Fotogrāfs Mel Dolorico

—Pirmkārt un galvenokārt - kurš Tavuprāt ir labākais fotogrāfs Tavā pilsētā? :)

—There are lot of good photographers in Manila.. I mean a lot! it's very hard to pick one.

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—Yes, i guess. lol

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—After I left my previous work (i'm an engineer). I decided to go full-time in photography, that was 5 years ago. Back then, I tried different genres of photography (street, landscape, product, etc.) But later on, focused on wedding and portrait photography because it has been my bread and butter since I left my previous job.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—Composition, Story and Color grading.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—I don't travel a lot but i'm definitely in for some adventure!

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—I really love it when the client really appreciates what you do for them, takes all the exhaustion and weariness in whole day's work. It also feels great to work with other phottographer whom I share the same passion.

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

—I absolutely hate inconsiderate wedding suppliers, well i have no choice but to deal with them and act professional.

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—Hahaha! I absolutely have no idea. LOL

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

—We are working and with different types of people everyday, that is different set of emotions and we have to capture it artistically no matter what.

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—If it's constructive criticism, i will gladly accept it but if not, I just have to leave them alone.

—Kādi ir kritēriji, kas klientam jāņem vērā, izvēloties fotogrāfu?

—Quality and skills.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—Uhhmmm... overexposed photos, and back focused photos

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

—I have no idea we usually take the detailing and portraits very seriously in Manila. But I always wanted to have a creative family portrait

—Kas ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

—When you capture an untemplated emotion, that will always be a classic!

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—I really love to shoot with my girlfriend Kat, see has this potential but she does not have that time. I would love to see the world with her.

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie tabu?

—None at all.

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—Photographers that I look up to and beginners trying to step up. Sharing knowledge is very fulfilling. I also love to work with the people with equal amount of passion as I do.

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

—I am worrying if wedding photography is still that much in demand 10-15 yers from now.

—Kas ir Tavas dzīves iespaidīgakais brīdis?

—When a lot of people would give me their trust.

—Ja Tu būtu multfilmas, grāmatas vai filmas varonis, kurš tas būtu un kāpēc?

—Woody.

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

—My family and Kat.

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

—Success is measured on how much stacks do you have in your bank! hahaha Kidding.It depends on your point of view, if you think you already fulfilled something and people around you appreciates it, you can call it a success.

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—Respected.

—Kas ir lielākā kļūda, ko Tu esi pieļāvis darbā?

—Being late.

—Kad Tu plāno ceļot, ko Tu ņem līdzi un kāpēc?

—Camera. go figure! =)

—Vai kāda ierīcēm (gadžetiem), kas Tev pieder, ir tāda, kuru Tev nebūtu vajadzējis pirkt? Kāpēc?

—I am absolutely happy with my gears right now but I do love to have Nikon 58mm 1.4

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

—Practice =)

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

—Too many to mention. Some photographers that I look up to was Mango Red and Metrophoto since I was starting. and Annie Leibovitz also!

—Kas ir tā lieta, ko Tu būtu gribējis zināt pirms sāki nodarboties ar fotogrāfēšanu?

—Learn to cook! My Gooood i can't even cook a decent sunnyside up egg. LOL

—Kas Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

—My monthly bills. LOL! Just kiddingThis profession is passion driven, I always make sure at the end of the day that I'll always bring home the money shots... and the next day... and the next day.. and so on.

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

—Not much, i love it how my parents raised me.

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

—YES!

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

—My Parents....

—Ko Tu necieni?

—Ungrateful people. Respect is earned and not easily given away.

—Ko Tu dari brīvajā laikā?

—Thrift hunting!

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu darbu?

—When I see my clients are crying after viewing their photographs. We do have a service here in Manila called onsite photo presentation which is presented during the reception. You can see the couple's raw emotion first hand after they view the wedding slideshow. Also when the people I look up too appreciates my work, that brings spark to me.

—Vai Tu tici tradicionālajam lomu sadalījumam starp vīrieti un sievieti?

—Hmmmm... Yes.

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

—Most likely.

—Kur Tu vēlētos dzīvot?

—New Zealand.

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

—The first day of Marriage? Yes.

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—Cats

—Vai ir kaut kas vai kāds, ko Tu ienīsti?

—Irresponsible people.

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—GOD almighty!

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—when you battery is drained and memory card is full

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

—my beer belly!

—Ko Tu vēlētos mainīt pasaulē?

—change corrupted people minds...

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

—Shoot everything yo can! Practice! Learn the rules, and break them once in a while. =) =) Learn from your mistakes. Be inspired. Do not imitate. If you learned all these, then educate others.

—Ja uz zemes nolaistos citplanētieši un Tu būtu pirmais, ko viņi satiktu, ko Tu viņiem teiktu?

—Can we be friends?

—Ja Tev būtu iespēja uzņemt filmu, kāda žanra filma tā būtu?

—Mafioso movies. 70s-80s setup.

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

—to be better than today. =)