Fotograf Filip Gržinčić

—Er du fotogen?

—Well, I prefer staying on the other side of the camera, although don't mind putting some poses on :)

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—I started photographing 9 years ago and with time, I photographed more of people, emotions, fashion than landscape or similar.. so I wanted to do a wedding and my friends took me as their wedding photographer and it all started then..

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—A good photo has to show emotion and has to cause emotion with persons looking at it. Then I find it sucessfull.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I adore traveling. If I have camera with me (in 90% of the case), then maybe I spend too much time searching for a good shot instead of just enjoying in the moments. Being a photographer takes a lot of love, but it is also a curse!

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—I like the chance to meet so many wonderful people, I always have fun and I get to go to places I would not go if I wasn't a photographer.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Heavy equipment and backache after 12 hours of shooting.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—Recording everything in one shot and getting quality still images from the video...

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—Emotions, happy tears, laughter, atmosphere, positive energy!

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—Well, depends who gives it. If I find the person competent to give critics in certain field, I will always consider it.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—Maybe lately a lot of people likes vintage style.. from decorations all the way to vintage processed photos..

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—They have to like the portfolio. They have to want the photos they see.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—To much interference. Too much posing, I like everything to be more spontaneous, although I made some good photos with set poses..

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—Short moments of love.. Those smiles, those looks in love.. if you are not on that frequency, you will not see those, but I often freeze them..

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—The viewer. If client likes it, it was worth it!
Otherwise, you can make technically perfect photo, sometimes they really just scroll through and stop at some you even didn't want to give to them..

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundre etter din mening?

—Dalaj Lama

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—Weddings at attractive locations!

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—Nope!

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—I don't know :)

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—Out of focus photos :) Because I missed some good moments because of out of focus photos..

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—Every single moment is impressive!

—Hvilken animert figur, literær person eller filmkarakter ville du vært, og hvorfor?

—Samurai Jack :) Because of the passion!

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—My wife.. she pushes me forward a lot!

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—With happiness. If you are happy, you are sucessfull.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Well, I don't se a difference, if somebody likes you, they will respect you as well. I don't know, I would prefer to be liked, I guess.

—Hva er den største tabben du noensinne har gjort på jobben?

—Didn't do backup on time.
Everyone, please backup your work, asap.

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—My camera of course, I don't take any more special equipment :)

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

—Nope, I'm happy with all i got!

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

—I look a lot of videos, tutorials, whenever I can. I look to other photographers work, you can learn something from anyone.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Marko Marinkovic's. I don't want to copy, but want to do my own style, however, I adore his way of storytelling.

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

—Backup. Do a backup.

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—Love. That is it. Only love.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—Passion. The feeling when you get a shot, when you know, this is it, this shot is why you try so hard!

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

—Less..

—Hva ville du ha gjort annerledes hvis du kunne reise tilbake i tid?

—Backup! :D

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—Would like to experience that and meet those people!

—Hvem er dine helter?

—Don't have them.. I respect all of my friends and acquaintances.

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—People that provoke violence.

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—I play drums, cajon, I play in an acoustic cover band. I work as a graphic designer in marketing department of a tourist agency in Croatia.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—The moon side :)

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—Never! This strives me to move forward.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—Nope! Everyone has a choice, and we have to make that choice possible for them.

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—Sure.

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—I'm happy where I am, but if I had to move, it would have to be near the sea that I can swim in.

—Hva er de teiteste du noensinne har gått med på å gjøre?

—I don't remember..

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—I don't know haha, I will find out soon myself!

—Har du en favorittspøk? Fortell.

—The guy puts his new iPhone in back pocket. He sits on a chair and hears a snap. He yells: "Please God, let it be the spine, let it be the spine"

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—I like both! Let's say, I like dogs, but I respect cats.

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—There is not a place for hatred within me ;)

—Det beste i livet er:

—love

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—fear

—Er det noe omkring du kunne tenkt deg å forandre på?

—Yes, I would like to be able to buy more photographic equipment to take even cooler photos!

—Hva hos deg selv kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—To reduce the amount of fear.

—Hva i verden kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—People. We have to start living with the earth, and not exploiting it so much without reason..

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—Backup. Do a backup!

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

—Would you like a professional portrait?

—Hvis du ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—Action comedy.

—I morgen skal jeg...

—stuff. I will probably do stuff. :)