攝影師 Steven Rooney

—您上相嗎？

—ask my wife

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—I used to work for a director of photography on a couple of movies after learning on super 8 when I was a kid. I spent some time as a graphic designer and retoucher and was always interested in photography. But I was much more interested in digital artistry. I learned to photoshop before I could use a camera. I trained as a teacher and it was at this time that I learned to use a camera. A friend of mine asked me to shoot his wedding. I was still shooting film at the time. I used a canon AE1 which belonged to my Dad.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—impact, composition, emotion (in any order)

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—yes, I do. Thanks for asking.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—That you get to see the best of people

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—when the interior of the church is pink and green.

—攝影的前景如何？

—who knows? Stills from 4k video?

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—When you can catch a perfect moment in time for someone.

—您如何應對批評？

—I take it on the chin and decide that the critic is wrong.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Always. Sadly it makes most photographers seem pretty much the same.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—They have to like the work and the person taking the pictures.

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—Lots, it's a completely differend day from the view of the photographer. It's almost like watching a film and trying not to miss out any parts of the story.

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—the people who are in it.

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—Aliens coming to earth. In case they are bad aliens and want to destroy us.

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—Meeting my wife and the birth of my children.

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—My wife

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—Happiness

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—I don't really care what other people think.

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—My passport, so I can get in to other countries.

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—Practice, practice, practice. I look at my own work, edit my own photos and work out how to make them better next time.

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—Two Mann, Jeff Newsom, Benj Haisch

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—How to use a camera

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

—The chance of creating better photographs.

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—all sorts of stuff

—您的哪一面是公眾不曾看到過的？

—left hand side

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—never

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

—no

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—under the sea

—您討厭誰或什麼？

—I don't hate anything

—您的周圍有任何您想改變的事情嗎？

—chocolate bars should be bigger as standard.

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—Be yourself

—明天我會去做...

—Something