फोटोग्राफर Joseph Requerme

—क्या आप फ़ोटोजेनिक हैं?

—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.

—आप फोटोग्राफ़ी इंडस्ट्री में कैसे आए?

—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.

—आपकी नज़र में एक अच्छी तस्वीर में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बातें क्या हैं?

—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.

—क्या आपको यात्रा करना पसंद है?

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

—अपने पेशे के बारे में आपको सबसे अधिक क्या पसंद है?

—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.

—अपने पेशे के बारे में आपको क्या सबसे कम पसंद है?

—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.

—फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी का क्या भविष्य है?

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

—आप जिस फोटोग्राफी में स्पेश्लाइज़ेशन रखते हैं उसमें क्या खास होता है?

—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.

—आलोचनाओं को आप किस रूप में लेते हैं?

—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.

—क्या फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी में कोई ट्रेंड चल रहे हैं?

—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.

—यदि किसी ग्राहक को फोटोग्राफ़र चुनना हो तो उसे क्या देखना चाहिए?

—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.

—शूटिंग के दौरान किन बातों की बिलकुल अनुमति नहीं होती है?

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

—एक फोटोग्राफर ऐसी कौन सी चीजें कैप्चर कर सकता है जो आमतौर पर नज़रों में नहीं आतीं?

—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.

—फ़ोटो के मूल्य को क्या प्रभावित करता है? इसके तत्व यानी एलीमेंट्स क्या हैं?

—Its all about the subject, location and composition.

—आपकी राय में 21वीं सदी का प्रतीक कौन व्यक्ति हो सकता है?

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

—आप किसकी तस्वीरें उतारना चाहेंगे?

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

—क्या आपका कोई प्रोफ़ेशनल टैबू है यानी पेशे की दृष्टि से कोई वर्जित बातें?

—I am glad that I don't have.

—आप किसके साथ शूटिंग करना पसंद करेंगे?

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

—आप किस बारे में चिंतित रहते हैं, और क्यों?

—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).

—आपके जीवन का सबसे प्रभावशाली क्षण कौन-सा है?

—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.

—आपको अपने जीवन कौन सबसे अधिक प्रेरित करता है और क्यों?

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

—सफलता को आप कैसे परिभाषित करते हैं? आप इसे कैसे मापते हैं?

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

—पसंद किए जाने की या सम्मान पाने की, आपकी चाहत क्या रहती है?

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

—अभी तक काम के दौरान सबसे बड़ी गलती या भूल आपकी क्या रही है?

—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.

—जब आप यात्रा पर जा रहे होते हैं तो अपने साथ आप क्या लेकर चलते हैं और क्यों?

—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.

—क्या आपके पास कोई ऐसी चीज़ है जिसे आप सोचते हैं कि काश मैंने इस गैजेट को नहीं खरीदा होता? यदि ऐसा है तो, क्यों?

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

—आप बेहतर तस्वीरें लेने के लिए अपने आप को कैसे शिक्षित करते हैं?

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

—एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र के रूप में आप किसके काम से सबसे अधिक प्रभावित हैं?

—Jasmine Star

—आप अपनी तस्वीरों के बारे में क्या कहना चाहते हैं?

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

—तस्वीरें लेना जारी रखने के लिए कौन-सी बात आपको प्रेरित करती है?

—The satisfied and happy clients.

—आप अपने खाली समय में क्या करते हैं?

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

—कब आप अपने काम से पूरी तरह संतुष्ट होते हैं?

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

—क्या आप आसानी से दोस्त बना लेते हैं?

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

—आपको कहाँ पर रहना पसंद है?

—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.

—क्या जीवन शादी के बाद होता है?

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

—क्या आपको कुत्ते या बिल्ली पसंद हैं?

—I like both.

—जीवन में सबसे अच्छी बात यह है:

—The best thing in life is love.

—जीवन में सबसे कष्टप्रद बात यह है:

—The most annoying thing in life is disrespect.

—क्या आप बिल्कुल नए फ़ोटोग्राफ़रों के लिए कुछ सुझाव दे सकते हैं?

—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.