Meet Skye Lopez

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Skye Lopez. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Skye, thank you so much for joining us. You are such a positive person and it’s something we really admire and so we wanted to start by asking you where you think your optimism comes from?

My optimism comes from how much I challenge myself. The more practice I do on different techniques, and the interesting meanings behind my work I try to convey makes me believe this will all pay off.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I am a creative photographer! Growing up, I’ve always had the interest to capture beautiful moments in time. During covid, this interest grew more and more as I had much more time on my hands. I started to create ideas or storylines and would produce these ideas on my own, even if I had just an iPhone camera. After getting my hands on a camera, and investing in special lighting, I continue to practice and adapt to a style I’ve been searching for, for a while.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Patience, an open mind, and determination are the most important qualities on my journey. Then, and even now, I spent some time getting frustrated at my work and wondering why I couldn’t execute what I wanted, I made myself discouraged. What I had to understand is there are solutions for every problem I encountered. Maybe I needed to take a break, do more research, or even, just try again. When you forgive, and let yourself go another round, it will most likely be better than last. Which leads to patience. This took time, I had to let myself try again and again to be satisfied.

Having an open mind when working in an area of photography is much rather easier said than done. When you find yourself getting comfortable around your practice and seem to close off other ideas, there’s no progression in your work, even if you know how to work a camera. Personally, I felt like experimenting with other mediums, being in the darkroom, and seeing other works has made me realize how much more I need to be open with my practices, even if I am scared to do it.

Being determined at all times is a skill that is so important. Even though I am a full-time student along with having a job on my own, it seems as if there can be no time to work on photography, The truth is, if you really want something, you are gonna make time for it. I remind myself of the excitement, joy, and beauty when I work in a photoshoot, and how much my ideas are coming to me more and more.

If there are folks who need advice, or wondering where to start at all, all I can say is to just do it. If you have an idea you so badly want to recreate, just do it. It does not matter what device, or camera you have. What I live by the only thing that matters within your creative range isn’t the price of your equipment, it’s how much of an eye you have for it. And if you need help on finding inspiration, find an outlet that will support you, such as music, photo books, and interviews as well.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

There always is. Being an artist means I’ll never be fully satisfied with my work, and I make sure to make those adjustments in my future work. However, recently, I’ve been exposed to different kinds of medium work. Even though I’ve been heavily inspired by these, it made me really think about mine, am I making real, art photography? Or am I just creating aesthetically pleasing photos? I became discouraged in a way and questioned my artistic ability, however, I’m letting myself branch out on themes, staying away from cliche techniques, and spending much more time producing them. I want my work to have a deeper meaning and use different mediums.

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sskye_/