Photographer Marius Tudor

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—My mother loves all my pictures, she belives I am photogenic!

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—I have started almost 6 years ago after I met my love Gabriela. I did not start with shooting flowers, but I took it straight the hard way. Three months after I grabbed my first semi-professional camera I shot for free my first wedding. Since then, I shot almost 200 weddings and 100 baptisms.

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

—I strongly belive in a moment as the first component and I am always fighting to find it. Before finding the moment, I scout for the best light condition and I am making some composition scenarios. Having all those elements in my mind I start to shoot until I get what I want. Sometimes nothing happens in the frame, but patience is my ally.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—I love to travel and I belive seeing as many places as I can helps me to develop as a man.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—I love people and the fact that I always have to be on alert! I do my best to never be bored. My couples gives me the energy to go forward.

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—I would love to have more time to visit my family.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—I think we have to understand the new generation, people between 20 and 25 years. They are different than the people we've shot before and trying to adapt to their way of living, thinking and acting will be the next step in our business. The future of wedding photography stays in crazy shots. Traditional is dying.

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

—What's special? It's special because we connect new people every day (some of them are coming into my life to change it), it's special because I can wake up and go to sleep when I want, it's special because we have the power to make people happy.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—Sometimes it's hard to handle it, but I've learned lately how to manage situations like this. I started to listen more and even if I fight for my opinion if the criticism makes me think about how can I improve myself I am cleaning the trash.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—There are no trends in wedding photography. If there is one, that one will be good photography. Everyone wants to improve it!

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

—They have to choose a photographer who makes them feel confortable and who inspires confidence.

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

—There are no rules when shooting. Everything is allowed.

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

—I belive in one quote: "When everyone is looking in one direction, turn around!"

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

—Moment, light, composition.

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

—Nelson Mandela

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—As I said before, there's nothing forbidden.

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—I would be honored to shoot one day with Erika and Lanny Mann, Daniele Vertelli and Pedro Cabrera. These are the first names that come to my mind, but the list is longer so far. There are so many great photographers out there which I would be honored to meet and shoot along side with.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—For the moment I have no worries, I am young and restless, but I always think at the moment when I will not be able to help people in need.

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

—Mickey Mouse. That was my nickname when I was a kid. He is a funny character.

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—I am inspired by people who manage to do something great for the others.

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

—We can define and measure only our success. What success means for me may not be the others success defintion. For me success means to balance your personal life with your career and to be happy with the balance, to be surrounded only by the people you love and to do only what you like to do.

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—Respect is the engine of all human relationships. I would rather be respected and not liked than liked and not respected.

—Ano ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ang nagawa mo sa trabaho?

—I've made a lot of mistakes and I think the biggest mistake in my life was the period when I did not allow myself to make mistakes.

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

—If I am traveling with the right person I don't need to take something with me.

—Mayroon ka bang kahilingan na hindi mo pa nabibili maliban sa mga gadget na mayroon ka? Bakit?

—I am not a gadget addict. All I bought until now it was because I need it. I was very unhappy about my previous smartphone...in time it became very slow.

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

—I am going to workshops, I shoot and read a lot (books, articles, others experiences).

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

—When I started wedding photography the very first photographer that influenced my work was Fer Juaristi.

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—I wish I knew how to free my mind. I was very stressed about tehnical stuff.

—Ano ang nais mong sabihin sa iyong mga larawan?

—I belive all about wedding photography is about people. I've seen a lot of photographers wasting their time during the wedding day taking pictures of the rings, wedding dress and other stuff like this while people let go their emotions.I want to show with my photographs how my clients felt their wedding day.

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

—My couples!

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

—They did not like me to do the mistakes they did in the past. They realized later that my life is not their life.

—Kung maaari mong balikan ang nakaraan, ano ang babaguhin mo?

—I am happy with my actual life. If there's one thing I could ask if I go back in time its my today's mind.

—Paano naman ang buhay sa ibang mga planeta?

—I belive in aliens!

—Sino ang iyong mga bayani?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Kanino ka walang respeto?

—I have no respect for people who do not respect humanity, for people who do not respect me and for lazy people.

—Anong bahagi mo ang hindi nakikita ng publiko?

—Actually If I am answering to this question there won't be an unseen part of me.

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—When my clients are very happy.

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

—I belive in balance.

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Mayroon bang buhay pagkatapos ng kasal?

—I don't know yet, as soon as I find I will edit this answer. :-D

—Mahilig ka ba sa mga aso at pusa?

—I like almost all forms of life. To answer your question, I prefer dogs.

—Ang pinakamahalagang bagay sa buhay ay:

—To always do what you like.

—Ang pinakanakakainis na bagay sa buhay ay:

—To be forced to do what you don't like.

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa iyong sarili?

—I would like to change my anger management.

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

—Be stubborn and never give up.

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

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

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

—Comedy or drama.

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

—...wedding photography. It's saturday!