Φωτογράφος Chris Neacsu

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

—Need to ask? My wife:) Now, in all seriousness, my wife and I are a team and we have both built Chris |N| Creative from the ground up. We have met 19 years ago, started dating 3 years later and that's also when we started doing photography together. 10 years ago we got married

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—Of course! Perfect. But I'd rather keep all that handsomeness (is that a word?) behind the camera. My clients look much better in pictures.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—Majored in photojournalism in college and worked for several newspapers in Europe. Then slowly transitioned to portrait photography and wedding photography and because we loved it so much, we decided to focus on it.

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

—Talking about engagement and wedding photography, I think people's genuine emotions are the most attractive part of it. Yes, the right light, the composition, sure, but seeing the little moments, the tears, the smiles, and being able to capture them, raw, unposed...

—Αγαπάτε τα ταξίδια;

—Love it and I'm also a bit of a world citizen if I may say so. Lived in several countries back in the day, before we moved to the US. Some of the places I've traveled to and photographed captured my heart forever (France, Italy, Spain, some of the Greek Islands to name a few).

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Watching people in love and happy going through the most important day in their life as a couple is one of the main reasons why we do wedding photography.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—We only take on a limited number of events per year. When we have to say no to a couple, I hate that.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—I have a vivid imagination. Whatever's in store, I'm excited about it.

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

—Oh, so many things. Definitely not starting with the price, although we clearly understand brides and grooms work with budgets. But making a decision solely based on which photographer is cheaper is a mistake. How you gel with the photographer is crucial (imagine being stuck on your wedding day with someone you can't stand), obviously experience and portfolio, style. Oh, yes, reviews as well. Very important.

—Ποιες λεπτομέρειες που συνήθως περνούν απαρατήρητες μπορεί να παρατηρήσει ένας φωτογράφος;

—The small things. A smile, a squeeze of a hand, an embrace. The emotions. The reactions.

—Με ποιους σας αρέσει να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—My daughter, in a few years. She's only 7 now but already seems interested in what mom and dad do, so I'd love to one day have her join us.

—Ποια ήταν η πιο εντυπωσιακή στιγμή στη ζωή σας;

—Can I have 2? The birth of our daughter. The day my wife and I got married.

—Ποιος είναι ο ορισμός της επιτυχίας; Πώς μετριέται η επιτυχία;

—Doing what you love and doing it to the best of your abilities. Being surrounded by the people you love. Being a good person. Very important!

—Τι θέλετε να πείτε με τις φωτογραφίες σας;

—I'm a storyteller. Whether you look at only one picture from a wedding or browse an entire album, I'm telling the couple's story. Their love story.

—Τι σας παρακινεί να συνεχίσετε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—Loving what I do. The love for my craft. The sincere thank yous from our clients.

—Κάνετε εύκολα φίλους;

—Oh, yes! I'm super relaxed and friendly, a bit of a chatterbox and I'm genuinely interested in other people. Their stories, their lives. Not that I'm nosy or anything:)

—Συμπαθείτε τα σκυλιά ή τις γάτες;

—Cats. And Dogs. And turtles, squirrels, horses, tarantulas, parrots. Huge animal person here.

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

—Better your craft, keep shooting, keep improving. But only do it if you really love it. Otherwise, it'll come off as forced in your photos, your relationships with your clients and you won't be happy before long. And remember, everyone started as someone else's assistant or second shooter. Just keep at it!