—写真家選択の際に、お客様が基準とすべきことは何ですか？

—1. Style (what makes them special)
2. Personality (are they fun and friendly)
3. Value (are they fair and offer great products and services)

—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか？

—My background in Marketing and Advertising help me understand the power of story-telling. I was an amateur photographer and it was a simple hobby until I decided to take several photos during one of my friends' wedding. He ended up loving my photos more than the wedding photographer's and encouraged me to create a website. The rest is history.

—写真写りは良い方ですか？

—My beautiful wife Bao Han is much more photogenic than I will ever be.

—良い写真を撮影するにあたって最も重要な要素とは何であるか、ご意見をお聞かせいただけますでしょうか？

—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
5. Light source

—旅行が好きですか？

—I have been fortunate to have travelled all over the world, learning about new cultures and its people.

—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか？

—Making people feel special about themselves is the biggest reward. We want our clients to feel like stars because they are stars. We just help them get it out of them.

—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか？

—When you love what you do, it's not a job anymore. We love every minute of what we do.

—批判に対処するには？

—Life is constantly about learning. We learn every day, whether it's from a personal or professional point of view. We welcome constructive criticism that will help us grow as a company and as human beings.

—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか？

—Anything goes, even though the crazy uncle with his iPad drives us crazy at times!

—未来の写真撮影とはどのようなものでしょうか？

—I want to believe that wedding photographers are in a great position to lead and manage the whole wedding day in the near future. They need to have a solid grasp of every event that will occur on that day and plan accordingly.

—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは？

—We are so fortunate to play a role in the union of two people that love each other and want to broadcast this to the world. We have the responsibility to capture these unique moments and offer them something they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

—写真家選択の際に、お客様が基準とすべきことは何ですか？

—1) Do you like the photographer's work? 2) Do you like the photographer? Simple as that.

—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか？

—In 2008, I was already doing amateur photography for a couple of year. To do something different for a change, I asked my uncle if I could photograph his wedding. It was his second marriage, they were not asking for a photographer, so there was little risk. I ended up liking it so much, that I decided to do it more.

—写真写りは良い方ですか？

—No! I much rather be behind a camera.

—良い写真を撮影するにあたって最も重要な要素とは何であるか、ご意見をお聞かせいただけますでしょうか？

—Above all, the photo has to have a certain impact. Wether that's an intense emotion, a good vibe, or just a spectaculair visual impact. After that comes the technical part. So a good lighting, composition, etcetera. But for me, the impact is the most important part, by far.

—旅行が好きですか？

—Yes, but with moderation though. I'd love to do 3-5 destination weddings a year. I don't think I'd enjoy doing 10, 15 or even more.

—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか？

—It sounds like a horrible cliché, but it's true: Every wedding is different. You never really know what's going to happen. Surprises can happen at every moment. Besides that, I think it's a great honor to be asked to create lifelong memories for the people that are getting married. 5, 10, 25 or even 50 years after they get married, people still remember who took their wedding photos. It's pretty wonderful that you can be an important part in people's lives.

—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか？

—Basically: The postprocessing. I have a horrible concentration when it comes to editing. I love editing my 50-75 favorites from a wedding, but after that, it gets hard for me to keep focused.

—批判に対処するには？

—I try to extract what people really mean with their comments. Some people have difficulties in finding the right words to give feedback, sometimes making them sound rude. But I always try to figure out what's the real message there.

—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか？

—'Allowed' is a big word. I'm not the one to say what's allowed or not. However, I don't like to unnecessarily intervene in a wedding. With the exception of the posed shots, I don't like having to tell people what to do, where to stand or how to look.

—未来の写真撮影とはどのようなものでしょうか？

—I think the future of wedding photography will be a further evolution of the direction it's going in right now. More journalistic stuff, more moments. But besides that: technical advances. Faster camera's, better low light capabilities, and other accessories like drones, light field cameras, and stuff like that, giving photographers even more tools to being creative.

—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは？

—I love many aspects of it. I love the fact that people are in a good mood, they take the time to look good as well. People get married in beautiful venues, and you as a photographer gets to be a part of so many people's special day. That's amazing.

—写真家選択の際に、お客様が基準とすべきことは何ですか？

—Personality and photographic style. Make sure you like both.

—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか？

—Backwards through the fashion and editorial industry that I grew up as a photographer in Calgary. I moved to Ottawa and applied my talents on the wedding industry with the photography skills I learned in the fashion industry.

—写真写りは良い方ですか？

—I believe we are all photogenic. Beauty starts on the inside and it radiates out.

—良い写真を撮影するにあたって最も重要な要素とは何であるか、ご意見をお聞かせいただけますでしょうか？

—Capturing the life force behind my subjects.

—旅行が好きですか？

—Absolutely YES.

—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか？

—Th formula for photography stands true and consistent, lighting composition exposures so that supports my need for consistency BUT I love the variation I find in locations, clients and every project is just that little bit different to keep me excited about creating images and capturing life changing moments.

—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか？

—The paperwork.

—批判に対処するには？

—Constuctively.

—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか？

—A bad attitude.

—未来の写真撮影とはどのようなものでしょうか？

—I see wedding photography as an editorial. I LOVE documenting the day in the life elements at each wedding. Wedding photography progress's as does the world around us.

—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは？

—The people I get to meet. Capturing moments for them to look back on for years to come.