Fotografas Adam Johnson

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—I think everyone is photogenic. Just not everyone appreciates it the first time they see a photo of themselves. I'm the kind of person who grows to like photos of myself over time, rather than instantly loving them.

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—It just happened. I got married, bought a DSLR for my honeymoon, and became obsessed with it. I thought I was getting quite good, shot a friend's wedding (as a guest) and did a terrible job. So I went away, practised and studied super hard, bought better equipment then tried again. It went much better the second time and I was able to build a portfolio and website. 18 months later I quit my day job.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—If we are talking about a wedding photo then it's all about emotion. Light is my obsession, but a beautifully lit emotionless or 'mute' wedding photo is pointless. A photo has to speak for itself, it shouldn't need a caption or an explanation.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—Of course. And I love that wedding photography is showing me more of the world than I would ever have seen without it.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—Freedom of expression. The more you shoot, the better you get, the more people hear about you and know about your work, the more freedom you are given to express yourself artistically. That and what I said about traveling in the last question!

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—I am honestly grateful for this being my profession but of course, when you have young children at school, it can take its toll when you're out most weekends throughout the summer and not able to spend as much time with them as I would like.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—Who knows?! I just hope I'm able to change and adapt to however it changes. I truly believe there will always be a market for beautiful, well crafted photos – the technology and expectations may change but the product will not.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—People. That's what it's all about. People and relationships. Being invited into a private world and asked to document it for a day.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—Badly. I do not like to be criticised. Often once it has sunk in I'm able to either reject or accept it and use it to improve, but I don't like it!

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Of course! I just prefer to ignore them.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—If the photographer's photos of a total stranger's wedding can make you feel something in your heart and soul, you've found your wedding photographer.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—There are no rules but I think each photographer will have their own principles or boundaries. If someone is crying because they are truly sad then I will not photograph them just to get that 'tear shot' that is so popular with wedding photographers these days. If I do not feel it is appropriate to shoot something, then I won't shoot it.

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—Can we answer this with 85 years of the century remaining?! I think there are so many medical and technological advances we will see in this century and I expect icons to be created in these areas.

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—Ben Folds, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—Not that I know of!

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—Annie Leibowitz, Joey L, James Nachtwey, Don McCullin, Richard Avedon... I love to shoot with other photographers, I think it's a good thing to do regularly.

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—I am a worrier. I worry about a lot of things! Professionally speaking I worry about becoming irrelevant, about getting stuck in a rut and left behind and nobody wanting me to take their wedding pictures!

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—The births of my two children.

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

—Peter Pan. I want to stay young and always fight pirates.

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—I don't know if they inspire me as such but my children are the reason that I do what I do and why I want to continually get better at it. I am inspired by anyone successful – in business, in photography, in sport, in life... Not in an arrogant way but I find my own successes an inspiration to keep trying harder and to achieve more.

—Kaip Jūs apibrėžtumėte sėkmės terminą? Kaip ją "matuojate"?

—For me, people booking me to shoot photos of them, plus the recognition of my work by my peers is probably my yardstick of success professionally. Happiness and contentment are signs of success in wider life.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—I don't think it's possible for me personally to respect somebody I don't like, so I don't think you can be one or the other. I can quickly lose respect for someone who turns out to be a huge douchebag.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—I don't remember. I know I've made mistakes but I'm pretty good about moving on from stuff.

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—My iphone, my kindle, my macbook, my camera and some earphones.

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—I tend to sell stuff if it doesn't fit into my life or work after I buy it. I remember I once bought a weird step trainer off an infomercial on the TV, it was so rubbish!

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—Taking pictures is the education. I'm quite analytical so if I see a photo I like I work out what I like and why... I do the same with my own photos, working out how I could've done better or what I could've done differently. I look at other photography a lot – in books, online, instagram and I think that seeps into my work.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—I think a turning point for me was doing a workshop with Daniel Aguilar from Mexico.

—Išskirkite vieną dalyką kurį būtumėte norėjęs žinoti prieš pradedant fotografo karjerą?

—That there were no rules!

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—I've no idea. Good stuff I hope.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—The thing I love about taking photos, or any creative pursuit I guess is that it's just that – a pursuit – and you can never catch the thing you're chasing, but you're constantly improving, or changing at least. It's not static, or limited, or constrained. I know I've not taken my best photo, and I may never take it, but I will always keep striving for it.

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—No comment.

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—Nothing, I don't think of life this way. I got to this point in my life, a point in which I am extremely happy, because of the choices I made. I don't want to change anything.That, or I'd go back and invest in Apple before they invented the iPod.Or I could invent the iPod.

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—Maybe, maybe not. I'm not concerned with it.

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—I have no heroes.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—An awful question.

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—I play piano, play and watch football, watch TV shows and movies, go to the gym, spend time with friends and family, listen to music...I don't see life as spare time and work time. It's just life. I do all this stuff and I work, there's no split time. I work when I have to and I play whenever I can.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—The public? As opposed to who?

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—I love my own work. I love seeing progression in my work. I love it when my clients are in love with the photos I give to them. Completely satisfied? Is this possible?

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—My parents got divorced when I was young. This has skewed my view of tradition in the home... I don't really know what traditional roles are – women raise children, cook and clean and men just earn the money? Then no, I don't believe in that. A family is the sum of its parts, not separate and distinct people or roles.

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—Yeah I guess. I'm never the instigator, I'm shy so I tend to wait for people to make friends with me!

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—If I could have four homes I would have one in the UK, probably near where I live now, one in New York City, a rural house in Southern France and one somewhere in California! Not that I'm greedy.

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—I'm not sure I've ever agreed to something stupid.

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—I've been married 8 years... I'm still alive.

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—What's invisible and smells like carrots?Rabbit farts.

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Neither.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—I hate wasps. Passionately.

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Family time.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Traffic jams.

—Ar yra kas nors aplink jus, ką norėtumėte pakeisti?

—I want to make my house bigger!

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—I would like to break my iphone addiction!

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—Far too much to list. The world is a broken place.

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—You don't have to shoot every second of the wedding, you're not making a stop motion movie... Slow down, breathe, let your mind take in what is happening then tell the story with your photos. There are no rules.

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

—You will never feel satisfied after eating a McDonalds...

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—Slapstick comedy.

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—I'll go to the gym, do some editing, get ready for Saturday's wedding, kick a football with my children, eat food, drink coffee...