Fotograf Emilio Navas

—Jste fotogeničtí?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Jak jste se dostali do fotografického průmyslu?

—I like make photos since I was a kid. As I love travel I started to work as travel photographer. With the time I discover that more than the places I am good capturing the people there. I started to make social photography, family and fashion works. Finally I discovered in the wedding field the perfect balance to make my best of all the things learned during years.

—Jaké jsou podle vás nedůležitější součásti dobré fotografie?

—A lot of things counts but I suppose that the most important is the story behind the photo. Composition and perfect light is needed but the feeling is a must.

—Cestujete rádi?

—Of course!! Our studio runs between Hong Kong and Spain but we are lucky to travel to many other incredible places because our job.

—Co máte nejredši na vaší profesi?

—Meet incredible people in one of the most important day of their life. Capture all the feeling of this moment and keep for the future have some magic.

—Co se vám líbí nejméně na vaší profesi?

—I love my job in general but as we need to be to manage a lot of things not all are so cool. Finances, marketing and other backoffice tasks could be tedious sometimes.

—Jaká je budoucnost focení?

—Wedding photography are changing and improving fast and this is good news. But I think that in other hand always will happen wonderful stories and someone will have the task to tell and capture this stories for the future.

—Co je výjimečného na žánru fotografií, na který se specializujete?

—As I told before, wedding photography talks about love and happiness. Is the most personal field of photography that I can imagine.

—Jak zvládáte kritiku?

—Usually I am very positive about this. Critiques must be a way to learn, grow up and be better photographer. Everybody wants to listen good things about their jobs and as artist sometimes we are a little bit sensitive with bad critics... :-p

—Jsou nějaké trendy v oblasti focení?

—Wedding photography have a huge amount of possibilities. There isn't just a trend. With the years I saw a lot of different tendencies. This changes also depending the country. Vintage style, only back and white pictures, Photojournalist...
I try to have my own style and don't follow to much what other people do. As told before the important is tell the story. Is the only way to make pictures that never will be old fashion in the future.

—Jaké by měl mít zákazník kritérium při výběru fotografa?

—I understand that each one have a budget and this could be a key point to choose one or other photographer but in my opinion this will never be the main point.
Each photographer have different vision so the first point must be choose the style you like after see several kinds.
I think is important too at least have a call or better and interview with the photographer and check if you "connect" with him. The photographer will spend long time with you during your big day and as this is about feelings I think is important have good feeling with the photographer.

—Co není dovoleno při focení?

—Everything is allowed!!! This is the funniest thing about wedding photography. This make each photography unique.

—Jakých detailů, které obvykle projdou bez povšimnutí, si může fotograf všimnout?

—First of all we have the experience and the technique needed after make thousand of wedding pictures. We are professional and we have the gear that an amateur will not have. And the most important of all the real wedding photographer as an artist have unique way to watch behind the lens and capture the things happen in his own way.

—Co ovlivňuje hodnotu fotografie? Jaké jsou její prvky?

—Feeling, composition, good light, good technique and something interesting to tell.

—Kdo může být podle vás symbolem 21. století?

—Not sure...

—Co chcete fotit?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Máte nějaké profesní tabu?

—No as far I know.

—S kým byste chtěli fotit?

—With you! :-D

—Čeho se bojíte a proč?

—A lot of injustice in the world. We are a small world with a lot of problems. Is a shame that somethings still happen in the XXI century.

—Jaký byl nejpůsobivější okamžik ve vašem životě?

—Could sound too much sticky but the day that I saw the first time to my wife and I know that she will be the woman of my life.

—Pokud byste byli animovaná, literární nebo filmová postava, kdo byste byli a proč?

—Wall-e :-p

—Kdo vás inspiruje ve vašem životě a proč?

—The small things that make life unique. I watch films all the time to grow up my inspiration.

—Jak byste definovali úspěch? Jak ho měříte?

—Each people need to find the measure... To me, Happiness, healthy and with someone to love and be loved. Of course enough money to live and travel!

—Byli byste raději oblíbení nebo respektovaní?

—I think both in the same way.

—Jaká je největší chyba, kterou jste kdy v práci udělali?

—At the beginning some technicals fails for sure. Long time ago I was too shy to do the things to make the photography that I had in my mind. This is a big mistake, shy can't be a stopper for creativity.

—Když cestujete, co si berete s sebou a proč?

—My camera, of course!!

—Existuje něco, co byste si byli raději nekoupili z vašich pomůcek, které vlastníte? A proč?

—A lot of times!!
You see a new lens, camera body or light that looks game changer. Run to try and then discover that less is more and the difference are not always in the gear but in the way to use.

—Jak se vzděláváte, abyste pořidili lepší fotografie?

—Watching a lot of films. Attending at least 3 or 4 workshops of other photographers that I like. The most useful is practice, practice and practice. Lets fly your imagination and try to innovate is a good way to improve and move your photography to the way you want.

—Čí práce vás ovlivnila nejvíce jako fotografa?

—Several photographers. I learned more working with colleagues than checking their pictures. Say only one is not fair.

—Jedna věc, kterou byste si přáli vědět, když jste začínali s focením?

—How to be less nervous and control the stress in the wedding day. At the beginning is difficult to do! Lucky that this changes fast when you have some experience.

—Co byste rádi řekli skrze vaše fotografie?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Co vás motivuje v dalším focení?

—I love my work. Is artistic, give me the possibility to travel and meet great people.

—Měli vaši rodiče být méně nebo více přísní?

—I am ok on the way the were. (And they are)

—Pokud byste se mohli vrátit v čase, co byste udělali jinak?

—Maybe a lot of small things but the wrong ones made me learn so I think I don't want to change anything.

—Co o životě na ostatních planetách?

—Are you serious? Strange interview... lol
I suppose is possible but I don't think I will see in my life.

—Kdo jsou vaši hrdinové?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Pro koho nemáte žádný respekt?

—Liers and bad people. Usually respect people that don't respect me is not easy to me but I do my best.

—Co děláte ve svém volném čase?

—Travel.

—Jakou vaši tvář nikdy neuvidí veřejnost?

—I think I am very transparent. I don't hide big things.

—Kdy jste zcela spokojeni s vaší prací?

—No. This is a long way with big space to improve with ache photography I take. I am very satisface when I check old works and I see how with hard work, patience and practice my photos are better.

—Věříte v tradiční role mužů a žen?

—What is this? :-p

—Získáváte snadno nové přátele?

—I am friendly guy. Usually I haven't any problem to meet new people.

—Kde byste rádi žili?

—Living in Hong Kong but traveling a several times per year to Spain is a perfect mix to me. Discover new places is very important to me so travel is a must.

—Co je ta nejhloupější věc, na kterou jste kdy přistoupili?

—About photography... perhaps be a detective and make secret pictures to a man because his wife contract me to do. this happened long time ago. Lucky that I don't need to get this time of jobs now.

—Existuje život po svatbě?

—I will get married in a few months so I hope!!!
I think a new and exciting life starts with the marriage. Be a team to make projects together. Sound cool.

—Máte oblíbený vtip? Povězte nám ho.

—Maybe not appropriate to write here... :-D

—Máte rádi psy a kočky?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Koho nebo co nenávidíte?

—Really nobody. I try to run away of this feeling that don't give to me anything good.

—Nejlepší věc v životě je:

—Discover new and nice things everyday. Kelly, my love and my family.

—Nejotravnější věc v životě je:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Existuje něco, co byste chtěli změnit?

—A lot of small things.

—Co byste chtěli změnit na sobě?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Co byste chtěli změnit ve světě?

—Is a topic, but I wish peace, freedom and food for everybody in the world.

—Máte nějaké tipy pro začínající fotografy?

—Work hard, be patience and practice all the time.

—Kdyby přišli na naši planetu mimozemšťané a vy byste byli první osobou, se kterou se potkají, co byste jim řekli?

—Let me go with you! I am boring here alone!

—Pokud byste měli natočit film, jakého žánru by byl?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Zítra půjdu a udělám...

—I am in the middle of the wedding season so now I need to edit a lot of pictures.