攝影師 Tim Stephenson

—首先─您認為誰是諾里奇, 英國最優秀的攝影師呢？ :)

—Well, me.. obviously ;-)
There are many fabulous photographers in Norwich who I deeply respect and would be in the running for "best".. Not going to name names. I firmly believe everyone has their own niche and as we're all different, with different styles & approaches, we all get along brilliantly and life is good!

—您上相嗎？

—Nope! Much safer behind the camera!

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—Have always loved photography from an early age and adore the fact I get to be a part of so many awesomely unique special days AND do what I love doing :)

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—It has to tell a story – if the image doesn't speak to you or trigger an emotional reaction, it's not "good" :)

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Yes! I love seeing new places.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Being able to capture unique moments and making people happy!

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Editing and admin

—攝影的前景如何？

—Sadly I've worn out my crystal ball

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—Unique unrepeatable moments – no opportunity to simply do stuff again. Has to be right, first time, every time.

—您如何應對批評？

—Willingly – firmly believe you should never stop learning and handling criticism / feedback is a vital part of that.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—Digital only – USBs are disappearing in favour of online galleries and am finding traditional group shots are less in demand this year than in previous. Much more of a trend towards fun, genuine documentary coverage.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—You've got to get on with your photographer (we spend a LOT of time together on the day) and trust them to do what they do.

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Disrupting the natural ebb & flow of events. Staging shots destroys realism.

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—Artificial lighting colour & quality!!

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—Strong composition, interesting subject, emotive content.

—您想拍誰？

—Happy people!

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—Don't think so.... Probably have something somewhere but we'll see!

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—Missing something; gear failures, not getting to a wedding!

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—Both? Probably respected but would happily accept liked.

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—Dropped a camera once... during morning preparations. Fortunately, it bounced.

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—Enough gear to cover most eventualities!

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—A massive, expensive, illuminated backdrop – had a vision of shooting studio images with clean white backgrounds... it's been in the garage for 3 years now.

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—Continually learning. Have to keep learning – blogs, social media, workshops; soaking up everything I can to further my craft.

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—You won't be perfect from day 1.

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

—Start shooting professionally earlier

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

—It must be out there.... somewhere!

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—Edit & catch up on life/family!

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—Never.. when that day arrives it's time to hang up the cameras.