摄影师Louis Anthony Duran

—首先——您能否指出谁是来自馬尼拉市, 菲律宾的最优秀的摄影师？:)

—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.

—您上相吗？

—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.

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—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.

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

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

—您热爱旅行吗？

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

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—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.

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—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

—摄影的前景如何？

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

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—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.

—您如何应对批评？

—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.

—摄影有什么趋势？

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

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—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.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—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

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—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.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—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.

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—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.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

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

—您有职业禁忌吗？

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—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—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.