true lady
For this post I had a great pleasure to interview a lovely lady photographer, Mrs.Daša Gajić, who contacted me as a follower of my blog and we continued to set a theme for the photographs you will see in this post.
I suggested and Daša agreed to describe a lady through different stages of her life in black and white photography. Daša was kind enough to follow through and put together a lovely portfolio of emotional and real life photos which best desribe a lifetime of a lady in Banja Luka, Belgrade and Venice.
Read through this short interview to meet Daša and her lovely ladies in black and white.
When did you start photographing, do
you consider photography your profession?
Photography was part of my life as far
as I can remember it. I grew up in artistic surrounding, and camera was one of
my first toys. I was part of my first team exhibition when I was 13, but I
never knew or planned photography to become my profession. I was focused mostly
on studying political science, getting my masters degree and with looking for a
“real” paying job, however, my love for photography overcame it all.
In 2010. Photography has become my
profession, while I feel like I learned and grew the most this summer. This
year was an absolute fairytale for me as it comes to photography! My fairytale
continues through this fall as well, true testimonial for this is also this
interview for a fashion blog which I regularly follow and love.
Banja Luka,
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"This is one
of my favorite street-style photos from Banja Luka, Bosnia.
This lady is
dressed quit stylish,
she is proving that a lady can look elegant even when
riding a bike."
Do you ever think
about fashion when you take photos? How do you define fashion?
I love
fashion, but I don’t follow fashion trends much. Fashion is inspiration source
for me, it is a game, source of joy and integral part of daily life.
As one of
the most amazing fashion designers Dries Van Notes said:
"Coincidence is important,
the convergence of different ideas,
but sometimes you think so much that
at the end it is dead.”
My personal
view of fashion and photography is similar to his, I am trying to find this fine
balance of coincidence and inspiration, I try to enjoy what I am doing, give it
my personal mark and don’t put too much thinking into it.
Belgrade,
Serbia.
"I usually
don’t like to take photos of people from their back, this photo is an exception.
I really like how mum and daughter outfits are matching.
I really think this
little girl will be a true fashionista when she grows up."
Do you think that
a person can learn to be a good photographer or one needs to have that “special
something”?
I think it
is extremely important to learn, to educate yourself, practice and continue to
progress in technical and creative sense. It is very important to follow the
work and learn from other photographers but I also agree that one needs to have
that X factor, “an eye” to catch interesting things at right time on a right
way.
My general
motto is:
“Learn all you can learn, and the forget all you learned so you
could create.”
Venice,
Italy.
"This lady
defines elegance as per dictionary definition.
Her outfit is simple, casual but
sophisticated and balanced."
Do you think that
photography as a format will essentially die out with development of new
technologies and with advance of video format?
It’s hard to say, I
hope it will not, although it is true that more and more photographers are
turning to video format. I still think that the best days of photography are
ahead of us.
Follow Daša's work via her Facebook page and her Streetstyle Banja Luka Facebook page.
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