摄影师Diego Velasquez

—您上相吗？

—I hope I am.

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—At university, during my attendance to arts career, I stumbled upon photography, and started to explore its several types, period during which I was able to carry out several photographic coverages, among those, a violinist performance. Not long after that, she recommended me to photograph her sister ́s wedding, and providing that service, I started to get involved in the wedding photography world.

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—Composition, lighting and creativity.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—Yes, I love to know places and cultures that are new to me.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—Being part of a new family at each wedding, being able to meet new people and to travel.

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—Working on weekends, unfortunately you miss opportunities to share
with your own family and friends, gatherings, birthdays, weddings, etc.

—摄影的前景如何？

—I think that fast advance of technology, social networks and access to information, are a fundamental key for the future of photography.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—I am one of those people that believe that something definitely spiritual happens on a wedding day, with the union of a man and a woman, what is so special? that every couple is unique, with different personalities. Add to that the way a photography tells that story, and you will definitely have a very special result.

—您如何应对批评？

—I am open to critics and suggestions, I personally believe that they help you to grow, as long as these are constructive.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—I think that wedding photography trends already exist, such as photo journalism, artistic type and those that are in constant evolution, as I mentioned before, due to technological advance and globalization.

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—-A good portfolio (not only one or four pictures, a full portfolio). -Responsibility (It is important to have a good feeling with the photographer, in general lines I recommend a pre-wedding session so you can familiarize with the way he works, so you know if he is
punctual, responsible and creative). – Good feedback from its clients.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—Disrespect in any way the photographer or its team.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—How light behaves and to use that to its criteria and definitely the moments.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—A good timing, take and composition creativity, with those elements you can touch people’s heart.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—Dave Grohl, frontman of Foo Fighter

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—Actually no.

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—Victor Lax

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—I am worried about people with a lot of power that deceive and inject hate in people, there is nothing more dangerous that a mischievous person with power.

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—I do not want to sound religious, but I will sound like it anyways, definitely the day I met Jesus Christ, thanks to some friends.

—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？

—Hahaha Goku, to defeat all bad guys.

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—I have a lot of people that I admire, but the most important and relevant was one, that the simplest thing he did was to divide history in before and after Him, his name is Jesus Christ and his life has a lot of lessons.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—I think that success is relative, maybe an achievement for me, might not be so relevant for another person, is to be able to say one day: I wish to do, to have or achieve said thing, for example a family, work in want you love, understand that happiness is not given by thing but is shared.

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—To feel respected.

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—Not understanding well the client.

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—I think one of the most effective tools nowadays when you are on a trip is the smartphone, since I have there my contacts, the GPS and good camera integrated, also my professional camera with one or two lenses in case I want a picture for myself.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—Not so far. If I want to buy something, I investigate a lot and if a colleague has it, I ask for their opinion, to verify my purchase.

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—I think that reading a lot, we live in an era where all information or a big part of it is on the internet, investing in knowledge and my favorite, sharing with colleagues.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—Pedro Cabrera, Erika y Lanny Mann

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

—Not always the best photographs are taken with a USD $8.000 camera.

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—That I love my job.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—That tomorrow I will find a better image.

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—My parents were strict with some things and with others not, and I think I worked out.

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—I would be more disciplined in everything, big entrepreneurs or artists always agree on discipline. As I was once taught, discipline can defeat the most talented artist.

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—It is not something that takes my breath away but it would be very interesting.

—谁是您的英雄？

—Jesus Christ, for taking my place at the cross.
My mother, for being the way she is with her children.
Pastor Alejandro, Jacobo García and Jay Watkins
Patricia Guinand, founder of Muchas Manos children’s home
My brother Sebastian for being so brave to study medicine in another country.
And many many more.

—您不尊重谁？

—I believe that everyone on this life deserves respect, but people can lose credibility, even respect, at this moment I feel no respect for the entire political system of my beautiful country Venezuela.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—I share with my wife, I watch a good movie.

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—I think I always try to show my best side to people, but when I am upset is something difficult to cover.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—Not completely, I think there is still a lot to do.

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—I think that there are roles for each one, for example I am not going to tell my wife to change the flat tire, but that doesn’t mean she can’t do it by herself.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—I think that friends are not everything there is, but I do consider myself extrovert and social.

—您想生活在什么地方？

—In Venezuela with another government system.

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—To participate in a low budget short film with a bad script and a bad director.

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Definitely yes.

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—No, I am bad for jokes.

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—I like dogs, I would never have cats.

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—I hate people that take advantage of others, with lies or by force, it ́s something that really bothers me.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—My relation with God.

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Being upset with my wife.

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—Things like people throwing garbage where it is intended, or people thinking that the government is going to give them everything.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—My love for junk food.

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

—Among many things that worry me a lot, is the damage that we are doing to planet earth and the global warming as its consequence.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Yes, invest in knowledge, not only with money but with time and effort, the camera does not make the photographer, and to learn to respect people that have more years in the profession that us.

—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？

—A SELLLFIIIIIIEEEEEE…..!!!!!

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—A science fiction movie.

—明天我会去做...

—Thank God I am on vacations and I am going to share with my family.