{"id":85296,"date":"2020-03-01T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/?p=85296"},"modified":"2020-10-09T23:56:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T06:56:54","slug":"success-story-interview-with-roman-sapronov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/success-story-interview-with-roman-sapronov\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Story Interview with Roman Sapronov"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Roman Sapronov is a New York City-based photographer\u00a0<\/em>who specializes in e-Commerce product photography.<\/em>\u00a0He is an active member of the Photigy Community who<\/em>\u00a0developed his love of photography while traveling the world working for a cruise ship line.<\/em><\/p>

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How long have you been a photographer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

I\u2019ve had a love\/hate relationship with photography for around 10 years! Professionally, I started my journey with event photography. I think every working professional photographer has gone down the weddings and events path at least once in life. It wasn\u2019t the most enjoyable experience in my career, which is why I started to explore other kinds of photography.<\/p>

After spending a couple of years struggling to find my specialty, I finally found my inspiration in still-life and product photography. And the greatest source of inspiration and motivation for me was Photigy \u2013 specifically what used to be known as Pro Club, Photigy\u2019s online Learning Community for product photographers.<\/p>

In the last seven years, I have worked for e-Commerce companies while continuing with my own freelance creative projects.<\/p>

What did you do before becoming a working photographer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

After graduation from university, I worked for cruise ship lines for a couple of years. That was a great experience, traveling around the globe. I got to see a lot of beautiful places and I wanted to learn how to capture every part of them. I got my first pro camera \u2013 a Canon 5D mkii DSLR \u2013 from the onboard photographer. Then I become a team member with the Photo Department. That was my first paid job in photography.<\/p>

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Tell us about your business. You\u2019re based in New York City?<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Yes, Soprano Photography<\/a> is my home-based studio located in Brooklyn.\u00a0For all large-scale projects, I prefer to rent a larger studio space because there are plenty of great studio locations in NYC.\u00a0<\/p>

Do you work solo or with others as part of a team?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Most of my still-life and personal projects are solo-based, but I do team up with specialists for larger projects (Retouchers, Stylists, MUA, Light Assistants).\u00a0<\/p>

My full-time job is e-Commerce related and I do a lot of pack shots and catalog work. That\u2019s why I\u2019m trying to get more creative freelance projects. My sphere of interest includes:<\/p>