摄影师Verity Sansom

—您上相吗？

—In who's opinion? Haha

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—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.

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—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.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—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!

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—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!

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—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!

—摄影的前景如何？

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

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—The unique way every photographer sees a moment differently.

—您如何应对批评？

—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.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—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.

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—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.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—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!

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—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!

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—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.

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—Obama.

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—Anyone!

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—Nope!

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

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

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

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

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—Marrying Chris.

—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？

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

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—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.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

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

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—Respected

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

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

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

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

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—I'm not really a gadgety person!

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—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.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—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!

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

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

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—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.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

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

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—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.

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—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!

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—Definitely!

—谁是您的英雄？

—My parents!

—您不尊重谁？

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

—您在业余时间会做什么？

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

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—I'm usually quite shy I guess!

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

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

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—No.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—I'd like to think so.

—您想生活在什么地方？

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

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—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!

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Of course!

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—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!!!!!!!

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

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

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

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

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Love.

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Seeing other people not enjoying what they do.

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—Nope!

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—To be more confident.

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

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

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Never stop believing it's possible.

—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？

—Hi! We are all weird...

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—Sci-fi.

—明天我会去做...

—more photograph editing!