Fotograf Joel Garcia

—Er du fotogen?

—According to my mother Yes! = )

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—Good Lighting and the story to tell.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—Definitely Yes.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

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

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

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

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

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

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

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

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—With a positive attitude and an open mind.

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge 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, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—Unseen details, beauty and story.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

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

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

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

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

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

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—The day I married my wife.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—My Wife. Because she is my everything.

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

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

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Respected.

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

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

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

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

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Jerry Ghionis.

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

—Lighting is King.

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—Beauty and importance.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

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

—Hva ville du ha gjort annerledes hvis du kunne reise tilbake i tid?

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

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—Of course.

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—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 ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—Documentary

—I morgen skal jeg...

—something extraordinary.