Valokuvaaja Emilio Navas

—Oletko valokuvauksellinen?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—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.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—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.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

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

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—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.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—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.

—Mikä on valokuvauksen tulevaisuus?

—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.

—Mikä on sille valokuvauslajille erityistä, johon olet erikoistunut?

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

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—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

—Onko valokuvauksessa trendejä?

—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.

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—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.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

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

—Mitkä yksityiskohdat, jotka yleensä jäävät huomaamatta, valokuvaaja voi tallettaa?

—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.

—Mikä vaikuttaa kuvan arvoon? Mikä kuvissa on tärkeintä?

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

—Kuka on sinun mielestäsi 2000-vuosisadan symboli?

—Not sure...

—Ketä haluaisit kuvata?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Onko sinulla ammatillisia tabuja?

—No as far I know.

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—With you! :-D

—Mistä huolehdit ja miksi?

—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.

—Mikä on ollut elämäsi vaikuttavin hetki?

—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.

—Jos olisit animoitu, kirjallisuus- tai elokuvahahmo, kuka olisit ja miksi?

—Wall-e :-p

—Kuka sinua on inspiroinut elämässäsi ja miksi?

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

—Miten ja millä perusteella määrittelisit menestyksen?

—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!

—Haluaisitko olla mieluummin tykätty vai kunnioitettu?

—I think both in the same way.

—Mikä on suurin virheesi, jonka olet tehnyt työssäsi?

—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.

—Kun lähdet matkalle, mitä otat mukaasi ja miksi?

—My camera, of course!!

—Oletko koskaan toivonut, ettet olisi ostanut jotain omistamistasi vempaimista? Miksi?

—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.

—Miten opettelet ottamaan parempia kuvia?

—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.

—Kuka on vaikuttanut eniten ammattiisi valokuvaajana?

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

—Minkä yhden asian olisit toivonut tietäväsi, kun aloitit kuvaamisen?

—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.

—Mitä haluat ilmaista valokuvillasi?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Mikä motivoi sinua jatkamaan kuvausta?

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

—Olisiko vanhempiesi pitänyt olla tiukempia tai päinvastoin?

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

—Jos voisit palata ajassa taaksepäin, mitä tekisit eri tavalla?

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

—Uskotko, että muilla planeetoilla on elämää?

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

—Ketkä ovat sankareitasi?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Ketä et kunnioita?

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

—Mitä teet vapaa-ajallasi?

—Travel.

—Mitä puolta yleisö ei koskaan näe sinussa?

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

—Milloin olet täysin tyytyväinen työhösi?

—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.

—Uskotko miesten ja naisten perinteisiin rooleihin?

—What is this? :-p

—Saatko helposti ystäviä?

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

—Missä haluaisit asua?

—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.

—Mikä on typerin asia, johon olet koskaan suostunut?

—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.

—Jatkuuko elämä avioliiton jälkeen?

—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.

—Onko sinulla suosikkivitsiä? Kerro pois.

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

—Pidätkö koirista vai kissoista?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Ketä tai mitä vihaat?

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

—Parasta elämässä on:

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

—Ärsyttävintä elämässä on:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Haluaisitko muuttaa mitään ympärilläsi?

—A lot of small things.

—Mitä haluaisit muuttaa itsessäsi?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Mitä haluaisit muuttaa maailmassa?

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

—Haluaisitko antaa vinkkejä aloitteleville valokuvaajille?

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

—Jos Maahan saapuisi avaruusolioita ja he näkisivät sinut ensimmäisenä, mitä sanoisit heille?

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

—Jos sinut kutsuttaisiin kuvaamaan elokuvaa, mitä tyylilajia se edustaisi?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Huomenna aion...

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