Fotograf Mel Dolorico

—Først og fremst, hvem vil du si er den beste fotografen i Manila, Filippinene? :)

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

—Er du fotogen?

—Yes, i guess. lol

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—Composition, Story and Color grading.

—Er du glad i å reise?

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

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

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

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—Hahaha! I absolutely have no idea. LOL

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—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.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

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

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—Quality and skills.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

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

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—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

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

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

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—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.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—None at all.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—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.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

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

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

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

—Hvilken animert figur, literær person eller filmkarakter ville du vært, og hvorfor?

—Woody.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—My family and Kat.

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—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.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Respected.

—Hva er den største tabben du noensinne har gjort på jobben?

—Being late.

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—Camera. go figure! =)

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

—Practice =)

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

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

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

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

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—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.

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

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

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—YES!

—Hvem er dine helter?

—My Parents....

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

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

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—Thrift hunting!

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—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.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—Hmmmm... Yes.

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—Most likely.

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—New Zealand.

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—The first day of Marriage? Yes.

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—Cats

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—Irresponsible people.

—Det beste i livet er:

—GOD almighty!

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—when you battery is drained and memory card is full

—Hva hos deg selv kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—my beer belly!

—Hva i verden kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—change corrupted people minds...

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—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.

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

—Can we be friends?

—Hvis du ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—Mafioso movies. 70s-80s setup.

—I morgen skal jeg...

—to be better than today. =)