Dotan Saguy - Street & documentary photography, Leica cameras, career, skills, breaking rules & more
In this episode I am talking with Dotan Saguy about his photography journey, photography projects, published books, Leica cameras and much more. Thank you so much for joing us on this episode. If you like this content and want to see more consider subscribing and sharing it with your friends, it really helps producing more videos like this one and if you really want to get notified use the bell icon.
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Index:
0:00:00 - Hello there!
0:00:20 - Introduction
0:01:46 - Photography career - Ideas VS reality
0:03:11 - Is photography career doable if you don’t already have another successful career?
0:08:24 - Is it worth it to study photography in school or university?
0:11:07 - The most and least impactful investments for improving photography skill
0:15:20 - What do you do to improve your photography
0:22:44 - different methods of working the scene
0:23:23 - Following a character in street photography
0:27:55 - Dotan’s system
0:32:49 - Types of street photography
0:36:56 - What are the subject you avoid
0:40:03 - How to correctly break the photography rules?
0:49:02 - What is your camera settings
0:54:55 - Do you have a schedule?
0:57:07 - How many shots do you need for a book
0:58:18 - What is your process after you come back from photoshoot
1:00:50 - Is black and white your style?
1:03:38 - Do you only take horizontal pictures?
1:05:58 - Changing aspect ration VS staying consistent
1:08:34 - Cooperating with a lot of people
1:10:14 - The hardest part of publishing a book
1:14:36 - How difficult it is to adapt new environment?
1:17:19 - When do you create a shot list?
1:21:32 - Schedule during the project with the subject
1:27:16 - Awkward moments in the bus?
1:28:51 - Dream photography project
1:30:12 - How to get deep in your photography project
1:31:03 - Is it better to have a project in mind?
1:33:54 - Photography goals?
1:35:38 - How profitable it is to publish photography book
1:36:46 - How to find your price when you start selling prints?
1:39:21 - Do you need signed consent or permission when selling your street photographs? Things you can NOT do..
1:43:41 - Self publishing or using a publisher. What is more profitable?
1:45:12 - Relationship with Leica
1:46:51 - Why is Leica worth it?
1:50:46 - Is Leica M Monochrom better than your normal camera set to black and white?
1:56:22 - Advice for someone who is thinking about starting a professional photography career
1:58:11 - the end - thank you for watching
