Fotógrafo Nat Wongsaroj

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

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

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—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!

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

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

—Gosta de viajar?

—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!

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

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

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

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

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—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?

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

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

—Como lida com as críticas?

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

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—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!

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

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

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

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

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

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

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

—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!

—O que pretende fotografar?

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

—Tem tabus profissionais?

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

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—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!

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

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

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

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

—Que personagem animada, literária ou de um filme gostaria de ser? Porquê?

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

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

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

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—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!

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—Qual foi o maior erro que já cometeu a nível profissional?

—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!

—Quando vai viajar, o que leva consigo e porquê?

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

—Está arrependido de ter adquirido algum dos gadgets que possui? Porquê?

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

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—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!

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—Qual é a coisa que mais gostaria de ter sabido quando começou a fotografar?

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

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—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.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

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

—Os seus pais deveriam ter sido mais ou menos rigorosos?

—Less for sure!

—Se pudesse regredir no tempo, o que faria de diferente?

—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!!

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—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??

—Quem são os seus heróis?

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—A quem é que não respeita?

—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.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

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

—Qual é o seu lado que o público nunca vê?

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

—Quando é que fica completamente satisfeito com o seu trabalho?

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—Acredita nos papéis tradicionais reservados ao homem e à mulher?

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

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

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

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—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!

—Qual foi a coisa mais estúpida que concordou em fazer?

—Why would I tell you??

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—Tem uma anedota favorita? Conte-nos.

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

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—Dogs!

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—A coisa mais irritante na vida é:

—Sickness

—Existe algo em seu redor que gostaria de mudar?

—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.

—O que gostaria de mudar em si próprio?

—Be healthier and be a better person

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

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

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

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

—Caso os alienígenas viessem para a Terra, e fosse a primeira pessoa a encontrá-los, o que lhes diria?

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

—Se fosse chamado para fazer um filme, que género escolheria?

—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!

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

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