Fotógrafo Alin Panaite

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—After working for some time in fashion photography and in the studio, the step to wedding photography was very natural. I've always enjoyed working with people, and being together with them on a special day gives what I need for capturing great shots.

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

—Light, composition, but especially feeling. A good photo has to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you shiver, even hate it...but it can not leave you without reaction.

—Gosta de viajar?

—yesss!

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—You meet great people, you learn many things from them, you can watch them smile or cry when you show them the photos you've made.

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—The price of cameras :)))

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—A bright one. The competition is going to be even higher, and competition means progress. In order to stay ahead, you have to constantly learn and reinvent yourself.

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

—The unique nature of the moment. A mixture of happiness, stress, laughing and tears.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—Very well. If it's well argummented, you can learn o lot from criticism.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—Unfortunately, there is a tendency towards landscape photography, where the bride and groom have a secondary role. Wedding means emotion, from my point of view...

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

—The MAN behind the camera.

—O que pretende fotografar?

—Vladimir Putin, Sting, and a few other people.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—Rankin, Ghionis, Valenzuela.

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

—The birth of my son.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—I am inspired by many people I meet every day, from my students to my friends. I don't think you have to look for inspiration only from one or two people whom you consider to be the best in their domain, but rather find inspiration everywhere around you

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—Success is doing something you love and the people around you can see that.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Respected.

—Qual foi o maior erro que já cometeu a nível profissional?

—I almost broke my neck during a shooting on a cliff. A mistake bigger than that would be to actually brake it.

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

—Cameras, books and sunglasses.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—I am very critical with everything I do, I constantly learn and I try to be better than yesterday.

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—Roberto Valenzuela and Jerry Ghionis.

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—That life is beautiful, that you can find beauty everywhere around you. There are a million reasons to enjoy life and photography can show at least a part of these.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—There are still so many things that I can show, as I said , there are a million reasons to enjoy life and you can never say that you've captured them all in your photos.

—A quem é que não respeita?

—The people who think they know evething.

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

—Never.

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

—Come on, we are in the 21-st century...

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

—yes

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—In Romania. Guess what, I am already living here :))

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—Yes, but not as good as it was before :))

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—Dogs.

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—I dislike many things, but I don't think I actually hate something or someone. Hate is a strong word ....

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—Life itself.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Don't try to cheat and to burn certain steps in your education as a photographer. Take photography courses, learn the basics, the technique very well, then you can go to the next level.

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

—Can I take your picture?

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

—Drama.

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

—everything I want...