Fotograf Marius Godeanu

—Pre svega, koga biste naveli kao najboljeg fotografa u svom gradu? :)

—Well, it all depends on who you ask.
What is the best car in the world ? Everyone just sees things differently and especially in photography which is an art in itself, where everything is subjective, ask 10 people this question and probably you will get 11 different answers ! :)

—Fotogenični ste?

—Never :)

—Kako ste ušli u svet fotografije?

—It was back in 2007 I think ... photography was already a hobby for me and as I already had a "decent" DSLR kit ( by those times' standards ) a friend of mine ( who was a videographer ) asked me to go with him and shoot some christenings. I was scared as hell thinking I have a huge responsibility but everything went well and then I moved to weddings, still shooting for him as I didn't have any portfolio. The next year I started going solo and ... 10 years later here we are.

—Šta smatrate da su ključni elementi dobre fotografije?

—Besides the basic technical stuff – composition and message/feeling are by far the key elements of an attractive wedding photograph.

—Volite putovanja?

—Sure, who doesn't ?
Although I shot quite a few after wedding session abroad with just the bride and groom, I would love to be able to shoot a full destination wedding sometime.

—Šta najviše volite u vezi sa svojim zanimanjem?

—Happiness in the client's eyes when they look at their wedding photos for the first time.

—Šta najmanje volite u vezi sa svojim zanimanjem?

—Hmm tough one...
If I'd had to choose, it would probably the fact that I have to refuse some clients that reeeeealy want me as their wedding photographer, because I already booked their wedding date for someone else.

—Kakva će biti budućnost fotografije?

—Probably not much would change – no matter how advanced the cameras will get. A strong and great wedding image from the 50s is still great today so I can only image – the things that bring value to an image will stay constant over time.

—Šta je posebno kod vrste fotografije koja je vaša specijalnost?

—Wedding photography is different because it actually combines A LOT of other photography genres. A good wedding photographer has to be good at shooting landscapes, portraits, journalism, fashion, architecture, street photography and the list could go on... Probably that's why a great photographer in just any of these genres is not necessary a good wedding photographer.

—Kako podnosite kritiku?

—I embrace it – it's the only way we move up the ladder.

—Da li u fotografiji postoje trendovi?

—Sure – as in every other genre – not just photography, but as I said, the things that bring value to a wedding photography will never change regardless of the iso that photograph was taken on, or how many megapixels the camera used has :)

—Šta treba da budu kriterijumi kada klijent bira fotografa?

—If there is one thing I always encourage newlyweds to do when looking for a wedding photographer is to pay very good attention to the portfolios and see which style would suit them and most importantly when meeting a wedding photographer – have him show a full wedding coverage and not get "fooled" by the best 2-3 photos everyone uploads online.

—Šta treba izbegavati kod snimanja?

—Photography is an art – no doubt about that and I find it unacceptable for a client to give the photographer exact and strict examples of they want their wedding images to look like, by bringing photos from other photographers around the world and setting stirct guidelines and boundaries regarding their own images. A photographer should be hired if you liked his own style, not to reproduce someone else's work.

—Koje najčešće neprimetne detalje primećuje fotograf?

—There is an infinite number of things that a wedding photographer could capture.

—Šta utiče na vrednost fotografije? Šta su njeni elementi?

—Message, moment, feeling, composition.

—Za koju ličnost smatrate da bi mogla da bude simbol 21. veka?

—I really can't think of anyone – and hey – the 21st century is only at he beginning :)

—Koga biste želeli da fotografišete?

—Absolutely anybody

—Da li za vas u poslu postoji nešto zabranjeno?

—Selective color.

—Da li imate neki savet za fotografe koji tek počinju?

—Never give up !