摄影师Anton Yulikov

—首先——您能否指出谁是来自新加坡, 新加坡的最优秀的摄影师？:)

—I always say that each couple will find its own best photographer. There is a best photographer neither in Saint Petersburg nor in Singapore. There is only Your Master, chosen by your heart according to his style and creativity. At my master-classes, 12 people are taking pictures of the same setting, made by me, at the same time. They are taking pictures standing really close to each other – shoulder to shoulder, so to say. They are all in the same circumstances of light and time. Often they even use the same cameras. With modern equipment everyone has high-quality pictures, but the artistic characteristics of all the photographs are different. Everyone chooses his/her own composition of the scene. That is why it is very important to choose a photographer as a picture in the gallery.

—您上相吗？

—I am too shy to answer this question honestly) Let the viewers decide)

—您是如何进入摄影行业的？

—My grandfather was a photographer. Developing films with him was an extremely inspiring activity. So, I can say with confidence that my passion for photography started when I was a child. Since 18 years old I have been actively demanded as a wedding photographer. I was getting my higher education in several areas at the same time back then. ---
Did I choose the type of photography? I think that people feel everything themselves and you become demanded exactly in that area, which is closer to your heart.

—在您看来，一张好的照片最重要的组成部分有哪些？

—When you take pictures at the wedding, the client receives a thousand of technically good beautiful pictures. However, only 30 of them usually have something special! Magic – that is the most important thing in photography.

—您热爱旅行吗？

—raveling is my passion. Travelling really charges you with inspiration for wedding photography. As a travel photographer I work in such countries as India, Burma, Tibet, Italy, Iceland, France and some African countries. Every year I organize trips to the most interesting and beautifully places on Earth where photographers can upgrade there level, take breathtaking photos that would definitely become a remarkable part of their portfolio and get some energy to create beautiful things.

—对于您的职业，您最喜欢什么地方？

—I like the feeling of responsibility. Shootings can be very difficult and you have to be experienced in all types of photography. When you are going to take pictures at the wedding, it is always a challenge to yourself! There is only one day and you have no chance to shoot again, you just don't have the right to fail.

—对于您的职业，您最不喜欢什么地方？

—There is one dangerous moment in the work of a wedding photographer, which I like a lot. When a photographer gets a certain level of proficiency, the feedbacks of the clients are always positive. It might cause vanity, which will stop you from further development. There is always an opportunity to grow and become better. I always come back upset from a shooting. I always have a feeling that I could have done more. You must always improve and work on yourself. It's a never-ending process.

—摄影的前景如何？

—It will transform into art. True masters will be valued highly. And the «basic» pictures will be taken by drones with artificial intelligence. Machines will never defeat human beings.

—您专长的摄影风格有什么特别？

—Wedding is a special day overall. And to be a part of this magic is the most valuable thing in wedding photography

—您如何应对批评？

—12 years ago, when I started my career, it was painful for me to hear any criticism. Right now, if it's a constructive criticism – it's a fuel for the development of my skills.

—摄影有什么趋势？

—When you don't follow the trends, it's easier to predict them.

—客户选择摄影师时应该遵循什么标准？

—Choose with your heart! Try to see a person behind his/her portfolio.

—拍摄时绝不允许什么事情？

—To look at the taken pictures for too long instead of shooting.

—有哪些摄影师可以捕捉的通常会被忽略的细节？

—A whole world of magic wedding moments.

—什么影响照片的价值？它的元素有哪些？

—he experience of a photographer. Technical part of the picture. And talent, of course. By the way, I believe that you can develop it from year to year.

—在您看来，什么人可以成为 21 世纪的代表人物？

—For me, it's Dalai Lama

—您想要为谁拍摄？

—I want to keep taking pictures of beautiful weddings all around the world. Adventurous ethno-travel wedding is one of the most interesting areas in recent years, to my mind. There is an opportunity not only to take pictures, but also to feel the culture. I really like the weddings where love has united the representatives of two completely different cultures. And one respectfully penetrated into the family traditions of another.

—您有职业禁忌吗？

—There are no taboos in wedding photography. However, I am quite conservative in general)

—您想与谁一起拍摄？

—I don't know

—您担心什么？为什么担心？

—I worry a lot about the preservation of the whole shooting before I give it to the client. So I make many copies.

—在生命中，给您印象最深的时刻是什么？

—The first wedding shooting. I took pictures of the wedding ceremony in the family of a priest and I was nervous. It was 13 years ago. I couldn't understand why I was entrusted with such a responsible task.

—如果有机会成为一个动画、文学或电影人物，您想成为谁？为什么？

—I am in love with Asian culture. So let it be the character of a movie about Kung Fu – IPman

—在生命中谁鼓舞了您？为什么？

—God and family. Because they are the most important things in your life.

—您如何定义成功？如何衡量它？

—I define success with a smile of my wife)

—您非常受人喜欢或尊敬吗？

—Let there be both in my life)

—您在工作中犯过的最大错误是什么？

—I called a groom by his brother's name, which confused the bride a bit)

—当您准备去旅行时，要携带什么？为什么？

—My experience taught me to be always ready for wedding shooting. It has happened many times that I had to quite my holiday and fly to a wedding shooting from there to another country.

—在您拥有的器材中，是否有一些是您后悔购买的？为什么？

—I use a tripod extremely rarely.

—您如何提高自己以拍摄出更好的照片？

—I try to give the photographs to the clients during a personal meeting and always note, where the couple is especially delighted and where not. It helps you understand your weak points better.

—谁的作品对您作为摄影师的影响最大？

—Joe Buissink's master-class impressed me a lot.

—开始拍摄时，您最想知道什么？

—You will never stop being a photographer. It becomes a part of you.

—您想对自己的照片说什么？

—God's beauty lies in the basis of everything. It unites everything, which is alive, and it has no boundaries or nationality.

—什么激励您继续拍摄下去？

—Love to what I am doing

—您的父母是否应该更严厉或变得温和一点呢？

—Everything is harmonious in this area of my life.

—如果能够回到过去，您会有什么不同的举动？

—If I could take modern photo-equipment to the past, it would be exciting. I would surprise the whole world with the quality of digital photos.

—对于其他星球上的生命，您有何看法？

—Life on other planets exists. There are definitely weddings there. And it means that they really need me there )))

—谁是您的英雄？

—The main hero of my life is my wife.

—您不尊重谁？

—I don't respect people who treat the animals badly.

—您在业余时间会做什么？

—I travel with my family when I have spare time.

—公众从不会看到您的哪一面？

—In the era of Instagram, all your personal life is open to everyone.

—什么时候您对自己的作品完全满意？

—I am never completely satisfied with my work.

—您主张男人和女人的传统角色吗？

—I think that every couple decides it on its own.

—您很容易就会交到朋友吗？

—Yes, definitely

—您想生活在什么地方？

—Where my family is.

—您答应做的最愚蠢的事情是什么？

—To be a photographer at my brother's wedding))

—结婚之后生活的质量高吗？

—Everything starts after wedding.

—您有最喜欢的玩笑吗？请告诉我们。

—There are too many of them.

—您喜欢狗还是喜欢猫？

—I like animals very much. Not only cats and dogs.

—您讨厌谁，或者厌恶什么？

—I hate low-quality lenses.

—生活中最美好的事情是：

—Love

—生活中最让人烦心的事情是：

—To write answers for an interview)

—您是否想改变周围的一些事情？

—irst of all, myself. I try to be better every day.

—您希望改变自己的哪些方面？

—I want to learn to take more masterpieces a minute.

—您希望改变世界什么地方？

—I take beautiful pictures. I am sure that it makes the families stronger.

—对于刚入行的摄影师，您能提供一些建议吗？

—Just take wedding pictures. Commitment and hard work are 99% of the talent.

—如果外星人来到地球并且您是他们见到的第一个人，您会跟他们说什么？

—I would be happy to take pictures on your planet.

—如果您被邀请去拍一部电影，您希望是什么流派？

—It would be the kind of recently released movie «Crazy Rich Asians»

—明天我会去做...

—make a masterpiece of all times and nations.