Fotografas Chris Sansom

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—Hell no!

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—To be completely honest I finished Film School and didn't want to make films, so I looked for a way to make a living from Photography and weddings just made sense. There wasn't a burning desire to be involved with weddings. I learned to build a website and offered cheap photography and within two weeks I'd shot my first wedding. During that time I saw Rangefinder magazine and read American Photo's 'Worlds top ten' list and I was completely inspired. When I shot the first wedding I was totally and utterly hooked, I just loved everything about it. Soon after Verity joined be and we never looked back.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—Composition, originality and light

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—Yes, although until recently I've not done much!

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—Getting to do what I love with the person I love most in the world. What's not to like!?

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—Some of the attitudes we encountered when we first started out, with some people worrying more about what others are doing than themselves.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—Who knows! Everything seems to go full circle so I'm sure a lot of the techniques people are using now will still be popping up in the future.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—It's a day that is absolutely jam packed with photo opportunities. As photographers all any of us can ask for is a great moment or two and weddings provide a bounty of great moments. Not to mention the fact that everyones cheerful and it's just a flippin' awesome job!

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—We don't really get much criticism! Certainly not from clients, but if we did we would just try to rectify the situation any way that we could to ensure they still had a great experience. If it's criticism from peers, mentors or each other then we know they have our best interests at heart and try to take it on board so we can improve next time.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Loads! Too many to list and a few that really wind me up. I won't start on those.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—They have to connect with their photographer and be comfortable sharing their day with them. They obviously have to love the photos too!

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—Over here in the UK we're pretty reserved when it comes to the ceremony. Our officiants don't tend to like us getting too up close and personal so we have to be careful not to overstep any boundaries there. Oh and other suppliers trying to push you out of the way....but that's another story!

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

—Waaaaay to much to write down. From personal connection to technical skill. It all depends on who's judging it, I know most the photos I consider to be valuable aren't technically great, they just have emotional significance. Of course if you can get an emotionally significant photo that is technically sound then you're onto a winner!

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—Haha that's a pretty odd one, I have no idea!

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—No

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—I'd love to go on a shoot with Ben and Erin Chrisman, Davina + Daniel, Two Mann Studios, they are all couples who've really inspired us. Oh and I'd love a day out with Emin Kuliyev, every day he posts some new awesome lens creation on Facebook, I'd just love to try out some of his exotic kit!

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—I don't really worry about anything, I'm not a worrier!

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—I don't know really, hopefully there's lots to come!

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

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

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

—Are people booking you? That's really all there is to it, everything else in terms of awards etc is lovely but not a measure of success.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Liked

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—Touch wood I haven't ever made any huge mistakes!

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—A camera because it's part of who we are!

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

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—By watching films and looking at masters of photography outside of weddings. There's so much to learn from other fields of photography!

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—Verity's, I see everything she shoots so that always affects me moving forwards.

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

—The less you see other wedding photographers work, the more you develop a unique style. And not to worry about anyone copying your shots!

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—Nothing, it's about how the couple want their day to unfold and I want the photos to reflect that. Ok, it's in my style but it's their story so it should be their message.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—I just love taking photos!

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—I really couldn't ask for a better life, so I'd say neither, I wouldn't want anything to change!

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—I'd worry less about having the best kit. It really doesn't make a difference!

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—What about it? It has to exist somewhere and I'd love to see where!

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—I don't really have any heroes, lots of people I respect, but not particularly any heroes!

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—Where I grew up there was a lot of closed-mindedness and intolerance so I don't have any respect for people like that!

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—Take photos, train for Ninja Warrior and train and compete in Triathlons.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—The 'sitting at home and watching chick flicks with Verity' side

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—Never! I love what we do but there's always things that you could improve on and that's what makes us strive to continue pushing ourselves professionally.

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—No

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—Yes

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—I absolutely love Yorkshire, but I would like to live in the Lake District one day, or possibly America!

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—I have no idea!

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—What an odd question! I love life after marriage!

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—Not really!

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

—Ko nekenčiate?

—I don't really HATE anything!

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—My wife!

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—There only being 24 hours in a day during wedding season

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

—No

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—Nothing really, I'm pretty comfortable with my flaws!

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—That's a pretty big one! A bit more financial equality around the world would be a good start.

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—Concentrate on what you're best at, looking at other photographers is great but you'll never make any headway until you produce something that's truly your own instead of rehashing old work.

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

—Leave, before the government locks you in a bunker!

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—A triathlon, without any training at all since it's been a busy wedding season.