攝影師 Alexander Ii Banaag

—首先─您認為誰是Cebu City, 菲律賓最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—I guess my mentor is the best, Marlon Capuyan. He's always been my barometer.

—您上相嗎？

—Sometimes yes. Most of the time, no. LOL!

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—It happened when my mentor, Marlon Capuyan, asked me to be his 2nd shooter for a wedding in 2010. After that, I fell in love with wedding photography and have never looked back since.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—Gears. Lighting conditions. Location.

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Yes. I travel a lot.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Fun

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—The post-processing stage.

—攝影的前景如何？

—Wedding photography in the Philippines has a very bright future but with newbies coming and offering cheap rates, it feels harder to compete.

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—Wedding photography is different than other photography styles. Mainly because you are capturing moments that last a very long time.

—您如何應對批評？

—I take it on a positive note. Being criticized means you still have something to improve on.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Yes. People always try something new.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—Quality. In the Philippines or in Cebu to be specific, price should not be the main criteria. It should be what the couple gets for the price they pay.

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Mood swings, I guess.

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—Hardwork

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—The perfect moment

—您想拍誰？

—The couple

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—No

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—My wife

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—I worry about zero booking

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—My Dad. He's the perfect example of hardwork.

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—I want to be respected.

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—My wife. She's my 2nd shooter whom I get to sleep with after a hard day of work.

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—The 7artisans fisheye lens. It's a total waste of money.

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—I watch some other photographer's works.

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—Marlon Capuyan

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

—My family

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

—I am contented by how my parents groomed me.

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

—I should've invested wisely.

—誰是您的英雄？

—My Dad

—您不重視誰？

—People who show no respect

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—Play PC and mobile games

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—After hearing feedback from clients

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—Yes

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

—Yes

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—Australia

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—Of course, yes

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Dogs

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—Love story

—明天我會去做...

—shoot a wedding