Interview: Rockie Nolan

When did you start getting into photography?

My love affair with photography started when I was 15 or so. My mother had a whopping 3 megapixel camera that I would venture into her garden with. Soon I found online communities like DPChallenge.com, and I thought it was really fun to get a weekly challenge. I learned a lot about the basics through that website, but felt like a lot of the work that came from it was preditable and too "set up" so I continued to shoot and teach myself for the next few years and joined other sites like deviantART. I started out with self-portraits (since I did not have willing models at first) and photographing myself continues to be one of the easiest things for me. I didn't even take my first photography class until college and that was just months ago!

What is is about fashion photography that makes you love it so much?

I have really fallen in love with fashion over the past year or so. Perhaps it is just in an attempt to make up for my terrible fashion sense when I was younger, ha! Either way, I find it fascinating how such little differences in outfits can change the entire mood. I think merging these two passions of mine just seems natural. I've already got some projects lined up for a vintage company and I hope to work towards doing even more soon.

How would you describe your style?

That's a tough one. Some have said "dreamy" others have said "ethereal". I aim to incorporate both of those into my photography, so I do hope it comes off as such. I like narratives and stories and romanticism - maybe my style is something like a daydream from the 60s. Light and airy with a hint of vintage.

If you could shoot anything in the world, what would it be?

I think you could ask me this question everyday and my response would change, I'm constantly in a different mindset. At the moment I'd love to shoot editorials for the catalog of Urban Outfitters or something similar. Ask me again tomorrow and you might get a response like "street photographs of people in Paris." You can almost guarentee that you'll never hear "landscapes" from me, though! I find them boring to shoot.

What do you hope to do after art school?

Who knows, my goals could change. I still have three years to go! Right now I have my eyes set on fashion editorials. If nothing comes my way, I might work towards getting my masters and become a professor, that way I can just do fine art on the side. If all else fails, I'll just open up an antique store, become a cat lady and do nothing but photograph my kittens and trinkets all day.

Thanks for using Carbonmade! Has it been helpful?

Oh no, thank YOU for all that you have done! I've gotten so much more views on my works thanks to Carbonmade and have even gotten some great offers because of it. Everyone I've encountered on Carbonmade has been fantastic, it has been nothing but a pleasure.

Thanks for chatting with us!

For more of Rockie's work check out her Carbonmade portfolio: http://rockienolan.carbonmade.com/