Φωτογράφος Joseph Requerme

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—I am not sure yet. I will have my own wedding in the coming months and we'll know if I am. Technically, yes because I direct my couple by doing the pose first.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—I got into wedding industry by accident. I was invited to attend a wedding as a guest and I brought with me my 2 days old dslr camera and started taking pictures. To make the story short, the official photographer lost all his photos of the wedding and the couple made my photos as their official(even ordered an album) after 4 years of their wedding. That's where I was inspired to make more love-inspired photos.

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—For me, it is the emotion that is captured in frames. I always make sure that most of my photos are love-inspired. When emotion is in there, composition and post processing style will follow.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Yes, in fact I am a destination wedding photographer based in Cebu City. I have been to different places in the Philippines and abroad.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—I love to feel and indulge myself into an emotional celebration like weddings and my favorite is the pictorial of the bride and his father, the dance with the father and the groom with his mom. Capturing those are heaven to me.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—What I don't like is the sore in my feet the day after the wedding. I move a lot to make sure that everything is covered. But it also reminds me of a successful wedding coverage. No sore, meaning I did not do my best.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—I think people will start to take photographers like me to unfamiliar and less shot locations and will incorporate adventure along the way.

—Τι το ιδιαίτερο υπάρχει στο φωτογραφικό είδος στο οποίο εξειδικεύεσαι;

—The most special thing in wedding photography is the union of two souls. That's where I challenge my self, to get every inch of emotion and historic event in the frames.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I have the best and worst critic in the world, my partner in life and she tells me the things that she don't like in the harshest way possible. Every time she do that, I will be hurt but I use that pain in my ego to improve. At the end of the day, I am glad that she made those criticism. Criticisms from people I don't know – I listen to them. Criticism from my clients – I am glad they are all satisfied and if there will be one, I will work my way to correct the problem.

—Υπάρχουν τάσεις στη φωτογραφία;

—There are no trends for me. Every couple has its own way of making their wedding a memorable one and each shoot is unique. In fact, the more different the wedding is, the more unique it will become.

—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—The couple should and must always like the photographic style of the photographer. No buts and ifs. If you like the work, go for it and tell the photographer. Rates should be the last thing that will hinder in booking a photographer.

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—For me, the only thing that is not allowed is shooting beyond the cultural norms of every person. You got to respect it.

—Ποιες λεπτομέρειες που συνήθως περνούν απαρατήρητες μπορεί να παρατηρήσει ένας φωτογράφος;

—It is the emotion. When people are emotional they forget about their looks and not aware of their surroundings. The photographers on the other hand, hold the tears or just smile behind the camera and capture those moments.

—Τι επηρεάζει την αξία της φωτογραφίας; Ποια στοιχεία;

—Its all about the subject, location and composition.

—Ποιο πρόσωπο αποτελεί το σύμβολο του 21ου αιώνα κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—A person that can understand different cultures without any hesitation and manage to blend in.

—Ποιον θέλετε να φωτογραφήσετε;

—I love and want to shoot weddings and any life events.

—Έχετε επαγγελματικά ταμπού;

—I am glad that I don't have.

—Με ποιους σας αρέσει να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—I like to shoot with Jasmine Star. There's a lot of things that I like about her shooting style.

—Τι σας ανησυχεί και γιατί;

—I don't get worried that much in terms of shooting. I worry much when I got home and make the photos exist in different places (backup).

—Ποια ήταν η πιο εντυπωσιακή στιγμή στη ζωή σας;

—When I got hired by a Swiss magazine to make a portrait of a typhoon survivor. Eventually, they got married and I was their photographer. The story I told was amazing. The guy saved his queen after typhoon Yolanda and that was the most heart warming story I ever told.

—Τι σας εμπνέει στη ζωή σας και γιατί;

—My inspiration will always be my partner in life and the photos that I have not captured yet.

—Ποιος είναι ο ορισμός της επιτυχίας; Πώς μετριέται η επιτυχία;

—Success in not a destination, it is an ongoing process and cannot be measured. As long as you are happy, you can feel success.

—Είναι προτιμότερο να είστε αρεστός ή να σας σέβονται;

—Yes, as a human being but not like king.

—Ποιο είναι το μεγαλύτερο σφάλμα που έχετε κάνει ποτέ στη δουλειά σας;

—Hiring a cheap 2nd shooter. They just don't get my style. When I started to hire right priced shooter, my output became more valuable.

—Όταν πρόκειται να ταξιδέψετε, τι παίρνετε μαζί σας και γιατί;

—I would take my editor(my partner). She is all in one, my inspiration, my critic, the stylist and can give tons of ideas when I ran out.

—Σε σχέση με τον εξοπλισμό που σας ανήκει, υπάρχει κάτι που εύχεστε να μην το είχατε αγοράσει. Γιατί;

—Every piece that I have has its own use, I did not regret buying any of them.

—Πώς εκπαιδεύετε τον εαυτό σας για να μάθει να παίρνει καλύτερες φωτογραφίες;

—By joining photography related clubs and forums. The different opinions gives me ideas on where to improve.

—Ποιανού δουλειά σας έχει επηρεάσει περισσότερο ως φωτογράφο;

—Jasmine Star

—Τι θέλετε να πείτε με τις φωτογραφίες σας;

—I must say that my photographs are created and inspired with love.

—Τι σας παρακινεί να συνεχίσετε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—The satisfied and happy clients.

—Τι κάνετε στον ελεύθερο χρόνο σας;

—I do fishing, watching movies and travelling. I love indulging to beach, nature and adventure.

—Πότε είστε τελείως ικανοποιημένος με τη δουλειά σας;

—I don't get satisfied. There is always a margin of unsatisfaction but I make sure that the photos are well processed.

—Κάνετε εύκολα φίλους;

—Yes, I always make sure that I make conversation and help people along the way.

—Που θα θέλατε να ζήσετε;

—I love my country and my answer is Philippines. If my clients want me to live in their place for a month then I'll go.

—Υπάρχει ζωή μετά το γάμο;

—For me, Yes. But I should experience it first next year for me to say the whole thing.

—Συμπαθείτε τα σκυλιά ή τις γάτες;

—I like both.

—Το καλύτερο πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—The best thing in life is love.

—Το πιο ενοχλητικό πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—The most annoying thing in life is disrespect.

—Μπορείτε να δώσετε μερικές συμβουλές για τους φωτογράφους που ξεκινάνε να φωτογραφίζουν;

—Just get your hands dirty and shoot weddings regardless its price. The most important thing is experience. Don't listen to negative and destructive comments.