Fotograf Steven Rooney

—Er du fotogen?

—ask my wife

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—I used to work for a director of photography on a couple of movies after learning on super 8 when I was a kid. I spent some time as a graphic designer and retoucher and was always interested in photography. But I was much more interested in digital artistry. I learned to photoshop before I could use a camera. I trained as a teacher and it was at this time that I learned to use a camera. A friend of mine asked me to shoot his wedding. I was still shooting film at the time. I used a canon AE1 which belonged to my Dad.

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

—impact, composition, emotion (in any order)

—Er du glad i å reise?

—yes, I do. Thanks for asking.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—That you get to see the best of people

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—when the interior of the church is pink and green.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—who knows? Stills from 4k video?

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

—When you can catch a perfect moment in time for someone.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I take it on the chin and decide that the critic is wrong.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—Always. Sadly it makes most photographers seem pretty much the same.

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

—They have to like the work and the person taking the pictures.

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—Lots, it's a completely differend day from the view of the photographer. It's almost like watching a film and trying not to miss out any parts of the story.

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—the people who are in it.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—Aliens coming to earth. In case they are bad aliens and want to destroy us.

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—Meeting my wife and the birth of my children.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—My wife

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

—Happiness

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—I don't really care what other people think.

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

—My passport, so I can get in to other countries.

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

—Practice, practice, practice. I look at my own work, edit my own photos and work out how to make them better next time.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Two Mann, Jeff Newsom, Benj Haisch

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

—How to use a camera

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—The chance of creating better photographs.

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—all sorts of stuff

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—left hand side

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—never

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—no

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—under the sea

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—I don't hate anything

—Er det noe omkring du kunne tenkt deg å forandre på?

—chocolate bars should be bigger as standard.

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—Be yourself

—I morgen skal jeg...

—Something