攝影師 Maaris Tölp

—首先─您認為誰是塔林, 愛沙尼亞最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—The one who inspires the most. Since there are quite many of them, I think it would be unfair to bring out just one of them

—您上相嗎？

—I think so, but one can never be completely satisfied with hew own photos

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—After photographing on racing track and doing family photoshoots for 2 years, I felt that wedding photography might be my thing. So when two of my friends got married, they asked me to photograph their wedding and also allowed me to share these photos. I think starting to work in wedding industry is one of the best decision I've ever made

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—Emotion is the main thing. But also composition and light to create mood

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—I love travelling. New places and challenges

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—I love making people happy with photos.
Also, the emotional part of weddings is my fuel

—攝影的前景如何？

—May be we can take photos with our eyes or mind? Too futuristic?

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—You have only one opportunity to get "that" photo. You can not just repeat that day. So the responsibility is really there.
But also, there are lots of more emotions in weddings, in every way. More joy, more tears...everything.

—您如何應對批評？

—Of course it's emotionally difficult to deal with it , but also, when that criticism is constructive, it helps to become better and its a good thing. So while it can make sad, it also makes you become thankful for that criticism

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Right now more and more photographers retouch their photos to have warm and vintage colors. It looks pretty although it's not my style

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—1) Style of photos – both color, catching emotions, composition
2) How photographer communicates
3) You should also ask to see some full galleries of weddings

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Being rude. Also taking photos while someone is eating, because no one can look pretty and enjoy their meal at the same time.

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—Emotion. It's the most important thing. Photo has to have emotion in it or it has to create one

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—Changing the background completely when retouching. I normally don't do that , but sometimes its necessary

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—Every day is a new adventure. Every day you have an opportunity to make something even better. So I think also right now is that moment.

—如果您是個卡通、小說或電影角色，您想成為誰？為什麼？

—Toothless a ka Nightfury from "How to Train Your Dragon". Smart and sweet

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—My daughter. Shes just pure love

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—Success is when you accomplish something you wanted, also when you make someone happy

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—That is a difficult question. Both are important , but I think that You affect more people, when You are respected. Because then You can create work that is both respected and loved.

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—Booking two full day weddings on the same day. Luckily I discovered it 6 months before these weddings so one of them could easily find new photographer.

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—Both cameras and at least 4 of my main lens. But in addition a laptop and at least one hard drive for making copies of photos.

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—Macro rings because the real macro lens are so much better

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—I study other photographers work and organize model photoshoots few times a year to test something new

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—There are so many of them, but lately I've been keeping my eye on Lupascu's work.

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—I wish I got to understand artificial light earlier

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—When my client is more than happy, their friends love my work also, and I have accomplished my goals

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—Of course. Wedding should be part of our life, but marriage can be even more exciting

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—Make sure You write everything down You know about Your couple and their wedding. You will need it

—明天我會去做...

—Tomorrow I will finish retouching one wedding, create a photo album of antoher one, upload photos to my blog, play with my daughter, visit a friend :D I would do more, but there are only 24 hours in a day