We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ferdinand Orlain. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ferdinand below.

Alright, Ferdinand thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

In High School I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to do as a career, as many people do. I was never academically inclined and I always gravitated towards the arts; I just loved the creative freedom that came with it. I had a group project in science class and we didn’t want to do a normal presentation like everyone else so we decided to do a video instead. We took as many ideas as we wanted and just had fun with it. That ended up getting us a 100% on that assignment. From then it sparked the journey of having a camera by my side and learning all that I could do with it.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I began my journey into videography/photography in high school with some like-minded friends who wanted to create and express ourselves. I went to College for Film and Broadcasting and with the help of programs and opportunities like Scarborough Made, they helped refine my craft. I am a Videographer and Photographer, also working on film and TV sets. I’ve done videos for my community, events, sports, dance and music videos. For photography I like to focus on portraits and products. What I’m most proud of is my growth as a creator and the opportunities and connections I make throughout each job I do.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

From my experience as a creative, theres not much stability unless you’ve built that for years. You jump from project to project, theres downtime in the colder months, etc. For non-creatives, you can work at one company for decades and be stable like that. Something my parents have told me is to try to find one place where I can work so I don’t have to keep looking for work but as a creative, this is what we do. Theres no one place that we can sit still at. We tend to enjoy the chase and breaking out of that cubicle is what we have to do to be creative.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being a creative is seeing what you envision, come to life. We all have an idea in our heads that we want the world to see and we do what we can to make it into a reality. What I like to say is that I want the world to see what I see through my lens.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @ferdiorlain
• Facebook: Ferdi Orlain