Jurufoto Louis Anthony Duran

—Pertama sekali – siapakah yang boleh anda namakan sebagai jurufoto terbaik di Manila, Filipina? :)

—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.

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—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.

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—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.

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

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

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

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

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

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

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—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.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—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.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

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

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

—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

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah yang boleh mempengaruhi nilai sekeping foto? Apakah elemen nilai itu?

—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.

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

—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.

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

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

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

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—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—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.