Photographer Marius Barbulescu

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—​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.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—​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.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—​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.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

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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.

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

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

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

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

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—​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!

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

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

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—​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.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

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

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—​“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.

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

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

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—​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.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—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.

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—​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.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

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

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

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

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—​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.

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

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

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—​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.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—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.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo na ipagpatuloy ang pagkuha ng mga larawan?

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

—Ang iyong magulang ba ay dapat naging mas o hindi gaanong istrikto?

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

—Paano naman ang buhay sa ibang mga planeta?

—Yes.

—Sino ang iyong mga bayani?

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

—Kanino ka walang respeto?

—Selfishness.

—Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa iyong bakanteng oras?

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

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Naniniwala ka ba sa tradisyunal na mga papel para mga sa lalaki at babae?

—​No.

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

—​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.

—Saan mo gustong manirahan?

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

—Mayroon bang buhay pagkatapos ng kasal?

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

—Mahilig ka ba sa mga aso at pusa?

—​Both!

—Sino o ano ang iyong kinasusuklaman?

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

—Ang pinakamahalagang bagay sa buhay ay:

—​Children

—Ang pinakanakakainis na bagay sa buhay ay:

—​Adults

—Mayroong ba sa iyong paligid na nais mong baguhin?

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

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa iyong sarili?

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

—Maaari ka bang magbigay ng mga tip para sa mga photographer na nagsisimula pa lamang?

—​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.

—Kung ang mga alien ay pumunta sa Earth at ikaw ang una nilang makikilala, ano ang sasabihin mo sakanila?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Kung ikaw ay tatawagin upang mag-shoot ng pelikula, ano ang magiging kategorya nito?

—​Sci Fi

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

—​A 10km run!