Fotograf Graziano Guerini

—Er du fotogen?

—mmm...I don't think so :D

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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).

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

—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.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—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.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—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 :)

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

—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.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—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.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—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.

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

—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.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—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.

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

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

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

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

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

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

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—In wedding photography probably not.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—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.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

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

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—When I married my wife.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

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

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

—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 :)

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

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

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

—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

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

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

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

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

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

—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.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—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.

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

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

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—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.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

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

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

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

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

—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.

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

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

—Hvem er dine helter?

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

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—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".

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

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

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

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

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—No.

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

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

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—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 :)

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—It seems so :D

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

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

—Det beste i livet er:

—Life itself.

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—Annoying people and know-it-all people.

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

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

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

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

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

—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.

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

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

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

—A commedy, or an action movie.

—I morgen skal jeg...

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