Fotograaf Tatsiana Avakyan

—Ennekõike - keda sa nimetaksid parimaks fotograafiks oma linnas? :)

—This is a hard question, isn's it? It depends on so many aspects like style, editing, way you work with couple, vision, etc. I personally have some favourites whose works I admire, but I am keeping as a secret, I am letting everyone else to choose for themselves.

—Kas sa oled fotogeenne?

—From my childhood I have this idea in my head that I look horrible on pictures... you know fake smile from your first schoolbook picture? I generally consider myself as a non photogenic person. But I believe that anyone can look good on pictures if camera is in right hands.

—Kuidas sa sattusid fotograafiamaailma?

—It all started in 2012, when I took my first dslr camera to my brothers wedding. I was following the photographer as her assistant, trying to find interesting angles, watching her work with the couple, asking million questions (I can only imagine how annoyed she must have been). I managed to take 3 really nice portraits from that day, which I still like now. This was how it all begun.

—Mis on sinu arvates hea foto kõige olulisead komponendid?

—Right composition, perfect light, moment and colour are basics of great photo; following these points and combining them in one image, will always end up in an attractive picture.

—Kas sulle meeldib reisida?

—I definitely do, traveling is always fun for me. It doesn't matter if I go to another country or closest city. Traveling is experience, time for thoughts and always learning new things.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige rohkem meeldib?

—I guess being a part of someone's happy day is already joyful in itself. It's amazing to be able to capture couple's emotions on wedding day, see them in love, see them on top of their happiness. Another favourite part of being a wedding photographer is constantly meeting new people, communicating, learning their stories.

—Mis sulle sinu töö juures kõige vähem meeldib?

—There is definitely nothing that I hate about it. And I can't really think of something I dislike, but I guess as any usual job, being a photographer has its own difficulties, hmm let's say like carrying around heavy bags full of equipment.

—Millisena näed sa fotograafia tulevikku?

—Classics will always stay classics! There obviously will be new trends appearing, changing constantly to something new on and on, but I know most definitely that classic pictures will always be on top.

—Mis on sinu fotograafiažanris erilist?

—Wedding is a one of kind thing, you can't rewind, ask someone to repeat their actions, you have to be here and now! this particular moment, you have to be alert and ready for your best shot.

—Kuidas sa suhtud kriitikasse?

—Constructive criticism is they key to improvement!

—Kas fotograafias on teatud trende?

—Yes, most definitely there are, they are changing every season to keep wedding industry alive, new and interesting.

—Millised peaksid fotograafi valides olema kliendi kriteeriumid?

—They should love the majority of photographer's works, they should feel like these are the images that they would like to have, they need to agree with photographer's style not to be disappointed when they will receive pictures.

—Mida pildistades kindlasti ei tohiks teha?

—Ruining the moment to get a picture!

—Mis võiksid olla need detailid, millele tavaliselt tähelepanu ei pöörata, kuid mida fotograaf võib märgata?

—It's the morning before wedding, normally guests are not involved into this part of the day. Photographer can capture all the exciting moments before the ceremony.

—Mis teeb fotost väärtusliku? Mis elemendid on olulised?

—It's uniqueness, the moment, feelings and composition of course.

—Milline inimene on sinu arvates 21. sajandi sümbol?

—In each era there is one, but it's too early to judge yet.

—Keda sa sooviksid pildistada?

—Grace Jones is number 1 on my list

—Kes sind su elus inspireerib ja miks?

—I've never had a muse or an idol to look up to, I always try to take inspiration from people around me; there is always something we can borrow as an example from each other

—Kuidas sa defineeriksid edu? Kuidas sa seda mõõdad?

—Success is being respected, feeling good about what you are doing, enjoying your job, feeling happy.

—Mida sa endaga reisides kaasa võtad ja miks?

—I normally take just most necessary things to avoid having and extremely heavy bag, but of course my camera is number one to take with me!

—Kas sul on mõni vidin, mida sa omad, aga sooviksid, et poleks ostnud? Miks?

—Fish eye lens! Bought in in 2014 for some reason, thought I could do some fun things with it, but it turned out to be totally not my style, so I sold it few months after.

—Kuidas sa ennast koolitad, et paremaks fotograafiks saada?

—Reading articles, trying they things with camera, shooting often.

—Mis oleks see üks asi, mida sa sooviksid, et oleks teadnud enne fotograafiaga alustamist?

—Business and marketing, boring but useful!

—Mis motiveerib sind fotograafina jätkama?

—Willingness to improve!

—Kui sa saaksid ajas tagasi minna, mida sa teeksid erinevalt?

—If to speak about my life events I would choose to study a different subject in university and would go in photography even earlier then I did.

—Kas sa arvad, et teistel planeetidel on elu?

—Hell's yeah!

—Millal sa oled oma tööga täiesti rahul?

—When reality exceeded my expectations.

—Kas sa usud meeste ja naiste traditsioonilistesse rollidesse?

—I believe in gender equality!

—Mis on kõige rumalam asi, mida sa kunagi oled nõustunud tegema?

—I have done too many!

—Kas pärast abielu on elu?

—Yes definitely! Wedding is just another event in your relationship. So if you focus on each other and keep caring for your partner it will get better and better day by day.

—Parim asi elus on:

—People who surround me.

—Mida sa maailmas tahaksid muuta?

—If I could, I would erase racism from face of the Earth.

—Kas sa võiksid anda mõned näpunäited alustavatele fotograafidele?

—Start out as an assistant! Practice a lot on couple photoshoots, not necessarily wedding, learn how to work with 2 people in picture.

—Kui Maale saabuksid tulnukad ja sina oleksid esimene inimene, keda nad kohtaksid, mida sa neile ütleksid?

—''May I take a picture of you?''

—Homme hakkan ma...

—Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Edit! Edit! Edit!