ヒューストン, アメリカ合衆国
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—写真写りは良い方ですか?
—My beautiful wife Bao Han is much more photogenic than I will ever be.
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—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか?
—My background in Marketing and Advertising help me understand the power of story-telling. I was an amateur photographer and it was a simple hobby until I decided to take several photos during one of my friends' wedding. He ended up loving my photos more than the wedding photographer's and encouraged me to create a website. The rest is history.
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—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?
—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
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—旅行が好きですか?
—I have been fortunate to have travelled all over the world, learning about new cultures and its people.
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—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか?
—Making people feel special about themselves is the biggest reward. We want our clients to feel like stars because they are stars. We just help them get it out of them.
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—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか?
—When you love what you do, it's not a job anymore. We love every minute of what we do.
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—未来の写真撮影とはどのようなものでしょうか?
—I want to believe that wedding photographers are in a great position to lead and manage the whole wedding day in the near future. They need to have a solid grasp of every event that will occur on that day and plan accordingly.
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—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは?
—We are so fortunate to play a role in the union of two people that love each other and want to broadcast this to the world. We have the responsibility to capture these unique moments and offer them something they will cherish for the rest of their lives.
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—批判に対処するには?
—Life is constantly about learning. We learn every day, whether it's from a personal or professional point of view. We welcome constructive criticism that will help us grow as a company and as human beings.
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—写真撮影でトレンドはありますか?
—Trends come and go, like photo booths and slow-mo videos. We like to focus on what is the most important thing to our client: photos that will make them shine and look like star.
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—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?
—1. Style (what makes them special)
2. Personality (are they fun and friendly)
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—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか?
—Anything goes, even though the crazy uncle with his iPad drives us crazy at times!
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—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?
—Anticipation of what's gonna happen next and capture that moment.
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—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?
—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
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—どんな人を撮影したいですか?
—People that are not comfortable in their skin. We will make them feel good about themselves.
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—誰と一緒に写真を撮りたいですか?
—My wife.
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—心配事はありますか。またその理由は何でしょうか?
—I worry that my flash will run out of battery when I need to take the one shot.
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—人生において最も印象的な瞬間とは何でしょうか?
—The day I married my wife.