—Pirmkārt un galvenokārt - kurš Tavuprāt ir labākais fotogrāfs Tavā pilsētā? :)

—Well, it all depends on who you ask.
What is the best car in the world ? Everyone just sees things differently and especially in photography which is an art in itself, where everything is subjective, ask 10 people this question and probably you will get 11 different answers ! :)

—Kādi ir kritēriji, kas klientam jāņem vērā, izvēloties fotogrāfu?

—If there is one thing I always encourage newlyweds to do when looking for a wedding photographer is to pay very good attention to the portfolios and see which style would suit them and most importantly when meeting a wedding photographer – have him show a full wedding coverage and not get "fooled" by the best 2-3 photos everyone uploads online.

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—It was back in 2007 I think ... photography was already a hobby for me and as I already had a "decent" DSLR kit ( by those times' standards ) a friend of mine ( who was a videographer ) asked me to go with him and shoot some christenings. I was scared as hell thinking I have a huge responsibility but everything went well and then I moved to weddings, still shooting for him as I didn't have any portfolio. The next year I started going solo and ... 10 years later here we are.

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—Never :)

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—Besides the basic technical stuff – composition and message/feeling are by far the key elements of an attractive wedding photograph.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—Sure, who doesn't ?
Although I shot quite a few after wedding session abroad with just the bride and groom, I would love to be able to shoot a full destination wedding sometime.

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—Happiness in the client's eyes when they look at their wedding photos for the first time.

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

—Hmm tough one...
If I'd had to choose, it would probably the fact that I have to refuse some clients that reeeeealy want me as their wedding photographer, because I already booked their wedding date for someone else.

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—I embrace it – it's the only way we move up the ladder.

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—Probably not much would change – no matter how advanced the cameras will get. A strong and great wedding image from the 50s is still great today so I can only image – the things that bring value to an image will stay constant over time.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—Photography is an art – no doubt about that and I find it unacceptable for a client to give the photographer exact and strict examples of they want their wedding images to look like, by bringing photos from other photographers around the world and setting stirct guidelines and boundaries regarding their own images. A photographer should be hired if you liked his own style, not to reproduce someone else's work.

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

—Study, practice, be humble, open to the world!

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—Probably in the same way of most of us: a friend asked me to shoot her wedding, then, since I had already a big passion about photography, after I saw that I enjoyed a lot to capture real moments, I decided-well actually together with my husband Graziano Guerini- to follow that path (step by step).

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—sure ;)

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—I think there is not an exact answer, everyone likes a photo because of many reasons, also personal reasons given by personal taste.
Personally, using of course a good technique, I aim to capture always the emotions, the real moments, that's what really matters in a perfect service in my opinion.
And in the Creative Sessions I aim to create beautiful photos, so I take care of the esthetique by following my personal sense of taste, but always trying to give some emotions to the viewers.
Also controlling lights and shadows is very important, often essential.

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—Shooting weddings in different countries, with different traditions, it's very interesting, and we often work between Italy, Austria and Hungary, but not only.
And this job allows me to meet new people, of course, and this is also a beautiful side of being a wedding photographer.
And being able to give to these people memories they will be joyful to watch in the future, well, that makes me proud.

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—I'm always studying, always trying new things, and always following photographers whose works I love, and I'm always ready to learn from them.
There is always to learn something new, and there is always someone who can teach me something. So, I usually accept critics if well motivated :)

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—dogs

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

—worry less

—Kādi ir kritēriji, kas klientam jāņem vērā, izvēloties fotogrāfu?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.