Fotograf Marius Barbulescu

—Ste fotogenický?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Ako ste sa dostali do fotografického priemyslu?

—​I was 20 and had a photography class at the University! The moment I shot the first roll of film with a SLR, I was hooked for life! I feel very old at 32 saying I've started photography shooting film.

—Aké sú podľa vás najdôležitejšie súčasti dobrej fotografie?

—​To send a message, a feeling or to make you remember things. We’re losing so many good things along the way in our journey through life like innocence, compassion, humanity, sincerity… just to name a few. Kids have them naturally, we’re born rich and most of the people die poor of these.

—Máte radi cestovanie?

—​Yes! I can be on the road 365 days a year, but only if I’m with my family. Home is wherever I’m with them.

—Čo máte najradšej na vašej profesii?

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The freedom to organize my life just as I want, the people I meet, the friends I make, the places I visit… I have at least 1000 reasons. Shooting weddings is for me my chance to use everything I experienced personally to create something new every week. Photography is not objective and it's a good thing because it lets us choose how we tell the stories. It's a refuge for me and an act that leaves me with no masks (or very few of them). I'm trying to shoot in a very sincere way.

—Čo sa vám páči najmenej na vašej profesii?

—​Deadlines! Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I’m getting better and better with them.

—Aká bude budúcnosť fotenia?

—​I have no idea, but I’d love to live it.

—Čo je výnimočné na žánri fotografií, na ktorý sa špecializujete?

—​For me it’s the freedom it gives me… I have a license to shoot everyone! And weddings are not just super fun, but also extremely diverse. I love that!

—Ako zvládate kritiku?

—​Pretty well because I'm already my own fiercest critique. Nobody can match this! :)

—Sú nejaké trendy v oblasti fotografie?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Aké by mal mať zákazník kritérium pri výbere fotografa?

—​I'd check to see if the work of the photographer I like is consistent, if he blogs every wedding he's shooting and, after a short talk over skype or face to face, if we get along fine.

—Čomu sa určite vyhnúť pri práci?

—​Touching people and being in the center of attention.

—Aké detaily, ktoré zvyčajne prejdú bez povšimnutia, si môže fotograf všimnúť?

—​“Common” people can become excellent photographers with experience. It’s just that good wedding photographers are trained to see more the “in between” moments, small gestures that make all the difference, little stories within bigger ones.

—Čo ovplyvňuje hodnotu fotografie? Aké sú jej prvky?

—Composition + moment + light. For a great photo you can't exclude any of these.

—Ktorá osoba môže byť podľa vás symbolom 21. storočia?

—​Anyone that can bring peace and make the world a better place for everybody, not just for a few of us. Jesus Christ maybe if He decides to pay us a visit again.

—Koho chcete fotografovať?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Máte nejaké profesionálne tabu?

—I am never allowing myself to be bored or tired while shooting a wedding... ok, maybe a little bored from time to time, but I'm always trying to make things more interesting.

—S kým by ste chceli fotografovať?

—​So many people and they know who they are… but right now Sergio and Kelly from www.kellyandsergio.com intrigue me a lot. Their work is so original and authentic.

—Čoho sa obávate a prečo?

—​I worry every time that I’m faking photography and that I suck!

—Aký bol váš najpôsobivejší okamih v živote?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Ak by ste boli animovaná, literárna alebo filmová postava, kto by ste boli a prečo?

—​Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! If more people would be like him, we’d live in a happier place!

—Kto vás vo vašom živote inšpiruje a prečo?

—​Anyone who doesn’t put his own self in front of everybody else. We live in a selfish world and I’m trying to cure myself from that too.

—Ako definujete úspech? Ako ho meriate?

—​Success is when you manage to bring balance in you and around you.

—Boli by ste radšej obľúbení alebo rešpektovaní?

—​I don’t fight for any of these, so I can’t answer. If I get to be liked or respected it's because I did something good. I only fight to do good things.

—Ako sa vzdelávate, aby ste robili lepšie fotografie?

—Every year I buy some photography books (not wedding photography, mostly photojournalism). I look at a lot of pictures (mywed is also a constant source of inspiration) and try to analyze the things I like in a picture. I shoot a lot of IPhone pictures and I try to stay alert to any interesting situations that might occur around me. A photographer should never "sleep", training and educating for this si a life long mission.

—Koho práca vás ovplyvnila najviac ako fotografa?

—So many, but mostly Saul Laiter, Sam Abell and James Nachtway. In wedding photography it was Jeff Ascough at first and then Ben and Erin Chrisman that started all for me! Their work made me want to become a better wedding photographer for all the good reasons.

—Čo vás motivuje v ďalšom fotografovaní?

—​The life I have now is a good one, I strive to keep it like this.

—Mali byť vaši rodičia menej alebo viac prísni?

—I have the best parents in the world, I wouldn't change anything.

—Čo tak život na druhých planétach?

—Yes.

—Kto sú vaši hrdinovia?

—The people who genuinely love to help the ones in need.

—Kto nemá u vás žiadny rešpekt?

—Selfishness.

—Čo robíte vo svojom voľnom čase?

—​Family time, traveling, reading, movies, playing video games with my son.

—Kedy ste úplne spokojní s vašou prácou?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Veríte v tradičné role mužov a žien?

—​No.

—Získavate ľahko nových priateľov?

—​Friendship is a ship that take a long time to build, so, no, I don’t make friends easily! But I'm an easygoing person, I get along fine with almost everyone.

—Kde by ste radi žili?

—​Near a forest and a lake, a few kilometers away from civilization, but with Internet and electricity. :)

—Existuje život po svadbe?

—​Having or adopting a kid is life, so, yes, there is a lot of life after marriage.

—Máte radi psy alebo mačky?

—​Both!

—Koho alebo čo nenávidíte?

—​I’m trying hard not to hate anyone! So nobody, but I’m scared of extremists (any type of extremists)!

—Najlepšia vec v živote je:

—​Children

—Najviac znepokojujúca vec v živote je:

—​Adults

—Existuje niečo okolo vás, čo by ste chceli zmeniť?

—​Preconceptions, I’d love to see the people more open minded (me included).

—Čo by ste chceli zmeniť na sebe?

—​The same things I’d like to change in other people too.

—Môžete dať niekoľko tipov pre fotografov, ktorí práve začínajú?

—​You photography can only be as good as you are… so instead of learning tons of new tricks, invest in yourself, but not in a selfish way.

—Keby prišli na našu planétu mimozemšťania a vy by ste boli prvou osobou, s ktorou sa stretnú, čo by ste im povedali?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Ak by ste mali natočiť film, aký žáner by to bol?

—​Sci Fi

—Zajtra pôjdem a urobím...

—​A 10km run!