摄影师Joseph Requerme

—您上相吗？

—I am not sure yet. I will have my own wedding in the coming months and we'll know if I am. Technically, yes because I direct my couple by doing the pose first.

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—I got into wedding industry by accident. I was invited to attend a wedding as a guest and I brought with me my 2 days old dslr camera and started taking pictures. To make the story short, the official photographer lost all his photos of the wedding and the couple made my photos as their official(even ordered an album) after 4 years of their wedding. That's where I was inspired to make more love-inspired photos.

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—For me, it is the emotion that is captured in frames. I always make sure that most of my photos are love-inspired. When emotion is in there, composition and post processing style will follow.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—Yes, in fact I am a destination wedding photographer based in Cebu City. I have been to different places in the Philippines and abroad.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—I love to feel and indulge myself into an emotional celebration like weddings and my favorite is the pictorial of the bride and his father, the dance with the father and the groom with his mom. Capturing those are heaven to me.

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—What I don't like is the sore in my feet the day after the wedding. I move a lot to make sure that everything is covered. But it also reminds me of a successful wedding coverage. No sore, meaning I did not do my best.

—摄影的前景如何？

—I think people will start to take photographers like me to unfamiliar and less shot locations and will incorporate adventure along the way.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—The most special thing in wedding photography is the union of two souls. That's where I challenge my self, to get every inch of emotion and historic event in the frames.

—您如何应对批评？

—I have the best and worst critic in the world, my partner in life and she tells me the things that she don't like in the harshest way possible. Every time she do that, I will be hurt but I use that pain in my ego to improve. At the end of the day, I am glad that she made those criticism. Criticisms from people I don't know – I listen to them. Criticism from my clients – I am glad they are all satisfied and if there will be one, I will work my way to correct the problem.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—There are no trends for me. Every couple has its own way of making their wedding a memorable one and each shoot is unique. In fact, the more different the wedding is, the more unique it will become.

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—The couple should and must always like the photographic style of the photographer. No buts and ifs. If you like the work, go for it and tell the photographer. Rates should be the last thing that will hinder in booking a photographer.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—For me, the only thing that is not allowed is shooting beyond the cultural norms of every person. You got to respect it.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—It is the emotion. When people are emotional they forget about their looks and not aware of their surroundings. The photographers on the other hand, hold the tears or just smile behind the camera and capture those moments.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—Its all about the subject, location and composition.

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—A person that can understand different cultures without any hesitation and manage to blend in.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—I love and want to shoot weddings and any life events.

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—I am glad that I don't have.

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—I like to shoot with Jasmine Star. There's a lot of things that I like about her shooting style.

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—I don't get worried that much in terms of shooting. I worry much when I got home and make the photos exist in different places (backup).

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—When I got hired by a Swiss magazine to make a portrait of a typhoon survivor. Eventually, they got married and I was their photographer. The story I told was amazing. The guy saved his queen after typhoon Yolanda and that was the most heart warming story I ever told.

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—My inspiration will always be my partner in life and the photos that I have not captured yet.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—Success in not a destination, it is an ongoing process and cannot be measured. As long as you are happy, you can feel success.

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—Yes, as a human being but not like king.

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—Hiring a cheap 2nd shooter. They just don't get my style. When I started to hire right priced shooter, my output became more valuable.

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—I would take my editor(my partner). She is all in one, my inspiration, my critic, the stylist and can give tons of ideas when I ran out.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—Every piece that I have has its own use, I did not regret buying any of them.

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—By joining photography related clubs and forums. The different opinions gives me ideas on where to improve.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—Jasmine Star

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—I must say that my photographs are created and inspired with love.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—The satisfied and happy clients.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—I do fishing, watching movies and travelling. I love indulging to beach, nature and adventure.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—I don't get satisfied. There is always a margin of unsatisfaction but I make sure that the photos are well processed.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—Yes, I always make sure that I make conversation and help people along the way.

—您想生活在什么地方？

—I love my country and my answer is Philippines. If my clients want me to live in their place for a month then I'll go.

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—For me, Yes. But I should experience it first next year for me to say the whole thing.

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—I like both.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—The best thing in life is love.

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—The most annoying thing in life is disrespect.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Just get your hands dirty and shoot weddings regardless its price. The most important thing is experience. Don't listen to negative and destructive comments.