攝影師 Gina Stef

—您上相嗎？

—Yes I am, but only when i'm not posing.

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—I wanted to do something else with my photos, to bring more joy to happy couples.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—It has to capture the moment. When the bride cries, when the groom laughs at her or when the people at the wedding just go crazy :)

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

—Absolutely YES! We love meeting new and interesting couples and we're eager to take their photos in an unknown location. This is also a big challenge, to take improvised great photos of them in a place we've never been before.

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Every wedding is a challenge and we love challenges! Meeting new people and "clicking" on their wedding ideas is great!

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—Sometimes it's the long hours of a wedding here in Romania that get to us, but after all if the newlyweds are still having fun at 2 a.m. in the morning, we'll hop in and have fun with them!

—攝影的前景如何？

—Nowadays if you don't know Photoshop you're like dead in the water. Photography won't change much, as opposed to the way we as photographers will present the final result to our clients.

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

—Before any event we always have butterflies in our stomachs and that's a good thing, because it pushes us further. We love the rush of the events and the general happiness of the people attending the wedding.

—您如何應對批評？

—We try to prevent it, usually we under-promise and over-deliver. If by any chance our clients are not fully satisfied, we communicate on what's wrong and we try to correct that.

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—The vintage, chabby-chic trends are on fire! And we love them, all the decors give a wedding a great feel!

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—On the initial meeting, they should analyze whether they "click" with the photographer. If you're not on the same mindset, then you might as well find another one.

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

—It all comes down to common-sense. A wedding photographer is not (or should not) seek the tabloid-like, outrageous pictures. He/she should always comply with the client's wishes and demands.

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—It's that split-second facial expression on somebody's face, or some short event that nobody saw because they were focused on the bride and groom.

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

—I think it's all about the "feel". No matter how you composed it, no matter how blurry it is.

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—It's difficult to assess, since social media is huge nowadays and everybody's a celebrity.

—您想拍誰？

—We would like to shoot a tattooed open-minded rockers couple, in Moab, Utah :)

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—Yes, to never disappoint our clients!

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—It would be a dream to shoot with Sergey Ivanov, Sal Cincotta or Aaron Nace!

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—I always worry that we won't be able to satisfy all our clients' needs. But so far, so good.

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—Traveling through the U.S. and admiring the cities, the breweries, the landscapes and all the beautiful people!

—如果您是個卡通、小說或電影角色，您想成為誰？為什麼？

—When I was little I looked like Betty Boop so...

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

—I see inspiration all around, it's hard to pinpoint something.

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—I thing it's a sum of the opinions of the people who met you. If most of the opinions are great, you could consider yourself a successful person.

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—Both, of course!

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—I made only small mistakes :)

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—My husband, our cameras and leave behind everything else.

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—Along the way there has been some trial and error, some gadgets failed and some we still have, but I guess we shouldn't have bought a Wii U console and a 2x extender.

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—Through inspiration on the web, brainstorming with friends and talks with clients.

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

—I wish Sergey Ivanov influenced me, but I couldn't rise to that level :)

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—That "anything flies" if you have a story behind it.

—您想用自己的照片說些什麼？

—People are beautiful!

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

—The satisfaction of our clients and money, of course.

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

—At times I wanted them to be less of a pain, but it turns out that I turned out just fine!

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

—Listen to rock music earlier, read more and move to another city sooner.

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

—I can't wait to have an alien friend!

—誰是您的英雄？

—Lebowski from "The Big Lebowski" film!

—您不重視誰？

—People who don't have any hobby, any taste in anything, any opinion of their own.

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—I love calligraphy and everything hand made, I try to do as much as I can, apart from editing photos.

—您的哪一面是公眾不曾看到過的？

—I'd have to kill you...

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—Never!

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—I'm not a feminist, but no, I do not believe in these stereotypes.

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

—I'd say that I do, but some would say that I keep to myself a lot. I only make friends with the people which inspire me and help me evolve, by having interesting argumentative conversations.

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—San Francisco, some 50 years ago.

—您曾同意嘗試過最愚蠢的事是什麼？

—I have a problem with saying "no" to things. But I'm working on that.

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—Of course. If you don't make a child right away. Or never.

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

—It's a photographers' joke, of course:
So there's a dinner party. A photographer's talking to the host. She says to him: "Mr. Photographer, I love your work! You must have a great camera!" The photographer doesn't respond. But at the dinner table, after taking a bite, the photographer says to the host: "Oh, this food is delicious! You must have a terrific oven!"

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Both, but mostly cats.

—您討厭誰或什麼？

—Ignorance and arrogance together.

—人生中最棒的事是：

—Combining your hobby and your job.

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—Having a job and a hobby-job :)

—您的周圍有任何您想改變的事情嗎？

—I would love it if the hobby would stay just hobby, not having to deal with contracts, invoices, bills to pay... This narrows the creativity, the whole "professional" side of photography.

—您希望改變自己的哪一點？

—I would like to learn to say NO and not bite more than I can chew.

—您希望改變世界的哪些方面？

—If only money disappeared, people will start being people again.

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

—Take lots of photos, then analyze them and develop your own style. And most importantly, never stop!

—如果外星人來到地球，而您是他們第一個遇見的人，您會跟他們說什麼？

—Most surely they won't understand a word, but I'll beg them to share some wisdom here on Earth!

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—Some moody drama

—明天我會去做...

—some portraits, for sure!