Moments in Construction
by H. Suzuki
TJ: What makes a good picture stand out from an average photo?
Suzuki: A good picture moves viewers. Good pictures extract the intention of objects and invoke the feelings of viewers. In other words, a dialogue between objects and viewers is enabled.
TJ: Location and weather conditions seem to be crucial aspects to a successful picture. How do you handle these unpredictable factors?
Suzuki: I canโt control them, so it canโt be helped. But I think I am lucky in terms of unpredictable factors. For four years, I had a lot of luck. For example, I took a picture of 2,000 people gathered at a morning meeting in a construction area. Although such meetings were planned to be held regularly after that, they didnโt happen again. I need to rely on luck and instinct.
TJ: ๅชใใๅ็ใจๆฎ้ใฎๅ็ใ้ใฆใใใฎใฏไฝ ใฆใใใใใใ
ในในใใญ: ่ฟซใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใใใใชใใใฎ้ใ ใฆใใใญใ่ขซๅไฝใฎๆๅณใๅผใๅบใใ่ฆใไบบใฎๅ
ฑ ๆใๅผใตใใใคใพใ่ขซๅไฝใจ่ฆใไบบใฎๅฏพ่ฉฑใๅฏ่ฝ ใซใใใฎใใๅชใใๅ็ใฆใใใใใ
TJ: ใญใฑโใทใงใณใๅคฉๅใฏๅ็ใฎๆๅฆใซ้่ฆใช ๅฝฑ้ฟใไธใใใจๆใใใพใใใใใใใใไบๆธฌไธ ๅฏ่ฝใช่ฆๅ ใซใจใใฎใใใซๅฏพๅฟใชใใฃใฆใใพใ ใ?
ในในใใญ: ใใใฏใจใใใใใใใชใใใจใฆใใใใฆใ ใใใใฎ4ๅนด้ใฎ็ต้จใ่ใใใจใๅใฏใใคใฆ ใใใจๆใใพใใใใจใใฏใใใใๅทฅไบ็พๅ ดใฆใ 2000 ไบบใใ้ใพใฃใๆ็คผใฎๅ็ใๆฎใใพใใใ ใใฎๅพใใใฎๆ็คผใฏๅฎๆ็ใซ้ใใใใฏใใใฆใใ ใใใใ็ตๅฑ 2000 ไบบใใฎไบบใใ้ใพใใใจใฏไบๅบฆ ใจใใใพใใใฆใใใใ้ใจ็ดๆใฏๅคงไบใใใจๆใ ใพใใ
Moments in Construction Photography
by H. Suzuki
TJ: What makes a good picture stand out from an average photo?
Suzuki: A good picture moves viewers. Good pictures extract the intention of objects and invoke the feelings of viewers. In other words, a dialogue between objects and viewers is enabled.
TJ: Location and weather conditions seem to be crucial aspects to a successful picture. How do you handle these unpredictable factors?
Suzuki: I canโt control them, so it canโt be helped. But I think I am lucky in terms of unpredictable factors. For four years, I had a lot of luck. For example, I took a picture of 2,000 people gathered at a morning meeting in a construction area. Although such meetings were planned to be held regularly after that, they didnโt happen again. I need to rely on luck and instinct.
TJ: What kind of camera and lens do you use? Why?
Suzuki: I use a Nikon D90. I believe Nikon and Canon are the only options for cameras. I donโt get a new one so frequently. I am the type of person who sticks with a long-time love. I take pictures based on my interests, and I donโt have to handle requests from clients, so I can choose cameras freely. Sometimes a very good shot can be taken with a simple compact camera. For example, when Iโm walking and I come across very good and unexpected scenery, I take a picture of it, resulting in a very good shot. Sometimes even a mobile phone camera works well too.
TJ: When you go to photograph something, what do you take with you? Why?
Suzuki: At construction sites, a helmet is indispensable. Safety belts are needed for taking pictures from high places. I also bring two cameras with different lenses. Generally, since we can change lenses on the site, one camera is enough, but it is sometimes troublesome to change lenses at construction sites. So I bring two cameras to avoid changing lenses.
TJ: What are the top skills to have to be a successful photographer?
SUZUKI: Instinct is essential. It is like animalsโ acuteness to feel a presence of prey. In other words, optical inspiration or an extremely sensitive sense of noticing something.
TJ: What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
SUZUKI: I always feel that I wish I knew a lot of things. Especially in terms of digital cameras, I have to know the latest information.
TJ: If you could go back and change something related to your education or your life that would impact your career as a photographer, what would you change or what would you do differently?
SUZUKI: I donโt want to change anything in the past. Everything I experienced all together evolved into my present career. My past as a whole has resulted in the present situation.
TJ: How do you train or educate yourself to take better pictures?
SUZUKI: I have been building up my physique. Because body strength is required at construction sites, and I donโt want to cause trouble. So I take care of my physique deliberately. Otherwise, I tend to stay in the building all day for my other jobs.
TJ: What are the pros and cons of being a photographer?
SUZUKI: Photography is just an activity for me. I would say that a photographer can stop time by capturing a scene. Then I have to figure out how to present the pictures to the audience as a project or assignment. From the viewpoint of a man taking pictures, I relate everything I face as a photograph automatically. These are pros and cons at the same time.
TJ: What is your greatest fear with regards to your career in photography?
SUZUKI: I donโt want to cause any trouble to others. I hate it if any problems happen because of my pictures.
TJ: What does photography mean to you?
SUZUKI: It is a mirror reflection of myself. Through pictures, I rediscover my aesthetic. It is difficult to embody aesthetic, so it is the only way for me.
TJ: What words would your friends use to describe you?
SUZUKI: Cool. Enviableโฆ
TJ: Why do you think Tokyo is an ideal location for the 2020 Olympics?
SUZUKI: As the capital of a nation that experienced disaster, we have to hold the event that provides hope and encourages people. We want to fill a void.
TJ: If the 2020 Olympics are held in Tokyo, what aspects of it would you like to photograph?
SUZUKI: If I have a chance, I want to capture the whole process from demolition to new construction of the National Olympic stadium. For example, pictures of a vacant field and one with a full audience. I like still pictures that express the past drama like moving pictures. I am interested in the process before the event. So it is preferable that Japanese TV programs focus not only on the games but also on the process that the players experience. It is not good to place the
result above the process. tj
TJ: ๅชใใๅ็ใจๆฎ้ใฎๅ็ใ้ใฆใใใฎใฏไฝ ใฆใใใใใใ
ในในใใญ: ่ฟซใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใใใใชใใใฎ้ใ ใฆใใใญใ่ขซๅไฝใฎๆๅณใๅผใๅบใใ่ฆใไบบใฎๅ
ฑ ๆใๅผใตใใใคใพใ่ขซๅไฝใจ่ฆใไบบใฎๅฏพ่ฉฑใๅฏ่ฝ ใซใใใฎใใๅชใใๅ็ใฆใใใใใ
TJ: ใญใฑโใทใงใณใๅคฉๅใฏๅ็ใฎๆๅฆใซ้่ฆใช ๅฝฑ้ฟใไธใใใจๆใใใพใใใใใใใใไบๆธฌไธ ๅฏ่ฝใช่ฆๅ ใซใจใใฎใใใซๅฏพๅฟใชใใฃใฆใใพใ ใ?
ในในใใญ: ใใใฏใจใใใใใใใชใใใจใฆใใใใฆใ ใใใใฎ4ๅนด้ใฎ็ต้จใ่ใใใจใๅใฏใใคใฆ ใใใจๆใใพใใใใจใใฏใใใใๅทฅไบ็พๅ ดใฆใ 2000 ไบบใใ้ใพใฃใๆ็คผใฎๅ็ใๆฎใใพใใใ ใใฎๅพใใใฎๆ็คผใฏๅฎๆ็ใซ้ใใใใฏใใใฆใใ ใใใใ็ตๅฑ 2000 ไบบใใฎไบบใใ้ใพใใใจใฏไบๅบฆ ใจใใใพใใใฆใใใใ้ใจ็ดๆใฏๅคงไบใใใจๆใ ใพใใ
TJ: ใจใใใชใซใกใฉใใจใใใชใฌใณในใใใไฝฟใใฆใใ ใ? ใใใฏใชใใใฆใใใ?
ในในใใญ: ใใณใณใฎ D90 ใไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใไธ็ ไธญใฆใใซใกใฉใฏใปใจใใจใใใณใณใจใญใฃใใณใใ้ธ ๆ่ขใฏใชใใใฆใใใๅใฏ็จๅ
ทใๅคงไบใซใใใฟใค ใใใใใใใใซใกใฉใ้ ป็นใซๅคใใใใใพใใใ ่ๅณใฎใใๅ็ใใๆฎใใชใใใใใฏใฉใคใขใณ ใใฎ่ฆๆใซๅฟใใใๆฎๅฝฑใใใๅฟ
่ฆใใชใใฎใฆใใ ใซใกใฉใฏ่ช็ฑใซ้ธใธใใใใฆใใใใใใๆฎ้ใฎใณใณ ใใใฏใใซใกใฉใฆใใใใใใใๅ็ใใๆฎใใใใจใ ใใใพใใใใจใใฏใๆฃๆญฉใซๅบใฆไบๆณใใใชใใฃ ใๅ
ๆฏใซๅบไผใฃใฆใใใพใใพๆใฃใฆใใใซใกใฉ ใฆใใใใใใใๅ็ใใๆฎใใใใจใใใใพใใๆบ ๅธฏใฎใซใกใฉใไพฟๅฉใฆใใใ
TJ: ๆฎๅฝฑใซ่กใๆใซๅฟ
ใใๆใฃใฆใใใใฎใฏ?ใ ใฎ็็ฑใฏ?
ในในใใญ: ๅทฅไบ็พๅ ดใฆใใฏใใซใกใใใฏๅฟ
้ๅใฆใ ใใใซใกใฉใฏ2ใคๆใฃใฆใใใพใใๆฎ้ใฏใซใก ใฉ1ใคใฆใใฌใณในใใๅคใใใฏใใใใฎใฆใใใใใๅทฅไบ ็พๅ ดใฆใใฏใฌใณในใไบคๆใใใฆใใใชใ็ถๆณใใใฃใใใ ใใฎใฆใใ้ใใฌใณในใใใคใใใซใกใฉใ2ใคๆใฃ ใฆใใใพใใใใจ้ซๆใฆใใฏๅฎๅ
จๅธฏใฆใใใ
TJ: ๅ็ๅฎถใจใใฆๆๅใใใใใซไธๅฏๆฌ ใช็ฅ่ญ ใจในใญใซใฏ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: โ็ฎโใงใใๅ็ฉ็ใช็ฎใๆฌ่ฝใจ่จใ ใฐใใใงใใใใใ็ฒ็ฉใฎๅญๅจใๆ็ฅใงใใ้ญ ใใ็ฎใใจใใงใใญใ
TJ: ๅ็ใๆฎใๅงใใๆใซใใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใฐ ใใใฃใใฎใซใจๆใใใใใจใฏ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ใใคใใใใใใใใจใซใคใใฆ็ฅใฃใฆ ใใใฐใใใฎใซใจๆใใพใใ็นใซใใธใฟใซใซใก ใฉใฎๆไปฃใซใชใฃใฆใๆฉๆขฐใไฝฟใใใชใๆๆฐใฎ็ฅ ่ญใฏใจใฆใ้่ฆใงใใ
TJ: ใ่ช่บซใฎๅญฆๆญดใ็ตๆญดใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใฆใๅ็ๅฎถ ใจใใฆใฎใญใฃใชใขใฎใใใซๅคใใใใใจใใใ ไฝใใฉใๅคใใใใจๆใใพใใ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ไฝใๅคใใใใจใฏๆใใพใใใ้ๅปใฎ ็ต้จใฎๅ
จใฆใไปใฎใญใฃใชใขใซ็ตๅฎใใฆใใใใ ใงใใใใ
TJ: ใใ่ฏใๅ็ใๆฎใใใใซใฉใใชๅชๅใใช ใใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ่ถณ่
ฐใ้ใใใใจใงใใญใๅทฅไบ็พๅ ดใง ใฏไฝๅใๅฟ
่ฆใงใใใใ่ฟทๆใใใใชใใใใซ ๅฅๅบทใซใฏๆฐใไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใๅ็ไปฅๅคใฎไปไบใฎ ใจใใฏไธๆฅไธญๅปบ็ฉใฎๅคใซๅบใชใใใจใๅคใใฎ
ใงใๆ่ญใใฆไฝๅใใคใใใใใซใใฆใใพใใ
TJ: ๅ็ๅฎถใฎ่ฏใ็นใจๆชใ็นใฏ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ็ฎใฎๅใซใใ้ขจๆฏใไบ่ฑกใๅใๅใใ ๆ้ใๆญขใใใใใชใจใใใใใใพใใใใจใฏ ๆฎใฃใใใฎ่จ้ฒใใฉใไบบใ
ใซใ่ฆใใใใใจใ ใๅฎฟ้กใ็บ็ใใพใใๅผทใใฆ่จใใฐใไฝใ่ฆใฆ ใๅ็ใๆฎใใใจใ่ใใฆใใพใใใจใงใใใ ใญใใใใฏใใ้ขใงใใใใๆชใ้ขใงใใใใพ ใใ
TJ: ๅ็ๅฎถใจใใฆไธ็ชๆใใฆใใใใจใฏ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ไบบใซ่ฟทๆใใใใใใจใใคใพใๅใฎๅ ็ใๅๅ ใงไบไปถใ่ตทใใใจใโฆใ
TJ: ใใชใใซใจใฃใฆๅ็ใจใฏ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ่ชๅใๆ ใ้กใงใใ่ชๅใฎ็พๆ่ญใๅ
ท ็พๅใใๅ็บ่ฆใใใฆใใใใใฎใงใใ
TJ: ใๅ้ใใใฉใใชไบบใ ใจ่จใใใพใใ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ในใใญใใใใใพใใโฆใ
TJ: 2020 ๅนดใชใชใณใใใฏใฎ้ๅฌๅฐใจใใฆๆฑไบฌ ใฏใตใใใใใจๆใใใพใใ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ใใฎ้็ฝใ็ต้จใใๅฝใฎ้ฆ้ฝใจใใฆใ ไบบใณใจใซๅธๆใไธใๅ
ๆฐใฅใใใคใใณใใ้ๅฌ ใใในใใงใใๅชๅคฑๆใๅใใใใใซใฏใใใ ๅฟ
่ฆใงใใ
TJ: 2020 ๅนดใซๆฑไบฌใงใชใชใณใใใฏใ้ๅฌใใ ใใใใฉใใใๅ็ใๆฎใใใใงใใ๏ผ
ในใบใญ: ๅฝ็ซ็ซถๆๅ ดใฎๅใๅฃใใจๆฐใใๅปบ็ฏใฎ ้็จใใใฃใณในใใใใฐๆฎใใใใงใใญใใใ ใจ็กไบบใฎ็ซถๆๅ ดใจ่ฆณ่กใงใใตใใ็ซถๆๅ ดใจใใ ้็จใฎใใฉใใ่กจ็พใใๅ็ปใฎใใใชๅ็ใๆฎ ใใใใงใใญใๅใฏ้็จใซ่ๅณใใใใใงใใ ใ ใใๆฅๆฌใฎใใฌใ็ช็ตใๆ่ฟใฏใ็ซถๆใใฎใ ใฎใ ใใงใชใใใใใซ่ณใ้ธๆใฎ็ต้จใซใๆณจ็ฎ ใใฆใใใใจใๆใพใใใจๆใใพใใ็ตๆใฏๅคง
ไบใงใใใใฎ้็จ้่ฆใๅคงไบใชไบใ ใจๆใใพ ใใtj
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