Photographe Gina Stef

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—Yes I am, but only when i'm not posing.

—Comment avez-vous commencé à travailler dans la photographie ?

—I wanted to do something else with my photos, to bring more joy to happy couples.

—Selon vous, quels sont les éléments les plus importants d'une bonne photo ?

—It has to capture the moment. When the bride cries, when the groom laughs at her or when the people at the wedding just go crazy :)

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—Absolutely YES! We love meeting new and interesting couples and we're eager to take their photos in an unknown location. This is also a big challenge, to take improvised great photos of them in a place we've never been before.

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

—Every wedding is a challenge and we love challenges! Meeting new people and "clicking" on their wedding ideas is great!

—Quel aspect de votre profession aimez-vous le moins ?

—Sometimes it's the long hours of a wedding here in Romania that get to us, but after all if the newlyweds are still having fun at 2 a.m. in the morning, we'll hop in and have fun with them!

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—Nowadays if you don't know Photoshop you're like dead in the water. Photography won't change much, as opposed to the way we as photographers will present the final result to our clients.

—Qu'est-ce que le style de photographie dans lequel vous travaillez a de spécial ?

—Before any event we always have butterflies in our stomachs and that's a good thing, because it pushes us further. We love the rush of the events and the general happiness of the people attending the wedding.

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—We try to prevent it, usually we under-promise and over-deliver. If by any chance our clients are not fully satisfied, we communicate on what's wrong and we try to correct that.

—Y a-t-il des modes dans la photographie ?

—The vintage, chabby-chic trends are on fire! And we love them, all the decors give a wedding a great feel!

—Quels devraient être les critères pour qu'un client choisisse un photographe ?

—On the initial meeting, they should analyze whether they "click" with the photographer. If you're not on the same mindset, then you might as well find another one.

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—It all comes down to common-sense. A wedding photographer is not (or should not) seek the tabloid-like, outrageous pictures. He/she should always comply with the client's wishes and demands.

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—It's that split-second facial expression on somebody's face, or some short event that nobody saw because they were focused on the bride and groom.

—Qu'est-ce qui influence la valeur d'une photo ? Quels en sont les éléments ?

—I think it's all about the "feel". No matter how you composed it, no matter how blurry it is.

—Quelle personne peut être le symbole du 21ème siècle selon vous ?

—It's difficult to assess, since social media is huge nowadays and everybody's a celebrity.

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

—We would like to shoot a tattooed open-minded rockers couple, in Moab, Utah :)

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—Yes, to never disappoint our clients!

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—It would be a dream to shoot with Sergey Ivanov, Sal Cincotta or Aaron Nace!

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—I always worry that we won't be able to satisfy all our clients' needs. But so far, so good.

—Quel a été le moment le plus impressionnant de votre vie ?

—Traveling through the U.S. and admiring the cities, the breweries, the landscapes and all the beautiful people!

—Si vous étiez un personnage de dessin animé, de livre ou de film, qui seriez-vous et pourquoi ?

—When I was little I looked like Betty Boop so...

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

—I see inspiration all around, it's hard to pinpoint something.

—Comment définissez-vous le succès ? Comment le mesurez-vous ?

—I thing it's a sum of the opinions of the people who met you. If most of the opinions are great, you could consider yourself a successful person.

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—Both, of course!

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—I made only small mistakes :)

—Quand vous partez en voyage que prenez-vous avec vous et pourquoi ?

—My husband, our cameras and leave behind everything else.

—Est-ce que vous regrettez d'avoir acheté un de vos gadgets ? Lequel et pourquoi ?

—Along the way there has been some trial and error, some gadgets failed and some we still have, but I guess we shouldn't have bought a Wii U console and a 2x extender.

—Quelle méthode utilisez-vous pour améliorer vos prises de photo ?

—Through inspiration on the web, brainstorming with friends and talks with clients.

—Qui vous a influencé le plus en tant que photographe ?

—I wish Sergey Ivanov influenced me, but I couldn't rise to that level :)

—Quelle chose auriez-vous aimer connaître avant de vous lancer dans la photographie ?

—That "anything flies" if you have a story behind it.

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

—People are beautiful!

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

—The satisfaction of our clients and money, of course.

—Pensez-vous que vos parents auraient dû être plus stricts ? Moins stricts ?

—At times I wanted them to be less of a pain, but it turns out that I turned out just fine!

—Si vous pouviez revenir dans le temps, que changeriez-vous ?

—Listen to rock music earlier, read more and move to another city sooner.

—Que pensez-vous de la vie sur d'autres planètes ?

—I can't wait to have an alien friend!

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—Lebowski from "The Big Lebowski" film!

—Pour quelle chose n'avez-vous aucun respect ?

—People who don't have any hobby, any taste in anything, any opinion of their own.

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

—I love calligraphy and everything hand made, I try to do as much as I can, apart from editing photos.

—Quel aspect de votre personnalité le public ne voit pas ?

—I'd have to kill you...

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—Never!

—Croyez-vous en le traditionalisme des rôles de l'homme et de la femme ?

—I'm not a feminist, but no, I do not believe in these stereotypes.

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

—I'd say that I do, but some would say that I keep to myself a lot. I only make friends with the people which inspire me and help me evolve, by having interesting argumentative conversations.

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—San Francisco, some 50 years ago.

—Quelle est la chose la plus stupide que vous ayez accepté ?

—I have a problem with saying "no" to things. But I'm working on that.

—Existe-t-il une vie après le mariage ?

—Of course. If you don't make a child right away. Or never.

—Avez-vous une blague préférée ? Racontez-la.

—It's a photographers' joke, of course:
So there's a dinner party. A photographer's talking to the host. She says to him: "Mr. Photographer, I love your work! You must have a great camera!" The photographer doesn't respond. But at the dinner table, after taking a bite, the photographer says to the host: "Oh, this food is delicious! You must have a terrific oven!"

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—Both, but mostly cats.

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

—Ignorance and arrogance together.

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

—Combining your hobby and your job.

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—Having a job and a hobby-job :)

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—I would love it if the hobby would stay just hobby, not having to deal with contracts, invoices, bills to pay... This narrows the creativity, the whole "professional" side of photography.

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—I would like to learn to say NO and not bite more than I can chew.

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

—If only money disappeared, people will start being people again.

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

—Take lots of photos, then analyze them and develop your own style. And most importantly, never stop!

—Des extraterrestres arrivent sur Terre et vous êtes le premier à les rencontrer. Que leur dites-vous ?

—Most surely they won't understand a word, but I'll beg them to share some wisdom here on Earth!

—Vous êtes appelé pour tourner un film. De quel genre serait-il ?

—Some moody drama

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

—some portraits, for sure!