Photographer Isabelle Ruen
(USA)
Can you tell us a little about you? I was born and raised in France, near Paris, attended the Sorbonne where I studied linguistics. I moved to the United States while I was still going to school, to Los Angeles, first. Now I live in Nevada. For now. I like it but I am not sure I will stay here. How and when did you get into photography? I remember being fascinated by my dad’s camera as little kid. Of course I was not allowed to touch it, so it seemed even more mysterious. Then I got a Kodak disc. I was still a kid and didn’t realize it back then, but that’s when it all started… However, I didn’t begin shooting professionally, nor even seriously for that matter, until a lot later... It started when a friend asked me to take photos of her for her website, she went in the good light, photos came out nice, she showed them to a friend, and it all snowballed from there! What does photography mean to you? Everything! Not only it’s an amazing creative outlet, in camera and in post, but it’s also how I earn a living. Some jobs are less creative than others, but it’s ok, work can’t always be play! Please briefly describe your photography style for our readers. I feel like I would need to be objective to answer that question properly, and because we are discussing my work, I can’t really be objective, so I’ll just say that I like I like bright, happy images, and I am particularly fond of backlight and lens flare. Where do you get inspiration from? From movies, desert landscapes, reading, music… I need to be isolated to feel inspired. Do you think in advance what you want in the picture? I always have a concept and a general idea of what I expect the images will look like, but I also know that shoots tend to take on a life of their own, so I am not fond of mood boards because I tend to find them restrictive, as opposed to inspiring.
Model: Kaity Tainer - 198 -
