Fotógrafo Nat Wongsaroj

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—Well, I usually like to stay behind the camera but occasionally I love being in front of the camera too!

—¿Cómo empezó a trabajar en la industria de fotografía?

—Like many other photographers, I started as a hobbyist and then I started buying some expensive gears. One day, my wife told me that I should do something about it... The rest is history!

—¿En su opinión, cuáles son los elementos más importantes de una buena fotografía?

—Composition, lighting and storying-telling quality of the photographs!

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Of course, who doesn't? I recently visited Iceland, Scotland, England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and many other amazing places!

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—Being able to do what I love and also make people smile (or maybe cry?) when they see my photos!

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

—Editing photos? Just kidding! I actually do love editing wedding photos, just not all of them at the same time! ;)

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—We will be using smart drones for OCF, we will have nano light with 2,400 Watt-seconds power that can last a month without recharging and we will be shooting with ISO 429,4967,296 without any noticeable noise.Oh wait, can I just get iPhone 's battery that last the full day first?

—¿Qué tiene de especial el género fotográfico en que trabaja?

—Creating photographs that my clients will treasure for a very long long time.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—gracefully, maybe? At least, I will try!

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

—I don't really follow trend, I just do what I love and hopefully my clients will love them do. There are a lot of light and airy images floating around Pinterest and Film Photographer seem to be the cool kids. I do love light and airy images as much as dark and dramatic images. While I used to spend significant amount of my time in the dark room processing black and white films, I am a practical guy and I don't think that film is practical and you can't really burst continuously to capture the moments using film!

—¿Qué criterios debería tener en cuenta una persona a la hora de elegir a un fotógrafo?

—Love his/her work, appreciate his/her approach to wedding photograph as well as evaluate whether you are the right fit for each other.

—¿Qué no está permitido de ningún modo cuando realiza una fotografía?

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—¿Qué detalles que normalmente no tenemos en cuenta puede un fotógrafo captar?

—Subtle details, cool perspective and the moments that require careful planning to capture.

—¿Qué influye en el valor de una fotografía? ¿Cuáles son sus elementos?

—Composition, lighting and story telling aspect of the photographs.

—En su opinión, ¿qué persona podría ser un símbolo del siglo XXI?

—Steve Jobs, Barrack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg, Marc Jacobs, Jon Steward, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Christopher Nolan, Roger Federer, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, LeBron James, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dan Harmon, Vince Gilligan, Osama Bin Laden, Danger Mouse, Pope Francis, Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, Kim Jong Il, Salman Kahn, Lakshmi Mittal, Vladmir Putin, J.K. Rowling, George RR Martin, Craig Venter, Jimmy Wales, Jeff Bezos, ...Too long? I can still go on!

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—Well, besides Kate Upton, I would say my clients who appreciate my art!

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

—Hmm.. not really, I don't think so. I will try anything twice and I don't really have any professional taboos..

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiarse?

—There are a lot of talents in the wedding industry but Folks from Two Mann Studios and Chrisman Studios are probably at the top of my list!

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—Worry that I may not ever finish these questions in this interview? It's a lot of questions here!!!

—¿Cuál ha sido el momento más impactante de su vida?

—There are a lot of simple moments that are impressive to me!

—Si fuera un personaje de animación, literario o cinematográfico, ¿quién le gustaría ser y por qué?

—Hmm.. tough one..Tony Stark maybe! He is a billionaire, genius, playboy and a philanthropist!
A rare quality to find in one person.

—¿Quién le inspira en su vida y por qué?

—A lot to mention here but in wedding photography world : Lanny and Erika Mann because they create awesome works!

—¿Cómo definiría el éxito? ¿Cómo lo mide?

—When I can make my clients happy.How do I measure it?I usual know the feedback about my work through an email or a phone call from happy clients and the fact that they don't ask for refund!

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—¿Cuál es el mayor error que ha cometido en su trabajo?

—I accidentally deleted the files from a memory card before transferring to my computer. Thankfully, I was able to recover it! Oh that and the fact that I ripped my pants one time while shooting a wedding!

—Cuando va de viaje, ¿qué lleva consigo y por qué?

—I always find a reason to travel because I love traveling!

—¿Se arrepiente de alguno de los gadgets que ha comprado? ¿Por qué?

—The fisheye EF 8-15mm, it's a fun lenses to use but I rarely use it!

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

—Follow artists whose work I respect and get inspired, collaborate with other photographers and make a list of new ideas that I want to try and then actually try them!

—¿A quién pertenece el trabajo que le ha influenciado más como fotógrafo?

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—¿Cuál es la única cosa que desearía haber sabido cuando comenzó a tomar fotografías?

—That capturing the moments is more important than perfecting the lighting and composition.

—¿Qué desea decir con sus fotografías?

—Not sure if there is particular message but I just want to create timeless story-telling photographs that my clients will cherish for the rest of their lives.

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—The fact that my clients love them and the fact that I can inspire other fellow photographers.

—¿Cree que sus padres deberían haber sido más o menos estrictos?

—Less for sure!

—¿Si pudiera volver atrás en el tiempo, qué haría de forma diferente?

—Not watch Jurassic Shark and get my 75 minutes of my life back!!!That and spent more of my time traveling and learning about various things!!

—¿Qué piensa de la vida en otros planetas?

—Of course, there are lives out there if you ask me. I have always wondered what's life on Pluto like? Wait, Pluto is not a planet anymore, is it??

—¿Quiénes son sus héroes?

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—¿Por quién no siente respeto?

—Inherently selfish people, greedy people who are willing to cause harms to the others by their actions and people who immediately judge others negatively without giving them a chance.

—¿Qué hace en su tiempo libre?

—Tennis, snowboarding, coding, hiking, biking, exercising, watching movies, reading books, cooking and traveling.

—¿Cuál es su lado desconocido que la gente nunca quiere ver?

—With enough alcohol, anything can happen with me but people rarely get to see it!

—¿Está complemente satisfecho de su trabajo?

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—¿Cree en los roles tradicionales de hombres y mujeres?

—Men provide for women? Come on, it's 2015!

—¿Hace amigos con facilidad?

—I am an easy-going guy and I make friends easily.

—¿Dónde le gustaría vivir?

—If money is not an issue, I would probably say spring in the South Bay area, summer in Seattle, autumn in Vermont and winter in Jackson Hole!Outside the US, I will probably say Barcelona or Milan!

—¿Cuál es la cosa más estúpida que ha aceptado hacer?

—Why would I tell you??

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—¿Tiene un chiste favorito? Cuéntenoslo.

—There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary, and those who don’t.

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

—Dogs!

—¿A quién o qué odia?

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—Lo más molesto de su vida es:

—Sickness

—¿Hay algo a su alrededor que le gustaría cambiar?

—Too many to mention here but among the top of my list is probably something related to the fact that we consume way too much energy and throw away way too much food.. especially here in the U.S.

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar de usted mismo?

—Be healthier and be a better person

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar del mundo?

—I am just trying to change myself first! One step at a time!

—¿Podría ofrecer algunos consejos a los fotógrafos que empiezan?

—Make sure that you do what you love and love what you do!

—Si los extraterrestres llegaran a la Tierra y fuera la primera persona que encontraran, ¿qué les diría?

—Take me with you! I want to see what's out there!

—Si le llamaran como fotógrafo de una película, ¿a qué género pertenecería?

—Sci-fi / Fantasy definitely!I am a big fan of Christopher Nolan, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan and Dan Harmon. I love Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. You will probably see some really epic fantasy saga with some really dark moments and some mind-bending twists from me!

—Mañana voy a hacer...

—those long list of things that I kept postponing to do!