Perez Studios

Today starts the beginning of our Photographer Interviews.  Where I have had photographers from all over answer some questions about themselves and their work. 

Nick Moore is a Landscape and Nature Photographer that has some very amazing images.

Perez Studios:  Do you like to talk about yourself or your pictures?
Nick Moore:  Yes, Landscape and Nature Photography, I like sharing my knowledge with others and helping them become better photographers.
Perez Studios:  When did you decide to become a photographer?
Nick Moore:  Have had an interest in Photography for over 20 years, have been selling work for the past 10.
Perez Studios: What does photography mean to you?
Nick Moore:  Photography is a medium that allows me to get close to Nature, and to share the beauty of it with the rest of the world.
 Perez Studios:  Can you recall the first photo you took that made you go WOW?
Nick Moore:  Yes, back in 2001 when I first started shooting on Slide film, I shot a beautiful Sunset in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
 Perez Studios:  Do you have any formal training regarding photography?
Nick Moore:  Primarily self taught, attended some field workshops and lectures.
Perez Studios:  How do you feel about cropping?
Nick Moore:  I keep cropping to a minimum with Landscape photography, but do crop images for wildlife when the lens reach just isn’t quite enough.  The beauty of modern DSLR’s is that they have great resolution now, cropping is more feasible.
Perez Studios:  Where is you favorite place to live and work as a photographer in the world and why?
Nick Moore:  I live in Colorado, and that is certainly one of the greatest places to “Live and Photograph”.  Outside of USA I would have to say it would be New Zealand, NZ has a very diverse and beautiful landscape, and is very sparsely populated.
Perez Studios:  Define the word “beauty”!
Nick Moore:  Everything in Nature.
Perez Studios:  What is your most favorite and least favorite word in photography or life?  How do they make you feel?
Nick Moore:  Favorite word is “Alpen Glow”, it has a nice soothing sound to it.
Perez Studios:  How does your personality change when you look through the camera?
Nick Moore:  It can be relaxed, excited or anxious, all depends on the subject matter.
Perez Studios:  How do you feel about missed shots which cannot be recreated?
Nick Moore:  Frustrated, but I know another unique shot is not too far away.
Perez Studios:  Ever concerned about failure?
Nick Moore:  No.
Perez Studios:  Who are your influences?
Nick Moore:  My father who first introduced me to photography.
Perez Studios:  What is your favorite image, either your own or someone else’s or both?  Describe its creation or meaning to you?
Nick Moore:  Reflection of Mount Cook in Lake Matheson, New Zealand.  Took this image in 2007, it sums up New Zealand perfectly for me, beautiful and mystical.
Perez Studios:  Describe a day in your personal or professional life.
Nick Moore:  Sit at a computer 9 till 5, often staring out the window wishing I was out with the camera.
Perez Studios:  What are the biggest personal or professional challenges you face on a daily basis?
Nick Moore:  See the previous question/answer.
Perez Studios:  What has been the single biggest obstacle against growing as a photographer in whole?
Nick Moore:  In the early days it was conquering exposure, especially shooting with Slide film that has such a narrow exposure latitude.
Perez Studios:  What are your favorite subjects to photograph?
Nick Moore:  Mountain and seascapes, and Avian photography.
Perez Studios:  Tell your funniest, scariest, most bizarre, most touching story from a photo shoot!
Nick Moore:  Not any one particular incident, but it always makes me laugh when I am shooting a scene, and a crowd of people with point and shoot cameras practically lean over my shoulder to see what I’m shooting.
Perez Studios:  Have you ever though about or actually stopped doing photography? 
Nick Moore:  No.
Perez Studios:  Do you ever have photographers block and if yes how do you deal with it?
Nick Moore:  Occasionally lose a little passion, but I often break the spell by finding new things to photograph, new challenges.
Perez Studios:  What types of assignments are you attracted most?
Nick Moore:  Anything that deals me a challenge, like finding a unique composition from a well photographed scene.
Perez Studios:  Describe what black and white photography means to you.
Nick Moore:  It provokes a certain mood, often dark and mysterious; and of course reminds me of the great Ansel Adams.
Perez Studios:  Do you think of yourself as an artist and what do you think of the word artist?
Nick Moore:  Yes, I specialize in creating visual “artwork” that invokes thought and emotion.
Perez Studios:  How do you describe your photographic style?
Nick Moore:  I always try to get as much depth of field as possible in my compositions, and always seek out unique takes on scenes.
Perez Studios:  What has been the most surprising or most predictable reaction to your photographs?
Nick Moore:  Most surprising is how people do not recognize local scenes, often it is just the fact they have been shot in wonderful light, using unique compositions.
Perez Studios:  Tell a little secret about yourself that no-one knows…
Nick Moore:  I am actually British, but work/live in the USA.
Perez Studios:  Who or what would you love to shoot that you haven’t already?
Nick Moore:  China, Peru, and many many other parts of the world.
Perez Studios:  What would you have done differently during your photography career so far and could this be an advice to others?
Nick Moore:  Perhaps been more aggressive with marketing.
Perez Studios:  What are your thoughts on the paparazzi and their effects on photographers and photography?
Nick Moore:  They have their place, but do often push the limits on what should/should not be captured on film.
Perez Studios:  How do you feel about digital manipulation and to what extent do you utilize it?
Nick Moore:  Personally, I only edit my images to the extent of re-creating what “I” saw in the field, usually these are very basic edits and adjustments.  I am not a fan of “overcooked” images, or over the top HDR.

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I was driving to work on Tuesday morning and was coming up to a huge cloud.  I pulled over and photographed it.  The storm wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be but it started raining pretty good as I finished driving through the dark side of the storm.  It is pretty cool being able to enjoy the scenery on my way to work.

I was on my way to work one morning and noticed this beautiful sunrise and I had to stop and catch it.  I wish I could say I seen the sun this morning on my way to work but I didn’t.  That didn’t stop me from enjoying the beautiful morning though.  I was enjoying the beautiful mountains along with the way the fields are so green.  The sun seemed to be shining over the clouds above me because I could see the way it was shining on the mountains on the west.  Very amazing how the eagles were out on the prowl early also.  I just loved the whole morning.  Looks like we have some sun now.

Manuel Perez was putting his stuff in the car this morning getting ready to go to work when he noticed this big glow in the sky.  He jumped in the car and noticed that the sky seemed to be on fire.  He drove over by the lake and snapped this and a few more photos.  It is a good thing he caught it when he did because as soon as he drove down the highway it seemed to just vanish because of the clouds rolling in from the north.

This is a photo of a flower that is in the middle of the gardens next to the mission in San Juan Bautista, California.  I went on the field trip with my daughter to view the mission.  It had been more years than I can remember since the last time I have been there.  Very interesting place and lots of history.

This is a photo of Yosemite Falls.  My family and I went up there a couple of years back while there was still snow up there.  There wasn’t too much water coming off the falls but it sure was beautiful.