Fotoğrafçı Verity Sansom

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

—In who's opinion? Haha

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—Chris and I met in our 3rd year of University and fell in love over our love of photography. We used to go on days out with our film cameras and wanted to make it our life. Chris asked me to join him in wedding photography and after our first wedding together we never looked back.

—Sizce iyi bir fotoğrafın en önemli bileşenleri nelerdir?

—Good light, movement and emotion. Sometimes only one of these is necessary to make a good photograph but these are the 3 main things I look out for.

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

—Yes! As a family when I was younger we were lucky enough to do a lot of travelling. I loved the long drives up to Scotland and had my eyes glued to the window to watch the scenery go by. I love exploring new countries too, America has so much to offer and are excited to be heading back there next year. Wether it's only a 2 hour drive or a night on a plane it's the excitement of somewhere new and new locations to take photographs of!

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

—Everything! After over 220 weddings Chris and I couldn't wish to be doing anything else. Having got married ourselves we know how important those photographs are, it's such an amazing pleasure to give couples memories that they can treasure for generations. There are so many aspects to wedding photography, you have to be good at low light situations, details, portraits, landscapes, couple shots, posing, and most of all, all on a tight time limit! Not any other job has all these aspects and I guess that's what I thrive on, trying to make sure I get the best possible outcome to all those situations at every single wedding and going to each one not knowing what to expect. It's also the amazing feedback we get from our couples, they are the reason we do what we do and when you get an amazing letter or e-mail it really does make your day. Being able to do all of that and work hard to achieve our dreams with my husband by my side 24/7 is just the icing on the cake!

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

—I think it's cliche to say there is nothing that I dislike about our job but it's pretty hard to think of anything! I guess it would be the fact that there is still so much rivalry between photographs which gets in the way of what truly matters. We all are privileged to do such an important and amazing job and I guess it would be great if everyone put their ego's to one side!

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—No idea really, probably having 10 photographers at once or something!

—Uzmanlaştığınız fotoğrafçılık türünü özel kılan şey nedir?

—The unique way every photographer sees a moment differently.

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

—As best as I can, I always make sure that when ever it happens to do everything in my power to correct and understand the situation.

—Fotoğrafçılığı ile ilgili yeni trendler var mı?

—There will always be trends in wedding photography, and I have always made sure to stay away from them all! I've always believed that spending too long looking into other photographers work or wedding trends will confuse and change your own vision.

—Müşteriler fotoğrafçı seçerken ne gibi kriterleri göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar?

—That they fit in with their day, if they want a relaxed, chilled wedding then find a photographer that will shoot to suit their day and spend hours setting up shots.
I think one of the most important things is that you get along, we are such a large part of the day, to us the relationship between us and the couple is the most important thing.

—Fotoğraf çekimi sırasında kesinlikle izin vermeyeceğiniz şeyler nelerdir?

—Overstepping the mark in the ceremony. Everyone's heard those stories of photographers knocking over the registrar or annoying the vicar and it's really not worth it. There are so many angles to look for that disrupting the ceremony for a shot is simply not acceptable!

—Bir fotoğrafçı diğerlerinin görmediği hangi detayları yakalayabilir?

—The things going on in the background, at the same time when I have my eye on the couple I always have my eye on what's going on around me!

—Fotoğrafın değerini belirleyen şey nedir? Ne gibi unsurları vardır?

—If you've managed to capture the atmosphere of the moment, with emotion and from a perspective that makes you feel imersed in the moment.

—Sizce 21. yüzyılın sembolü kim olabilir?

—Obama.

—Kimi fotoğraflamak istersiniz?

—Anyone!

—Mesleğinizle ilgili tabularınız var mı?

—Nope!

—Birlikte fotoğraf çekmek istediğiniz birisi var mı?

—Erika and Lanny Mann would be awesome! I've always loved Jonas Peterson so I would have to say him too.

—Hangi konularda endişeleriniz var ve neden?

—I try hard not to worry as worrying doesn't change the outcome to anything!

—Hayatınızda sizi en çok etkileyen an?

—Marrying Chris.

—Çizgi film, edebiyat veya sinema karakteri olsaydınız nasıl bir karakter olmak isterdiniz, neden?

—Pikachu, because it's cute and crazy! (this is what Chris said when I asked him!)

—Hayatınızda size ilham veren birisi var mı? Neden?

—My parents. My dad has always been a wildlife artist and my mum is an amazing writer. Since I was a child they've always worked so hard to make sure me and my sister had the best childhood. They believe so much in their work and don't compromise it for anything. They never give up and always follow their dreams. They are the most hard-working, loving people in the world.

—Kısaca başarıyı tanımlar mısınız? Başarıyı nasıl ölçersiniz?

—Having a happy family, friends, pets and a home.

—Beğenilmeyi mi yoksa saygınlığı mı tercih edersiniz?

—Respected

—Bugüne kadar işinizle ilgili yaptığınız en büyük hatanız nedir?

—Early on in the business I believed too many sales callers!

—Bir seyahate giderken yanınıza alacağınız şey nedir? Niçin?

—Camera, not sure I need a reason for that!

—Kullandığınız cihazlar arasında keşke satın almasaydım dediğiniz bir cihaz var mı? Neden?

—I'm not really a gadgety person!

—Daha iyi fotoğraflar çekmek adına kendinizi nasıl geliştiriyorsunuz?

—Every shoot I do I make sure I either mentally note down or write down what I could have improved on or things to rememeber for next time.

—Bir fotoğrafçısı olarak çalışmalarından en çok etkilendiğiniz kişi kimdir?

—I'd have to say Chris (my husband). We've shot together for over 220 weddings and he is just the best photographer I know. We have such different ways of shooting and ways of seeing everything and that's why its so great to see his take on something!

—Fotoğraf çekmeye başladığınızda bilmeyi istediğiniz en önemli şey nedir?

—That it would be what I would end up doing forever! And that exposure is just opinion.

—Fotoğraflarınızda neleri anlatmak istersiniz?

—I want to capture the wedding day and the people we shoot in the best light and also with atmosphere. It's not so much about saying anything it's just about making sure their story is being told through my photographs. I want whoever looks at those photographs after to get a true reflection of them as a couple and also of what it was like to be there.

—Neler fotoğraf çekme arzunuzu motive ediyor?

—The couples we photograph! The amazing feedback we get and just the ambition to leave as many couples with awesome wedding photography as possible!

—Ailem daha otoriter veya daha özgürlükçü olmalıydı diye hiç düşündünüz mü?

—Neither! They always encouraged us to do what makes us happy, whatever it was, and to me that was the best advice they could have given.

—Geçmişe gidebilseydin neyi değiştirmeyi isterdin?

—I'm not sure, I always believe that everything that you've done – mistake or not – has got you where you are today... so nothing!

—Diğer gezegenlerde de yaşam olduğunu düşünüyor musunuz?

—Definitely!

—Herhangi bir kahramanınız var mı?

—My parents!

—Kime saygı duymazsınız?

—People that complain about something but don't do anything to change it.

—Boş zamanlarınızda neler yaparsınız?

—Go on walks, go to the gym and cuddle my cats!

—Diğer insanların hiç bilmediği farklı bir yönünüz var mı?

—I'm usually quite shy I guess!

—Şu ana kadar tam olarak tatmin olduğun bir çalışma oldu mu?

—When I know I have put everything I have into a photography and it shows.

—Kadınların ve erkeklerin geleneksel rolleri hakkında neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—No.

—İnsanlarla hemen arkadaş olabilir misiniz?

—I'd like to think so.

—Nerede yaşamayı isterdiniz?

—Somehwere in the Dales in Yorkshire, not too far from where we do now!

—Kesinlikle yapmayı kabul etmediğiniz en aptalca şey nedir?

—I agreed to be pulled along on a skateboard by a rope atached to a car... that was pretty stupid! No injuries though and the car was going quite slow.. but still. What is was like to be at Uni!

—Evlilik sonrası hayat konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—Of course!

—Çok sevdiğiniz bir fıkra var mı? Eğer varsa bizimle paylaşır mısınız?

—A woman owns a Parrot that keeps on swearing so she takes it to the Vet to ask what to do about it. The Vet says to put the Parrot in the freezer for 5 minutes and that should stop the swearing. So the woman goes home and puts the Parrot in the freezer and after 5 minutes goes and takes it out, the Parrot is relieved to be out of the freezer and says "I'm so sorry I will never swear again... but what did the chicken do ? " -- I know its bad isn't it!!!!!!!

—Kedileri veya köpekleri sever misiniz?

—Both! I love all animals, if we had a bigger house we would have a zoo!

—Kimden veya ne yapmaktan nefret edersiniz?

—I don't really like the word hate but I don't like TV Soaps!

—Hayatınızdaki en iyi şey:

—Love.

—Hayatınızdaki en sinir bozucu şey:

—Seeing other people not enjoying what they do.

—Çevrenizde değiştirmek istediğiniz bir şeyler var mı?

—Nope!

—Kendinizde neyi değiştirmek isterdiniz?

—To be more confident.

—Dünyadaki neleri değiştirmek isterdiniz?

—I think everyone would say the same, end all the suffering and war.

—Fotoğrafçılığına yeni başlayanlar için birkaç ipucu verebilirsiniz?

—Never stop believing it's possible.

—Uzaylılar dünyaya gelse ve onların karşısına çıkan ilk kişi siz olsanız, onlara ne derdiniz?

—Hi! We are all weird...

—Sizden bir film çekmeniz istenseydi, bu ne tür bir film olurdu?

—Sci-fi.

—Yarın yapacağım...

—more photograph editing!