Nhiếp ảnh gia Louis Anthony Duran

—Trước tiên - ai là người bạn cho là tốt nhất nhiếp ảnh gia trong Manila, Phi-lip-pin? :)

—Michael "Mico" Gonzales of Mayad Studios of course. He's the photographer of the new age. Combining art, beauty and story into his photos. He is my mentor and now one of the most sought after photographers, not just in Manila, but also world wide.

—Bạn có ăn ảnh không?

—My angles are a bit hard to find, but I consider myself as a friend of the camera, both as a subject and as a photographer.

—Bạn bước chân vào nghề chụp ảnh như thế nào?

—I was a Photo Editor/Colorist for 4 years. I decided I really love the industry of documenting love and marriage. The only growth I needed was to be out in the field and be the one to capture these images.

—Theo ý kiến của bạn, những thành phần nào là quan trọng nhất của một bức ảnh đẹp?

—Emotions, first. Story comes second. The rest is framing, color treatment, atmosphere, background and all.

—Bạn có yêu thích du lịch không?

—Very much. I see new inspiration in all the travels I make.

—Điều bạn thích nhất trong nghề của mình là gì?

—Seeing the marriages I help document, flourish into a family rooted union. Just seeing them grow more and thinking that I have been part of this certain marriage is enough to make me smile.

—Điều bạn không thích nhất trong nghề của mình là gì?

—Not much, all the things I dislike are the things I strive to improve and get comfortable with until it's bearable to me. Until it becomes my strength

—Tương lai của nghề chụp ảnh sẽ như thế nào?

—I believe we are heading outwards the classic traditional treatment. To something more candid, more storry-filled, treatment.

—Bạn có chuyên môn đặc biệt về thể loại ảnh nào?

—The atmosphere. To be in a room filled with excitement, love, and all the magic. As a very empathic person, feeling this atmosphere makes me want to do more. See more stories and capture them as they happen.

—Thái độ của bạn trước những lời phê bình như thế nào?

—Positively. It's 2019. People are becoming more judgemental and sensitive at the same time. Now it's up to you whether you'd use their statements as something to motivate you to get better, or to just bring you down and discourage you from all that you want to do.

—Có bất kỳ xu hướng nào trong ngành nhiếp ảnh không?

—Right now, people seem to be fascinated by raw, random treatments of weddings and pre weddings.

—Khách hàng nên có tiêu chí nào để lựa chọn nhiếp ảnh gia?

—They should look for someone to fit their vibe. Whether they are fun, quirky, serious, wild, adventurous, intimate, elegant, it goes on. But it has to be the clients personality that the photographers adapt to.

—Cần tránh những điều gì khi chụp ảnh?

—Complicating things. This is a no for a photographer. When you are in a wedding preparation, you should be as comforting as relaxed as you can be so you can ease the tension on your couples. You have to deliver simple and easy instructions for them to be comfortable in front of the camera

—Những chi tiết nào thường bị bỏ qua mà một nhiếp ảnh gia lại để ý?

—Mostly treatment. From the very artistic way to the very classic way. Photography is art. And the artist who can appreciate these details are the photographers themselves.

—Cái gì ảnh hưởng tới giá trị của một tấm ảnh? Giá trị gồm các yếu tố nào?

—Memorability. It sums up the overall feel of the photo. For a photo to be memorable, it has to stand out, not just to capture attention, but to tell a new story, a new perspective.

—Theo ý kiến của bạn người nào có thể là biểu tượng của thế kỷ 21?

—A very innovative person. In all fields, the progress is very fast paced, and this is due to these people finding new ways to create new things.

—Bạn muốn chụp ai?

—I want to take photos of strong successful women with strong stories, capture them in their element.

—Bạn có bất kỳ điều gì cấm kỵ trong nghề nghiệp không?

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—Bạn thích chụp ảnh cùng ai?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—Bạn lo lắng điều gì, và tại sao?

—I worry about me losing passion towards things I do. Passion is my driver in all things. Without it, I will never have the patience to do things, instructions and jobs properly.