摄影师Ed Mash

—首先——您能否指出谁是来自埃克塞特, 联合王国的最优秀的摄影师？:)

—That's such a personal choice for clients. Here in Exeter there are different styles to choose, and different personalities. Clients should pick someone they're comfortable with on the BIG day

—您上相吗？

—Photographers don't appear in many pictures do they....i find it hard to judge an image of myself! I keep getting invited back to parties so I cant be that bad :)

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—Initially I only photographed weddings of close friends, and people I knew, but by personal recommendation the demand has grown....so I made the leap!

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—I think a great photograph has resonance, and shares something with the viewer. Personally if it makes me say 'WOW' or smile, or conveys an idea then it's attractive.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—YES. I've travelled a great deal.....every continent except Antarctica....and I still have a thirst for those unusual out of the way places.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—I love seeing the world through a lens, it brings me close to people, and the important events in their lives. It's a real privilege

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—Missing a special moment.....you can see the image in your mind, and you know you haven't got it...its very disappointing.

—摄影的前景如何？

—Technology is changing cameras, in the future the processing power of the computer will be more integrated into the camera body, with better colour processing, and skin tone rendition.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—I love wedding photography, everyone is dressed up, smiling, and determined to have a great time. The atmosphere is exciting and clients are always happy to engage with the camera.

—您如何应对批评？

—....I haven't received any so far from clients, but I did have a co worker who was brutally critical of everything I did. Its important to listen, be objective, and use it as a learning process.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—I think there is a tendency to use deep apertures, and sharpness as its an inherent part of the digital world. However I always appreciate a photographer who can skilfully handle a shallow aperture to tell the viewer exactly where to look (Sorry that was a technical answer!)

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—Choose a style of photography that speaks to you personally and best encapsulates your values. Also go for the best budget you can afford...a good photographer will make memories you'll look back on for the rest of your life.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—Never force a situation...never make people feel uncomfortable, dress for the wedding and blend into the guests to capture those discreet moments.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—I think unnoticed details is a fault in a wedding photographer, great photographers are masters of seeing, rather than just looking.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—A valuable photo is very much of its time. It's not a wedding photo but Frank Cappas photo "falling Soldier" taken during the Spanish civil war stopped me in my tracks. It's a painful subject but it has always fascinated and haunted me at the same time, you think of the victim, the photographer standing in a war with a camera, and the soldier who fired the bullet.

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—There are so many.....Ghandi probably made the most significant difference to the largest amount of people, so numerically he's top of the list.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—No one springs to mind, but I'm confident I could draw out the best in anyone......so long as they wanted to work with me!

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—I don't believe you should step to far from reality in post production. IMHO over processed photo's don't stand the test of time.

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—Working in a team, or with a partner can be immensely rewarding, I'm always happy working with talented people with ideas and enthusiasm.

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—Its a worry trying to cover the increasing cost of, cameras, lenses, hard disk storage, and computers. Most clients are unaware of this. For instance at the last wedding I photographed my equipment totalled 25K (that said Ive got the best kit in the world, and that's to be expected on the big day)

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—The birth of my first son.

—如果有机会成为一个动画、文学或电影人物，您想成为谁？为什么？

—Great question! Put me down as Harry Potter, I like the glasses, and the wand would be very useful on shoots.

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—I don't think there's one person, but I'm also a painter, and so art, paintings, and ideas, have always been a constant source of inspiration.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—It's hard to quantify success but I have all the important things I need in my life already.

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—I always strive for high end results so for me its more important to be liked for the person I am, and the body of my work. If people don't respect me there's not much I can do about it.

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—Missing THE shot!

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—When I was 23 a good friend gave me a copy of "Four Quartets" by T.S Eliot. Its slim and fits in every rucsac or camera bag. I only carry it when I'm travelling but its quixotic view of infinity constantly surprises me with its relevance in new locations.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—I don't like phone calls when I'm working so I have to say the mobile phone....I know that's heretical these days!

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—Research is a big part of expanding your skill set. I'm constantly looking to develop and expand through experimentation with the camera or computer, or both.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—I think I'm influenced by many images rather than one photographer in person.

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

—More computer skills:)

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—Intimacy and resonance are very important, but also a sense of place....images are like time capsules I want people to look back and feel connected with the images, again and again.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—There's always a sense of the perfect shot being around the next corner, something more special, more romantic, more FUN.....so I keep searching.

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—My parents were very relaxed and open minded in their guidance....so I guess a tiny bit more strictness might have been a good thing?

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—I'm a very positive person and I think reflection on the past can be self absorbing so I prefer to embrace the future.

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—Definitely...sadly due to deep time its going to be very hard to find.

—谁是您的英雄？

—I've mentioned Ghandi but I'd happily add Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein, Marie Curie, Dickens, Tesla, Jane Austen.

—您不尊重谁？

—The tiny minded despots who've sacrificed millions of lives in vain.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—Well the camera's always with me out walking, or at art galleries, meeting up with friends, and of course with my family. At home I love to cook, and my garden is a small oasis.

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—Its always good to keep your professional side towards the public, but if I'm honest I'm a bit shy so I keep that well hidden.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—Tough question......i need to learn to stop tweaking.

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—I'm not really a traditional person, and having had a very liberal background I trust other people to make the choices that are best suited to them and their perception of gender.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—Yes I make friends easily and I'm very lucky in the friends I have, I still have all my school friends:)

—您想生活在什么地方？

—I live in Devon so I'm spoilt by beautiful coastline in every direction, and two very different national parks. This is a great base for getting the work life balance just right. I'm happy right here.

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—So many things.

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Personally speaking I'm divorced so YES :)

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—" I've gone on the Whisky Diet-I've lost four days already" Tommy Cooper

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—Dogs

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—The art of forgiveness means you don't have to hate anyone, it so unhealthy to carry that emotion around inside you.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Sharing

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Climate change.

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—Personally not much, but politics, world affairs, and the environment are concerns for me.... greater awareness and action by the majority would be a step in the right direction.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—I feel its better to work with what you've got.

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

—A greater sense of balance with the environment.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—If you know where to point a camera, then its easy to learn the technical aspects as you progress. Until then trust your instincts, appreciate your own talent, and go and grab as much experience as you possibly can.

—如果外星人来到地球并且您是他们见到的第一个人，您会跟他们说什么？

—Watch out for the others!

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—Science Fiction

—明天我会去做...

—Put the house in order and get organised.