Photographer Dennis Chang
@dennischang8
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Interview
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—Are you photogenic?
—我想是的,但不是因為外表,而是因為外顯的氣度。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—What details that usually pass unnoticed can a photographer notice?
—新人的眼神與感情。
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—What influences the value of a photo? What are its elements?
—意念、色彩、觸感。
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—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。
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—Who do you want to shoot?
—為我自己的婚禮拍攝。
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—Do you have any professional taboos?
—沒有,我竭盡所能地融入。
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—Who would you like to shoot with?
—誰都可以,與任何人合作都是有趣的。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—Who inspires you in your life and why?
—我的母親,她讓我見識到沒有不可能。
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—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。
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—Would you rather be liked or respected?
—我想多數的時候我是備受喜歡的。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—Whose work has influenced you most as a photographer?
—許多人,包括Mywed上的許多大師。
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—What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
—知道按下快門後的畫面。
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—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。
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—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。
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—Should your parents have been more or less strict?
—我想他們已經很溫柔了。
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—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。
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—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。
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—Who are your heroes?
—我還沒有找到。
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—Who do you have no respect for?
—任何說謊與不切實際的空想者。
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—What do you do in your spare time?
—閱讀。
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—What's the side of you that the public never sees?
—不開心的一面。
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—When are you completely satisfied with your work?
—當我想不出重新拍攝的理由時。
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—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。
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—Do you make friends easily?
—我想是的。
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—Where would you like to live?
—任何充滿人情味的地方。
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—What's the stupidest thing you've ever agreed to do?
—好好做人。
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—Is there life after marriage?
—我未婚。
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—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。
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—Do you like dogs or cats?
—狗。
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—Who or what do you hate?
—厭惡光說不練的人。
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—The best thing in life is:
—攝影。
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—The most annoying thing in life is:
—沒有可以攝影的主題。
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—Is there anything around you that you would like to change?
—我希望周圍充滿美感。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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。
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—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?
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—If you are called to shoot a movie, what genre will it be?
—肯定是愛情片啊。
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—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?