A fixture on the Ottawa fashion scene, photographing for Twenty York Street and more, Lee Mousseau, can be found photographing the cities most fashionable and fabulous on any given weekend. In this week's style profile, we're switching gears a little bit and taking a look at the man behind the lens.
Name: Lee Mousseau aka: Moose
Age: 25 (old haha)
Occupation: Photographer
First time you picked up a camera?
Christmas even when I was five. It was an old school Yamashica film camera, manual focus only camera. I still have it too, though it doesn't work anymore.
When did you realize you wanted to be a photographer?
I've always had a 'thing' for wildlife photography. I always wanted to get one of those cool National Geographic shots. Now, I've got the gear to do it. But, it was only the last couple of years where I really started to get the urge that I wanted to pursue it as a career. It's a tough industry to break into; you have to break your way in to the 'experienced/seasoned' group of photographers, while fighting off the younger crowd that bought a cheap DSLR and will do everything for free.
How did you get your start in fashion photography?
I saw a tweet about Ottawa Fashion Week (OFW) last year, thought it would be something interesting and different from Nature & Wildlife, so I called up my cousin who is connected to practically EVERYONE and he hooked me up with Miss SLY who continues to give me the great opportunity to cover OFW.
Favourite things to photograph?
Up close insects (you get to see things that you've never noticed before), really cool skylines and, of course, models.
Dream subjects?
Coco Rocha or Milla Jovovich for people. A polar bear or lynx for animals.
Favourite photo shoot you've done?
I'm not sure I can name a favourite yet. Maybe in a few years... when one of them makes me famous? LOL
Where do you get your inspiration?
There are a lot of amazing photographers that constantly provide inspiration, Ottawa has many. And, of course, there's the luckiest photographer alive, good ol' Nigel Barker, now he's got the life. Most of the inspiration however, comes from things I see everyday. If I see it and I like it, or want to see what I can do with it, then I shoot it.
Learn more about Lee and check out his work by visiting his site: http://www.moosephotography.ca/, and follow along on Twitter.
All images courtesy of Moose Photography.
Her style of photos seems to be awsome
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