Fotograf Franklin Balzan

—Er du fotogen?

—I wouldn't say so. I am usually the one behind the camera and do not enjoy being seen to much.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—It was a natural evolution... I love street photography, fashion and portrait and therefore love shooting wedding photography in my artsy-journalistic style.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—Especially for wedding photography, certainly the photo must convey emotion and have a story to tell. Apart from these two aspects then, there are also the technical aspects such as lighting and composition.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—Ohh yes :)

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—Moving from place to place, meeting new people and creating art.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—The headache of possibly not being able to make it to the wedding due to some illness or something.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—Mirrorless cameras are already with us – their technology has already catched with their heavier DSLR counterparts.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—Emotions and the once in a lifetime event, which everyone has been preparing so much to.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—Positively, as it helps me improve. Infact it helps me see things which otherwise I would not have noted.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—It seems most photographers are moving towards a journalistic fastpaced style.

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—The artistic style of the photo – colour, tone, framing.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—Relaxing! One must keep concentrated till the last seconds of a wedding.

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—Geometries, reflections, frames.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—Roberto Valenzuela and Livio Lacurre certainly.