Fotograf Steven Rooney

—Er du fotogen?

—ask my wife

—Hvordan blev du en del af fotografiindustrien?

—I used to work for a director of photography on a couple of movies after learning on super 8 when I was a kid. I spent some time as a graphic designer and retoucher and was always interested in photography. But I was much more interested in digital artistry. I learned to photoshop before I could use a camera. I trained as a teacher and it was at this time that I learned to use a camera. A friend of mine asked me to shoot his wedding. I was still shooting film at the time. I used a canon AE1 which belonged to my Dad.

—Hvad er de vigtigste komponenter i et godt billede efter din mening?

—impact, composition, emotion (in any order)

—Elsker du at rejse?

—yes, I do. Thanks for asking.

—Hvad kan du bedst lide ved dit fag?

—That you get to see the best of people

—Hvad synes du mindre godt om ved dit fag?

—when the interior of the church is pink and green.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for fotografering?

—who knows? Stills from 4k video?

—Hvad er der specielt ved den fotografigenre, du specialiserer dig i?

—When you can catch a perfect moment in time for someone.

—Hvordan håndterer du kritik?

—I take it on the chin and decide that the critic is wrong.

—Er der nogen tendenser inden for fotografering?

—Always. Sadly it makes most photographers seem pretty much the same.

—Hvad bør kriterierne være for en kunde, der skal vælge en fotograf?

—They have to like the work and the person taking the pictures.

—Hvilke detaljer, der som regel går ubemærket hen, vil en fotograf bemærke?

—Lots, it's a completely differend day from the view of the photographer. It's almost like watching a film and trying not to miss out any parts of the story.

—Hvad påvirker værdien af et foto? Hvilke elementer indeholder det?

—the people who are in it.

—Hvad bekymrer du dig om, og hvorfor?

—Aliens coming to earth. In case they are bad aliens and want to destroy us.

—Hvad har været det mest imponerende øjeblik i dit liv?

—Meeting my wife and the birth of my children.

—Hvem inspirerer dig i dit liv, og hvorfor?

—My wife

—Hvordan definerer du succes? Hvordan måler du det?

—Happiness

—Foretrækker du, at folk kan lide dig, eller at de respekterer dig?

—I don't really care what other people think.

—Når du skal rejse, hvad tager du så med dig, og hvorfor?

—My passport, so I can get in to other countries.

—Hvordan uddanner du dig selv til at tage bedre billeder?

—Practice, practice, practice. I look at my own work, edit my own photos and work out how to make them better next time.

—Hvis arbejde har haft størst indflydelse på dig som fotograf?

—Two Mann, Jeff Newsom, Benj Haisch

—Hvad er det eneste, du ville ønske, du vidste, da du begyndte at tage billeder?

—How to use a camera

—Hvad motiverer dig til at fortsætte med at tage billeder?

—The chance of creating better photographs.

—Hvad laver du i din fritid?

—all sorts of stuff

—Hvilken side af dig viser du aldrig offentligt?

—left hand side

—Hvornår er du helt tilfreds med dit arbejde?

—never

—Har du let ved at få nye venner?

—no

—Hvor vil du gerne bo?

—under the sea

—Hvem eller hvad hader du?

—I don't hate anything

—Er der nogen ting rundt omkring, som du gerne vil ændre?

—chocolate bars should be bigger as standard.

—Kan du give et par råd til de fotografer, som lige er startet?

—Be yourself

—I morgen tager jeg ud og...

—Something