Fotograf Chris Neacsu

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în San José, Statele Unite? :)

—Need to ask? My wife:) Now, in all seriousness, my wife and I are a team and we have both built Chris |N| Creative from the ground up. We have met 19 years ago, started dating 3 years later and that's also when we started doing photography together. 10 years ago we got married

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—Of course! Perfect. But I'd rather keep all that handsomeness (is that a word?) behind the camera. My clients look much better in pictures.

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—Majored in photojournalism in college and worked for several newspapers in Europe. Then slowly transitioned to portrait photography and wedding photography and because we loved it so much, we decided to focus on it.

—Care sunt cele mai importante componente ale unei fotografii bune, după părerea dvs?

—Talking about engagement and wedding photography, I think people's genuine emotions are the most attractive part of it. Yes, the right light, the composition, sure, but seeing the little moments, the tears, the smiles, and being able to capture them, raw, unposed...

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—Love it and I'm also a bit of a world citizen if I may say so. Lived in several countries back in the day, before we moved to the US. Some of the places I've traveled to and photographed captured my heart forever (France, Italy, Spain, some of the Greek Islands to name a few).

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—Watching people in love and happy going through the most important day in their life as a couple is one of the main reasons why we do wedding photography.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—We only take on a limited number of events per year. When we have to say no to a couple, I hate that.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—I have a vivid imagination. Whatever's in store, I'm excited about it.

—Care ar trebui să fie criteriile după care un client să aleagă un fotograf?

—Oh, so many things. Definitely not starting with the price, although we clearly understand brides and grooms work with budgets. But making a decision solely based on which photographer is cheaper is a mistake. How you gel with the photographer is crucial (imagine being stuck on your wedding day with someone you can't stand), obviously experience and portfolio, style. Oh, yes, reviews as well. Very important.

—Ce detalii de obicei neobservate de alții pot fi observate de un fotograf?

—The small things. A smile, a squeeze of a hand, an embrace. The emotions. The reactions.

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—My daughter, in a few years. She's only 7 now but already seems interested in what mom and dad do, so I'd love to one day have her join us.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—Can I have 2? The birth of our daughter. The day my wife and I got married.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—Doing what you love and doing it to the best of your abilities. Being surrounded by the people you love. Being a good person. Very important!

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—I'm a storyteller. Whether you look at only one picture from a wedding or browse an entire album, I'm telling the couple's story. Their love story.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—Loving what I do. The love for my craft. The sincere thank yous from our clients.

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—Oh, yes! I'm super relaxed and friendly, a bit of a chatterbox and I'm genuinely interested in other people. Their stories, their lives. Not that I'm nosy or anything:)

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—Cats. And Dogs. And turtles, squirrels, horses, tarantulas, parrots. Huge animal person here.

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Better your craft, keep shooting, keep improving. But only do it if you really love it. Otherwise, it'll come off as forced in your photos, your relationships with your clients and you won't be happy before long. And remember, everyone started as someone else's assistant or second shooter. Just keep at it!