Фотограф Marius Barbulescu

—Чи ви фотогенічні?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Як ви опинилися у галузі фотографії?

—​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.

—Якими, на вашу думку, є найголовніші складові гарної фотографії?

—​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.

—Чи любите ви подорожувати?

—​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.

—Що вам більш за все подобається у вашій професії?

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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.

—Що вам менш за все подобається у вашій професії?

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

—Яким буде майбутнє фотографії?

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

—Що робить жанр фотографії, в якому ви знімаєте, особливим?

—​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!

—Як ви справляєтеся з критикою?

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

—Чи є якісь тренди у фотографії?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Якими для клієнта повинні бути критерії вибору фотографа?

—​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.

—Чого слід уникати при фотозйомці?

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

—Які деталі, що, зазвичай, проходять непоміченими, може «зловити» фотограф?

—​“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.

—Що впливає на цінність фотографії? Якими є елементи цього?

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

—Яка людина, на вашу думку, може бути символом 21-го століття?

—​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.

—Кого ви бажаєте сфотографувати?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Чи маєте ви якісь професійні табу?

—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.

—З ким ви хотіли б пофотографувати?

—​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.

—Про що ви хвилюєтесь і чому?

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

—Який момент є найбільш вражаючим у вашому житті?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Якщо ви були б персонажем мультика, книги або фільму, ким саме ви були б і чому?

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

—Хто надихає вас у вашому житті і чому?

—​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.

—Як ви визначаєте успіх? Як ви його вимірюєте?

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

—Ви надали б перевагу тому, щоб вас любили чи все-таки поважали?

—​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.

—Як ви вчитесь робити гарніші знімки?

—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.

—Чиї роботи найбільше вплинули на вас, як на фотографа?

—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.

—Що мотивує вас продовжувати робити знімки?

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

—Чи вашим батькам варто було б бути більш чи менш суворими?

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

—А як щодо життя на інших планетах?

—Yes.

—Хто є вашими героями?

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

—Кого ви не поважаєте?

—Selfishness.

—Чим ви займаєтесь у свій вільній час?

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

—Коли ви повністю задоволені своєю роботою?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Чи ви вірите у традиційні ролі чоловіків та жінок?

—​No.

—Чи ви легко заводите друзів?

—​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.

—Де ви хотіли б жити?

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

—Чи є життя після укладення шлюбу?

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

—Ви любите собак чи котів?

—​Both!

—Кого або що ви ненавидите?

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

—Найкраща річ у житті - це:

—​Children

—Те, що найбільш дратує в житті:

—​Adults

—Чи є щось таке навколо вас, що б ви хотіли змінити?

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

—Що б ви хотіли змінити в собі?

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

—Чи могли б ви дати кілька порад фотографам, які тільки починають свій шлях?

—​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.

—Якщо іншопланетяни завітають на Землю, і ви будете першою людиною, яку вони зустрінуть, що ви їм розповісте?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Якщо вас запросять знімати кіно, якого жанру воно буде?

—​Sci Fi

—Завтра я піду і...

—​A 10km run!