Fotógrafo Franklin Balzan

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

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

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

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

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—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.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Ohh yes :)

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

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

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

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

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

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

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

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

—Como lida com as críticas?

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

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

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

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

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

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

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

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—Geometries, reflections, frames.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—Roberto Valenzuela and Livio Lacurre certainly.