Fotograf Joel Garcia

—Er du fotogen?

—According to my mother Yes! = )

—Hvordan blev du en del af fotografiindustrien?

—I easily get bored in one genre in photography and wedding photography is the perfect venue for me to photograph various genre like portraits, landscapes, still life, photojournalism, glamour and fashion. Also one of the reason why I decided to pursue wedding photography is Jerry Ghionis. I attended one of his workshop here in Manila and from that very moment, I knew that this is what I want to do, left my corporate job and be one of the best wedding photographer in the planet.

—Hvad er de vigtigste komponenter i et godt billede efter din mening?

—Good Lighting and the story to tell.

—Elsker du at rejse?

—Definitely Yes.

—Hvad kan du bedst lide ved dit fag?

—An opportunity to be an eyewitness and the privelege to capture the story of the wedding couple.

—Hvad synes du mindre godt om ved dit fag?

—Post Production. because we are still doing it ourselves. We are very hands on. From start to finish.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for fotografering?

—Hopefully the wedding album production are still there and not relying only through digital files.

—Hvad er der specielt ved den fotografigenre, du specialiserer dig i?

—Is it special because you can immortalize memories of Love and stories through your photographs.

—Hvordan håndterer du kritik?

—With a positive attitude and an open mind.

—Hvad bør kriterierne være for en kunde, der skal vælge en fotograf?

—They should be comfortable and at ease with their wedding photographer because no matter how good or popular that photographer maybe if they are rude and disrespectful it will just create bad vibes that can ruin the relationship on the day of the wedding.

—Hvilke detaljer, der som regel går ubemærket hen, vil en fotograf bemærke?

—Unseen details, beauty and story.

—Hvem vil du gerne fotografere?

—Beauty, relationships, details, story and of course LOVE.

—Hvem ville du gerne fotografere sammen med?

—My Wife Ma-anne, because when we are together we are invincible...we are every where.

—Hvad bekymrer du dig om, og hvorfor?

—Nothing, we can shoot in any kind of environment and weather.

—Hvad har været det mest imponerende øjeblik i dit liv?

—The day I married my wife.

—Hvem inspirerer dig i dit liv, og hvorfor?

—My Wife. Because she is my everything.

—Hvordan definerer du succes? Hvordan måler du det?

—For me success is to have a "Satisfied Mind. "

—Foretrækker du, at folk kan lide dig, eller at de respekterer dig?

—Respected.

—Når du skal rejse, hvad tager du så med dig, og hvorfor?

—My camera. Why? Because it's a must. = )

—Er der noget, du ville ønske, du ikke havde købt blandt de tingester, som du ejer? Hvorfor?

—Buying a third party lens. Why? It's sucks.

—Hvordan uddanner du dig selv til at tage bedre billeder?

—Be more observant, sensitive, instinctive and be a master of finding quality light .

—Hvis arbejde har haft størst indflydelse på dig som fotograf?

—Jerry Ghionis.

—Hvad er det eneste, du ville ønske, du vidste, da du begyndte at tage billeder?

—Lighting is King.

—Hvad vil du gerne fortælle med dine fotografier?

—Beauty and importance.

—Hvad motiverer dig til at fortsætte med at tage billeder?

—It's my passion at the same time it's my profession.

—Hvis du kunne gå tilbage i tiden, hvad ville du så gøre anderledes?

—I should start early in photography. I'm a late bloomer. = )

—Er der liv efter ægteskabet?

—Of course.

—Kan du give et par råd til de fotografer, som lige er startet?

—Do it for Passion and love at first and everything will follows. There's no boring wedding couple only boring photographers. And the most important tip: Before you shoot a wedding, don't forget to remove your cap lens. = )

—Hvis du bliver spurgt, om du vil indspille en film, hvilken genre vil det så være?

—Documentary

—I morgen tager jeg ud og...

—something extraordinary.