Five minutes with Babak Fartholahi

The most interesting work For me is Photography And My Best Friend is My Camera

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

My name is Babak fatolahi from Kiev, Ukraine. I was born in Iran , Tehran ,1990 . I am a photographer . I had started photographing a little over two years ago and it has become an active hobby of mine.

How did you get interested in photography?

The most interesting work For me is Photography And My Best Friend is My Camera . My friend and I spend most of their time together And most often Followed A particular look , an attractive personality , A pure talent To create a feeling of purity . I am very interested that my art would be a tool for showing the pure emotions of human where the frontiers break down and everybody can speak by own language.

Photographed : Babak Fatolahi/Surena™

Do you artist/photographer inspired your art?

My favorite photographers who inspire me are Ruslan Lobanov, Tertius Alio, Dmitry Chapala , Dmitry Ageev and others. And Classical portrait painters And Most my ideas Taken from the Music , Movies and Novels Book .

Could you please tell us anything about your technique and creating process?

Currently I use Canon 5D Mark III for Photography and use also a Canon 85mm f1.8 and sometimes use canon 135mm F2 and 50mm f 1.4 and for Processing just use Photoshop CC (64bit) and Lightroome 5

Describe your ideal photographic situation

I mostly spend my time on listening to music and watching movies; these are the ways I most get and gain my new ideas to start another art work. Ennio Morricone is the artist who inspires me the most; he gives me enthusiasm and motivation when I listen to his works. And My ideal photographic situation is when I see a specific Face Or A talented Model I say it’s  photography time Dude ! Let’s go

How much preparation do you put into taking a photograph?

Usually between two or three weeks Take time .

Sleep

What’s your useable-to-unusable ratio when you review images from a shoot?

I am taking about 100 pictures and I use 1 – 5 photos from each private project. Sometimes nothing

What quick advice do you have for someone who wants to improve his or her photography skills?

Everyday  look to the People face Do it everyday Every Time

From time to time many photographers find themselves in a creative rut or uninspired to shoot. Does this ever happen to you and if so how do you overcome these phases?

Yes sometimes, Just You must have a will

What future plans do you have? What projects would you like to accomplish?

I am very interested that my art would be a tool for showing the pure emotions of human where the frontiers break down and everybody can speak by own language. And I like And I would like the best for my the portrait until the last day of my life. [Official Website][dodho magazine]
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  • janssens serge

    Aug 10, 2014 at 23:12

    Merveilleux portraits pathétiques ! Serge

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