Fotograaf Marius Barbulescu

—Kas sa oled fotogeenne?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Kuidas sa sattusid fotograafiamaailma?

—​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.

—Mis on sinu arvates hea foto kõige olulisead komponendid?

—​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.

—Kas sulle meeldib reisida?

—​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.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige rohkem meeldib?

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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.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige vähem meeldib?

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

—Millisena näed sa fotograafia tulevikku?

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

—Mis on sinu fotograafiažanris erilist?

—​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!

—Kuidas sa suhtud kriitikasse?

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

—Kas fotograafias on teatud trende?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Millised peaksid fotograafi valides olema kliendi kriteeriumid?

—​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.

—Mida pildistades kindlasti ei tohiks teha?

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

—Mis võiksid olla need detailid, millele tavaliselt tähelepanu ei pöörata, kuid mida fotograaf võib märgata?

—​“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.

—Mis teeb fotost väärtusliku? Mis elemendid on olulised?

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

—Milline inimene on sinu arvates 21. sajandi sümbol?

—​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.

—Keda sa sooviksid pildistada?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Kas sul on teatud ametialaseid tabusid?

—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.

—Kellega koos sa tahaksid pildistada?

—​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.

—Mille pärast sa muretsed ja miks?

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

—Mis on olnud su elu kõige kõige muljetavaldavam hetk?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Kui sa oleksid tegelane multikast, raamatust või filmist, siis kes sa oleksid ja miks?

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

—Kes sind su elus inspireerib ja miks?

—​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.

—Kuidas sa defineeriksid edu? Kuidas sa seda mõõdad?

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

—Kas sa tahaksid, et sa pigem meeldiksid inimestele või et nad austaksid sind?

—​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.

—Kuidas sa ennast koolitad, et paremaks fotograafiks saada?

—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.

—Kelle töö on sind kui fotograafi kõige rohkem mõjutanud?

—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.

—Mis motiveerib sind fotograafina jätkama?

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

—Kas sa arvad, et sinu vanemad oleksid pidanud sinuga olema rangemad või leebemad?

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

—Kas sa arvad, et teistel planeetidel on elu?

—Yes.

—Kes on su kangelased?

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

—Keda sa ei austa?

—Selfishness.

—Mida sa vabal ajal teed?

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

—Millal sa oled oma tööga täiesti rahul?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Kas sa usud meeste ja naiste traditsioonilistesse rollidesse?

—​No.

—Kas sa leiad kergesti sõpru?

—​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.

—Kus sa tahaksid elada?

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

—Kas pärast abielu on elu?

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

—Kas sulle meeldivad koerad või kassid?

—​Both!

—Keda või mida sa vihkad?

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

—Parim asi elus on:

—​Children

—Kõige ärritavam asi elus on:

—​Adults

—Kas sa näed oma ümber midagi sellist, mida sa tahaksid muuta?

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

—Mida sa iseenda juures tahaksid muuta?

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

—Kas sa võiksid anda mõned näpunäited alustavatele fotograafidele?

—​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.

—Kui Maale saabuksid tulnukad ja sina oleksid esimene inimene, keda nad kohtaksid, mida sa neile ütleksid?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Kui sul oleks võimalik vändata film, siis mis žanrist see oleks?

—​Sci Fi

—Homme hakkan ma...

—​A 10km run!