攝影師 Jesse La Plante

—首先─您認為誰是波德, 美國最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—I'm not telling.

—您上相嗎？

—Only in the dark.

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—I used to work as a newspaper photographer, but I got sick of the 9-5 lifestyle. I started my wedding photography business in 2008.

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Absolutely. I've been to 18 foreign countries and all 50 United States. So far...

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Cool people and cool places.

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Shitty people and shitty places.

—您如何應對批評？

—I use it to get better.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Yes, but I avoid them like the plague.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—Make sure you dig the work and that you click on a personal level.

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—I have a chronic case of impostor syndrome.

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—Freedom. Being in a position where nobody holds sway over you.

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—Sometimes I'd like to throw my smart phone off a cliff.

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—That its ok to take shitty photos. Because you have to take a ton of shitty photos before you can capture the good ones.

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

—Foregone conclusion.

—誰是您的英雄？

—Kurt Vonnegut, Aldous Huxley, Hunter S. Thompson, Ray Bradbury.

—您不重視誰？

—POTUS 45

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—Travel, ski, read books, watch movies...

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—Never.

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—Hell no. This ain't the '50s.

—您曾同意嘗試過最愚蠢的事是什麼？

—Participate in a habanero pepper eating contest in college.

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—Sure.

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

—Two chemists walk into a bar. One orders H20. The other orders H20 too and dies.Sorry, that doesn't translate to written form. Hydrogen peroxide (H202) can kill you if ingested.

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Both. But I'm allergic to cats. So dogs.

—您討厭誰或什麼？

—Overconfidence.

—人生中最棒的事是：

—Beer.

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—Tiny dogs that bark a lot.

—您希望改變世界的哪些方面？

—Anti-intellectualism.

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—Find inspiration from outside of the wedding industry.

—如果外星人來到地球，而您是他們第一個遇見的人，您會跟他們說什麼？

—Get out of here before someone shoots you.