攝影師 Nat Wongsaroj

—您上相嗎？

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

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—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!

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

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

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—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!

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

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

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

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

—攝影的前景如何？

—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?

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

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

—您如何應對批評？

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

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—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!

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

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

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

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

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

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

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—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!

—您想拍誰？

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

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

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

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—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!

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

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

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

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

—如果您是個卡通、小說或電影角色，您想成為誰？為什麼？

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

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

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

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—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!

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—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!

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

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

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

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

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—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!

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

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

—您想用自己的照片說些什麼？

—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.

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

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

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

—Less for sure!

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

—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!!

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

—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??

—誰是您的英雄？

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—您不重視誰？

—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.

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

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

—您的哪一面是公眾不曾看到過的？

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

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

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

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

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

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—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!

—您曾同意嘗試過最愚蠢的事是什麼？

—Why would I tell you??

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

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

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Dogs!

—您討厭誰或什麼？

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—人生中最棒的事是：

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—Sickness

—您的周圍有任何您想改變的事情嗎？

—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.

—您希望改變自己的哪一點？

—Be healthier and be a better person

—您希望改變世界的哪些方面？

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

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

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

—如果外星人來到地球，而您是他們第一個遇見的人，您會跟他們說什麼？

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

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—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!

—明天我會去做...

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