摄影师Nat Wongsaroj

—您上相吗？

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

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—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!

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

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

—您热爱旅行吗？

—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!

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

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

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

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

—摄影的前景如何？

—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?

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

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

—您如何应对批评？

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

—摄影有什么趋势？

—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!

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

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

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—Another professional photographer that are not on my team.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

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

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

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

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—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!

—您想要为谁拍摄？

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

—您有职业禁忌吗？

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

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—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!

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

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

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

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

—如果有机会成为一个动画、文学或电影人物，您想成为谁？为什么？

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

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

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

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—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!

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—The much improved and better version of myself ?

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—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!

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

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

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

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

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—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!

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—Chrisman Studios, Two Mann Studios and Fer Juaristi

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

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

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—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.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

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

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—Less for sure!

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—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!!

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—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??

—谁是您的英雄？

—My mom and my dad, of course!

—您不尊重谁？

—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.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

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

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

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

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—When my clients are completely satisfied with my work!

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

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

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

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

—您想生活在什么地方？

—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!

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—Why would I tell you??

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Of course! I am still living happily!

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

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

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—Dogs!

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—Myself when I lack motivation and procrastinate!

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Happiness when shared with someone you love!

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Sickness

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—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.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—Be healthier and be a better person

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

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

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

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

—如果外星人来到地球并且您是他们见到的第一个人，您会跟他们说什么？

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

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—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!

—明天我会去做...

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