Fotografo Vasilije Bajilov

—Prima di tutto - chi puoi definire come il miglior fotografo di Novi Sad, Serbia? :)

—To be honest I respect and value my colleagues but I have no interest in their work, so I might not be the best person for this question.

—Sei fotogenico?

—Oh god yes, Im so photogenic that just to be sure I will never be in the picture I started hiding behind the camera. :))

—Come sei entrato nell'industria della fotografia?

—Full time graphic designer, unhappy with my life I found a blow of valve in photography. I fell in love with photography so much that I couldn't imagine doing it as a paid work, up until I started following my girl who is a make up artist on wedding gigs and started taking pictures and when newlyweds started using my photos in their album I kind still didnt want to get in to it but everyone around me pushed me in the right direction and I havent looked back ever since.

—Secondo te, quali sono le componenti più importanti di una bella foto?

—Thats easy, emotion, emotion and emotion. You can have perfect light, composition but if there is no emotion there is no picture.

—Ti piace viaggiare?

—Traveling is the only form of richness you take to your grave. You cant take money or anything material, I value my life of much I have seen the world and learned more about us humans. Thats why I love doing weddings.

—Che cosa ti piace di più nella tua professione?

—Photography is such a vast field, and it is easy to get lost in it.So why did I choose weddings? Well, apart from shooting weddings, I love child photography, l.o.v.e. it! A kid looks at you honestly and he either likes you or not.Raw emotion is so hard to see nowadays since we all have our busy lives, and true emotion has become a commodity.And if there’s one place where people lower their guard and just let their emotions flow, it’s at weddings.This raw emotion of happiness mixed with natural light is the essence of my work.So that fact right there makes me tingly and gives me the drive forward, always provoking me to make that next shot and enjoy every single moment of my job.

—Che cosa ti piace di meno nella tua professione?

—Hm, every wedding is unique, this question is not for me, you either love or hate this job for me its love all the way or I wouldn't be in this line of work.

—Quale sarà il futuro della fotografia?

—It will get more and more personal, I hope for me at least that I will have a chance to show their life, their hopes and dreams in my pictures and to truly put a time stamp in their lives with the photos I make.

—Cosa c'è di speciale nel genere di fotografia in cui sei specializzato?

—Everything good comes in one place and time with one mission in mind to celebrate life, love and eternity.

—Come gestisci la critica?

—Im just a human with passion for photography, I make mistakes and I learn from them, there is no emotion god or bad, if the person criticising has a point I will thank him for helping me.

—Ci sono determinate tendenze nella fotografia?

—Always, and always changing.

—Quali criteri dovrebbe utilizzare un cliente per scegliere un fotografo?

—Well see it as this, wedding photographer is the only sober person that will be with you on your special day from the beginning up to late hours. :)
His personality and his empathy for the problems you might have during that day will influence your overall experience of your wedding day. If you are not married you might not get that but ask around with your wedding friends.

—Che cosa non è ammesso durante la ripresa fotografica?

—Well for me personally I don't like to see a bad photo of me and also I don't like to see a bad photo of anyone else. So if I make a great photo but the main subject being that bride or groom or even a guest is not at its best or at least acceptable I will not use that photo. I'm not there to make my carrier Im there to make a memorable photos.

—Quali dettagli, che solitamente passano inosservati, riesce a notare un fotografo?

—The devil is in the details. Most of the time I will worry about the details in the photo. I will move half of the room just so they will have a nice photo.

—Che cosa influisce sul valore di una foto? Quali sono le sue componenti?

—A lot, and Im not gonna name the obvious ones, the ones that people cant predict is the ones with the people that might not be in our lives in the future. Thats why I take extra care of the family photos and emotional moments with the parents. Photos like that are kept for life.

—Che cosa vorresti fotografare?

—Happy people in any shape or form, any gender, any race, any sexual orientation.

—Hai qualche tabù professionale?

—No.

—Che cosa ti fa preoccupare e perché?

—I worry that this life is not enough for everything I want to see and learn.

—Qual è stato il momento più impressionante della tua vita?

—Im humble, and I try to make waking up and getting out of a bed a victory. That being said, Im still waiting for that moment.

—Se tu fossi un personaggio di cartone animato, libro o film, chi saresti e perché?

—Cartoon hmm I would be Dexter, I love to work on things. :))

—Chi ti ispira nella vita e perché?

—My work is observing and taking pictures of people. You can learn so much about life and everything just by letting people be who they are. I get inspired by their stories which I love to hear.

—Come puoi definire il successo? Come si misura?

—Success is nothing more that giving it your best no matter the fee your are paid. And success is feeling of joy when newlyweds thank me for the service I gave.