Before 2016 comes...
Nope, it will not be motivational, emotional or post full of insta life quotes. I will be short. Because it's about me. If you know me, than it may be about you, too.
Except most important thing, good health, keep in mind: abandon your " if - than " behavioural pattern. Don't wait for permission of others, but permit to yourself. Just do it. When? Now.
Good luck. Head up. You brave one.
Dj.
Client is always right. Is it?
How many times have you heard this sentence? Thousand, minimum. When I was at economy studies, this was very often mentioned, especially on the marketing lectures. I believed in it. I worked on it for years. I was doing my best to please every client. Even when they complain, you have to find a way not to confront.
After 10 years of doing photography, 7 as freelancer I learned something valuable - client is not always right. Can you imagine pleasing every possible client? Can you imagine how hard it is? So what's your mission? To please every client, or to please your inner appetite? If you are led by clients, it is so possible that you will not reach anywhere. But you will be everywhere.
On small markets that has some sense, because you can not diversify. But, take a look at your portfolio, photos that you are proud of and compare it to the photos that you actually made during one year. Do they fit together? What is ratio? Do you have a feeling that you are working a lot, but very very often you are unable to put those images in your portfolio? I had that feeling.
So, you are not improving in inner sense. You may be working a lot, but that doesn't seems that quality or vision is there. You are someone else, you are your client.
And what happens when you don't have new clients at one point? Because it will happen for sure. You will not know what to do. You will not know where to go. You will not know who are you. Why? It's simple - clients where do ones who told you what you have to do, where you have to go, and who are you, everything according to their needs. You are them.
Be brave. Stop. Think. Analyze. Ask for help. And take another direction. It's not easy. It's required to do if you want to stand out. You are not for everybody, and everybody is not for you. Make connection, but honest ones, based on true vision and estetic.
Imagination
You are so imaginative..your imagination is so strong...you can imagine what ever you want...you are creative because you have great imagination... Have you ever tried to imagine how often is hard to be so imaginative? Imagination can harm you. You can start believing in things that don't have place in reality. Those things start to guide you. To miss guide you. That's the problem.
On the other hand, if you are that kind of photographer who see things beyond horizont of reality, or you are the type who is more into creating things than just capturing it, imagination is virtue. Issue or virtue, depends on you, on your understanding of it. Let's try to find a ways to on/off imagination. Everybody needs to develop they reality check mechanism. When you create, you can do whatever you want. But, there are very important things that need to be taken care off with no imagination involved.
I imagine that world of reality.
Another before/after
obviously I am a lot into beauty those days..so here it is some beauty before after. Post processing by me.
Before After
Usually, I don't show those before/after shots, but I will do an exception.
No matter how good skin is, how good makeup artist is, fine retouching of beauty/makeup photos is needed.
Studio
It is absolutely impossible to do photos without proper music. Sometimes it is jazz, sometimes it is something weird music, but anyhow music is there.
Today we are shooting some closeup beauty shoots. I will be using Nikon D800, Sigma 150 2.8 for macro /closeup work. And of course my trusty absolutely loving Broncolor gear!
BTS Folklor Fashion
When I think about summer, I have this shooting in my mind. Something that was boiling in my mind for more than three years. Finally I got needed equipment to shoot it. Here are some behind the scene photos using stunning Bronolor gear. Man, I adore this gear!
10 years behind.
Already.
It is first 10 years anniversary of any kind in my life. It proves that photography is the only thing that lasted that long. I would not go into the reasons why, but definitely it was an amazing journey. If anybody has told me on start that it will take so much and give so much I wouldn't believe them.
Ten years is absolute place to clear some dust, rejuvenate some old habits and restart that inspiration with new attitude. It has changed me, and it will in future. We grow together, and we push each other. We discover ourselves to each other and to others. It is like living in a circle. As you go deeper into photography, you go deeper into yourself and when something new emerge, it's part of new you. Repeat.
I can never switch off. Not creating it's like being spring under tension - waiting to release that impulse. That is driving force and evil in one package.
I'm carrying on, with new ideas, new efforts, and with same belief from the beginning - I can do it.
Dj.
Broncolor Move 1200 L with Para 88 and Narrow Reflector 45
It was pleasure to assist to my friend and amazing photographer Dusko Miljanic.
Campus shoot
Story behind the photo: It's a student campus, where male and female parts are totally separate. They can not see each other, it's not allowed. In the middle is this field, but obviously nobody comes inside to hangout.
Lustica Bay Campaign , BTS
Here are some BTS shot from summer campaign for Lustica Bay in Montenegro.
Photo by Dado Ljaljevic
Photo Shoot in Dubai
Hi guys,
I right now in Dubai. It's my first fully international photoshoot. I am very excited and the weather is just perfect. I will update blog with some BTS photos and videos. I will be working with Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-24, Sigma 24 1.4 ART, Nikkor 50 1.8 , Sigma 150 2.8 macro, Broncolor Move1200L, Lastolate 2x2 frame with stands, etc...
