Roy Gudem, A.CPE, E.CPE, Hon.CPE, ES.CPE, MS.CPE, EPSA, GPU-CR3, EFIAP/b

Country: Norway

The world of photography is always changing. I have always tried to adapt and adjust to these changes. My personal photo journey involves starting out with a total manual camera, to motor drive and auto-focus (even eye-controlled auto-focus), to digital cameras so overloaded with software it is hard to actually handle the camera without accidentally pushing a button (often a button I never use anyway). From monochrome to color, from film to digital and from the darkroom to Photoshop. From disposable cameras to telephone cameras. From working in a photo store to permanently banned on social media.
But every journey comes to an end. I have stopped adjusting and adapting to changes in the world of photography. For me it is the basics in photography. It is about finding a location, reading or setting the light, setting the exposure to what I want to achieve with the photo and communicating with the female model in an open and friendly manner. I still believe that composition and attention to detail is important to my photography. The resulting picture is hopefully something that creates an emotion with people who see it. I always try to create some kind of story in the picture and also try to have a title to the picture that adds to that story. Also I try to get it right in-camera with only minimal adjustments in the post-process.