Photographe Nat Wongsaroj

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

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

—Comment avez-vous commencé à travailler dans la photographie ?

—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!

—Selon vous, quels sont les éléments les plus importants d'une bonne photo ?

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

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—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!

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

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

—Quel aspect de votre profession aimez-vous le moins ?

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

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—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?

—Qu'est-ce que le style de photographie dans lequel vous travaillez a de spécial ?

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

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

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

—Y a-t-il des modes dans la photographie ?

—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!

—Quels devraient être les critères pour qu'un client choisisse un photographe ?

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

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

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

—Qu'est-ce qui influence la valeur d'une photo ? Quels en sont les éléments ?

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

—Quelle personne peut être le symbole du 21ème siècle selon vous ?

—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!

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

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

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

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

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—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!

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

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

—Quel a été le moment le plus impressionnant de votre vie ?

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

—Si vous étiez un personnage de dessin animé, de livre ou de film, qui seriez-vous et pourquoi ?

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

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

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

—Comment définissez-vous le succès ? Comment le mesurez-vous ?

—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!

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—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!

—Quand vous partez en voyage que prenez-vous avec vous et pourquoi ?

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

—Est-ce que vous regrettez d'avoir acheté un de vos gadgets ? Lequel et pourquoi ?

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

—Quelle méthode utilisez-vous pour améliorer vos prises de photo ?

—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!

—Qui vous a influencé le plus en tant que photographe ?

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—Quelle chose auriez-vous aimer connaître avant de vous lancer dans la photographie ?

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

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

—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.

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

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

—Pensez-vous que vos parents auraient dû être plus stricts ? Moins stricts ?

—Less for sure!

—Si vous pouviez revenir dans le temps, que changeriez-vous ?

—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!!

—Que pensez-vous de la vie sur d'autres planètes ?

—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??

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—Pour quelle chose n'avez-vous aucun respect ?

—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.

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

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

—Quel aspect de votre personnalité le public ne voit pas ?

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

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—Croyez-vous en le traditionalisme des rôles de l'homme et de la femme ?

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

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

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

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—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!

—Quelle est la chose la plus stupide que vous ayez accepté ?

—Why would I tell you??

—Existe-t-il une vie après le mariage ?

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—Avez-vous une blague préférée ? Racontez-la.

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

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—Dogs!

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—Sickness

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—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.

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—Be healthier and be a better person

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

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

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

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

—Des extraterrestres arrivent sur Terre et vous êtes le premier à les rencontrer. Que leur dites-vous ?

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

—Vous êtes appelé pour tourner un film. De quel genre serait-il ?

—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!

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

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