攝影師 Tom Wishart

—首先─您認為誰是Swanage, 英國最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—I'd have to put my hand on heart and name Murray and Myself as the best wedding photographers in Swanage

—您上相嗎？

—Oh hell no, but the more time I spend in front of the camera the better I am at having my photograph taken

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—I am the son of a photography teacher, discovering my passion for photography and playing with pinhole cameras at the age of three. He was then trained as a photojournalist and found that shooting weddings were my ideal creative outlet. As a wedding photographer I can combine so many different aspects and techniques into my work. I have since developed a passion for capturing people’s natural characters and emotions as well as incorporating experimental photographic techniques into my wedding photography.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—Capturing the true emotion of the moment and conveying it well. If i can produce an image that required looking at more than once to understand it I am happy.

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Absolutely, I have spent time travelling around Europe, South America, North America and Australia burning through film and memory cards like there was no tomorrow.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Meeting brides and grooms and being a part of their wonderful weddings. Also being able to work with one of my best friends to create something we are both passionate about.

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—The incredibly long and sometimes unsocial hours spent working on images

—攝影的前景如何？

—I think the standards of wedding photography will continue to steadily improve as those at the top of their game differentiate themselves from the crowd. I also believe that available technology will have a major impact on the way we work and the equipment we work with.

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—The conveyance of real emotion and the ability to take someone back to the feeling of a certain time and place with an image.

—您如何應對批評？

—As a tool to improve

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Always, but I believe in keeping them at a considered arms length. I think wedding photography should be timeless, god forbid any of my clients look back at their images and think they look dated.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—The quality and style of the images should match the couples requirements but as equally important they should get along like a house on fire. After all we are the only suppliers with a bride and groom for their entire day

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Interrupting and obtruding the natural flow of a wedding day

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—So many things; relevant little details, unusual compositions, the best of light and colour

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—How long is a piece of string? Virtually everything influences the value of a photograph and its elements.

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—I don't think any single person can be a symbol for a 100 year period

—您想拍誰？

—Pretty much everything, particularly things that others wouldn't regard as photo worthy when they really are

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—Nope

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—Murray- and I do!

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—Not a lot- I'm a pretty happy go lucky kinda guy

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—Witnessing the birth of my children – there's no way I could have achieved that!

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—A multitude of things and people, but mainly being in the outdoor and nature

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—By happiness and how much i feel

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—A or B – surely it's A and B

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—With constant research, learning, experimentation and collaboration

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—Bill Brandt, Andreas Gursky, Cartier-Bresson, my mother, Martin Parr, Murray Lambert

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—How to run a business

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

—The joy I feel creating and delivering them

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

—Neither

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—Mountain Biking, Camping, Exploring, Surfing, Cooking, Drumming

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—Nope

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

—Absolutely

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—By the sea in Dorset

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—A lot of it and it just keeps on gettign better

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

—Dwarf Shortage

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—I love both but have a large black dog ATM

—人生中最棒的事是：

—working for yourself

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—working for yourself

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—Learn from others mistakes and seek guidance from those with expertise and experience

—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？

—We are mostly harmless

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—Anything but horror (I have an overactive imagination)