摄影师Ben Kelmer

—首先——您能否指出谁是来自特拉维夫, 以色列的最优秀的摄影师？:)

—I think one of the most interesting photographers in tel Aviv is Jen sladkov
jensladkov.com/

—您上相吗？

—Depend on when I wake up

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—Well, I was always into photography since high school, but 10 years ago I got a job as a photographer for an internet news website in Israel and from that point on things started to take off

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—when I look at a photo I try to see real filings and real emotions, in my eyes, those are the thing that will get the viewers eyes the most

—您热爱旅行吗？

—Sure, and especially now when I have two kids its fantastic thing to travel with them and to have the ability to show them the world

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—I think the chance I have in meeting new people almost every day is something that I will never get bored off

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—all the logistic stuff (booking, meetings, accounting, etc..) let me shoot all day and I will be fine

—摄影的前景如何？

—These days when I'm answering this interview (Covid-19), we are having one of the most challenging times as photographers.
But I see more and more bookings for small family portraits; people want to remember and to have a visual memory of themself.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—I shoot people, and I don't describe my self, if it's with people and to document real situations, I'm in. I think that that's the unique thing about it, the ability to show people how that looks like and how they beehive with their own family.

—您如何应对批评？

—It's part of the job, and you have to understand that not everyone is going to like what you do, and I think that's good. You want to distinguish yourself from other photographers, not to be like everyone else.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—Sure, like in any other industry, but try to avoid it, trends are for people that don't want to be creative if you're going to be unique, so don't copy-paste other people work

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—I don't think there's one criterion, in the end, it comes to how people create when they see a photo of you, how it makes them feel.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—in my opinion, I try not to tell people how to act and how to move when I photograph them, I want them to be themselves for them to resonate with the work I do

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—The small thing that people don't pay attention to, let's say the groom forget to unzip one button, the photographer will notice it and will tell him to close it

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—I think that in these days, its Donald Trump, unfortunately, but I think he represents the fact that people are looking for shortcuts in life and in business. And there's no shortcut, if you want to succeed you have to put in the work. I think people elected him cause that thought that in 4 years he will come and change everything and now we see that its not the case.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—I would be happy to photograph the Queen of England. I already photograph her son and one grandson.

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—I was a photojournalist for almost seven years, and I shoot a lot of stuff that happened in my country even during challenging situations, but I would not photograph something that I would have thought that will cause the other person to fill like I misrepresent what really took place.

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—I would like to work with Magnum photographer Alex Webb

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—I worry about the fact that there are more and more wedding photographers out there today that don't know how to price the work that they do and they are bringing the industry down

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—I think the birth of my children's :)

—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？

—Spiderman, for sure, to have the ability to reach places in the coolest way.

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—I think that my father was an inspiration to me, he was a captain on container ships and he works hard, I think the working morality I got is from him.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—It changes every time, I think. now success for me is to see my children grow up and becoming the amazing people that they are ❤️

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—respected for sure.

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—only one? :) that's how we learn the best, one time, I doubled book a wedding, and I only noticed it a week before the wedding.

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—Now I try to travel as light as I can. So I only take with me the FUJIX100F, which is small and great for traveling + the Yashica 635 with B&W film for the more artwork that I do.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—I bought a polaroid Fujifilm camera that I only used a few times and then I got bored with it

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—I try (before covid19) to attend a workshop once a year, it doesn't have to be from a wedding photographer.
My all-time favorite workshop was in NYC with Alex Webb.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—Alex Webb is one of the greatest photographers, in my opinion. I also really like the work of Chris Hondros, that was one of the greatest war photographers in modern times.

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

—How to charge for my work

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—I'm just trying to tell an authentic story.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—The feedback from my clients but also I just like it too much, it feels great every time I see that I have an exciting frame.

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—I would have acted differently with the money I earned and invest it more carefully

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—I love the sea, so I try to go swimming when I can or going on diving trips.

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—I don't share a lot of my family, it's our moments.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—Never :)

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—No, in our house we are equal, we both have demanding jobs and the kids.
we try to be both of us with them and without the iPhone from 5-7 when its just family time

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—Yes, part of being a people photographer.

—您想生活在什么地方？

—I would like to live for one year in New Zealand, as a Hobbit fun, I think that's the perfect place for me.

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Sure, it's just gets better over time

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—Dogs

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—As you may have guessed i think that my time with my kids is the best thing I have

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—A lot.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Yes, understand that success is something that takes time, be patient in the long run, keep learning, and do every job the best you can, and the work plus success will follow.

—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？

—Want coffee?

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—SCI-FI

—明天我会去做...

—The same