Valokuvaaja Marius Barbulescu

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—​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.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—​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.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—​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.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

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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.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

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

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

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

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

—​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!

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

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

—Onko valokuvauksessa trendejä?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—​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.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

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

—Mitkä yksityiskohdat, jotka yleensä jäävät huomaamatta, valokuvaaja voi tallettaa?

—​“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.

—Mikä vaikuttaa kuvan arvoon? Mikä kuvissa on tärkeintä?

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

—Kuka on sinun mielestäsi 2000-vuosisadan symboli?

—​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.

—Ketä haluaisit kuvata?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Onko sinulla ammatillisia tabuja?

—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.

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—​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.

—Mistä huolehdit ja miksi?

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

—Mikä on ollut elämäsi vaikuttavin hetki?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Jos olisit animoitu, kirjallisuus- tai elokuvahahmo, kuka olisit ja miksi?

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

—Kuka sinua on inspiroinut elämässäsi ja miksi?

—​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.

—Miten ja millä perusteella määrittelisit menestyksen?

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

—Haluaisitko olla mieluummin tykätty vai kunnioitettu?

—​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.

—Miten opettelet ottamaan parempia kuvia?

—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.

—Kuka on vaikuttanut eniten ammattiisi valokuvaajana?

—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.

—Mikä motivoi sinua jatkamaan kuvausta?

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

—Olisiko vanhempiesi pitänyt olla tiukempia tai päinvastoin?

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

—Uskotko, että muilla planeetoilla on elämää?

—Yes.

—Ketkä ovat sankareitasi?

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

—Ketä et kunnioita?

—Selfishness.

—Mitä teet vapaa-ajallasi?

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

—Milloin olet täysin tyytyväinen työhösi?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Uskotko miesten ja naisten perinteisiin rooleihin?

—​No.

—Saatko helposti ystäviä?

—​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.

—Missä haluaisit asua?

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

—Jatkuuko elämä avioliiton jälkeen?

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

—Pidätkö koirista vai kissoista?

—​Both!

—Ketä tai mitä vihaat?

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

—Parasta elämässä on:

—​Children

—Ärsyttävintä elämässä on:

—​Adults

—Haluaisitko muuttaa mitään ympärilläsi?

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

—Mitä haluaisit muuttaa itsessäsi?

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

—Haluaisitko antaa vinkkejä aloitteleville valokuvaajille?

—​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.

—Jos Maahan saapuisi avaruusolioita ja he näkisivät sinut ensimmäisenä, mitä sanoisit heille?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Jos sinut kutsuttaisiin kuvaamaan elokuvaa, mitä tyylilajia se edustaisi?

—​Sci Fi

—Huomenna aion...

—​A 10km run!