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Illya Ovchar is a fashion photographer based in Munich. For him, photography means painting with light, just as its Greek roots suggest. He can't tell you the latest camera rumours, but he can go on forever about light. In his fashion work, Illya aims to tell stories with clothes and light.

I first picked up a camera when I was 15 and soon began photographing people, a subject that remains central to my work. Beginning with film photography, I immersed myself in classic methods of image-making,…

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Shooting a Full Fashion Editorial With Just One Light Modifier

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A while back I was very focused on having complex lighting for my editorial work. I would often create precise setups with many light sources. Yet, as time went on, my setups became simpler. So much so that my recent editorial for Numéro was done with only one light. Here is how. When I pitched my moodboard to Numéro, I didn't expect it to be accepted. It was one of the moodboards I pitched to a series of magazines, as I wanted to shoot an editorial.
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The Secret Weapon Behind My Best Editorial Work

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If you could only have two lights for the rest of your career, what would they be? Having used everything from the sun to niche '80s modifiers that predate dinosaurs, I can swear by two light modifiers: the Briese Focus.2 77 and 180. Shooting in fast-moving environments, I have learned to work very quickly with light. I do not have a single setup memorized, yet I am able to come up with a lighting setup 16 times a day.
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Why I Stopped Fearing AI and Started Using It

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Photographers are worried about AI coming to take their jobs. Fair enough, with all the new tools out there you might very well think that. Yet, it is simply impossible, and Aftershoot has finally proven that. Aftershoot AI works for you, not against you. You come home after a shoot with thousands of photos, and before even starting to edit, you first have to select the right ones.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing a restaurant review.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I'm glad to be working in 2021 and not 1970.

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