Whats the difference? Yulia Gorodinski

I have been setting up a series of interviews with photographers from around the world who have (mostly) different passions and subject focus.

This will hopefully be an interesting experiment and throw up some intriguing comparisons of style and equipment.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM AND HOW DID YOU GET IN TO PHOTOGRAPHY?
I live in Israel, in a small town called Ashdod by the sea. I have been into photography for about three years now. Once I was chatting with an Italian guy on Skype, he linked me his photos on Flickr, just snapshots.

Then I started browsing the site and I saw some artistic photos and I thought that I want to have such photos of myself as well. So at first I had a point and shoot camera a few months later I bought Canon 400d. And since then I am taking photos.

WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED GENRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY? EG PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPE, SPORT ETC
My preferred genre of photography is self portraits.

WHAT IS YOUR WORKFLOW PROCESS FROM IDEAS TO EDITING?
Sometimes I have ideas for photos sometimes I just go somewhere and start improvising. If I have any particular idea in mind I write it down in my notebook, also write where I want to take it, what should I wear and such. And I want to execute it as soon as possible.

There are times I come somewhere and I may get inspired by something I see at that location, a rock, a hill, something I haven’t seen before, and I come up with some pose, idea at the spot. I usually shoot outdoors because I don’t have any cool indoor locations.

My dream is to shoot in hotel rooms, I just love hotel rooms. As I finish taking photos, I edit them in Photoshop, I usually like giving them vintage look.

WHAT ARE YOUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE?
I use Canon 400D, Sigma lens 18-200mm, remote controller, tripod and I have a Polaroid 636 Closeup.

DIGITAL OR FILM STOCK?
Digital

IF YOU COULD ONLY USE ONE LENS FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE?
To be honest I don’t know, I am not an expert in photographic equipment.

WHERE DO YOU HOPE TO GO WITH YOU PHOTOGRAPHY?
I would like to continue shooting, to make it a career if possible, it’s something that I like doing most! Photography is my love, my greatest love.

WHICH OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS DO YOU ADMIRE?
Guy Bourdin, Julia Galdo, Miss Aniela, Elle Moss, Kristamas Klousch.

WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST IN TERMS OF PHOTOGRAPHY?
No one in particular really. I just have an enormous passion for photography.

WHAT IS YOUR BEST TIP?
Practice and experiment.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY WORK AND WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WORK?
I am inspired by movies, videos, music, light, things I see, pain.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE FILMS, BOOKS AND MUSICIANS?
Fave films-Noise (starring Trish Goff), Japanese story, 21 grams,Run Lola Run, Buddy (Norwegian movie) , Leni, Paranoid Park. Books- David Weiss- “The Assassination of Mozart” Irving Stone- The Agony and the Ecstasy. A biographical novel of Michelangelo. Musicians- Angels and Airwaves, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Drums, Friendly Fires, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Big Pink, Static X, Silverstein, The Kooks, Muse.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR WITH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
I won a commendation prize at the Digital Camera photographer of the year and the photo was exhibited in London, also one of my photos was exhibited in Barcelona, I have been featured in fashion magazine, and recently I shot for a designer (Charlie My Love) also I am going to be featured in Israeli magazine in April.

LINKS TO YOUR WORK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yuliatangled/