Jurufoto Joseph Requerme

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—I am not sure yet. I will have my own wedding in the coming months and we'll know if I am. Technically, yes because I direct my couple by doing the pose first.

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—I got into wedding industry by accident. I was invited to attend a wedding as a guest and I brought with me my 2 days old dslr camera and started taking pictures. To make the story short, the official photographer lost all his photos of the wedding and the couple made my photos as their official(even ordered an album) after 4 years of their wedding. That's where I was inspired to make more love-inspired photos.

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

—For me, it is the emotion that is captured in frames. I always make sure that most of my photos are love-inspired. When emotion is in there, composition and post processing style will follow.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

—Yes, in fact I am a destination wedding photographer based in Cebu City. I have been to different places in the Philippines and abroad.

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—I love to feel and indulge myself into an emotional celebration like weddings and my favorite is the pictorial of the bride and his father, the dance with the father and the groom with his mom. Capturing those are heaven to me.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—What I don't like is the sore in my feet the day after the wedding. I move a lot to make sure that everything is covered. But it also reminds me of a successful wedding coverage. No sore, meaning I did not do my best.

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

—I think people will start to take photographers like me to unfamiliar and less shot locations and will incorporate adventure along the way.

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

—The most special thing in wedding photography is the union of two souls. That's where I challenge my self, to get every inch of emotion and historic event in the frames.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—I have the best and worst critic in the world, my partner in life and she tells me the things that she don't like in the harshest way possible. Every time she do that, I will be hurt but I use that pain in my ego to improve. At the end of the day, I am glad that she made those criticism. Criticisms from people I don't know – I listen to them. Criticism from my clients – I am glad they are all satisfied and if there will be one, I will work my way to correct the problem.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

—There are no trends for me. Every couple has its own way of making their wedding a memorable one and each shoot is unique. In fact, the more different the wedding is, the more unique it will become.

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—The couple should and must always like the photographic style of the photographer. No buts and ifs. If you like the work, go for it and tell the photographer. Rates should be the last thing that will hinder in booking a photographer.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

—For me, the only thing that is not allowed is shooting beyond the cultural norms of every person. You got to respect it.

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

—It is the emotion. When people are emotional they forget about their looks and not aware of their surroundings. The photographers on the other hand, hold the tears or just smile behind the camera and capture those moments.

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

—Its all about the subject, location and composition.

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

—A person that can understand different cultures without any hesitation and manage to blend in.

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—I love and want to shoot weddings and any life events.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—I am glad that I don't have.

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—I like to shoot with Jasmine Star. There's a lot of things that I like about her shooting style.

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—I don't get worried that much in terms of shooting. I worry much when I got home and make the photos exist in different places (backup).

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—When I got hired by a Swiss magazine to make a portrait of a typhoon survivor. Eventually, they got married and I was their photographer. The story I told was amazing. The guy saved his queen after typhoon Yolanda and that was the most heart warming story I ever told.

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

—My inspiration will always be my partner in life and the photos that I have not captured yet.

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

—Success in not a destination, it is an ongoing process and cannot be measured. As long as you are happy, you can feel success.

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

—Yes, as a human being but not like king.

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—Hiring a cheap 2nd shooter. They just don't get my style. When I started to hire right priced shooter, my output became more valuable.

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

—I would take my editor(my partner). She is all in one, my inspiration, my critic, the stylist and can give tons of ideas when I ran out.

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

—Every piece that I have has its own use, I did not regret buying any of them.

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

—By joining photography related clubs and forums. The different opinions gives me ideas on where to improve.

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

—Jasmine Star

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

—I must say that my photographs are created and inspired with love.

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—The satisfied and happy clients.

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—I do fishing, watching movies and travelling. I love indulging to beach, nature and adventure.

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

—I don't get satisfied. There is always a margin of unsatisfaction but I make sure that the photos are well processed.

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—Yes, I always make sure that I make conversation and help people along the way.

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

—I love my country and my answer is Philippines. If my clients want me to live in their place for a month then I'll go.

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—For me, Yes. But I should experience it first next year for me to say the whole thing.

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—I like both.

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

—The best thing in life is love.

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—The most annoying thing in life is disrespect.

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

—Just get your hands dirty and shoot weddings regardless its price. The most important thing is experience. Don't listen to negative and destructive comments.