Fotogrāfs Marius Tudor

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—My mother loves all my pictures, she belives I am photogenic!

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—I have started almost 6 years ago after I met my love Gabriela. I did not start with shooting flowers, but I took it straight the hard way. Three months after I grabbed my first semi-professional camera I shot for free my first wedding. Since then, I shot almost 200 weddings and 100 baptisms.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—I strongly belive in a moment as the first component and I am always fighting to find it. Before finding the moment, I scout for the best light condition and I am making some composition scenarios. Having all those elements in my mind I start to shoot until I get what I want. Sometimes nothing happens in the frame, but patience is my ally.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—I love to travel and I belive seeing as many places as I can helps me to develop as a man.

—Kas Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—I love people and the fact that I always have to be on alert! I do my best to never be bored. My couples gives me the energy to go forward.

—Kas Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

—I would love to have more time to visit my family.

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—I think we have to understand the new generation, people between 20 and 25 years. They are different than the people we've shot before and trying to adapt to their way of living, thinking and acting will be the next step in our business. The future of wedding photography stays in crazy shots. Traditional is dying.

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

—What's special? It's special because we connect new people every day (some of them are coming into my life to change it), it's special because I can wake up and go to sleep when I want, it's special because we have the power to make people happy.

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—Sometimes it's hard to handle it, but I've learned lately how to manage situations like this. I started to listen more and even if I fight for my opinion if the criticism makes me think about how can I improve myself I am cleaning the trash.

—Vai fotogrāfijā ir kādas īpašas tendences?

—There are no trends in wedding photography. If there is one, that one will be good photography. Everyone wants to improve it!

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

—They have to choose a photographer who makes them feel confortable and who inspires confidence.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

—There are no rules when shooting. Everything is allowed.

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

—I belive in one quote: "When everyone is looking in one direction, turn around!"

—Kas ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

—Moment, light, composition.

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

—Nelson Mandela

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie tabu?

—As I said before, there's nothing forbidden.

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—I would be honored to shoot one day with Erika and Lanny Mann, Daniele Vertelli and Pedro Cabrera. These are the first names that come to my mind, but the list is longer so far. There are so many great photographers out there which I would be honored to meet and shoot along side with.

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

—For the moment I have no worries, I am young and restless, but I always think at the moment when I will not be able to help people in need.

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

—Mickey Mouse. That was my nickname when I was a kid. He is a funny character.

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

—I am inspired by people who manage to do something great for the others.

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

—We can define and measure only our success. What success means for me may not be the others success defintion. For me success means to balance your personal life with your career and to be happy with the balance, to be surrounded only by the people you love and to do only what you like to do.

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—Respect is the engine of all human relationships. I would rather be respected and not liked than liked and not respected.

—Kas ir lielākā kļūda, ko Tu esi pieļāvis darbā?

—I've made a lot of mistakes and I think the biggest mistake in my life was the period when I did not allow myself to make mistakes.

—Kad Tu plāno ceļot, ko Tu ņem līdzi un kāpēc?

—If I am traveling with the right person I don't need to take something with me.

—Vai kāda ierīcēm (gadžetiem), kas Tev pieder, ir tāda, kuru Tev nebūtu vajadzējis pirkt? Kāpēc?

—I am not a gadget addict. All I bought until now it was because I need it. I was very unhappy about my previous smartphone...in time it became very slow.

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

—I am going to workshops, I shoot and read a lot (books, articles, others experiences).

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

—When I started wedding photography the very first photographer that influenced my work was Fer Juaristi.

—Kas ir tā lieta, ko Tu būtu gribējis zināt pirms sāki nodarboties ar fotogrāfēšanu?

—I wish I knew how to free my mind. I was very stressed about tehnical stuff.

—Ko Tu vēlies pastāstīt ar savām fotogrāfijām?

—I belive all about wedding photography is about people. I've seen a lot of photographers wasting their time during the wedding day taking pictures of the rings, wedding dress and other stuff like this while people let go their emotions.I want to show with my photographs how my clients felt their wedding day.

—Kas Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

—My couples!

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

—They did not like me to do the mistakes they did in the past. They realized later that my life is not their life.

—Ja Tu varētu ceļot atpakaļ laikā, ko Tu darītu savādāk?

—I am happy with my actual life. If there's one thing I could ask if I go back in time its my today's mind.

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

—I belive in aliens!

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Ko Tu necieni?

—I have no respect for people who do not respect humanity, for people who do not respect me and for lazy people.

—Kuru Tavu pusi citi nekad neredz?

—Actually If I am answering to this question there won't be an unseen part of me.

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu darbu?

—When my clients are very happy.

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

—I belive in balance.

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

—I don't know yet, as soon as I find I will edit this answer. :-D

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—I like almost all forms of life. To answer your question, I prefer dogs.

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—To always do what you like.

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—To be forced to do what you don't like.

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

—I would like to change my anger management.

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

—Be stubborn and never give up.

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

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

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

—Comedy or drama.

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

—...wedding photography. It's saturday!