Fotografer Marius Barbulescu

—Anda fotogenik?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Bagaimana awal Anda masuk ke bidang fotografi?

—​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.

—Apa komponen terpenting dari foto yang baik menurut Anda?

—​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.

—Anda suka bepergian?

—​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.

—Apa yang paling Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

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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.

—Apa yang paling tidak Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

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

—Bagaimana masa depan fotografi?

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

—Apa yang istimewa dengan genre fotografi kekhususan Anda?

—​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!

—Bagaimana Anda menangani kritik?

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

—Adakah tren dalam fotografi?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Apa yang seharusnya menjadi kriteria bagi pelanggan dalam memilih fotografer?

—​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.

—Hal-hal apa yang harus dihindari saat pemotretan?

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

—Detail apa yang umumnya lewat tanpa disadari yang tertangkap oleh fotografer?

—​“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.

—Apa yang memengaruhi nilai sebuah foto? Apa saja elemen-elemennya?

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

—Siapa yang dapat menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat Anda?

—​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.

—Siapa yang ingin Anda jepret?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Anda memiliki tabu profesi tertentu?

—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.

—Dengan siapa Anda ingin menjepret?

—​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.

—Apa yang Anda khawatirkan, dan mengapa?

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

—Apa momen paling mengesankan dalam hidup Anda?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Jika Anda karakter kartun, buku, atau film, siapakah Anda dan mengapa?

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

—Siapa yang menginspirasi Anda dalam hidup dan mengapa?

—​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.

—Bagaimana Anda mendefinisikan kesuksesan? Bagaimana Anda mengukurnya?

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

—Anda lebih senang disukai atau dihormati?

—​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.

—Bagaimana Anda mengajari diri sendiri untuk mengambil gambar yang lebih baik?

—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.

—Karya siapa yang paling memengaruhi Anda sebagai fotografer?

—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.

—Apa yang memotivasi Anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

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

—Apakah orang tua Anda seharusnya lebih atau tidak terlalu ketat?

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

—Bagaimana tentang kehidupan di planet lain?

—Yes.

—Siapa saja pahlawan Anda?

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

—Siapa yang tidak Anda hormati?

—Selfishness.

—Apa yang Anda lakukan di waktu luang?

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

—Kapan Anda merasa benar-benar puas dengan pekerjaan Anda?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Anda percaya akan peran tradisional untuk pria dan wanita?

—​No.

—Anda mudah menjalin pertemanan?

—​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.

—Di mana Anda ingin tinggal?

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

—Adakah kehidupan setelah pernikahan?

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

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—​Both!

—Siapa atau apa yang Anda benci?

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

—Hal terbaik dalam hidup itu:

—​Children

—Hal paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup adalah:

—​Adults

—Adakah hal di lingkungan sekitar yang ingin Anda ubah?

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

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah dalam diri sendiri?

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

—Dapatkah Anda memberi kiat untuk fotografer yang baru saja memulai karier?

—​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.

—Jika alien mendatangi Bumi dan Andalah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apa yang akan Anda katakan pada mereka?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Jika Anda dipanggil untuk mengambil gambar film, apakah genrenya?

—​Sci Fi

—Besok saya akan pergi...

—​A 10km run!