攝影師 Louis Anthony Duran

—首先─您認為誰是馬尼拉, 菲律賓最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—Michael "Mico" Gonzales of Mayad Studios of course. He's the photographer of the new age. Combining art, beauty and story into his photos. He is my mentor and now one of the most sought after photographers, not just in Manila, but also world wide.

—您上相嗎？

—My angles are a bit hard to find, but I consider myself as a friend of the camera, both as a subject and as a photographer.

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—I was a Photo Editor/Colorist for 4 years. I decided I really love the industry of documenting love and marriage. The only growth I needed was to be out in the field and be the one to capture these images.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—Emotions, first. Story comes second. The rest is framing, color treatment, atmosphere, background and all.

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Very much. I see new inspiration in all the travels I make.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Seeing the marriages I help document, flourish into a family rooted union. Just seeing them grow more and thinking that I have been part of this certain marriage is enough to make me smile.

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Not much, all the things I dislike are the things I strive to improve and get comfortable with until it's bearable to me. Until it becomes my strength

—攝影的前景如何？

—I believe we are heading outwards the classic traditional treatment. To something more candid, more storry-filled, treatment.

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—The atmosphere. To be in a room filled with excitement, love, and all the magic. As a very empathic person, feeling this atmosphere makes me want to do more. See more stories and capture them as they happen.

—您如何應對批評？

—Positively. It's 2019. People are becoming more judgemental and sensitive at the same time. Now it's up to you whether you'd use their statements as something to motivate you to get better, or to just bring you down and discourage you from all that you want to do.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Right now, people seem to be fascinated by raw, random treatments of weddings and pre weddings.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—They should look for someone to fit their vibe. Whether they are fun, quirky, serious, wild, adventurous, intimate, elegant, it goes on. But it has to be the clients personality that the photographers adapt to.

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Complicating things. This is a no for a photographer. When you are in a wedding preparation, you should be as comforting as relaxed as you can be so you can ease the tension on your couples. You have to deliver simple and easy instructions for them to be comfortable in front of the camera

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—Mostly treatment. From the very artistic way to the very classic way. Photography is art. And the artist who can appreciate these details are the photographers themselves.

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—Memorability. It sums up the overall feel of the photo. For a photo to be memorable, it has to stand out, not just to capture attention, but to tell a new story, a new perspective.

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—A very innovative person. In all fields, the progress is very fast paced, and this is due to these people finding new ways to create new things.

—您想拍誰？

—I want to take photos of strong successful women with strong stories, capture them in their element.

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

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—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—I worry about me losing passion towards things I do. Passion is my driver in all things. Without it, I will never have the patience to do things, instructions and jobs properly.