摄影师Ciprian Vladut

—您上相吗？

—I consider I ain't, but it so happens that on occasion some other photographer catches the good/bright sight of me.

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—I started taking pictures in 2000 and shooting weddings in 2008. At first, I didn't want to do weddings, I thought it would diminish my work. But I started anyway and found the most challenging environment, I discovered that no matter what type of photography you do, you can always reinvent yourself and find new ways to tell a story. Especially when you meet extraordinary people all the time :)

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—First & foremost, the people involved and their mood (if you're shooting people), then the light (I began ”seeing” the light after years of shooting) and the decisive moment. I don't agree that the quality of a photograph is not important, but it indeed comes in second after the feelings it produces.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—So much that if it would be possible I would be traveling all the time.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—The diversity – today I'm shooting a wedding, tomorrow a baptism, after tomorrow a concert, then a family portrait, a corporate event or some landscape. It's what keeps me connected all the time.

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—Having too much to edit.

—摄影的前景如何？

—I think it is constantly evolving and that we'll always see changes for the good. We'll always have trends that come and go, the important thing is to know who you are and do what you really like, not necessarily follow the hype.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—Oh, everything about it is special. I must admit I suffer when someone refers to it as a banality, thinking that ”real artists” don't do wedding photos. Special is meeting new people, seeing new places or facing new challenges. Besides war photography, I find it the most challenging type, you get to meet all kinds of situations during one day: different light every minute, you get to shoot outdoors and indoors, in plain sun or in the shadow of a tree/building, inside a cave or on a mountain top etc. etc. Need I say more?

—您如何应对批评？

—I'm all in for constructive criticism, don't like destructive one. That's why we're here on My Wed, right? To constantly learn from other photographers and document ourselves about where we are as wedding photographers. I, for one, would like to hear more criticism about my work and where to improve. Here's an idea: you could implement a section where each photographer could post one photo/week for critique :D

—摄影有什么趋势？

—Of course there are, but these come and go, the important thing is to never let go of who you are and follow your own way. If you have your style, there will probably come a moment when it will be trending, but when it's gone it doesn't mean you have to go with the flow. Out there, there will always be people who will appreciate you, your work, your style and your way of being.

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—First of all, it's important that the bride and groom identify themselves with the photographer and his work, the choice should be made by whether they consider he is the one who's worth recording their lifetime memories. Then, they should absolutely watch an entire wedding shot by the one they chose. I like being approached by future weds who know a thing or two about photography and who got their mind set on what they really want.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—Getting in front of the photographer.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—The wedding photographer sees the extraordinary where other people see normality. It's not about things, it's about the ”vision” he/she has and the ability to transfer this vision into reality.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—Composition, light, placement of subject, vision, editing. Generally speaking, a photographer must be three things: a good shooter (if you don't do it right straight out of the camera, it will be hell afterwards), a good selector (choosing the photos that remain it's not an easy task) and a good editor (I know some of us prefer the ”raw” images – I consider that editing can be a form of art, the same as creating the image with the camera).

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—I have no idea, you should ask me the same in 2115 :))

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—Led Zeppelin and U2 in concert.

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—No, not really.

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—Sebastiao Salgado, then David LaChapelle or Erwin Olaf. And I'd like to see Marius Bărbulerscu or Adina Dumitrescu at work :D

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—Not being able to deliver photos on time, I'm always busy shooting.

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—I think that moment is still to come.

—如果有机会成为一个动画、文学或电影人物，您想成为谁？为什么？

—Dorian Grey, I like the idea of being able to stay forever young. But keeping my personality :P

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—The people in general and the places I visit. The diversity of people and the situations we meet in a lifetime are infinite and life is too short to be able to register them all.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—Success is when you feel accomplished, when you're happy with your work and with your family. Success is measured inside one's mind, not on the outside. Can we measure happiness?

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—Respected, since Facebook arrived likes can be deceiving.

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—Going to shoot someone's portrait and leaving all my cards at home.

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—The normal luggage and my photo bag, along with some filters and my tripod. Struggling hard to make it easier to carry. Why? Because I like to be prepared for any situation I meet.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—No, not a single thing, I still use everything I own, depending on the situation.

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—By practicing all the time, either shooting, choosing pictures or editing. That's how you discover new angles, that's how you start to ”see” things in a certain order. One day I was surprised to discover that, while marching on the street, I was involuntarily framing everything I saw, even though my mind was completely elsewhere. Probably that's when you may consider yourself a photographer :))

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—As I am 95% self thought, I cannot say there's one particular wedding photographer that influenced me. When time allows me I take a look at the work of other photographers, but mostly I try and work with things I find in the places I go and see them with my ”creative” eye. A big change for me came when I started working with fixed and wide aperture lenses.

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

—That it's not wise to make loans when you want to buy photo gear. But I know I couldn't have done it otherwise.

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—I try to tell the story of that special day, the story of that beautiful couple and the people surrounding them in order that, when you look at the pictures, you may re-live the feelings and emotions that you felt on place. Or, if you weren't there, to make you feel as if... I try to build memories that last, I consider that the value of the wedding pictures increases with time.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—The fact that I know I can reinvent myself for each wedding, meeting new people every week and giving myself new challenges all the time.

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—They've tried to be more strict, but I didn't let them. If I would have, I wouldn't be a photographer nowadays. My special thanks go to my mom, who stood beside me when all others didn't.

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—I would try to be more organized and kill the laziness in me.

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—Since we can't even imagine how big the Universe is, there's not one single chance that we're alone... there's life out there, we'll probably be allowed to go find it when we'll stop killing each other.

—谁是您的英雄？

—The people that do good anonymously.

—您不尊重谁？

—Cheaters.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—There's not much time to spare, but when I have it I do some biking, trekking and traveling. Occasionally fishing.

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—The tons of pictures on my hard drives and the huge amount of time spent in front of my computer, editing.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—Never. Comfort and self appreciation are our biggest enemy.

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—If you're asking about the man providing the goods and the woman raising children and cooking, definitely no. We're not living those times anymore.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—Yes.

—您想生活在什么地方？

—On the road, traveling most of the time. Eight months/year would be perfect.

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—Moving in with the wrong person.

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Of course there is, if three vectors are met: respect, admiration and dialogue. Real love comes with time and is nurtured by the vectors mentioned before.

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—I have many favorite jokes, let's stick on one about photography:A mathematician enters a photo lab and says:
- I'd like to print a few photographs from my holiday.
- 9x13? – asks the man in charge.
- 117, why do you ask?

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—I like both.

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—Hate is a strong word, let's use dislike. People that disappoint. I know that sometimes I disappoint, too, so there are moments when I dislike myself.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Freedom.

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Not having the time to do all things you'd like to.

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—Yes, the political class in my country.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—Eliminate procrastinating.

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

—Eliminate inequity and inequalities worldwide. There are plenty of resources for all of us to be able to live decent lives, without war or starvation. All human being should have access to education and a chance to a better life.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Take each step one at a time and grow steadily. I know the impulse is to go big right away, but you'll discover, as we all did, that experience and vision come with time. Try and discover things your own way, go ask only about the things you feel are keeping you down or cannot explain on your own. Practice every day, shoot as much as possible and edit a lot. Don't let anything get in your way, believe in yourself even when others don't.

—如果外星人来到地球并且您是他们见到的第一个人，您会跟他们说什么？

—”Welcome! I knew you were real... when do you get married?”

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—Fantasy.

—明天我会去做...

—... a corporate event in Sinaia.