Fotograf Marius Barbulescu

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—​I was 20 and had a photography class at the University! The moment I shot the first roll of film with a SLR, I was hooked for life! I feel very old at 32 saying I've started photography shooting film.

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—​To send a message, a feeling or to make you remember things. We’re losing so many good things along the way in our journey through life like innocence, compassion, humanity, sincerity… just to name a few. Kids have them naturally, we’re born rich and most of the people die poor of these.

—Cestujete rádi?

—​Yes! I can be on the road 365 days a year, but only if I’m with my family. Home is wherever I’m with them.

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

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The freedom to organize my life just as I want, the people I meet, the friends I make, the places I visit… I have at least 1000 reasons. Shooting weddings is for me my chance to use everything I experienced personally to create something new every week. Photography is not objective and it's a good thing because it lets us choose how we tell the stories. It's a refuge for me and an act that leaves me with no masks (or very few of them). I'm trying to shoot in a very sincere way.

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—​Deadlines! Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I’m getting better and better with them.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—​I have no idea, but I’d love to live it.

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

—​For me it’s the freedom it gives me… I have a license to shoot everyone! And weddings are not just super fun, but also extremely diverse. I love that!

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—​Pretty well because I'm already my own fiercest critique. Nobody can match this! :)

—Jsou nějaké trendy v oblasti focení?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—​I'd check to see if the work of the photographer I like is consistent, if he blogs every wedding he's shooting and, after a short talk over skype or face to face, if we get along fine.

—Co není dovoleno při focení?

—​Touching people and being in the center of attention.

—Jakých detailů, které obvykle projdou bez povšimnutí, si může fotograf všimnout?

—​“Common” people can become excellent photographers with experience. It’s just that good wedding photographers are trained to see more the “in between” moments, small gestures that make all the difference, little stories within bigger ones.

—Co ovlivňuje hodnotu fotografie? Jaké jsou její prvky?

—Composition + moment + light. For a great photo you can't exclude any of these.

—Kdo může být podle vás symbolem 21. století?

—​Anyone that can bring peace and make the world a better place for everybody, not just for a few of us. Jesus Christ maybe if He decides to pay us a visit again.

—Co chcete fotit?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Máte nějaké profesní tabu?

—I am never allowing myself to be bored or tired while shooting a wedding... ok, maybe a little bored from time to time, but I'm always trying to make things more interesting.

—S kým byste chtěli fotit?

—​So many people and they know who they are… but right now Sergio and Kelly from www.kellyandsergio.com intrigue me a lot. Their work is so original and authentic.

—Čeho se bojíte a proč?

—​I worry every time that I’m faking photography and that I suck!

—Jaký byl nejpůsobivější okamžik ve vašem životě?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Pokud byste byli animovaná, literární nebo filmová postava, kdo byste byli a proč?

—​Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! If more people would be like him, we’d live in a happier place!

—Kdo vás inspiruje ve vašem životě a proč?

—​Anyone who doesn’t put his own self in front of everybody else. We live in a selfish world and I’m trying to cure myself from that too.

—Jak byste definovali úspěch? Jak ho měříte?

—​Success is when you manage to bring balance in you and around you.

—Byli byste raději oblíbení nebo respektovaní?

—​I don’t fight for any of these, so I can’t answer. If I get to be liked or respected it's because I did something good. I only fight to do good things.

—Jak se vzděláváte, abyste pořidili lepší fotografie?

—Every year I buy some photography books (not wedding photography, mostly photojournalism). I look at a lot of pictures (mywed is also a constant source of inspiration) and try to analyze the things I like in a picture. I shoot a lot of IPhone pictures and I try to stay alert to any interesting situations that might occur around me. A photographer should never "sleep", training and educating for this si a life long mission.

—Čí práce vás ovlivnila nejvíce jako fotografa?

—So many, but mostly Saul Laiter, Sam Abell and James Nachtway. In wedding photography it was Jeff Ascough at first and then Ben and Erin Chrisman that started all for me! Their work made me want to become a better wedding photographer for all the good reasons.

—Co vás motivuje v dalším focení?

—​The life I have now is a good one, I strive to keep it like this.

—Měli vaši rodiče být méně nebo více přísní?

—I have the best parents in the world, I wouldn't change anything.

—Co o životě na ostatních planetách?

—Yes.

—Kdo jsou vaši hrdinové?

—The people who genuinely love to help the ones in need.

—Pro koho nemáte žádný respekt?

—Selfishness.

—Co děláte ve svém volném čase?

—​Family time, traveling, reading, movies, playing video games with my son.

—Kdy jste zcela spokojeni s vaší prací?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Věříte v tradiční role mužů a žen?

—​No.

—Získáváte snadno nové přátele?

—​Friendship is a ship that take a long time to build, so, no, I don’t make friends easily! But I'm an easygoing person, I get along fine with almost everyone.

—Kde byste rádi žili?

—​Near a forest and a lake, a few kilometers away from civilization, but with Internet and electricity. :)

—Existuje život po svatbě?

—​Having or adopting a kid is life, so, yes, there is a lot of life after marriage.

—Máte rádi psy a kočky?

—​Both!

—Koho nebo co nenávidíte?

—​I’m trying hard not to hate anyone! So nobody, but I’m scared of extremists (any type of extremists)!

—Nejlepší věc v životě je:

—​Children

—Nejotravnější věc v životě je:

—​Adults

—Existuje něco, co byste chtěli změnit?

—​Preconceptions, I’d love to see the people more open minded (me included).

—Co byste chtěli změnit na sobě?

—​The same things I’d like to change in other people too.

—Máte nějaké tipy pro začínající fotografy?

—​You photography can only be as good as you are… so instead of learning tons of new tricks, invest in yourself, but not in a selfish way.

—Kdyby přišli na naši planetu mimozemšťané a vy byste byli první osobou, se kterou se potkají, co byste jim řekli?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Pokud byste měli natočit film, jakého žánru by byl?

—​Sci Fi

—Zítra půjdu a udělám...

—​A 10km run!