Хьюстон, Соединенные Штаты
Интервью
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—Вы фотогеничны?
—My beautiful wife Bao Han is much more photogenic than I will ever be.
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—Как вы попали в индустрию фотографии?
—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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—Как вы считаете, каковы самые важные составляющие хорошей фотографии?
—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
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—Любите путешествовать?
—I have been fortunate to have travelled all over the world, learning about new cultures and its people.
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—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится больше всего?
—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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—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится меньше всего?
—When you love what you do, it's not a job anymore. We love every minute of what we do.
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—Каким вы видите будущее фотографии?
—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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—Что делает жанр фотографии, в котором вы снимаете, особенным?
—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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—Как вы относитесь к критике?
—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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—Есть ли в фотографии своя мода?
—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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—По каким критериям клиенты должны выбирать своего фотографа?
—1. Style (what makes them special)
2. Personality (are they fun and friendly)
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—Чего нельзя допускать при съемке?
—Anything goes, even though the crazy uncle with his iPad drives us crazy at times!
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—Что обычные люди упускают из виду, в то время как фотограф может увидеть?
—Anticipation of what's gonna happen next and capture that moment.
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—Что влияет на ценность фотографии? Из чего она складывается?
—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
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—Кого бы вы хотели поснимать?
—People that are not comfortable in their skin. We will make them feel good about themselves.
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—С кем вы хотели бы поснимать?
—My wife.
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—О чем вы беспокоитесь в первую очередь и почему?
—I worry that my flash will run out of battery when I need to take the one shot.
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—Расскажите о самом сильном впечатлении в своей жизни.
—The day I married my wife.