with photography?

 

Interview Summary of Interviewee 3:

  1. March 5, 2021, 11am, via video call
  2. Summarized bullet points of the interviewee responses including:
    1. Emotions: Sad that they do not have to the time to photograph during a regular week in their life but excited for summer when they are out of school and have free time to put together shoots with friends. Frustrated when working the camera and not getting the results they desire, no one to ask what he’s doing wrong and how he can do better.
    2. Values: believes that photography is a great art that can connect people and show off their beauty and the world’s, doesn’t want it to be a closed off thing only certain people can learn.
    3. What is the user trying to do: Trying to learn photography as a hobby as as they get better incorporate it into their art work and eventually use it as part of their regular job
    4. Current Solutions: Tries to connect with people while photographing on the street, tries to do shoots with friends and make time for photography.
    5. Deficiencies of Current Solutions: hard to stay connected to people and doesn’t have a class or someone to keep them persistent with taking pictures and guide them in the right way of taking photos
    6. Typical Source of Advice/Knowledge: Professors at college they attend, friends, social media/internet
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