Interview: Jason Lock

I recently interviewed the freelance editorial photographer, Jason Lock. 

I arranged to meet up with him in Manchester city center, I took him to a quiet cafe where I bought him a coffee. It was much better being in a relaxed environment and I felt that the informal feel to the interview seemed to allow me to get better answers out of Jason. 

As I have mentioned on my blog, I recorded the conversations that myself and Jason had, this was for me to remember all of the information and answers he gave me. This was very useful!

Below are scans off my notes that I took whilst interviewing Jason, please excuse the messy handwriting!

 

Below are some of the most important things that I took away from the interview with this practitioner.

• Travelling is important, meeting people.

• Share your experiences.

• Show determination

• Enter competitions and do everything you can to get your work seen.

• You may find yourself being not paid for some work you do, this doesn't mean its not worth doing.

• Qualifications aren't necessarily needed.

• Experience is needed.

Below are some of the most interesting quotes from the interview.

“You have to be passionate. You have to put the hours in.”

“Worry about your photography and everything else will work its self out.”