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

—sincere and tru emotions

—Er du glad i å reise?

—a lot

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—i am absolutely free

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—shooting with mobile at the same time when i am working.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—Easy going people, open minded and enjoying their life and emotions.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—world around

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—if you are happy and you live your life happily – it is a success

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—respected, for sure

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—comfortable shoes – without them you're not able to walk so much and see so many interesting things.

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

—Namaste :)

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Susan Stripling.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—In 2004 I got a digital camera for Christmas, back when digital cameras weren't attached to every device. I was facinated with how you could freeze time, and then view the past later. I couldn't set it down. A few years later I shot my first wedding, fell in love with it and 10 years later have shot over 200.

—Er du fotogen?

—Sometimes... If I've gotten enough sleep and have a glass of wine or two

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

—A moment. For sure. If it doesn't have this it's not worth remembering. After that, certainly lighting and composition go a long way.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—Absolutely. We have traveled all over the world taking photos!

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—I love that every weekend I get to be a huge part of someone's "most important day of their life."

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Crazy church ladies that force me to shoot from 100 feet away in the balcony during the ceremony.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I love it. As long as it is constructive it is one of the biggest gifts you can give to me.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—More and more instant gratification. A one month turn around average for a wedding will turn into a day.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—I've found that the energy I've wasted in the past on worrying about things was better spent on just doing what I was supposed anyway. No regrets. No fear.

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

—The father of the bride that has never cried in public before. The look on the groom's face when he sees his bride for the first time. The uncle that doesn't normally drink is dancing up a storm on the dance floor.

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

—First of all, it's important that the bride and groom identify themselves with the photographer and his work, the choice should be made by whether they consider he is the one who's worth recording their lifetime memories. Then, they should absolutely watch an entire wedding shot by the one they chose. I like being approached by future weds who know a thing or two about photography and who got their mind set on what they really want.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—I started taking pictures in 2000 and shooting weddings in 2008. At first, I didn't want to do weddings, I thought it would diminish my work. But I started anyway and found the most challenging environment, I discovered that no matter what type of photography you do, you can always reinvent yourself and find new ways to tell a story. Especially when you meet extraordinary people all the time :)

—Er du fotogen?

—I consider I ain't, but it so happens that on occasion some other photographer catches the good/bright sight of me.

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

—First & foremost, the people involved and their mood (if you're shooting people), then the light (I began ”seeing” the light after years of shooting) and the decisive moment. I don't agree that the quality of a photograph is not important, but it indeed comes in second after the feelings it produces.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—So much that if it would be possible I would be traveling all the time.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—The diversity – today I'm shooting a wedding, tomorrow a baptism, after tomorrow a concert, then a family portrait, a corporate event or some landscape. It's what keeps me connected all the time.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Having too much to edit.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I'm all in for constructive criticism, don't like destructive one. That's why we're here on My Wed, right? To constantly learn from other photographers and document ourselves about where we are as wedding photographers. I, for one, would like to hear more criticism about my work and where to improve. Here's an idea: you could implement a section where each photographer could post one photo/week for critique :D

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—Getting in front of the photographer.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—I think it is constantly evolving and that we'll always see changes for the good. We'll always have trends that come and go, the important thing is to know who you are and do what you really like, not necessarily follow the hype.

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

—Oh, everything about it is special. I must admit I suffer when someone refers to it as a banality, thinking that ”real artists” don't do wedding photos. Special is meeting new people, seeing new places or facing new challenges. Besides war photography, I find it the most challenging type, you get to meet all kinds of situations during one day: different light every minute, you get to shoot outdoors and indoors, in plain sun or in the shadow of a tree/building, inside a cave or on a mountain top etc. etc. Need I say more?