Photographer Elie Damas

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—I don't think so. I am not very good at taking the pose, i prefer much more to be on the other side of the camera.

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—Not thanks to the relations :) I don't know anyone in the wedding world. Passion of photography brought me here.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—Light, posing, action, composition, focus, post-processing... a good photo is the result of many things working well together.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—Yes I am the kind of people who likes to go out and see new things.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—The challenge. Doing photography at professional level requieres commitment, and there is no limit...

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—When I have to do something I alrealdy done before.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—I don't believe that film will continue to progress. I think that photographers wil focus on styling and posing more and more.

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—There's everything in wedding photography, reportage, portrait, details, emotions...

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—Is it from my clients or not ? Because just my clients matters.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—Film is a big trend now. But I don't think it's a good thing for clients : it increases the price drastically, and the goal is mostly to remove the editing work of the photographers.

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—The style of the photos. Do you like emotions or fashion ? Do you like light and airy or moody ?

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

—Thinking about something else...

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—Contrast of light and color temperature !

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

—I think that elegance is the most important when it comes to the value of a photo.

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—I don't believe in people but on whqt they produce.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—Nice and sincere couples.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—I don't think so.

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—Greg Finck. He's my favorite photographer.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—The weather. I still can't control it :D

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—Every sunsets.

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

—Indiana Jones. I like adventure, when it's finishing well :)

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—Intellectuals, they know so much, I wish I know as much as them.

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

—I think that success is when you are satisfied with what you do. That can happen anytime.

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—I wish people to like my photography, so "liked".

—Ano ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ang nagawa mo sa trabaho?

—I never do big mistakes :D

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

—My smartphone. There's everything you need on a smartphone when you travel.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—Books, workshops, internet, there are many ways of improving your skills.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

—Jose Villa, Greg Finck.

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—Camera doesn't matter.