Fotogrāfs Marius Barbulescu

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—​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.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—​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.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—​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 Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

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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 Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

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

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

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

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

—​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!

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

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

—Vai fotogrāfijā ir kādas īpašas tendences?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

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

—​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.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

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

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

—​“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 ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

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

—Kurš cilvēks, Tavuprāt, varētu būt 21. gadsimta simbols?

—​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.

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie 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.

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—​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.

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

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

—Kas ir Tavas dzīves iespaidīgakais brīdis?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Ja Tu būtu multfilmas, grāmatas vai filmas varonis, kurš tas būtu un kāpēc?

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

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

—​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.

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

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

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—​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.

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

—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.

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

—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 Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

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

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

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

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

—Yes.

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

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

—Ko Tu necieni?

—Selfishness.

—Ko Tu dari brīvajā laikā?

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

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu darbu?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Vai Tu tici tradicionālajam lomu sadalījumam starp vīrieti un sievieti?

—​No.

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

—​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 Tu vēlētos dzīvot?

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

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

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

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—​Both!

—Vai ir kaut kas vai kāds, ko Tu ienīsti?

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

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—​Children

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—​Adults

—Vai ir kaut kas tāds, ko Tu vēlētos mainīt?

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

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

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

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

—​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.

—Ja uz zemes nolaistos citplanētieši un Tu būtu pirmais, ko viņi satiktu, ko Tu viņiem teiktu?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Ja Tev būtu iespēja uzņemt filmu, kāda žanra filma tā būtu?

—​Sci Fi

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

—​A 10km run!