Felix Wong
"...my friend back in high school “made me” take the class with him so he wouldn’t be by himself."
Final edit
Title: Marta
Featured: Personal project
Outtakes
Q&A
Give us some background on this project.
I first met Marta on a job in LA and thought she was super fun to work with. So I asked her to shoot some portraits next time she was in NY. These were shot on 2 different days, one right after she had a haircut.
Why was the final edit selected over the outtakes?
The finals and outtakes show both sides of Marta, so I think it just depends which side the viewer wants to see.
Any cheeky moments during this project that you'd be willing to share?
I borrowed my friend’s film camera and almost broke the shutter by shooting at too fast a shutter speed. Whoops!
Shed some light on how you got involved in this career.
To put it nicely, my friend back in high school “made me” take the class with him so he wouldn’t be by himself. I took and developed my first roll of black and white film and I fell in love with it.
What’s it like being on set with you?
Hopefully it’s a pleasant one haha!
Do you prefer a large or small team on set?
Small team, it’s just simpler.
Describe your ideal project.
When everything just clicks and all the elements fall into place accordingly.
Express what your work means to you.
The ability the freeze that special moment in time.
Social media for artists… Give us your thoughts.
I think it’s a great platform to share and discover.
Do you have any suggestions to budding artists?
Have fun and experiment.
Anything else you'd like to share about you or your work?
I love to eat, so perhaps it’s time to get into food photography...
Why do you think it's important for outtakes to be featured?
Photography should be fun at heart. Sometimes we take things too seriously.
What’s next for you?
Yes, I’m working on a few ongoing projects. One is call #legsanywhere and you can find it on Instagram. It’s just legs and different locations. I think it’s funny.
Share a quote you live by.
I'm a big believer in winging it. I'm a big believer that you're never going to find a perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I'm always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.
~Anthony Bourdain
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