—Πρώτον και κύριον – ποιόν μπορείτε να ονομάσετε ως τον καλύτερο φωτογράφο στην πόλη σας; :)

—There are lot of good photographers in Manila.. I mean a lot! it's very hard to pick one.

—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—Quality and skills.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—After I left my previous work (i'm an engineer). I decided to go full-time in photography, that was 5 years ago. Back then, I tried different genres of photography (street, landscape, product, etc.) But later on, focused on wedding and portrait photography because it has been my bread and butter since I left my previous job.

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—Yes, i guess. lol

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—Composition, Story and Color grading.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—I don't travel a lot but i'm definitely in for some adventure!

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—I really love it when the client really appreciates what you do for them, takes all the exhaustion and weariness in whole day's work. It also feels great to work with other phottographer whom I share the same passion.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—I absolutely hate inconsiderate wedding suppliers, well i have no choice but to deal with them and act professional.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—If it's constructive criticism, i will gladly accept it but if not, I just have to leave them alone.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Hahaha! I absolutely have no idea. LOL

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—Uhhmmm... overexposed photos, and back focused photos

—Μπορείτε να δώσετε μερικές συμβουλές για τους φωτογράφους που ξεκινάνε να φωτογραφίζουν;

—Study, practice, be humble, open to the world!

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—Probably in the same way of most of us: a friend asked me to shoot her wedding, then, since I had already a big passion about photography, after I saw that I enjoyed a lot to capture real moments, I decided-well actually together with my husband Graziano Guerini- to follow that path (step by step).

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—sure ;)

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—I think there is not an exact answer, everyone likes a photo because of many reasons, also personal reasons given by personal taste.
Personally, using of course a good technique, I aim to capture always the emotions, the real moments, that's what really matters in a perfect service in my opinion.
And in the Creative Sessions I aim to create beautiful photos, so I take care of the esthetique by following my personal sense of taste, but always trying to give some emotions to the viewers.
Also controlling lights and shadows is very important, often essential.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Shooting weddings in different countries, with different traditions, it's very interesting, and we often work between Italy, Austria and Hungary, but not only.
And this job allows me to meet new people, of course, and this is also a beautiful side of being a wedding photographer.
And being able to give to these people memories they will be joyful to watch in the future, well, that makes me proud.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I'm always studying, always trying new things, and always following photographers whose works I love, and I'm always ready to learn from them.
There is always to learn something new, and there is always someone who can teach me something. So, I usually accept critics if well motivated :)

—Συμπαθείτε τα σκυλιά ή τις γάτες;

—dogs

—Τι θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε στον εαυτό σας;

—worry less

—Πρώτον και κύριον – ποιόν μπορείτε να ονομάσετε ως τον καλύτερο φωτογράφο στην πόλη σας; :)

—Well, it all depends on who you ask.
What is the best car in the world ? Everyone just sees things differently and especially in photography which is an art in itself, where everything is subjective, ask 10 people this question and probably you will get 11 different answers ! :)

—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—If there is one thing I always encourage newlyweds to do when looking for a wedding photographer is to pay very good attention to the portfolios and see which style would suit them and most importantly when meeting a wedding photographer – have him show a full wedding coverage and not get "fooled" by the best 2-3 photos everyone uploads online.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—It was back in 2007 I think ... photography was already a hobby for me and as I already had a "decent" DSLR kit ( by those times' standards ) a friend of mine ( who was a videographer ) asked me to go with him and shoot some christenings. I was scared as hell thinking I have a huge responsibility but everything went well and then I moved to weddings, still shooting for him as I didn't have any portfolio. The next year I started going solo and ... 10 years later here we are.

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—Never :)

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—Besides the basic technical stuff – composition and message/feeling are by far the key elements of an attractive wedding photograph.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Sure, who doesn't ?
Although I shot quite a few after wedding session abroad with just the bride and groom, I would love to be able to shoot a full destination wedding sometime.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Happiness in the client's eyes when they look at their wedding photos for the first time.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Hmm tough one...
If I'd had to choose, it would probably the fact that I have to refuse some clients that reeeeealy want me as their wedding photographer, because I already booked their wedding date for someone else.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I embrace it – it's the only way we move up the ladder.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Probably not much would change – no matter how advanced the cameras will get. A strong and great wedding image from the 50s is still great today so I can only image – the things that bring value to an image will stay constant over time.

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—Photography is an art – no doubt about that and I find it unacceptable for a client to give the photographer exact and strict examples of they want their wedding images to look like, by bringing photos from other photographers around the world and setting stirct guidelines and boundaries regarding their own images. A photographer should be hired if you liked his own style, not to reproduce someone else's work.