“ Beautiful photographs put you in a particular moment in time . They tell a story and speak to your emotions .”
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“ Beautiful photographs put you in a particular moment in time . They tell a story and speak to your emotions .”
The issue of excessive post processing of images is especially prevalent in the genres of landscape and travel photography and this causes issues of inaccuracy and false realities . What is your take on this ? How much is enough post processing in your opinion ?
It depends . If you ’ re shooting for a travel magazine , then you need to take minimal processing as you would want to keep it as real as possible . But if you don ’ t have a client or you ’ re only shooting for yourself , then you can do any post processing you want on your photographs . Post processing adds an identity to the voice / style of a landscape photographer .
Negros Occidental , 2016
What to you makes a beautiful image ? Beautiful photographs put you in a particular moment in time . They tell a story and speak to your emotions . Beautiful photography possess heart and soul , and a sincere and authentic quality about it .
Advanced technologies , ease of use and the advent of social media channels have made it easy and accessible for non-photographers to take and share their images . Should professional photographers have anything to worry about ?
No . Trust your art and stay true to your art . Don ’ t let society or social media dictate what you want to do . Just never stop making good art .
This 2018 , what do you intend to start ? Any projects or shifts that you plan to take ?
I want to continue my explorations around the Philippines , to travel to some of the untouched islands , and hopefully to publish a book about it soon .
What realities about human existence has a career photographing nature and landscape revealed ?
Always be human before pressing the shutter .
What realizations or insights did this travel project reveal to you ?
That you can ’ t be on the road forever . One needs to find their way back home .
Keep track of Paul ' s journeys through his Instagram at @ paul _ quiambao
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