Fotógrafo Tom Wishart

—En primer lugar, ¿quién puede llamar el mejor fotógrafo en Swanage, Reino Unido? :)

—I'd have to put my hand on heart and name Murray and Myself as the best wedding photographers in Swanage

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—Oh hell no, but the more time I spend in front of the camera the better I am at having my photograph taken

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

—I am the son of a photography teacher, discovering my passion for photography and playing with pinhole cameras at the age of three. He was then trained as a photojournalist and found that shooting weddings were my ideal creative outlet. As a wedding photographer I can combine so many different aspects and techniques into my work. I have since developed a passion for capturing people’s natural characters and emotions as well as incorporating experimental photographic techniques into my wedding photography.

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

—Capturing the true emotion of the moment and conveying it well. If i can produce an image that required looking at more than once to understand it I am happy.

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Absolutely, I have spent time travelling around Europe, South America, North America and Australia burning through film and memory cards like there was no tomorrow.

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—Meeting brides and grooms and being a part of their wonderful weddings. Also being able to work with one of my best friends to create something we are both passionate about.

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

—The incredibly long and sometimes unsocial hours spent working on images

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—I think the standards of wedding photography will continue to steadily improve as those at the top of their game differentiate themselves from the crowd. I also believe that available technology will have a major impact on the way we work and the equipment we work with.

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

—The conveyance of real emotion and the ability to take someone back to the feeling of a certain time and place with an image.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—As a tool to improve

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

—Always, but I believe in keeping them at a considered arms length. I think wedding photography should be timeless, god forbid any of my clients look back at their images and think they look dated.

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

—The quality and style of the images should match the couples requirements but as equally important they should get along like a house on fire. After all we are the only suppliers with a bride and groom for their entire day

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

—Interrupting and obtruding the natural flow of a wedding day

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

—So many things; relevant little details, unusual compositions, the best of light and colour

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

—How long is a piece of string? Virtually everything influences the value of a photograph and its elements.

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

—I don't think any single person can be a symbol for a 100 year period

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—Pretty much everything, particularly things that others wouldn't regard as photo worthy when they really are

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

—Nope

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—Murray- and I do!

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—Not a lot- I'm a pretty happy go lucky kinda guy

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

—Witnessing the birth of my children – there's no way I could have achieved that!

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

—A multitude of things and people, but mainly being in the outdoor and nature

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

—By happiness and how much i feel

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

—A or B – surely it's A and B

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

—With constant research, learning, experimentation and collaboration

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

—Bill Brandt, Andreas Gursky, Cartier-Bresson, my mother, Martin Parr, Murray Lambert

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

—How to run a business

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—The joy I feel creating and delivering them

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

—Neither

—¿Qué hace en su tiempo libre?

—Mountain Biking, Camping, Exploring, Surfing, Cooking, Drumming

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

—Nope

—¿Hace amigos con facilidad?

—Absolutely

—¿Dónde le gustaría vivir?

—By the sea in Dorset

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

—A lot of it and it just keeps on gettign better

—¿Tiene un chiste favorito? Cuéntenoslo.

—Dwarf Shortage

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

—I love both but have a large black dog ATM

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—working for yourself

—Lo más molesto de su vida es:

—working for yourself

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

—Learn from others mistakes and seek guidance from those with expertise and experience

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

—We are mostly harmless

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

—Anything but horror (I have an overactive imagination)