Fotografas Marius Barbulescu

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—​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.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—​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.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—​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.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

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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.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

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

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

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

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—​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!

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

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

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—​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.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

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

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—​“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.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

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

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—​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.

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—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.

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—​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.

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

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

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

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

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—​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.

—Kaip Jūs apibrėžtumėte sėkmės terminą? Kaip ją "matuojate"?

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

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—​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.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—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.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—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.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

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

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

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

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—Yes.

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

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

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—Selfishness.

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

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

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—​No.

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—​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.

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

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

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

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

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—​Both!

—Ko nekenčiate?

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

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—​Children

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—​Adults

—Ar yra kas nors aplink jus, ką norėtumėte pakeisti?

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

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

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

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—​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.

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—​Sci Fi

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—​A 10km run!