फोटोग्राफर Louis Anthony Duran

—सबसे पहले सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात - आप मनीला, फ़िलिपींस में सबसे अच्छा फोटोग्राफर किसे कह सकते हैं? :)

—Michael "Mico" Gonzales of Mayad Studios of course. He's the photographer of the new age. Combining art, beauty and story into his photos. He is my mentor and now one of the most sought after photographers, not just in Manila, but also world wide.

—क्या आप फ़ोटोजेनिक हैं?

—My angles are a bit hard to find, but I consider myself as a friend of the camera, both as a subject and as a photographer.

—आप फोटोग्राफ़ी इंडस्ट्री में कैसे आए?

—I was a Photo Editor/Colorist for 4 years. I decided I really love the industry of documenting love and marriage. The only growth I needed was to be out in the field and be the one to capture these images.

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

—Emotions, first. Story comes second. The rest is framing, color treatment, atmosphere, background and all.

—क्या आपको यात्रा करना पसंद है?

—Very much. I see new inspiration in all the travels I make.

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

—Seeing the marriages I help document, flourish into a family rooted union. Just seeing them grow more and thinking that I have been part of this certain marriage is enough to make me smile.

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

—Not much, all the things I dislike are the things I strive to improve and get comfortable with until it's bearable to me. Until it becomes my strength

—फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी का क्या भविष्य है?

—I believe we are heading outwards the classic traditional treatment. To something more candid, more storry-filled, treatment.

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

—The atmosphere. To be in a room filled with excitement, love, and all the magic. As a very empathic person, feeling this atmosphere makes me want to do more. See more stories and capture them as they happen.

—आलोचनाओं को आप किस रूप में लेते हैं?

—Positively. It's 2019. People are becoming more judgemental and sensitive at the same time. Now it's up to you whether you'd use their statements as something to motivate you to get better, or to just bring you down and discourage you from all that you want to do.

—क्या फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी में कोई ट्रेंड चल रहे हैं?

—Right now, people seem to be fascinated by raw, random treatments of weddings and pre weddings.

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

—They should look for someone to fit their vibe. Whether they are fun, quirky, serious, wild, adventurous, intimate, elegant, it goes on. But it has to be the clients personality that the photographers adapt to.

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

—Complicating things. This is a no for a photographer. When you are in a wedding preparation, you should be as comforting as relaxed as you can be so you can ease the tension on your couples. You have to deliver simple and easy instructions for them to be comfortable in front of the camera

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

—Mostly treatment. From the very artistic way to the very classic way. Photography is art. And the artist who can appreciate these details are the photographers themselves.

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

—Memorability. It sums up the overall feel of the photo. For a photo to be memorable, it has to stand out, not just to capture attention, but to tell a new story, a new perspective.

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

—A very innovative person. In all fields, the progress is very fast paced, and this is due to these people finding new ways to create new things.

—आप किसकी तस्वीरें उतारना चाहेंगे?

—I want to take photos of strong successful women with strong stories, capture them in their element.

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

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—आप किसके साथ शूटिंग करना पसंद करेंगे?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

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

—I worry about me losing passion towards things I do. Passion is my driver in all things. Without it, I will never have the patience to do things, instructions and jobs properly.