写真家Annabelle Agnew氏

—最初に - モントリオール, カナダで最高の写真家として誰の名前を挙げることができますか？:)

—Excluding myself, I admire the work of a lot of talented photographers globally. In Montreal: Brent Calis, Laura Regev, Ella Mack & Micheal Beaulieu are some of my favorites. In Ottawa: Agatha Rowland, Joel & Justyna, Rubicon and Age of Indie.

—写真写りは良い方ですか？

—At the right angles and if I'm not being a goof... yes.

—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか？

—My mother is a painter, my step-father a theatrical and architectural lighting designer. I was surrounded by art, artists, and so forth my entire life. My mother's best friend is a professional photographer and I remember taking my first "real" photograph at 8 years old with my mother's Olympus Rangefinder. Even then... it was a very circuitous route, even after I got my BFA in Photography at Concordia. But I am very certain of my path now that I found it.

—良い写真を撮影するにあたって最も重要な要素とは何であるか、ご意見をお聞かせいただけますでしょうか？

—Light is the most important — then composition. After that comes artistry and understanding how your settings can capture moments that evoke how they felt. Sharpness and bright lighting are over-rated and feel unnatural to me a lot of the time.

—旅行が好きですか？

—Yes. Adore it. One of my favorite trips that I ever took was to Nicaragua. We go to Ireland (at least prior to the pandemic) yearly because my husband is from there. The last place we traveled to prior to the pandemic was Mexico.

—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか？

—I love that what I do captures some of the most important moments of a clients' lifetime and that the history of that photo will shift over time to mean different things. I know how valuable my family photo albums have been for me and that's my driving force for every wedding I photograph.

—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか？

—I'm a workaholic, it's hard to turn my brain off and find balance, being passionate about my craft verges on obsessive. It's important to hit pause, look back and appreciate work that I have done and so I've learned to do this — rest is equally important to make good work.

—未来の写真撮影とはどのようなものでしょうか？

—Just like anything else, it will evolve and yet it's essence will remain the same.

—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは？

—I'm not sure I understand this question.

—批判に対処するには？

—I went to art school where our work was critiqued daily — so I am open to it and frankly wish I heard it more often now in my professional life. It's important to get external feedback in order to grow. That said, I am probably my own worst critic.

—写真撮影でトレンドはありますか？

—Lots of them. A lot of photographers buy presets and apply them to their work – I find this makes their work all look the same. The standouts always have a strong sense of color, light, composition and a connection with their subjects.

—写真家選択の際に、お客様が基準とすべきことは何ですか？

—Connect with the work and the photographer.
Ask for full galleries.

—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか？

—Too much posing, going to "hotspots", shotlists that are formulaic to wedding pinterest boards.

—写真家が気づくことができる普段は見過ごさせる細かい点は何ですか？

—It's the in between stuff. For instance — this summer I photographed a wedding where I did a giant group photo of all that attended. Once the group dispersed the bride & groom each took a big swig of their drinks in hand (which I took a photo of) and then each realized that it was too big (which I also took a photo of) — this sequence brought a lot of joy to all of us later.

—写真の価値に影響を与えるものとは何でしょうか？その要因は？

—Emotion, Light, Artistry.

—どのような人物が 21世紀を象徴する人物になり得るとお考えでしょうか？

—I have no answer for that!

—どんな人を撮影したいですか？

—Anyone who wants me to.

—プロとしてタブーとしている事はありますか？

—I don't think so?

—誰と一緒に写真を撮りたいですか？

—Erik Madigan Heck; Annie Liebovitz; Roger Deacon; Joel & Justyna; Samm Blake; Leann Weston; John Dolan; Cinzia Bruschini; Sarah Falugo; Corbin Gurkin; Danijela Gorley; Thierry Joubert; & Jamie Beck

—心配事はありますか。またその理由は何でしょうか？

—Equipment functionality – having something breakdown in a wedding is possible and you need backup strategies in place
Data Storage – you need a lot of storage and backups in place when working on photographs, losing something would be horrible
Money – who doesn't worry about this?
Health – it's very important to my wellbeing and my job

—人生において最も印象的な瞬間とは何でしょうか？

—Giving birth to my babies

—もしあなたがアニメ化されるとしたら、文学または映画の登場人物のどちらになりたいですか。またそれは何故ですか？

—A lot people liken me to a cross between Tina Fey, Elaine Benes, Winona Ryder and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

—あなたの人生においてインスピレーションの元となるのはどんな人ですか？また、それは何故ですか？

—That's too hard to define. I am inspired by a lot of things – art, comedy, movies, friends, family, landscapes etc.

—あなたによって成功とは何でしょうか？また、それをどのように評価していますか？

—Good sleep, peace of mind. Someday living by the ocean.

—好かれたり、尊敬されたりするほうですか？

—Respected. Too hard to make everyone like you – and I am not sure I'd want everyone to like me.

—これまで仕事上で犯した最大のミスは何ですか？

—Underselling myself. Doing a lot of work for too little. Not noticing "red flag" clients — I've learned the signs and avoid these types now. A word of advice: don't go into meetings with photographers assuming we're trying to "rip you off".

—旅行に出かける際には何を持っていきますか。また、それは何故ですか？

—My camera, my kindle, and a lot of earrings and shoes.

—所有しているガジェットの中で買わなければ良かったと思っているものはありますか？また、それは何故でしょうか？

—That's a constant thing — right now I am considering selling the only zoom lens I have. I never use it. I also have too much lighting equipment I never use.

—より良い写真を撮るために、どのように腕を磨いていますか？

—I have a degree in film photography, but now I take online courses through Creative Live; Masterclass; Youtube and so on — sometimes it's photography or business related, but other times it's just something I am interested in. I'm convinced that external interests influence your work in a lot of beneficial ways.

—写真家として、誰の作品に一番影響を受けましたか？

—Showing up everyday to do it.

—写真撮影を始めた頃、知っていればよかったと思う事は何でしょうか？

—Patience.

—自分の写真に対して何かコメントはありますか？

—I want them to be evocative of the moment.

—写真撮影を続けさせる動機は何でしょうか？

—My pleasure in taking them.

—ご両親は多かれ少なかれ、厳しい方だったのではないですか？

—Less strict.

—過去に戻ることができるとしたら、違ったようにやりたいことはありますか？

—I would not have strapped some lighting equipment with a bungee cord. It's a very long story.

—他の惑星にいる生命体はどうでしょう？

—It's there probably?

—あなたのヒーローは誰ですか？

—My Mom; My husband & kids; and then a lot of other artists, writers, comedians, politicians, scientists and so forth.

—あなたが敬意を払わない人はどんな人ですか？

—I don't think it's a Who, but rather personality traits: those who feel entitled; who are not open to listening/do no ask questions; choose fear.

—オフは何をしていますか？

—Improv; Kitchen Dancing; Reading; Running

—人前では絶対に見せない、あなたのもう一つの側面とは何でしょうか？

—I can be hyper-focused in a way that's detrimental to life balance; I talk to my cat like he's a real person; I need hugs

—自分の作品に十分に満足するのはどんな時ですか？

—Generally right after shooting and the initial edit. Before my critical brain starts to micro-inspect and take over in the edit.

—男性と女性の伝統的な役割の正当性を信じていますか？

—No

—簡単に友達になることができますか？

—Yes

—どこに住みたいですか？

—I'm going to retire someday and live along some rough coastline either in Eastern Canada, Ireland, or the South of France.

—今までにやることを同意した事の中で、一番くだらない事は何でしょうか？

—A coffee drinking challenge one night when I was a waitress in a diner in Banff. There was a snow storm and we were young, stupid and bored. I ended up calling poison control because "I won" the competition and boy did that feel bad.

—結婚後に人生は存在すると思いますか？

—Yes, it's pretty good too. I won't lie — it's work — but I would take this over a lot of connections without depth.

—お気に入りのジョークはありますか？教えていただけますか。

—Too many. I am a comedy nerd/junkie. My best friend is a standup comedian and in school I used to drop in to the club on Open Mic nights to watch my friends tell jokes.

—犬や猫が好きですか？

—I like both, but I have a cat named Steve.

—嫌いな人物や物はありますか？

—Too complicated to answer.

—人生における最高のこと：

—good food, laughter, sleep, the water, sunsets, fresh air, snuggles.

—人生で最も厄介なこと：

—noises like chewing?

—何か変えたいと思っていることはありますか？

—I mean, yes. But hey, life is a process.

—自分を変えたいと思っていますか？

—A lot of things, like I said, life is a process — and I have learned recently that accepting myself is just as important to changing.

—この世界の何を変えたいと思いますか？

—Fast fashion; greed; hustle culture; the direction of the climate

—新米の写真家にコツを教えていただけますか？

—Show up everyday, take a lot of photographs and edit them. Rinse and repeat. And look at other Art, not just other photographs.

—もし宇宙人が地球にやってきて、あなたが最初にその宇宙人に出会うのだとしたら何を話しますか？

—Hello? I haven't given this much thought.

—もし映画の撮影を依頼されたら、どのようなジャンルを撮影しますか？

—Romantic Drama (think The English Patient)

—明日、これをしにいくつもりです...

—Website editing; run; laundry; help my kids with online school