Jurufoto Graziano Guerini

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—mmm...I don't think so :D

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—Probably in the same way of most of us: a friend asked me to shoot his 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 to follow that path (step by step).

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

—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.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

—Yes, I love to see new places and to change the wedding locations too :) shooting weddings in different countries, with different traditions, it's very interesting.
But I travel also just for myself, obviously.

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—What I said before, shooting weddings in different countries, with different traditions, it's very interesting, and we often work between Austria, Italy 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.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—Maybe the marketing part, it's a ton of work which is hidden to the eyes of most of the clients, and to be honest is not so great and fun like shooting photos :) but that's part of this job too, and must be done.
I also don't like the envy and malice that some photographers have of others colleagues, I think everyone should just think about giving his best, and caring only about to improve, continuously.

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

—I don't know.
Let's see, let's work at our best, and let's be ready for all the developments in this profession :)

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—To me, being the direct witness of great emotions, and not only: I'm the one in charge to capture those moments, it's a big responsability, and a honour too.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—It depends on how much competent is who criticize me :D jokes apart, 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 reasoned, or at least I reflect on them.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

—Trends are going and coming continuously, but beautiful photos always remain, forever, and that's what matters.
I don't really care about trends, even if I take a look at them. But yes, definitely there are trends, like in about everything else.

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—I always say to people: "look my portfolio, also the full works, and if you feel something when you are watching my photos, then I'm the photographer you are looking for".
My photos will be the only memories of their best day, they must be absolutely sure that my style fits perfectly with their taste.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

—The photographer must not become the protagonist of the scene, and he/she must always remember that it's not his/her wedding, but the bride and groom's wedding.
In few words, the photographer must not be intrusive.

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—A lot of details.
And as we know, details are what make the difference.

—Apakah yang boleh mempengaruhi nilai sekeping foto? Apakah elemen nilai itu?

—Again, details: the light, the composition, a natural smile, real tears, perfect moments, emotions.

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—I don't have a specific answer, in every people there can be a cool subject.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—In wedding photography probably not.

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—There are so many great colleagues, that it's hard to choose just one name.
Probably Ben Chrisman could be the name, and Daniele Vertelli too.

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—I'm quite skeptical about the global politics of the last years, I think the world is not going in a good direction.

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—When I married my wife.

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

—No one, honestly I never had models and I never needed models.

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

—About my job, a good measure is when many couples suggest me to other friends, it means I did my job as I wanted, perfectly :)

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

—First of all respected, then if I'm also liked...perfect :D

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—Sometimes I'm so concentrated about the work, that I forget the grooms' names :D luckily there is always my wife next to me to remind me the names

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

—A camera, to take photos of course :D
And a list of good and trustworthy places where to eat...I'm italian :D

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? Mengapa?

—Probably there are some things which are not essential, but I use everything, some things more often than others, but no "regrets".

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam gambar yang lebih baik?

—Mostly I follow the works of other colleagues whose style I love, and compare my works with theirs.
Also the contests in the various wedding photography associations I'm member of are a good way to measure your level.
But as a wedding photographer with a photojournalist approach, I follow also the works of the big names in photojournalism: McCurry, Koudelka, Salgado, Güler, Erwitt and so on...there is a lot to learn from them, that is very useful at weddings.

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

—Who made me discover the beauty of wedding photography, I mean, an artistic type of wedding photography, where emotions are mixed to creativity and both are perfectly in balance to each others, it was Ben Chrisman.
When I saw his works for the first time, I was amazed (and I'm still nowadays, I always follow his new works), he showed me something I never saw before.
Then of course everyone has to follow his path, and has to create an own style.

—Apakah satu perkara yang anda harap anda telah tahu ketika mula merakam foto?

—That there is so much "hidden work": marketing, emails, equipment cares and upgrades, etc...a lot of time for that :)

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

—I want to show my point of view.
I always do what I like. And I like emotions, so I like to capture the emotions, and to show those photos to my couples: it's always great to see their happiness when they see it.

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—The fact I can express my creativity, the fact that my work can make happy other people also after many years.

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

—They have been ok when I was small, even too gentle :)

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

—Maybe I would have started before with photography.
But probably I wouldn't change nothing, there is always a reason why things happen in a specific way.

—Bagaimanakah kehidupan di planet lain?

—Why not? The universe is so big, so there could be another similar planet between the other billions :)

—Siapakah hero anda?

—As I said, no heroes.
People I admire yes, but no heroes.

—Siapakah orang yang anda tidak hormat kepadanya?

—For ignorant people pretending to know and judge the things they clearly don't know nothing about, and inside the photography world for photographers that are taking care more to do "blablabla" and talking behind back of other colleagues casting in a bad light the colleagues' works rather than caring about to improve the quality of their own works.
Unfortunately there are many doing so, especially on the social networks (but there are also great people too between my colleagues, thanks God! And I have to say that Mywed gave me the possibility to get in contact with many great colleagues and great people).
But the correct word I would use is "I don't like", and not "I have no respect".

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—I love cooking, I go running, mountain biking, fishing.

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja anda?

—Probably I'm never completely satisfied, I'm quite critic with myself, so there is always something I would do to improve something later.

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—No.

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—I'm not so extroverse as not-italians usually expect from italians, but if I like a person I'm getting friendly quite soon :)

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

—Now I'm not in Italy, the life took me somewhere else, but being close to it makes me feel ok :) I don't want to go far, Europe is good for me, especially the southern/central part :)

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—It seems so :D

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Yes, I think I have a special attraction on them, they become my friends almost instantly :)

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

—Life itself.

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—Annoying people and know-it-all people.

—Adakah sesuatu di sekitar anda yang anda ingin ubah?

—Well, winning the lottery would be nice :D but jokes apart, no, around me everything it's ok as it is :)

—Apakah yang anda ingin ubah di dunia ini?

—Is this Miss Universe contest? :D
Do you know how many problems there are in the world? I should write an endless list.

—Bolehkah anda berikan beberapa petua untuk jurufoto yang baru saja bermula?

—Watch, study and follow the works of the "big names".
Learn the technique and the "rules". Then, when you have the technique, you must experience, break also the rules, try, try, and try new things.
Never think that you "arrived", that you learned everything.
Develop your style. Use your ideas. Be yourself. And do what you like.

—Jika makhluk asing datang ke Bumi dan anda ialah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apakah yang akan anda beritahu kepada mereka?

—Probably they don't speak my language :D But I'm italian, just with my hands I can say everything :D

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—A commedy, or an action movie.

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

—..."the same thing we do every night Pinky...try to take over the world" :DDD