Fotograf Emilio Navas

—Sind Sie fotogen?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Wie sind sind zur Fotografiebranche gekommen?

—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.

—Was macht Ihrer Meinung nach ein gutes Foto aus?

—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.

—Reisen Sie gern?

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

—Was gefällt Ihnen an Ihrem Beruf am meisten?

—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.

—Was gefällt Ihnen an Ihrem Beruf am wenigsten?

—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.

—Was ist die Zukunft der Fotografie?

—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.

—Was das Besondere an dem Fotografiegenre, auf das Sie sich spezialisiert haben?

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

—Wie gehen Sie mit Kritik um?

—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

—Gibt es irgendwelche Trends in der Fotografie?

—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.

—Was sollten die Kriterien für Kunden bei der Wahl eines Fotografen sein?

—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.

—Was ist bei Fotoaufnahmen strikt verboten?

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

—Welche Details werden häufig übersehen, die ein Fotograf aber erkennt?

—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.

—Was beeinflusst den Wert eines Fotos? Welche Elemente sind wichtig?

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

—Welche Person verkörpert für Sie das 21. Jahrhundert am besten?

—Not sure...

—Was würden Sie gern fotografieren?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Gibt es für Sie in Ihrem Beruf Tabus?

—No as far I know.

—Mit welcher Ausrüstung würden Sie gern fotografieren?

—With you! :-D

—Worüber machen Sie sich Sorgen und warum?

—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.

—Was war der eindrucksvollste Moment in Ihrem Leben?

—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.

—Welche literarische Figur oder Filmfigur wären Sie gern und warum?

—Wall-e :-p

—Wer inspiriert Sie in Ihrem Leben und warum?

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

—Wie definieren Sie Erfolg? Wie messen Sie ihn?

—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!

—Gefällt es Ihnen mehr, wenn man Sie mag oder wenn Sie respektiert werden?

—I think both in the same way.

—Was war der größte Fehler bei Ihrer Arbeit?

—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.

—Was nehmen Sie mit, wenn Sie auf Reisen gehen und warum?

—My camera, of course!!

—Haben Sie Apparate oder Ausrüstung, die Sie lieber nicht hätten kaufen sollen? Warum?

—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.

—Wie bilden Sie sich weiter, damit Ihre Bilder noch besser werden?

—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.

—Welche Arbeiten haben Sie als Fotografen am meisten beeindruckt?

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

—Was hätten Sie auf jeden Fall wissen müssen, als Sie mit der Fotografie begannen?

—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.

—Was möchten Sie mit Ihren Fotos zum Ausdruck bringen?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Was motiviert Sie weiterzumachen?

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

—Hätten Ihre Eltern strenger sein müssen?

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

—Wenn Sie zurückschauen, was hätten Sie besser machen können?

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

—Was halten Sie vom Leben auf anderen Planeten?

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

—Wer sind Ihre Helden?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Wovor haben Sie keinerlei Respekt?

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

—Was tun Sie in Ihrer Freizeit?

—Travel.

—Welche Seite Ihrer Persönlichkeit bleibt dem Publikum verborgen?

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

—Wann sind Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit in jeder Hinsicht zufrieden?

—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.

—Glauben Sie an die traditionellen Rollen von Mann und Frau?

—What is this? :-p

—Schließen Sie schnell Freundschaft?

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

—Wo würden Sie gern leben?

—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.

—Was war das Dümmste, auf das Sie sich je eingelassen haben?

—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.

—Gibt es ein Leben nach der Heirat?

—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.

—Haben Sie einen Lieblingswitz? Erzählen Sie ihn.

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

—Lieben Sie Hunde oder Katzen?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Wen oder was hassen Sie?

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

—Das Beste im Leben ist:

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

—Das Ärgerlichste im Leben ist:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Gibt es etwas in Ihrem Umfeld, das Sie ändern möchten?

—A lot of small things.

—Was würden Sie an sich selbst gern ändern?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Was würden Sie in der Welt ändern?

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

—Haben Sie ein paar Tipps für angehende Fotografen?

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

—Wenn Außerirdische auf der Erde ankommen und Sie sind die erste Person, die sie treffen, was sagen Sie zu ihnen?

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

—Angenommen Sie erhalten den Auftrag, einen Film aufzunehmen. Welches Genre würden Sie für den Film wählen?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Morgen werde ich...

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