—Ennen kaikkea - kenet voit nimetä parhaaksi kuvaajaksi kaupungissasi? :)

—/\/\That guy.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—They personality, portfolios and if possible their history.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—I started out as a commercial photographer and photojournalist
then evolved into a weekend wedding photographer.
I kind of went full fledged Destination Wedding Photographer about 8 yrs ago.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—I look Marvelous.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Whenever I can, Yes!!

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—The challenge and smiling Clients.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I welcome it.
It makes me better.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—Bad composition.

—Mikä vaikuttaa kuvan arvoon? Mikä kuvissa on tärkeintä?

—Creativity, ability to make an impact, composition.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—Probably some sort of sophisticated spectacles that take Hi res images when you blink your eyes,

—Kuka on sinun mielestäsi 2000-vuosisadan symboli?

—Mirrorless cameras.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Ennen kaikkea - kenet voit nimetä parhaaksi kuvaajaksi kaupungissasi? :)

—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 ! :)

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—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.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—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.

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—Never :)

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

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

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—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.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

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

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—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.

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

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

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—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.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—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.