—Millised peaksid fotograafi valides olema kliendi kriteeriumid?

—1. Style (what makes them special)
2. Personality (are they fun and friendly)
3. Value (are they fair and offer great products and services)

—Kuidas sa sattusid fotograafiamaailma?

—My background in Marketing and Advertising help me understand the power of story-telling. I was an amateur photographer and it was a simple hobby until I decided to take several photos during one of my friends' wedding. He ended up loving my photos more than the wedding photographer's and encouraged me to create a website. The rest is history.

—Kas sa oled fotogeenne?

—My beautiful wife Bao Han is much more photogenic than I will ever be.

—Mis on sinu arvates hea foto kõige olulisead komponendid?

—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
5. Light source

—Kas sulle meeldib reisida?

—I have been fortunate to have travelled all over the world, learning about new cultures and its people.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige rohkem meeldib?

—Making people feel special about themselves is the biggest reward. We want our clients to feel like stars because they are stars. We just help them get it out of them.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige vähem meeldib?

—When you love what you do, it's not a job anymore. We love every minute of what we do.

—Kuidas sa suhtud kriitikasse?

—Life is constantly about learning. We learn every day, whether it's from a personal or professional point of view. We welcome constructive criticism that will help us grow as a company and as human beings.

—Mida pildistades kindlasti ei tohiks teha?

—Anything goes, even though the crazy uncle with his iPad drives us crazy at times!

—Millisena näed sa fotograafia tulevikku?

—I want to believe that wedding photographers are in a great position to lead and manage the whole wedding day in the near future. They need to have a solid grasp of every event that will occur on that day and plan accordingly.

—Mis on sinu fotograafiažanris erilist?

—We are so fortunate to play a role in the union of two people that love each other and want to broadcast this to the world. We have the responsibility to capture these unique moments and offer them something they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

—Millised peaksid fotograafi valides olema kliendi kriteeriumid?

—The MAN behind the camera.

—Kuidas sa sattusid fotograafiamaailma?

—After working for some time in fashion photography and in the studio, the step to wedding photography was very natural. I've always enjoyed working with people, and being together with them on a special day gives what I need for capturing great shots.

—Mis on sinu arvates hea foto kõige olulisead komponendid?

—Light, composition, but especially feeling. A good photo has to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you shiver, even hate it...but it can not leave you without reaction.

—Kas sulle meeldib reisida?

—yesss!

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige rohkem meeldib?

—You meet great people, you learn many things from them, you can watch them smile or cry when you show them the photos you've made.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige vähem meeldib?

—The price of cameras :)))

—Kuidas sa suhtud kriitikasse?

—Very well. If it's well argummented, you can learn o lot from criticism.

—Keda sa sooviksid pildistada?

—Vladimir Putin, Sting, and a few other people.

—Millisena näed sa fotograafia tulevikku?

—A bright one. The competition is going to be even higher, and competition means progress. In order to stay ahead, you have to constantly learn and reinvent yourself.

—Kellega koos sa tahaksid pildistada?

—Rankin, Ghionis, Valenzuela.

—Mis on sinu fotograafiažanris erilist?

—The unique nature of the moment. A mixture of happiness, stress, laughing and tears.

—Millised peaksid fotograafi valides olema kliendi kriteeriumid?

—First of all, it's important that the bride and groom identify themselves with the photographer and his work, the choice should be made by whether they consider he is the one who's worth recording their lifetime memories. Then, they should absolutely watch an entire wedding shot by the one they chose. I like being approached by future weds who know a thing or two about photography and who got their mind set on what they really want.

—Kuidas sa sattusid fotograafiamaailma?

—I started taking pictures in 2000 and shooting weddings in 2008. At first, I didn't want to do weddings, I thought it would diminish my work. But I started anyway and found the most challenging environment, I discovered that no matter what type of photography you do, you can always reinvent yourself and find new ways to tell a story. Especially when you meet extraordinary people all the time :)

—Kas sa oled fotogeenne?

—I consider I ain't, but it so happens that on occasion some other photographer catches the good/bright sight of me.

—Mis on sinu arvates hea foto kõige olulisead komponendid?

—First & foremost, the people involved and their mood (if you're shooting people), then the light (I began ”seeing” the light after years of shooting) and the decisive moment. I don't agree that the quality of a photograph is not important, but it indeed comes in second after the feelings it produces.

—Kas sulle meeldib reisida?

—So much that if it would be possible I would be traveling all the time.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige rohkem meeldib?

—The diversity – today I'm shooting a wedding, tomorrow a baptism, after tomorrow a concert, then a family portrait, a corporate event or some landscape. It's what keeps me connected all the time.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige vähem meeldib?

—Having too much to edit.

—Kuidas sa suhtud kriitikasse?

—I'm all in for constructive criticism, don't like destructive one. That's why we're here on My Wed, right? To constantly learn from other photographers and document ourselves about where we are as wedding photographers. I, for one, would like to hear more criticism about my work and where to improve. Here's an idea: you could implement a section where each photographer could post one photo/week for critique :D

—Mida pildistades kindlasti ei tohiks teha?

—Getting in front of the photographer.

—Millisena näed sa fotograafia tulevikku?

—I think it is constantly evolving and that we'll always see changes for the good. We'll always have trends that come and go, the important thing is to know who you are and do what you really like, not necessarily follow the hype.

—Mis on sinu fotograafiažanris erilist?

—Oh, everything about it is special. I must admit I suffer when someone refers to it as a banality, thinking that ”real artists” don't do wedding photos. Special is meeting new people, seeing new places or facing new challenges. Besides war photography, I find it the most challenging type, you get to meet all kinds of situations during one day: different light every minute, you get to shoot outdoors and indoors, in plain sun or in the shadow of a tree/building, inside a cave or on a mountain top etc. etc. Need I say more?