Photographer Steven Rooney

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—ask my wife

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—I used to work for a director of photography on a couple of movies after learning on super 8 when I was a kid. I spent some time as a graphic designer and retoucher and was always interested in photography. But I was much more interested in digital artistry. I learned to photoshop before I could use a camera. I trained as a teacher and it was at this time that I learned to use a camera. A friend of mine asked me to shoot his wedding. I was still shooting film at the time. I used a canon AE1 which belonged to my Dad.

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

—impact, composition, emotion (in any order)

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—yes, I do. Thanks for asking.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—That you get to see the best of people

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—when the interior of the church is pink and green.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—who knows? Stills from 4k video?

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

—When you can catch a perfect moment in time for someone.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—I take it on the chin and decide that the critic is wrong.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—Always. Sadly it makes most photographers seem pretty much the same.

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

—They have to like the work and the person taking the pictures.

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

—Lots, it's a completely differend day from the view of the photographer. It's almost like watching a film and trying not to miss out any parts of the story.

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

—the people who are in it.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—Aliens coming to earth. In case they are bad aliens and want to destroy us.

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—Meeting my wife and the birth of my children.

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—My wife

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

—Happiness

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—I don't really care what other people think.

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

—My passport, so I can get in to other countries.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—Practice, practice, practice. I look at my own work, edit my own photos and work out how to make them better next time.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

—Two Mann, Jeff Newsom, Benj Haisch

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—How to use a camera

—Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo na ipagpatuloy ang pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—The chance of creating better photographs.

—Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa iyong bakanteng oras?

—all sorts of stuff

—Anong bahagi mo ang hindi nakikita ng publiko?

—left hand side

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—never

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

—no

—Saan mo gustong manirahan?

—under the sea

—Sino o ano ang iyong kinasusuklaman?

—I don't hate anything

—Mayroong ba sa iyong paligid na nais mong baguhin?

—chocolate bars should be bigger as standard.

—Maaari ka bang magbigay ng mga tip para sa mga photographer na nagsisimula pa lamang?

—Be yourself

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

—Something