I'm listening to "Your Song" by Elton John & Alessandro Safina while writing this, I do love to listen to songs while I'm doing my work, :) surprisingly listening to songs always helps me to come out with something that I can write on what I think at this moment.. In the beginning of my road of shooting weddings, I always think of "getting what you see as it is, Louis, remember not to pose anything" hahaha I guess this is what people will say I'm a surrealism freak! I guess that is the challenge of being a photographer, record down the event as it is, not so much of indulging of directing everything you come across just because you saw that same marvelous shots by some other photographer, therefore, you need to create one. I did this mistakes many times... I think my client loves it, but in fact they don't really do... in fact, they loved those simple yet heart "wrenching" shots like family group photos! (yeah you might laugh at me posting this, but this is what I noticed, they might have certain family members that the couple haven't seen them for years ok!) I'm blessed to have photographer friends to encourage each other on building your own style, to express your own creativity and to have your own views on certain things happening around you... I guess this is how you will grow as a person and not mimicking anyone :) *1 line from the song for all my lovely clients "And you can tell everybody this is your song" :)
2 comments:
Photography can never depart from it's original documentary form. Recording what's important. Photographers who think too highly of themselves as artists should just drop their cameras and go learn painting! How can we not record an important group photograph for example, and tell people "we only shoot "arts", your pose is not artistic enough". Good Post!
I like group photo :p
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