We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Joshua Chun a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Joshua, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?
Simply put, Jesus said, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Luke 6:31). When I provide my photography service to my clients, I always aim to serve them as I would like to be served.
That means trying my best to provide the most artistic, authentic (“no BS”), and thorough service possible.
When it comes to doing work for myself, I try to trick myself into “having fun” so that “working” is enjoyable.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
It seems like nowadays everyone and their moms are “photographers.” But that doesn’t bother me, in fact, I think it’s great that so many people are interested in capturing moments to save for, well, forever!
Since I was young I’ve enjoyed journaling and keeping trinkets that remind me of the people, moments, places, and things, that I love.
In college, I had a little camera that I used to capture anything and everything.
After I graduated, I wanted to see if it was possible to make money while doing photography. I gave it a shot and the rest is history!
I photograph mostly weddings at the moment, but I am quite the generalist as I enjoy shooting products, landscapes, portraits, events–pretty much anything that is “cool” and “interesting” to me.
It’s been a dream to be able to see all walks of life through my work, and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
One quality that heavily impacts my photography journey is that I believe that every thing and every person has something beautiful about them. It’s up to me as a photographer to find it and showcase it in the best way possible.
One skill that I found to be helpful is “how to look for and measure light”. Photography is really just capturing how light exposes a person, place, or object. Once you learn how to use natural light, AND artificial light (strobes, flashes, etc.) to achieve the “look” you’re going for, the rest of the photography journey comes smoothly.
One piece of advice I’d give is to never stop learning. There will be many moments when you’ll feel like you’ve hit a plateau. Personally, I like to push myself to learn how to shoot different styles, edit differently, light differently, pose differently, and use different focal distances and apertures. Because of this, I’m always having fun, and I minimize the amount of “burnout” (even though it still happens from time to time).
Who is your ideal client or what sort of characteristics would make someone an ideal client for you?
My ideal client is one who understands themselves well and isn’t afraid to be honest with me. I work best with clients who communicate well and are “down for the photo.” They keep it real, are bold in their opinions and emotions, and like to be efficient as much as they like to have fun!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.joshuachun.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuachunphotography
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuachunphotography/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-chun/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/joshchun626
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/joshua-chun-photography-temple-city
- Other: email: joshchun3@gmail.com
