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Photographer Biography
I started taking pictures young. As a kid, I was always snapping pictures of my parents kissing and just had an eye for capturing special moments in time. I bought my first camera at a garage sale for $0.50. Next camera had a flash too and I bought it for $0.75. I'll never forget that because I always told people that asked "Who shot that picture?" and I'd answer "I shot it with my $0.75 camera I bought at a garage sale!"
Later on in life, I was given a birthday present a Sony Handycam cam-corder, which I sold and added some more money to it to make the first purchase of my 1st semi-professional camera - a Minolta 600/650si. I was in heaven. I was taking pictures of everything and everywhere.
Later yet, during college, though I never really pursued a career in photography, I took Photo-101 as an art fulfillment in college. This was an inspiring journey, which made me realize how wonderfully I can show the world as I see it thorough my camera lens. We live in a picture influenced society inspired by photographs where even some of the laws were shaped and given form though this powerful tool, and wonderful art.
So, I pursued it more and more as a hobby. I put more money into my equipment and finally I realized I was on a journey to bankruptcy. The hobby was becoming very expensive to maintain and I didn't have a mountain of money behind me to keep me going. By some influence I took more classes in Photography and finally one that was a specific "Wedding Photography" course. Here's where I learned a lot of the business aspects, the "do's" and "donﾒts," and just a lot of technical stuff.
Fresh out of the graduating class of "Wedding Photography," I endeavored to conquer this ever-changing yet constant domain. I photographed a few weddings on my own. Sometimes I was referred by people I knew as well as my photography professor, and other times I went out on various different events, weddings and non-wedding events alike; school events, team sports, and all types of corporate events, with a variety of photographers. I was just along for the ride, carrying equipment, reflecting the sun or toning it down, and just watch them working. Each one had a different and unique style in photographing at different paces and using many types of equipment.
One can always learn something by watching a photographer. Sometimes it can even be learned what not to do by watching them do it, rather than having the disreputable experience on your own. Throughout the experiences, life in general and weddings alike, I've come to a style of my own in which I try to balance everything I've learned.
That's my story in a nut shell...
Thanks,
Marcel Suciu
marcelsphotography.com
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