Fotografo Nat Wongsaroj

—Sei fotogenico?

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

—Come sei entrato nell'industria della fotografia?

—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!

—Secondo te, quali sono le componenti più importanti di una bella foto?

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

—Ti piace viaggiare?

—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!

—Che cosa ti piace di più nella tua professione?

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

—Che cosa ti piace di meno nella tua professione?

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

—Quale sarà il futuro della fotografia?

—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?

—Cosa c'è di speciale nel genere di fotografia in cui sei specializzato?

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

—Come gestisci la critica?

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

—Ci sono determinate tendenze nella fotografia?

—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!

—Quali criteri dovrebbe utilizzare un cliente per scegliere un fotografo?

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

—Che cosa non è ammesso durante la ripresa fotografica?

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—Quali dettagli, che solitamente passano inosservati, riesce a notare un fotografo?

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

—Che cosa influisce sul valore di una foto? Quali sono le sue componenti?

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

—Secondo te, chi può essere considerato simbolo del XXI secolo?

—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!

—Che cosa vorresti fotografare?

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

—Hai qualche tabù professionale?

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

—Con chi vorresti fare una sessione di ripresa fotografica?

—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!

—Che cosa ti fa preoccupare e perché?

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

—Qual è stato il momento più impressionante della tua vita?

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

—Se tu fossi un personaggio di cartone animato, libro o film, chi saresti e perché?

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

—Chi ti ispira nella vita e perché?

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

—Come puoi definire il successo? Come si misura?

—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!

—Preferiresti essere amato o rispettato?

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—Qual è stato il più grande errore che hai commesso nel lavoro?

—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!

—Preparandoti per partire, che cosa metteresti in valigia e perché?

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

—Tra i gadget che possiedi, c'è qualcosa che vorresti non aver comprato? Perché?

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

—Che formazione professionale segui per fare fotografie migliori?

—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!

—Il lavoro di chi ha avuto la maggiore influenza su di te come fotografo?

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—Qual è l'unica cosa che vorresti aver saputo iniziando a scattare foto?

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

—Che cosa vuoi dire con le tue fotografie?

—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.

—Qual è la tua motivazione per continuare a scattare fotografie?

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

—Pensi che i tuoi genitori avrebbero dovuto essere più o meno severi?

—Less for sure!

—Se potessi tornare nel passato, che cosa faresti in modo diverso?

—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!!

—Che cosa pensi della vita su altri pianeti?

—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??

—Chi sono i tuoi eroi?

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—Per che cosa non hai rispetto?

—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.

—Che cosa fai nel tuo tempo libero?

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

—Quale lato di te non è mai visibile al pubblico?

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

—Quando ti senti completamente soddisfatto dal tuo lavoro?

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—Credi nei ruoli tradizionali di donne e uomini?

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

—Fai facilmente amicizia?

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

—Dove ti piacerebbe vivere?

—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!

—Qual è stata la cosa più stupida che hai accettato di fare?

—Why would I tell you??

—Esiste la vita dopo il matrimonio?

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—Hai uno scherzo preferito? Raccontacelo.

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

—Ti piacciono i cani o i gatti?

—Dogs!

—Chi o che cosa odi?

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—La cosa migliore nella vita è:

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—La cosa più fastidiosa nella vita è:

—Sickness

—C'è qualcosa intorno a te che vorresti cambiare?

—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.

—Che cosa vorresti cambiare in te stesso?

—Be healthier and be a better person

—Che cosa vorresti cambiare nel mondo?

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

—Puoi dare alcuni consigli ai fotografi alle prime armi?

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

—Se gli alieni dovessero arrivare sulla Terra e tu fossi la prima persona ad incontrarli, che cosa diresti?

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

—Se dovessi essere invitato a girare un film, di che genere sarebbe?

—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!

—Domani vado a fare...

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