攝影師 Tom Robak

—您上相嗎？

—of course I am! :P

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—That's a long story... photography is a passion initiated by my father so I'm taking pictures for 12 years or so...

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—light, fun and location

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—OMG, I'm travelling all the time. I even have a bucket list with places to visit... this is a typical photographic bucket list, so if any couple is getting married in a location from my bucket list we need to talk :) find out more on my website

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—It makes me very happy doing things for living that I enjoy. It’s better than doing things you don’t enjoy… right?

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—hmm... not enough time to do more&more :)

—攝影的前景如何？

—I'm not sure... but the future of my wedding photography is clear. On November 2016 I'm moving out from UK to Dominican Republic. Time for a change, time for new opportunity with wedding locations

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—Being a part in that big day of people in love... you know, I'm a witness of all emotions, I catch them on my pictures!

—您如何應對批評？

—go ahead and try. I love it! Thanks to criticism I can improve my artistic soul

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—yes they are and I'm open to all ideas

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—I wrote an article about it. Easy to find on my website. First of all couples should stop thinking about saving money on pictures and find a recommended photographer or if found in google meet or Skype... As a photographer I am always doing a Skype chat with my couples to see if we are a good fit – that's a key to success

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—making an attention! I'm a reportage photographer and this day is about people in love not about photographer... you know what I mean :)

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—the list is very very long... this came with experience...

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—technically: equipment, experience and knowledge... artistic point: the moment, the second... when I take a picture to catch that emotion, tears, smile....

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—This might sounds a bit funny in photographer mouth... Steve Jobs... because he said something important for me and many people:“You can’t look at the competition and say you’re going to do it better.
You have to look at the competition and say you’re going to do it differently”

—您想拍誰？

—people in love getting married in Bali – my current wish

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—Yes I do

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—My favourite two photographers... Ross Harvey and Adam Alex... on my list was also Aga Tomaszek... but this dream came true on 2015 wedding season (we shot together couple times)

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—I'm worry about innocent people involved in war conflicts... and I'm worry because it's not fair

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—wait for that :)

—如果您是個卡通、小說或電影角色，您想成為誰？為什麼？

—I love minions... they r so funny

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—my parents, some politicians, some volunteers, some other people. simply they are the best... that's why

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—success is when I do good things for other people and of course for myself. Measuring success... difficult to describe... I just need to feel that it's a good thing

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—liked – it's all about relationships, friendship....

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—thankfully I haven't done anything wrong :) The worst mistake I remember when I forgot to format memory cards before a wedding... ages ago.. but I've spent plenty of time after wedding on sorting all these images :) removing old one and keeping new one

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—January 2016. I'm going for a month to Dominican Republic. One bag of clothes and second bag of equipment – I will shoot there few weddings and engagement sessions :)

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—no

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—participating in workshops and of course shooting all the time

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—Adam Alex

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—how to run a business :)

—您想用自己的照片說些什麼？

—"that moment"

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

—good people around me and of course new opportunities

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

—they are fantastic and all the time they were supporting me with my ideas... sometimes stupid ideas, but who would listen to smarter parents on youngest ages :) Thanks to them I am who I am

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

—I wouldn't take that chance... I'm absolutely happy with my life. I love my life.

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

—I'm a bit behind during a wedding season with world news. Is it confirmed? do they have marriages?? send me there, please :)

—誰是您的英雄？

—next please :)

—您不重視誰？

—to people who are saying it can't be done... I don't get it, why people are negative to each other... people should support each other not taking down.

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—travelling, pictures, relaxing

—您的哪一面是公眾不曾看到過的？

—I never turn around and walk away showing my back and ignoring people... so won't see my back :)

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—when I see smiles on my clients face

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—nope

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

—very easily! that's a life about it!

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—Dominican Republic... like I mentioned ... moving there soon

—您曾同意嘗試過最愚蠢的事是什麼？

—tv shopping. I purchased a flashlight... damn that was stupid – poor quality :( on the first day of camp it stopped working :)

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—of course...

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

—I love them all!!!! well.. maybe not the racist one

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Yes, I have a dog called Roger :) Lovely westie :D

—您討厭誰或什麼？

—nah, let's keep it positive :)

—人生中最棒的事是：

—freedom

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—luxury

—您的周圍有任何您想改變的事情嗎？

—yes, I'm actually worry about killing innocent people in political wars...

—您希望改變自己的哪一點？

—working on it... just couple of kilograms less :) Life of a busy photographer = no time to cook... junk food is the easiest to get... I've changed that and it looks like I'm on the right track now :)

—您希望改變世界的哪些方面？

—extend our lives... we should live longer to see more

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—sure, just give me a call or meet me for a coffee... and bring your camera with you :)

—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？

—if we talk in the same language right???
"hello, where are you from?"

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—documentary

—明天我會去做...

—a day off :)