Interview with Paul Staske, Champaign Best Portrait Photographer

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_toggle title=” When did you first get interested in photography?” el_id=”1481571640970-4da7a4c8-0fcc”]PAUL: my mom signed me up a photography class at the park district… I was like 12.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=” What kind of camera did you shoot with then?” el_id=”1481571814722-d9e52629-655a”]PAUL: it was a CANON AE1 and photographed with Natural light at a near by farm.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”When did you first shoot with artificial light and how did you learn?” el_id=”1481571859203-39822a3b-b442″]PAUL:  First time was my brother Kenny’s wedding, I borrowed lights from another studio.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=” When did you get your first set of lights?” el_id=”1481571897080-0320bed3-ba26″]PAUL:  when I first started working with a wedding coordinator and I bought a speedo tron and pack and heads  and then I took a workshop with  Darton Drake and it opened up my creative side and I invested in Calumet Travelights.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”When did you make the change from Film to Digital?” el_id=”1481571989070-cf4838fc-553e”]PAUL: In 2003,  it opened up more opportunities and my wife didn’t complain as much about the film and lab bill.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What do you shoot with now?” el_id=”1481572011798-bfcfb2d5-9be4″]PAUL: a CANON EOS 1D Mark 4 [/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”If you had any advice to give new photographers, what would it be?” el_id=”1481572039511-43d0e7f1-04f1″]PAUL: Study the Light and see how you can manipulate and improve it.[/vc_toggle][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2211″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”chino”][/vc_column][/vc_row]