Fotogrāfs Nat Wongsaroj

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

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

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—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!

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

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

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—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!

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

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

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

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

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—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?

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

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

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

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

—Vai fotogrāfijā ir kādas īpašas tendences?

—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!

—Kādi ir kritēriji, kas klientam jāņem vērā, izvēloties fotogrāfu?

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

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

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

—Kas ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

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

—Kurš cilvēks, Tavuprāt, varētu būt 21. gadsimta simbols?

—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!

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

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

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie tabu?

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

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—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!

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

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

—Kas ir Tavas dzīves iespaidīgakais brīdis?

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

—Ja Tu būtu multfilmas, grāmatas vai filmas varonis, kurš tas būtu un kāpēc?

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

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

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

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

—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!

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—Kas ir lielākā kļūda, ko Tu esi pieļāvis darbā?

—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!

—Kad Tu plāno ceļot, ko Tu ņem līdzi un kāpēc?

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

—Vai kāda ierīcēm (gadžetiem), kas Tev pieder, ir tāda, kuru Tev nebūtu vajadzējis pirkt? Kāpēc?

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

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

—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!

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—Kas ir tā lieta, ko Tu būtu gribējis zināt pirms sāki nodarboties ar fotogrāfēšanu?

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

—Ko Tu vēlies pastāstīt ar savām fotogrāfijām?

—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.

—Kas Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

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

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

—Less for sure!

—Ja Tu varētu ceļot atpakaļ laikā, ko Tu darītu savādāk?

—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!!

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

—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??

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—Ko Tu necieni?

—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.

—Ko Tu dari brīvajā laikā?

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

—Kuru Tavu pusi citi nekad neredz?

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

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu darbu?

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—Vai Tu tici tradicionālajam lomu sadalījumam starp vīrieti un sievieti?

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

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

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

—Kur Tu vēlētos dzīvot?

—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!

—Kas ir muļķīgākā lieta, ko Tu jebkad esi piekritis izdarīt?

—Why would I tell you??

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—Vai Tev ir mīļākais joks? Pastāsti to mums.

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

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—Dogs!

—Vai ir kaut kas vai kāds, ko Tu ienīsti?

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—Sickness

—Vai ir kaut kas tāds, ko Tu vēlētos mainīt?

—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.

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

—Be healthier and be a better person

—Ko Tu vēlētos mainīt pasaulē?

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

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

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

—Ja uz zemes nolaistos citplanētieši un Tu būtu pirmais, ko viņi satiktu, ko Tu viņiem teiktu?

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

—Ja Tev būtu iespēja uzņemt filmu, kāda žanra filma tā būtu?

—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!

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

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