其实我不是那么喜欢拍照。。。 Actually I do not quite like taking photos…

唉，说出来你们大概都不相信，其实我不是很喜欢拍照。。。

有些人一定说：才怪！一副超自恋的样子，常常搬出那么多照片来炫，还说不喜欢拍照？

唉，真的是哑子吃黄连，有苦不能言。。。真的啦，我真的是不太喜欢拍照，因很费时，也有压力；我又很忙，又担心花了那么多时间只拍到岁月的痕迹。。。

那我干嘛又拍了那么多照片啊？
逼不得已啊，工作啊。。。还有别人很喜欢拍我啊。。。哈哈哈！

但如果真的需要拍，刚好又有心情，我也不太介意啦，尤其是我所信任的摄影师。。。

拍照这玩意其实蛮特别的，好多人都有这个兴趣，有些人则比较有被拍的成分，如我一样。。。

说来也奇怪，拍照摆姿势本来就是很不自然的事情，却偏偏又被要求要拍得很像很自然。。。

我最大不太喜欢拍照的原因是因为每次都要花上好几个小时。。。
有时候一个姿势不知要摆多久或多少次，然后拍出来又不一定好看。。。
一个背景或装扮也要拍好几个姿势和角度，为求最佳状态，拍完都腰酸骨痛。。。

若不是为了专辑封面逼不得已，我很少想要去受这种折磨。。。
若是旅游，不拍回来看到别人的照片又会后悔。。。

但说不喜欢和嫌麻烦，往往经过摄影师的专业拍法、照片修饰等等，一些照片让自己看了又很满意，发现原来我这么好看。。。所以看到成果又觉得所有的“痛苦”都是值得的。。。哈哈哈！人的矛盾！大概有点像女人生孩子的感觉吧，想到生孩子的疼痛又有点害怕，可是看到生出来可爱的孩子又觉得很值得了。。。哇，扯到那么远到生孩子那边去了！哈哈哈！

Sigh, I know you wouldn’t believe it if I say it, actually I don’t quite like taking photos…

Some would surely respond : Nonsense! You seem to adore yourself so much, always displaying so many photos to the world, and yet you say you don’t like taking photos?

Sigh, I know it’s hard to convince you… but it’s true, I really don’t quite like taking photos because it takes away a lot of my time, and it is pressuring; furthermore I’m very busy, and also worried about after spending so much time on it, all that we capture is the evidence of passing yuears…

Then how come I still took so many photos?
No choice! It’s work… also, some people just like to take me…hahaha!

But if it is really necessary, and I’m in the right mood, I don’t really mind too, especially when it’s the photographer I trust…

Actually photography is an interesting hobby, many people have such interest, but some are more inclined to be photographed, like me…

Strangely speaking, to pose for pictures is something really unnatural, and yet you are required to look natural in the photos…

The greatest reason I don’t like to take photos is each time it takes a long time…
Sometimes you have to do the same pose many times and for a long time, and the end result might not be that nice too…
The same background and attire might need many different poses and angles too to try to capture the best shot, your whole body will acvhe after that…

If not for my albums covers normally, I very seldom would think of wanting to go through such torture…
If it is while we are on holiday, if I don’t take, I might regret when I see others’ nice photos after we have come back…

But having said I don’t like taking photos because it’s troublesome, each time after the photographer’s professionalism and improvements to the pictures, you will really like some of the photos and realise you are actually very good-looking… therefore after seeing the result, you would think all the suffering is worth it… hahaha! What an irony! Perhaps it is like a woman feeling scared of going through labour pain but upon seeing the beautiful baby, she feels it is all worth it… Wow, such distant connection and comparison with taking photos! Hahaha!

尽量装得很自然，可是说实在的，在自然情况下，谁的手会放到这么有美感的啦？
Tried the best to look natural, but honestly, in a natural situation, who would place his hands in such a “beautiful” position?

正常情况，谁在等候时又会靠墙靠得那么有格调？
In an ordinary situation, who would lean on a wall so stylishly while waiting?

嗯，手摆得不好看，放下来试试看。。。
Err, position of hands not very nice, put them down and try again…

头再斜一点。。。Tilt your head a little more…

好，正面看相机，表情不要太凶！
Look directly at the camera, don’t look too fierce!

来一张笑的！Let’s smile for this one!

笑得不够自然，再灿烂一点！
Not natural enough, now a broader smile!

看到没有？刚刚上面那几张，同样的衣服、背景、姿势都拍了十几、二十张！你说拍照辛苦吗？
See, just the above, same clothes, background and pose, we took at least ten to twenty shots! So you think taking photos isn’t a torture?

下面这个背景也拍了好多张，可是我觉得只有一张还勉强可以看。。。前功尽弃，唉！
And we took a lot for this background below too, but I feel only one is slightly presentable… so all effort wasted, sigh!

看下面这张，看起来拍得很轻松，你以为啊？肩膀的斜度都要调几次、大腿要怎样摆、臀部要怎样翘、几根手指在裤袋内，几根在外面，摄影师都讲得清清楚楚呢！
Look at the picture below, looks very simple and relaxed, right? That’s what you think? The number of times the shoulders had to be adjusted, how to place my thigh, how to tilt my bottom, how many fingers in the pocket and how many outside etc, all these the photographer would tell you specifically…

灯光也很重要，可以让你的皮肤显得黯淡或光泽亮丽。。。
Lighting is also very important, can make your skin look dull and dark or fair and smooth…

服装的搭配等等也会让你看起来瘦佻或矮胖。。。
Choice of clothes can also make you appear slim and lean or short and fat…

同样的一个不舒服的姿势摆了一段时间，还要拍出很享受的样子。。。
The same uncomfortable pose for quite some time and yet you have to look like you are really enjoying it…