Фотограф Chris Sansom

—Чи ви фотогенічні?

—Hell no!

—Як ви опинилися у галузі фотографії?

—To be completely honest I finished Film School and didn't want to make films, so I looked for a way to make a living from Photography and weddings just made sense. There wasn't a burning desire to be involved with weddings. I learned to build a website and offered cheap photography and within two weeks I'd shot my first wedding. During that time I saw Rangefinder magazine and read American Photo's 'Worlds top ten' list and I was completely inspired. When I shot the first wedding I was totally and utterly hooked, I just loved everything about it. Soon after Verity joined be and we never looked back.

—Якими, на вашу думку, є найголовніші складові гарної фотографії?

—Composition, originality and light

—Чи любите ви подорожувати?

—Yes, although until recently I've not done much!

—Що вам більш за все подобається у вашій професії?

—Getting to do what I love with the person I love most in the world. What's not to like!?

—Що вам менш за все подобається у вашій професії?

—Some of the attitudes we encountered when we first started out, with some people worrying more about what others are doing than themselves.

—Яким буде майбутнє фотографії?

—Who knows! Everything seems to go full circle so I'm sure a lot of the techniques people are using now will still be popping up in the future.

—Що робить жанр фотографії, в якому ви знімаєте, особливим?

—It's a day that is absolutely jam packed with photo opportunities. As photographers all any of us can ask for is a great moment or two and weddings provide a bounty of great moments. Not to mention the fact that everyones cheerful and it's just a flippin' awesome job!

—Як ви справляєтеся з критикою?

—We don't really get much criticism! Certainly not from clients, but if we did we would just try to rectify the situation any way that we could to ensure they still had a great experience. If it's criticism from peers, mentors or each other then we know they have our best interests at heart and try to take it on board so we can improve next time.

—Чи є якісь тренди у фотографії?

—Loads! Too many to list and a few that really wind me up. I won't start on those.

—Якими для клієнта повинні бути критерії вибору фотографа?

—They have to connect with their photographer and be comfortable sharing their day with them. They obviously have to love the photos too!

—Чого слід уникати при фотозйомці?

—Over here in the UK we're pretty reserved when it comes to the ceremony. Our officiants don't tend to like us getting too up close and personal so we have to be careful not to overstep any boundaries there. Oh and other suppliers trying to push you out of the way....but that's another story!

—Які деталі, що, зазвичай, проходять непоміченими, може «зловити» фотограф?

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

—Що впливає на цінність фотографії? Якими є елементи цього?

—Waaaaay to much to write down. From personal connection to technical skill. It all depends on who's judging it, I know most the photos I consider to be valuable aren't technically great, they just have emotional significance. Of course if you can get an emotionally significant photo that is technically sound then you're onto a winner!

—Яка людина, на вашу думку, може бути символом 21-го століття?

—Haha that's a pretty odd one, I have no idea!

—Кого ви бажаєте сфотографувати?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Чи маєте ви якісь професійні табу?

—No

—З ким ви хотіли б пофотографувати?

—I'd love to go on a shoot with Ben and Erin Chrisman, Davina + Daniel, Two Mann Studios, they are all couples who've really inspired us. Oh and I'd love a day out with Emin Kuliyev, every day he posts some new awesome lens creation on Facebook, I'd just love to try out some of his exotic kit!

—Про що ви хвилюєтесь і чому?

—I don't really worry about anything, I'm not a worrier!

—Який момент є найбільш вражаючим у вашому житті?

—I don't know really, hopefully there's lots to come!

—Якщо ви були б персонажем мультика, книги або фільму, ким саме ви були б і чому?

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Хто надихає вас у вашому житті і чому?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

—Як ви визначаєте успіх? Як ви його вимірюєте?

—Are people booking you? That's really all there is to it, everything else in terms of awards etc is lovely but not a measure of success.

—Ви надали б перевагу тому, щоб вас любили чи все-таки поважали?

—Liked

—Якою була найбільша помилка, якої ви припустилися на роботі?

—Touch wood I haven't ever made any huge mistakes!

—Коли ви збираєтесь у подорож, що ви берете з собою і чому?

—A camera because it's part of who we are!

—Чи є щось серед гаджетів, які вам належать, що ви воліли б краще не купувати? Чому?

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

—Як ви вчитесь робити гарніші знімки?

—By watching films and looking at masters of photography outside of weddings. There's so much to learn from other fields of photography!

—Чиї роботи найбільше вплинули на вас, як на фотографа?

—Verity's, I see everything she shoots so that always affects me moving forwards.

—Про яку одну річ ви хотіли б знати, коли розпочинали знімати фотографії?

—The less you see other wedding photographers work, the more you develop a unique style. And not to worry about anyone copying your shots!

—Що ви хочете сказати за допомогою ваших фотографій?

—Nothing, it's about how the couple want their day to unfold and I want the photos to reflect that. Ok, it's in my style but it's their story so it should be their message.

—Що мотивує вас продовжувати робити знімки?

—I just love taking photos!

—Чи вашим батькам варто було б бути більш чи менш суворими?

—I really couldn't ask for a better life, so I'd say neither, I wouldn't want anything to change!

—Якщо ви могли б повернутися назад у часі, що б ви зробили інакше?

—I'd worry less about having the best kit. It really doesn't make a difference!

—А як щодо життя на інших планетах?

—What about it? It has to exist somewhere and I'd love to see where!

—Хто є вашими героями?

—I don't really have any heroes, lots of people I respect, but not particularly any heroes!

—Кого ви не поважаєте?

—Where I grew up there was a lot of closed-mindedness and intolerance so I don't have any respect for people like that!

—Чим ви займаєтесь у свій вільній час?

—Take photos, train for Ninja Warrior and train and compete in Triathlons.

—Який ваш бік публіка ніколи не бачить?

—The 'sitting at home and watching chick flicks with Verity' side

—Коли ви повністю задоволені своєю роботою?

—Never! I love what we do but there's always things that you could improve on and that's what makes us strive to continue pushing ourselves professionally.

—Чи ви вірите у традиційні ролі чоловіків та жінок?

—No

—Чи ви легко заводите друзів?

—Yes

—Де ви хотіли б жити?

—I absolutely love Yorkshire, but I would like to live in the Lake District one day, or possibly America!

—Який найбезглуздіший вчинок ви коли-небудь погодилися вчинити?

—I have no idea!

—Чи є життя після укладення шлюбу?

—What an odd question! I love life after marriage!

—Чи є у вас улюблений жарт? Розкажіть нам.

—Not really!

—Ви любите собак чи котів?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

—Кого або що ви ненавидите?

—I don't really HATE anything!

—Найкраща річ у житті - це:

—My wife!

—Те, що найбільш дратує в житті:

—There only being 24 hours in a day during wedding season

—Чи є щось таке навколо вас, що б ви хотіли змінити?

—No

—Що б ви хотіли змінити в собі?

—Nothing really, I'm pretty comfortable with my flaws!

—Що б ви хотіли змінити у світі?

—That's a pretty big one! A bit more financial equality around the world would be a good start.

—Чи могли б ви дати кілька порад фотографам, які тільки починають свій шлях?

—Concentrate on what you're best at, looking at other photographers is great but you'll never make any headway until you produce something that's truly your own instead of rehashing old work.

—Якщо іншопланетяни завітають на Землю, і ви будете першою людиною, яку вони зустрінуть, що ви їм розповісте?

—Leave, before the government locks you in a bunker!

—Якщо вас запросять знімати кіно, якого жанру воно буде?

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—Завтра я піду і...

—A triathlon, without any training at all since it's been a busy wedding season.