Grand Winner Interview
Vizi: Hi … Congratulations! You are the Grand Winner of the July 2022 ViziLook contest! You won $365! Your winning photo is of “ Baby Lambs.” Your photo will be on the cover of the July 2022 ViziLook magazine - what an accomplishment!
Vizi: Tell us about yourselves as a photographer.
Dan and Donna: Dan: My mother always took photographs when I was growing up and then she gave me her camera. Throughout college years, I took a lot of pictures. Donna took some, but she was not as passionate as I was. When we cycled across the USA, I made sure I took as many pictures as I could to document the beautiful and amazing things I saw on our trip.
Donna: I took pictures when I was young and enjoyed it. My mother also gave me her camera as well as a new fancy camera. It was not till my children came along that I took even more pictures. When our son started playing football, I went out there on the field to take close-up pictures of him playing. Other parents started to ask me to take pictures of their sons as well. It led to them asking me to take their family portraits and so forth. I still take pictures for people - special events, sporting events and family pictures. It ended up that I started to be more serious about photography than Dan.
Vizi: Where and when did you take that winning photo? What is the story behind the picture?
Dan and Donna: The picture was taken a few years ago. We have good friends who owned a sheep farm. They raised lambs. We offered to help out with two lambs who were siblings - a boy and a girl for almost a week. They were a couple of weeks old. We brought them to our house and let them play around. They were very energetic and never did anything without each other. We fed them with bottles of milk and so forth. We had a granddaughter who was a toddler at that time - she was thrilled to play with the lambs. One week was long enough and we returned them to the farm. When they were at the house, I (Donna) decided to take pictures of them at my studio. It was not hard, I was able to take good pictures of them.
Vizi: What equipment did you use for that shoot?
Dan and Donna: Nikon D850
Vizi: What advice would you give someone who would like to become a photographer or a Vizi Affiliate?
Donna: As a photographer - my advice is that whenever you see something beautiful or fascinating - take the time to stop and take photos! Don’t miss out on opportunities and you will never know when your photos will end up being masterpieces!
Dan: As Vizi co-Affiliates, teamwork is important! Donna is a big support for me and we always try to support each other positively, both when taking pictures and when building our team. It’s the key to success!!
Congratulations to Dan and Donna Frank! Good luck with your future photo entries!
