ΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»Π½ΠΈΠΊ, 31 ΠΌΠ°ΠΉ 2021 Π³.

European Photographer certification gained!


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ΠžΠ±ΠΈΡ‡Π°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°ΠΌ, Ρ‡Π΅ станах Ρ„ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„, Π·Π°Ρ‰ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Ρ…Π°, Ρ‡Π΅ Π½Π΅ ставам ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°. Π§Π΅ съм "Ρ‚ΡŠΠΏΠ° фуста" ΠΈ Π΄Π° оставя сниманСто Π½Π° Π³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΡ‡Π΅Ρ‚Π°. Π’ΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° бях Π½Π° 19 ΠΈ Ρ‚ΡŠΠΊΠΌΠΎ сС бях рСгистрирала Π² ΠΏΡŠΡ€Π²ΠΈΡ си Ρ„ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ сайт ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ… Π·Π° ΡΡŠΠ²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ (историята я ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π² Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‚ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ във фотографията). Π’ΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° бях Π½Π° 19 ΠΈ ΠΏΡŠΡ€Π²ΠΎ си ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅Π²Π°Ρ… ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ, Π° послС сС Π°ΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ… ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠΈΡ… Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ° Π½Π° ония "Ρ€Π°Π·Π±ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ‡ΠΈ", Ρ‡Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°. 

10 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ-късно, смСя Π΄Π° Ρ‚Π²ΡŠΡ€Π΄Ρ, Ρ‡Π΅ съм Π΄ΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΡ‚ΡŠΡ€-Ρ„ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ (Master of Arts, Falmouth University UK), Ρ‡Π»Π΅Π½ Π½Π° няколко профСсионални ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ (ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρƒ ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠšΡ€Π°Π»ΡΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ фотографско друТСство Π½Π° ВСликобритания), Π° ΠΎΡ‚ Ρ‡Π΅Ρ‚Π²ΡŠΡ€Ρ‚ΡŠΠΊ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€Ρ‚Π° (ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ излязоха Ρ€Π΅Π·ΡƒΠ»Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π΅) - Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ съм сСртифициран European Photographer към FEP (ЕвропСйската фСдСрация Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ΠΈΡ‚Π΅):
https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/qualification-results/?compo_id=111

Π£Ρ‡ΠΈΠ»Π° съм сС ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ±Π°-Π³Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠ° ΠΈ успях Π΄Π° запиша магистратура фотография Π·Π°Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈ качСството Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°Π΄Ρ€ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ си. Никой Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅ Π΅ Π΄ΡŠΡ€ΠΆΠ°Π» Π·Π° Ρ€ΡŠΡ‡ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π°Π²Π° "ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½Π° ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΠ°" - Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Π½ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ, Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»Π° съм Π³Π°Π΄Π½Π°Ρ‚Π° страна Π½Π° фотографията ΠΊΠ°Ρ‚ΠΎ занаят, ΠΊΡŠΠ΄Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎ всСки ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ‚ Ρ‚Π΅Π± познанията си, всС Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ са Π±Π΅Π·Ρ†Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π·Π»Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΈ няма Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΡˆ, освСн Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌ "лиТСш Π”-Ρ‚ΠΎ" ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ Π΄Π° Ρ‚ΠΈ спуснат Π·Π°Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π½Π°Ρ‚Π° информация. ΠžΠ±Π°Ρ‡Π΅ Π·Π½Π°Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π»ΠΈ? Π©ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ - ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°, ΠΊΠΎΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ успях Π΄Π° постигна Π·Π° Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ, ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π· ΠΊΠΎΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ сС Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ с фотография (ΠΎΡ‚ 2009-Ρ‚Π° насам) Π΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ доказатСлство.

Ако ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ 10 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΈ бяха ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΈ, Ρ‡Π΅ Π½Π΅ ставам, вСроятно Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° нямашС Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡ‡Π½Π° Π΄Π° сС Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ с фотография ΠΈ днСс нямашС Π΄Π° съм профСсионалСн Ρ„ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„. ΠžΠ±Π°Ρ‡Π΅ Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π° - Π΄ΠΎΡ€ΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π΅Ρ‰ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π° Π½Π΅Π³Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° сС ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‡ΠΊΠ° Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π°. 

А къдС са "Ρ€Π°Π·Π±ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅" сСга Π»ΠΈ? ΠžΡ‚ Π΄Ρ€Π΅Π±Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΌΠΈ наблюдСния Π² наслСдника Π½Π° оня сайт - Π½Π° ΡΡŠΡ‰ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ. 

Π—Π°Ρ‰ΠΎ Π²ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°ΠΌ Ρ‚Π°Π·ΠΈ история Π»ΠΈ? Π—Π°Ρ‰ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ няма Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π²Π°Ρ‚ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π΅, Π° Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ Π²ΡΡ€Π²Π°Ρˆ Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎ си ΠΌΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ³Π½Π΅Ρˆ! 

Какво смятам Π΄Π° правя ΠΎΡ‚Ρ‚ΡƒΠΊ Π½Π°Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŠΠΊ Π»ΠΈ? Имам ΠΎΡ‰Π΅, ΠΏΠΎ-високи Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈ във фотографията ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ (Π½Π΅ "Π°ΠΊΠΎ", Π° "ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ") Π³ΠΈ постигна, Ρ‰Π΅ Π²ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ° ΠΈ историитС Π·Π°Π΄ тях. 

Π”Π½Π΅ΡˆΠ½ΠΈΡΡ‚ Π΄Π΅Π½ Π΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΠ³Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠ½Π° ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠ° във фотографската ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Ρ€ΠΈΠ΅Ρ€Π°. Π”Π°ΠΉ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡ‰Π΅ ΠΏΠΎ-Π³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠΈ! 

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I love to say that I have become a photographer because I was told that I am no good and I can’t do it. That I am a ‘stupid wench’ and I should leave photos to the ‘big boys’. I was just 19 then and had just registered to my first photo sharing website and I was asking for advice (you can find the whole story on my YouTube channel in one of my ’12 myths about photography videos’). Then I just cried a bit and after that decided to prove those ‘big boys’ wrong. 

10 years later, I dare say that I am a professional photographer with an MA in photography (Master of Arts, Falmouth University UK), member of a few professional photo associations (among which is the Royal Photographic Society, by the way) and since Thursday evening (which is when the results came in) – I am now a certified European Photographer by FEP (Federation of European Photographers):
https://www.europeanphotographers.eu/qualification-results/?compo_id=111

All I have learned, I have done by trial and error and I managed to land a place in the MA photography programme because of the quality of my work. There was no one to hold my hand and give me ‘positive criticism’ – the very opposite of that. I have seen the nasty side of photography where everyone regards it as a craft which you could potentially steal if they share some insights with you and there is no other way but to kiss @ss in order to get that information. But you know what? When there’s will, there’s a way and what I have achieved throughout the years I’ve been into photography (I started in 2009) is the living proof of that.

If these people hadn’t told me that I am no good 10 years ago, I would have never become so obsessed with photography and would not have become a professional photographer at all. But there we are – even something as negative as that could prove to be a turning point in one’s life. 

Where are the ‘big boys’ now’? Judging by my checks in that website’s successor – at the same level they had been 10 years ago. 

Why I am telling you this story? Because it doesn’t matter what the others tell you. What matters what you believe in and how motivated you are to achieve it!

What I am planning to do next? I have more, higher photography-related goals and when (yes, ‘when’, not ‘if’) I achieve them, I will the backstage stories as well. 

Today is a big step for my photographic career. Hoping to have even bigger goals! 

Bistra Stoimenova Photography
Culture Crossroads

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