{"id":34428,"date":"2018-07-04T07:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T14:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/?p=34428"},"modified":"2020-08-19T07:10:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T14:10:10","slug":"backstage-photography-best-interview-sonny-vandevelde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/backstage-photography-best-interview-sonny-vandevelde\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage Photography At Its Best: An Interview With Sonny Vandevelde"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sonny Vandevelde<\/span><\/a> is probably the most talented backstage photographer out there. Distinctively quirky, vibrant and colorful, he shoots all the major fashion shows around the globe (he was the only photographer allowed backstage at Chanel last season), and his images regularly appear in titles such as the New York Times, V magazine, Grazia, Vogue and Harper\u2019s. For PicsArt he gives an exclusive interview with Katharina Kowalewski.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When did you start taking pictures?<\/b><\/p>\n

I started tinkering with my granddad\u2019s Kodak Brownie camera as a kid when we were on family holiday by the sea. From there it just grew. I always had a camera with me on school trips, afternoon excursions, etc. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When I left school, I discovered Sydney nightlife. I loved the effort and creativity people put into their outfits for going out clubbing, so I started documenting that, which got picked up by the street press. Some of glossy magazines started paying me to have a weekly and monthly nightlife section in their magazines. From that I met a lot of creative people, including hairdressers who needed photos for either their salon or hair magazines, and from there I got into shooting fashion editorial work.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019re known for your backstage photography. Can you describe how it all started?<\/b><\/p>\n

It all happened by accident, many many years ago, when I was based in Antwerp shooting fashion advertisements and editorials. I was working with makeup artists like Rudi Cremers and Peter Phillips, and they were both not available for a whole week because of Paris Fashion Week, so I decided just to go to Paris and hang out. I knew a few Belgian models, so I was just hanging out backstage at a few of the shows, camera in tow.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Fast forward 2-3 weeks later, I\u2019m sitting in a meeting with the Marie Claire editorial team planning a party shoot, when the conversation turned to which model to cast. They didn\u2019t know about this new girl Ingrid, who I had met backstage in Paris, so I showed them the contact sheets I had from my week in Paris hanging out backstage. They were more interested in the photos than in the girl, which annoyed me at the time, so we compromised. I wanted Ingrid for the shoot and they wanted to buy all those photos, so I got the girl and I walked out of there thinking \u201chang on, I just made quite a handsome sum of extra money,\u201d so it kind of grew from there.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Bringing fun to fashion seems to be your motto \u2014 is fashion taking itself too seriously?<\/b><\/p>\n

Oh look, definitely, but that would be a blanket call. Not everyone takes it too seriously. There is still the business side of fashion, which of course warrants its serious nature, but backstage, let\u2019s be professional and have fun as well. I\u2019ve always had that ethos on my fashion shoots \u2014 we are here to do a professional job, but let\u2019s have some fun with it as well.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is creativity for you? <\/b><\/p>\n

To have an imagination full of ideas and being able to execute them with a like-minded team.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your secret to a perfect picture? <\/b><\/p>\n

Be professional and have fun doing it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Can you describe the difference between the fashion weeks in different cities? <\/b><\/p>\n

New York: Business.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

London: New ideas. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Milan: Old-school. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Paris: All of the above \u2014 which is why Paris is the best.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You have contributed to many magazines and snapped some of the biggest models of our times. Can you say who you admire most? <\/b><\/p>\n

Models that \u2014 despite the super late fittings the night before and then super early call times \u2014 still have a positive attitude and give me a smile.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your take on photo editing? <\/b><\/p>\n

Less is more.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sonny Vandevelde is probably the most talented backstage photographer out there. Distinctively quirky, vibrant and colorful, he shoots all the major fashion shows around the globe (he was the only photographer allowed backstage at Chanel last season), and his images regularly appear in titles such as the New York Times, V magazine, Grazia, Vogue and … <\/p>\n

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