—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Cestujete rádi?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Co není dovoleno při focení?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Co je výjimečného na žánru fotografií, na který se specializujete?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Za prvé a především – koho můžete jmenovat jako nejlepšího fotografa ve vašem městě? :)

—The best photographer doesn't exist, only styles! Today there are so many photographers, and each one has their own style. As long as you work hard to constantly grow and push yourself then you will be happy, your clients will be happy and you will become a great photographer.

—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—To select the photographer via his/her work and style and not the price, with out forgetting that they must connect.

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—You could say that it was hidden away inside me for a long time. Without realising I have always had a camera to hand since I was little. Love my dads Canon 650 EOS and always used to take it off his hands. Never thought that it would turn out to be something that I loved doing.

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—To be honest, no not really. That is why I hide behind the camera :P

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—A good photo has to have life in it. If a photo does not have a penetrating look, or the calmness of a smile, then for me that photo is not natural enough and that is what I always look for in my wedding photos.

—Cestujete rádi?

—I love new and unknown territories, this make you push your skills and ideas to the limits and keeps you improving. I have several trips lined up this year and cant wait to work somewhere new. And if it is for vacactional purpose, then without a doubt, but I can assure you that my camera will never leave my side.

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

—The reaction when I hand my work in and the happiness it brings. I will love photography no matter what, and will always love it no matter what people say about my work. All photographers want to exceed their expectations, improve, update themselves, master new techniques, and we are very perfectionist when it comes down to our own work, so it is a fantastic feeling when others congratulate you on your efforts.

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—Nothing, I came from a financial work environment with a stressful background to something that I dreamt about doing for a long time. And when you manage to do something you dream about there will be some down moments but you remember what you are doing and why you are doing it, and that motivating crawls right back in and you thrive again.

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—Constructive criticism helps me improve, mature and evolve. There is always a positive way of looking at things, and criticism can be broken down and used in a positive manner.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—Well who knows, it is constantly changing and there are so many different styles and techniques to choose from. But hopefully, it will become less fictional and more natural.

—Co není dovoleno při focení?

—Pressure on the bride and groom. In order to take the best and most natural shots we need the bride and groom to be as relaxed as possible. And also mobile and table devises. There are numerous of occasions when the groom could not see the bride walking down the isle due to the amount of people leaning out with their phones and tables.

—Za prvé a především – koho můžete jmenovat jako nejlepšího fotografa ve vašem městě? :)

—I think that we all want to say ourselves but really the best wedding photographer is the one the best fits the style of what the bride and groom are looking for. But as far as artistic, creative, documentary wedding photography, it's got to be me ;)

—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—Stay away from Pinterest and keep it real. Real is always better. Make sure they do research and spend the money. This is the ONE area you don't what to skimp out on. If the bride and groom set a budget and it turns out that wedding photographers cost more, well than it's time to change the budget as well. Don't try to work with it. Make sure you see at least 2 full weddings. Photographers only want to show you their best.

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—It looked like a lot of fun! I wanted to approach it differently than your "traditional" wedding photographer. It really paid off :)

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—It depends on who's taking them.

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—Moment, Light and Composition.

—Cestujete rádi?

—I love it!

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

—Trying to make a picture. It's a challenge that is highly rewarding.

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—I am very hard on myself and by far my worst critic. But it's this that keeps me pushing, improving my eye and making better photographs.

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—I like it. As long as it's coming from the right people/places.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—Hopefully more documentary and true to life. There are a lot of clichés that are so unnecessary.

—Co není dovoleno při focení?

—Ruining moments to make something cheesy.