摄影师Gina Stef

—您上相吗？

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

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

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

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—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 :)

—您热爱旅行吗？

—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.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

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

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—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!

—摄影的前景如何？

—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.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—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.

—您如何应对批评？

—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.

—摄影有什么趋势？

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

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—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.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—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.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—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.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

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

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

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

—您想要为谁拍摄？

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

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—Yes, to never disappoint our clients!

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

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

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

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

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

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

—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？

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

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

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

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—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.

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—Both, of course!

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—I made only small mistakes :)

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

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

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—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.

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

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

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

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

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

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

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—People are beautiful!

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

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

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

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

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

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

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

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

—谁是您的英雄？

—Lebowski from "The Big Lebowski" film!

—您不尊重谁？

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

—您在业余时间会做什么？

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

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—I'd have to kill you...

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—Never!

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

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

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—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.

—您想生活在什么地方？

—San Francisco, some 50 years ago.

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

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

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

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

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—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!"

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—Both, but mostly cats.

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—Ignorance and arrogance together.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Combining your hobby and your job.

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—Having a job and a hobby-job :)

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—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.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

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

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

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

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

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

—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？

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

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—Some moody drama

—明天我会去做...

—some portraits, for sure!