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Photographer Dennis Chang

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Taipei, Taiwan 

9 years on MyWed
I can speak english.

Interview

  • Are you photogenic?

    我想是的,但不是因為外表,而是因為外顯的氣度。

  • How did you get in the photography industry?

    開始學習攝影之後,我一直想像著,若能有天將好友的婚禮完美地捕 捉下來,成為結婚最大的賀禮。同樣的,我也一直往這方向邁進,當 好友非常滿意我在她婚禮上的記錄時,受到肯定的我知道在那當下, 我已經踏入了婚禮攝影這一行。

  • What are the most important components of a good photo in your opinion?

    眼神,我確信眼神是姿態以外最重要的地方之一。當然,還有構圖與 光影,因為空間的氛圍將由這些細部的東西所組成。

  • Do you love traveling?

    是的,我喜歡帶著攝影器材到各地旅行,同時拍著不同的婚紗攝影。

  • What do you like most about your profession?

    我踏進每個人心中幸福的那刻,並誠摯的刻畫著每一秒的美麗。

  • What do you like least about your profession?

    我不喜歡被誤解自己的創作理念,或者被要求拍攝落入俗套的風格。 因為每個攝影師該有自己的想法,當然就是他在畫面中獨特的詮釋方 式。

  • What will be the future of photography?

    是非常競爭的,但是也因此才能有更多人才輩出的機會。

  • What is special in the photography genre you specialise at?

    婚禮攝影必須在一個不熟悉的場地,面對許多都是第一次見面的人, 但是你必須要短時間融入這個家族,成為他們的一部份,自然的他們 也將回報以誠摯的笑容,當拍攝完畢時,你和新人就已經成為了多年 好友。

  • How do you handle criticism?

    我虛心接受對我的批評,也許是很不舒服的內容,但我願意嘗試用批 評者的視角去檢驗我的一切,或許能夠發現我的盲點。

  • Are there any trends in photography?

    漸漸的已經不是單純的時空紀錄,我們還得在影像的框框內置入更多 的情感,這不能是虛偽的,而必須來自於真誠,一顰一笑之間盡是完 整的人間情感。在器材上,拜設備進步與後製軟體的協助,我們可以 更容易透過色彩的演繹與角度的取得上,讓一場婚禮就像一部電影般 精彩。

  • What should be the criteria for a customer to choose a photographer?

    首先是攝影呈現的風格是否喜歡,接著會是攝影師的品格與個性是否 能夠融入現場,當然價格的高低也是考慮重點。

  • What things are to be avoided when shooting?

    有任何的爭執與不快出現,因為婚禮必定是百分之百的美好。

  • What details that usually pass unnoticed can a photographer notice?

    新人的眼神與感情。

  • What influences the value of a photo? What are its elements?

    意念、色彩、觸感。

  • What person can be the symbol of the 21st century in your opinion?

    太多人了,每個人都應該代表自己才是。

  • Who do you want to shoot?

    為我自己的婚禮拍攝。

  • Do you have any professional taboos?

    沒有,我竭盡所能地融入。

  • Who would you like to shoot with?

    誰都可以,與任何人合作都是有趣的。

  • What do you worry about, and why?

    我擔心拍攝不到預想中的畫面,因為我也為新人的婚禮建構了一套想 像。

  • What is the most impressive moment in your life?

    新人擁吻的那刻,此刻開始他們是一家人了。

  • If you were a cartoon, book or movie character, who would you be and why?

    宮崎駿,他的動畫風格中,情感往往是最為細膩的。

  • Who inspires you in your life and why?

    我的母親,她讓我見識到沒有不可能。

  • How do you define success? How do you measure it?

    當你對一件事情滿足時,就代表它成功了。這是心理上的自我實現的 滿足。

  • Would you rather be liked or respected?

    我想多數的時候我是備受喜歡的。

  • What is the biggest mistake you have ever made at work?

    曲解了新人的意思,以至於拍攝不出新人的欣喜。

  • When you're going to travel, what do you take with you and why?

    相機,我必定得為所有美好事物留下眼前的印象。

  • Is there anything that you wish you hadn't bought among the gadgets that you own? Why?

    無線電對講機,因為不斷的通訊讓我無法沈浸在取景器的世界裡。

  • How do you educate yourself to take better pictures?

    我試著多閱讀,去體會畫面難以言喻的感動,你的內涵會影響你拍出 的照片。

  • Whose work has influenced you most as a photographer?

    許多人,包括Mywed上的許多大師。

  • What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?

    知道按下快門後的畫面。

  • What do you want to say with your photographs?

    我是不是將這張照片寫成了一本小說。

  • What motivates you to continue taking pictures?

    照片上流露的意象會讓你充滿想法時,你會想要繼續拍攝下去,如同 想要寫出下一本小說一樣。

  • Should your parents have been more or less strict?

    我想他們已經很溫柔了。

  • If you could go back in time, what would you do differently?

    我同樣會成爲一個婚禮攝影師。

  • What about life on other planets?

    我好奇,也期待與他們的接觸,但在這之前,請讓我好好的想像他們 的存在。

  • Who are your heroes?

    我還沒有找到。

  • Who do you have no respect for?

    任何說謊與不切實際的空想者。

  • What do you do in your spare time?

    閱讀。

  • What's the side of you that the public never sees?

    不開心的一面。

  • When are you completely satisfied with your work?

    當我想不出重新拍攝的理由時。

  • Do you believe in the traditional roles for men and women?

    不,性別只是一種符號定義,每個人都是獨立的個體,會擁有不同且 獨特的個性,而這無關乎是他是男人還是女人。

  • Do you make friends easily?

    我想是的。

  • Where would you like to live?

    任何充滿人情味的地方。

  • What's the stupidest thing you've ever agreed to do?

    好好做人。

  • Is there life after marriage?

    我未婚。

  • Do you have a favorite joke? Tell us.

    我常說:不好意思,攝影師比較胖,會把新人隔離的很遠,但請拉著 你的另一半,不要走散了。

  • Do you like dogs or cats?

    狗。

  • Who or what do you hate?

    厭惡光說不練的人。

  • The best thing in life is:

    攝影。

  • The most annoying thing in life is:

    沒有可以攝影的主題。

  • Is there anything around you that you would like to change?

    我希望周圍充滿美感。

  • What would you like to change in yourself?

    希望外型能瘦一點,這樣跑步起來或者穿越人群會更方便。

  • What would you like to change in the world?

    我希望照片裡是充滿愛與和平而不是妒忌與鬥爭。

  • Can you give a few tips for photographers who are just starting out?

    多拍、多看,找找有無能說話的照片。

  • If aliens come to the Earth and you are the first person they meet, what will you tell them?

    可以讓我拍一張照片嗎?

  • If you are called to shoot a movie, what genre will it be?

    肯定是愛情片啊。

  • Tomorrow I will go and do...

    看看這個超級無敵多問題的面試到底通過了沒?