Fotografas Gina Stef

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

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

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

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

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—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 :)

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—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.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

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

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—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!

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—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.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

—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.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—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.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

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

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—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.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

—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.

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

—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.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

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

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

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

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

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

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—Yes, to never disappoint our clients!

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

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

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

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

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

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

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

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

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

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

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

—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.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Both, of course!

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—I made only small mistakes :)

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

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

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—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.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

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

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

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

—Išskirkite vieną dalyką kurį būtumėte norėjęs žinoti prieš pradedant fotografo karjerą?

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

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—People are beautiful!

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

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

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

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

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

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

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

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

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—Lebowski from "The Big Lebowski" film!

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

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

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

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

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—I'd have to kill you...

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—Never!

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

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

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—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.

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—San Francisco, some 50 years ago.

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

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

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

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

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—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!"

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Both, but mostly cats.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—Ignorance and arrogance together.

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Combining your hobby and your job.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Having a job and a hobby-job :)

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

—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.

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

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

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

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

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

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

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

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

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—Some moody drama

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—some portraits, for sure!