—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—1. Style (what makes them special)
2. Personality (are they fun and friendly)
3. Value (are they fair and offer great products and services)

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—My background in Marketing and Advertising help me understand the power of story-telling. I was an amateur photographer and it was a simple hobby until I decided to take several photos during one of my friends' wedding. He ended up loving my photos more than the wedding photographer's and encouraged me to create a website. The rest is history.

—Er du fotogen?

—My beautiful wife Bao Han is much more photogenic than I will ever be.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—1. Authenticity
2. Timing
3. Story-telling
4. Symmetry and framing
5. Light source

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I have been fortunate to have travelled all over the world, learning about new cultures and its people.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—Making people feel special about themselves is the biggest reward. We want our clients to feel like stars because they are stars. We just help them get it out of them.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—When you love what you do, it's not a job anymore. We love every minute of what we do.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—Life is constantly about learning. We learn every day, whether it's from a personal or professional point of view. We welcome constructive criticism that will help us grow as a company and as human beings.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—Anything goes, even though the crazy uncle with his iPad drives us crazy at times!

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—I want to believe that wedding photographers are in a great position to lead and manage the whole wedding day in the near future. They need to have a solid grasp of every event that will occur on that day and plan accordingly.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—We are so fortunate to play a role in the union of two people that love each other and want to broadcast this to the world. We have the responsibility to capture these unique moments and offer them something they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—1) Do you like the photographer's work? 2) Do you like the photographer? Simple as that.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—In 2008, I was already doing amateur photography for a couple of year. To do something different for a change, I asked my uncle if I could photograph his wedding. It was his second marriage, they were not asking for a photographer, so there was little risk. I ended up liking it so much, that I decided to do it more.

—Er du fotogen?

—No! I much rather be behind a camera.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—Above all, the photo has to have a certain impact. Wether that's an intense emotion, a good vibe, or just a spectaculair visual impact. After that comes the technical part. So a good lighting, composition, etcetera. But for me, the impact is the most important part, by far.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—Yes, but with moderation though. I'd love to do 3-5 destination weddings a year. I don't think I'd enjoy doing 10, 15 or even more.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—It sounds like a horrible cliché, but it's true: Every wedding is different. You never really know what's going to happen. Surprises can happen at every moment. Besides that, I think it's a great honor to be asked to create lifelong memories for the people that are getting married. 5, 10, 25 or even 50 years after they get married, people still remember who took their wedding photos. It's pretty wonderful that you can be an important part in people's lives.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Basically: The postprocessing. I have a horrible concentration when it comes to editing. I love editing my 50-75 favorites from a wedding, but after that, it gets hard for me to keep focused.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I try to extract what people really mean with their comments. Some people have difficulties in finding the right words to give feedback, sometimes making them sound rude. But I always try to figure out what's the real message there.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—'Allowed' is a big word. I'm not the one to say what's allowed or not. However, I don't like to unnecessarily intervene in a wedding. With the exception of the posed shots, I don't like having to tell people what to do, where to stand or how to look.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—I think the future of wedding photography will be a further evolution of the direction it's going in right now. More journalistic stuff, more moments. But besides that: technical advances. Faster camera's, better low light capabilities, and other accessories like drones, light field cameras, and stuff like that, giving photographers even more tools to being creative.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—I love many aspects of it. I love the fact that people are in a good mood, they take the time to look good as well. People get married in beautiful venues, and you as a photographer gets to be a part of so many people's special day. That's amazing.

—Først og fremst, hvem vil du si er den beste fotografen i San Diego? :)

—I think that we all want to say ourselves but really the best wedding photographer is the one the best fits the style of what the bride and groom are looking for. But as far as artistic, creative, documentary wedding photography, it's got to be me ;)

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—Stay away from Pinterest and keep it real. Real is always better. Make sure they do research and spend the money. This is the ONE area you don't what to skimp out on. If the bride and groom set a budget and it turns out that wedding photographers cost more, well than it's time to change the budget as well. Don't try to work with it. Make sure you see at least 2 full weddings. Photographers only want to show you their best.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—It looked like a lot of fun! I wanted to approach it differently than your "traditional" wedding photographer. It really paid off :)

—Er du fotogen?

—It depends on who's taking them.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—Moment, Light and Composition.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I love it!

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—Trying to make a picture. It's a challenge that is highly rewarding.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—I am very hard on myself and by far my worst critic. But it's this that keeps me pushing, improving my eye and making better photographs.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I like it. As long as it's coming from the right people/places.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—Hopefully more documentary and true to life. There are a lot of clichés that are so unnecessary.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—Ruining moments to make something cheesy.