Fotogrāfs Chris Sansom

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—Hell no!

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—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.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—Composition, originality and light

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

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

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

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

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

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

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—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.

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

—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!

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—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.

—Vai fotogrāfijā ir kādas īpašas tendences?

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

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

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

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—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!

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

—Kas ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

—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!

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

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

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie tabu?

—No

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—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!

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

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

—Kas ir Tavas dzīves iespaidīgakais brīdis?

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

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

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

—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.

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—Liked

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

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

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

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

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

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

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

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

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

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

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

—Ko Tu vēlies pastāstīt ar savām fotogrāfijām?

—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 Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

—I just love taking photos!

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

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

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

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

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

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

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

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

—Ko Tu necieni?

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

—Ko Tu dari brīvajā laikā?

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

—Kuru Tavu pusi citi nekad neredz?

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

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu 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.

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

—No

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

—Yes

—Kur Tu vēlētos dzīvot?

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

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

—I have no idea!

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

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

—Vai Tev ir mīļākais joks? Pastāsti to mums.

—Not really!

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

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

—I don't really HATE anything!

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—My wife!

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

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

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

—No

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

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

—Ko Tu vēlētos mainīt pasaulē?

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

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

—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.

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

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

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

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

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