Fotograf Filip Gržinčić

—Er du fotogen?

—Well, I prefer staying on the other side of the camera, although don't mind putting some poses on :)

—Hvordan blev du en del af fotografiindustrien?

—I started photographing 9 years ago and with time, I photographed more of people, emotions, fashion than landscape or similar.. so I wanted to do a wedding and my friends took me as their wedding photographer and it all started then..

—Hvad er de vigtigste komponenter i et godt billede efter din mening?

—A good photo has to show emotion and has to cause emotion with persons looking at it. Then I find it sucessfull.

—Elsker du at rejse?

—I adore traveling. If I have camera with me (in 90% of the case), then maybe I spend too much time searching for a good shot instead of just enjoying in the moments. Being a photographer takes a lot of love, but it is also a curse!

—Hvad kan du bedst lide ved dit fag?

—I like the chance to meet so many wonderful people, I always have fun and I get to go to places I would not go if I wasn't a photographer.

—Hvad synes du mindre godt om ved dit fag?

—Heavy equipment and backache after 12 hours of shooting.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for fotografering?

—Recording everything in one shot and getting quality still images from the video...

—Hvad er der specielt ved den fotografigenre, du specialiserer dig i?

—Emotions, happy tears, laughter, atmosphere, positive energy!

—Hvordan håndterer du kritik?

—Well, depends who gives it. If I find the person competent to give critics in certain field, I will always consider it.

—Er der nogen tendenser inden for fotografering?

—Maybe lately a lot of people likes vintage style.. from decorations all the way to vintage processed photos..

—Hvad bør kriterierne være for en kunde, der skal vælge en fotograf?

—They have to like the portfolio. They have to want the photos they see.

—Hvilke ting er slet ikke tilladt under fotograferingen?

—To much interference. Too much posing, I like everything to be more spontaneous, although I made some good photos with set poses..

—Hvilke detaljer, der som regel går ubemærket hen, vil en fotograf bemærke?

—Short moments of love.. Those smiles, those looks in love.. if you are not on that frequency, you will not see those, but I often freeze them..

—Hvad påvirker værdien af et foto? Hvilke elementer indeholder det?

—The viewer. If client likes it, it was worth it!
Otherwise, you can make technically perfect photo, sometimes they really just scroll through and stop at some you even didn't want to give to them..

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundrede efter din mening?

—Dalaj Lama

—Hvem vil du gerne fotografere?

—Weddings at attractive locations!

—Har du nogen professionelle tabuemner?

—Nope!

—Hvem ville du gerne fotografere sammen med?

—I don't know :)

—Hvad bekymrer du dig om, og hvorfor?

—Out of focus photos :) Because I missed some good moments because of out of focus photos..

—Hvad har været det mest imponerende øjeblik i dit liv?

—Every single moment is impressive!

—Hvis du var en animeret figur, en fiktiv person eller en person i en film, hvem ville du så være, og hvorfor?

—Samurai Jack :) Because of the passion!

—Hvem inspirerer dig i dit liv, og hvorfor?

—My wife.. she pushes me forward a lot!

—Hvordan definerer du succes? Hvordan måler du det?

—With happiness. If you are happy, you are sucessfull.

—Foretrækker du, at folk kan lide dig, eller at de respekterer dig?

—Well, I don't se a difference, if somebody likes you, they will respect you as well. I don't know, I would prefer to be liked, I guess.

—Hvad er den største fejl, du nogensinde har begået i dit arbejde?

—Didn't do backup on time.
Everyone, please backup your work, asap.

—Når du skal rejse, hvad tager du så med dig, og hvorfor?

—My camera of course, I don't take any more special equipment :)

—Er der noget, du ville ønske, du ikke havde købt blandt de tingester, som du ejer? Hvorfor?

—Nope, I'm happy with all i got!

—Hvordan uddanner du dig selv til at tage bedre billeder?

—I look a lot of videos, tutorials, whenever I can. I look to other photographers work, you can learn something from anyone.

—Hvis arbejde har haft størst indflydelse på dig som fotograf?

—Marko Marinkovic's. I don't want to copy, but want to do my own style, however, I adore his way of storytelling.

—Hvad er det eneste, du ville ønske, du vidste, da du begyndte at tage billeder?

—Backup. Do a backup.

—Hvad vil du gerne fortælle med dine fotografier?

—Love. That is it. Only love.

—Hvad motiverer dig til at fortsætte med at tage billeder?

—Passion. The feeling when you get a shot, when you know, this is it, this shot is why you try so hard!

—Burde dine forældre have været mere eller mindre strikse?

—Less..

—Hvis du kunne gå tilbage i tiden, hvad ville du så gøre anderledes?

—Backup! :D

—Hvad med liv på andre planeter?

—Would like to experience that and meet those people!

—Hvem er dine helte?

—Don't have them.. I respect all of my friends and acquaintances.

—Hvem har du ingen respekt for?

—People that provoke violence.

—Hvad laver du i din fritid?

—I play drums, cajon, I play in an acoustic cover band. I work as a graphic designer in marketing department of a tourist agency in Croatia.

—Hvilken side af dig viser du aldrig offentligt?

—The moon side :)

—Hvornår er du helt tilfreds med dit arbejde?

—Never! This strives me to move forward.

—Tror du på de traditionelle mande- og kvinderoller?

—Nope! Everyone has a choice, and we have to make that choice possible for them.

—Har du let ved at få nye venner?

—Sure.

—Hvor vil du gerne bo?

—I'm happy where I am, but if I had to move, it would have to be near the sea that I can swim in.

—Hvad er det dummeste, du nogensinde har indvilget i at gøre?

—I don't remember..

—Er der liv efter ægteskabet?

—I don't know haha, I will find out soon myself!

—Har du en yndlingsvittighed? Fortæl den til os.

—The guy puts his new iPhone in back pocket. He sits on a chair and hears a snap. He yells: "Please God, let it be the spine, let it be the spine"

—Kan du lide hunde eller katte?

—I like both! Let's say, I like dogs, but I respect cats.

—Hvem eller hvad hader du?

—There is not a place for hatred within me ;)

—Det bedste ved livet er:

—love

—Det mest irriterende ved livet er:

—fear

—Er der nogen ting rundt omkring, som du gerne vil ændre?

—Yes, I would like to be able to buy more photographic equipment to take even cooler photos!

—Hvad vil du gerne ændre ved dig selv?

—To reduce the amount of fear.

—Hvad vil du gerne ændre i verden?

—People. We have to start living with the earth, and not exploiting it so much without reason..

—Kan du give et par råd til de fotografer, som lige er startet?

—Backup. Do a backup!

—Hvis nogle rumvæsner kom til jorden, og du var den første person, de mødte, hvad ville du så sige til dem?

—Would you like a professional portrait?

—Hvis du bliver spurgt, om du vil indspille en film, hvilken genre vil det så være?

—Action comedy.

—I morgen tager jeg ud og...

—stuff. I will probably do stuff. :)