Photographer Hitesh Patel

—Unang una sa lahat - sino ang papangalanan mo na pinakamahusay na photographer sa Dahlonega, United States? :)

—To be honest, noboby is the best. It depends on what the photographer sees and captures. Everyone has different vision including the clients, so the question is does my photos see your vision?

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—Being a photographer myself, I hate taking my own pictures. Thus, it's rare that I have shots of myself, I just do not look good :)

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—When my son was born, all I wanted to do was take some nice shots. That turned into a passion slowly, and today I am proud of how much I grew as a photographer. From taking photos on a mobile device to professional gear.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—Good lighting

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—Yes of course.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—Creating something amazing. Creating great composition. Creating images that makes my client say "WoW".

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—Nope, honestly I enjoy everything about it. That's why I don't get bored. If you did not enjoy this you wouldn't last too long.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—I really hope it doesn't change. Weddings are done based on religion and history, and I don't want to loose our history.

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—You get everything into one genre. Wedding have wide landscape shots, detail shots, portrait shots, close up (headshots), involved. Other genres are strictly one pointed.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—It only makes me better.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—Not that I have come across yet

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—How they capture the day and is it what you want your images to look like.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

—not knowing how to properly take photos, you only have one chance to make it right, the wedding is not gonna happen again.

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—Invitation cards, wedding gifts, wedding decor.

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

—Memories of your day, memories of your love one enjoying your wedding day, memories of the little ones running around having a blast, memories of mom and dad crying, memories of the groom reaction when he sees you for the first time.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—I love shooting, it doesn't matter to me who is next to me.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—No

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—Again it doesn't matter to me, since I love shooting.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—Couples who are not into the photos aspect of the day. I know some couple hate posing and thus the reason why they don't get into the photos as much as I would like them to be. However, posing is not always required to take great images.

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—The day my son was born.

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

—Haha, I think the best answer would be Iron Man. One of my favorite cartoon/comic character simply because he's into alot of tech stuff.

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—My son, he's has very little knowledge and doesn't know alot, but it's for him, I am here working for. I want him to have a better life then what I had.

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

—Success to me is when I can spend more time with my family without worry about money. One way to measure it is by how many days in a week you spend with your family and how many days you spend working.

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—I rather be liked then respected. Respect means that you can not be down to earth with me, and can not be your self. Liked your more open to me. I rather have people more open to me instead of being respected.

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

—Everything, it's better to be well prepared then unpreapred. I take almost everything with me, because I do not know what I will run into.