Jurufoto Annabelle Agnew

—Pertama sekali – siapakah yang boleh anda namakan sebagai jurufoto terbaik di Montreal, Kanada? :)

—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.

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—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.

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

—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.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

—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.

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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.

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

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

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—I'm not sure I understand this question.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—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.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

—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.

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

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

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

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

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah yang boleh mempengaruhi nilai sekeping foto? Apakah elemen nilai itu?

—Emotion, Light, Artistry.

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

—I have no answer for that!

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—Anyone who wants me to.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—I don't think so?

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—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

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—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

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—Giving birth to my babies

—Jika anda ialah karakter dalam kartun, buku atau filem, siapakah yang anda ingin jadi dan kenapa?

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

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

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

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

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

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—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".

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

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

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? Mengapa?

—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.

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam gambar yang lebih baik?

—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.

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

—Showing up everyday to do it.

—Apakah satu perkara yang anda harap anda telah tahu ketika mula merakam foto?

—Patience.

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

—I want them to be evocative of the moment.

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—My pleasure in taking them.

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

—Less strict.

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

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

—Bagaimanakah kehidupan di planet lain?

—It's there probably?

—Siapakah hero anda?

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

—Siapakah orang yang anda tidak hormat kepadanya?

—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.

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—Improv; Kitchen Dancing; Reading; Running

—Apakah sisi diri anda yang tidak pernah diketahui umum?

—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

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja anda?

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

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—No

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—Yes

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

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

—Apakah perkara paling bodoh pernah anda bersetuju lakukan?

—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.

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—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.

—Adakah anda ada lawak kegemaran? Beritahu kami.

—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.

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

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

—Siapakah atau apakah yang anda tidak suka?

—Too complicated to answer.

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

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

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—noises like chewing?

—Adakah sesuatu di sekitar anda yang anda ingin ubah?

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

—Apakah yang anda mahu ubah pada diri sendiri?

—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.

—Apakah yang anda ingin ubah di dunia ini?

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

—Bolehkah anda berikan beberapa petua untuk jurufoto yang baru saja bermula?

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

—Jika makhluk asing datang ke Bumi dan anda ialah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apakah yang akan anda beritahu kepada mereka?

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

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—Romantic Drama (think The English Patient)

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

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