Fotógrafo Marcin Karpowicz

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—There is s trend to show main subjects as a part of broader spectrum. Bride and Groom are not longer dominate the photos but they are the part of the environment. In my opinion there is also strong emphasis on the verbs in the photographs – so there is a lot of action – so we can see strong interaction between two nouns by incorporating the verbs into the photos (like laughing, walking, running, jumping etc)

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—We all see the same things – the perspective is different.

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

—Moment, composition and lighting

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

—Mark Zuckerberg because he make us the slaves of online presence.

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—I don't have a particular person in mind. I always want to shoot people, who are open and showing the feelings.

—Tem tabus profissionais?

—No – I don't have.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—I would like to shot with Ivan Troyanovsky

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

—I am trying to not focus on the future – keep leaving in the presence – therefore I am not worry about anything.

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

—Each day is impressive, when I am spending it with my wife.

—Que personagem animada, literária ou de um filme gostaria de ser? Porquê?

—Kung Fu Panda – because everything is possible if you have believe.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—My wife – because she is most optimistic person I have ever met.

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—The success is very tricky term. success and failure is the same stick. There is no success without the failure and vice versa. Therefore the best is stand in neutral position.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—I would like to be liked.

—Quando vai viajar, o que leva consigo e porquê?

—Good book – because during the travel I have actually a time to read.

—Está arrependido de ter adquirido algum dos gadgets que possui? Porquê?

—no there is not

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—browsing the internet.

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—Emin Kuliyev

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—I would like to show the feelings.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—Happy bride and recognition from other photographers.

—Os seus pais deveriam ter sido mais ou menos rigorosos?

—I have very easy going parents and I don't want any change.

—Se pudesse regredir no tempo, o que faria de diferente?

—I will do exactly everything the same.

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—yes – there is – would love to see it.

—Quem são os seus heróis?

—Krzysztof Wielicki – Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

—A quem é que não respeita?

—I respect everybody.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—I love to watch good movies.

—Qual é o seu lado que o público nunca vê?

—dark side :)

—Quando é que fica completamente satisfeito com o seu trabalho?

—Far away of being satisfied. A lot of things need to be improved.

—Acredita nos papéis tradicionais reservados ao homem e à mulher?

—No – I don't believe in that.

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

—Yes I do .

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—I am torn apart between two countries: Paland where my family lives and where my heart is and Canada – the beautiful country, which give me the opportunity to be a photographer.

—Qual foi a coisa mais estúpida que concordou em fazer?

—Crossing the river in the polish mountains in early spring :(

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—yes – it is and I am the example of it. I cannot imagine the life without my wife.

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—I have two cats – I am more cat person.

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—I don't hate.

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—My wife!!

—A coisa mais irritante na vida é:

—Are narrow minded people.

—Existe algo em seu redor que gostaria de mudar?

—I would like to see around more open minded people.

—O que gostaria de mudar em si próprio?

—To be more precise in my daily life.

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

—I would like to distribute the wealth more evenly.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Never give up.

—Caso os alienígenas viessem para a Terra, e fosse a primeira pessoa a encontrá-los, o que lhes diria?

—welcome and I am sorry if you will be disappointed.

—Se fosse chamado para fazer um filme, que género escolheria?

—comedy.

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

—edit some photos.