Photographe Vasilis Liappis

—Tout d’abord, qui pouvez-vous désigner meilleur photographe dans Athènes, Grèce ? :)

—There are many talented wedding photographers in Greece, and in Athens particularly. Not trying to be politically correct, it is just the truth. I have to pick from so many. One of my favorites is Aristotelis Nikolaides.

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—I am very photogenic, especially behind my camera!

—Comment avez-vous commencé à travailler dans la photographie ?

—I started as a photography student, back in 1998, working at the same time as an assistant in a commercial studio. Since then, I have tried and worked in many genres of professional photography industry, with the latest being the wedding photography, which I practice for more than 6 years now.

—Selon vous, quels sont les éléments les plus importants d'une bonne photo ?

—Less is more, first and foremost, and secondly, a good communication of feelings from the subject.

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—I love traveling and always looking forward to it. If I can achieve traveling and work, I'm a happy man!

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

—Connecting with new people, couples and professionals.

—Quel aspect de votre profession aimez-vous le moins ?

—The weight of equipment I have to carry around

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—I believe that as photography evolves, so do professionals. So, that being said, I see more professionalism and lots of beautiful and unique images!

—Qu'est-ce que le style de photographie dans lequel vous travaillez a de spécial ?

—Communication with ordinary people, like me will be the first thing, and the second one is that for a special day in people's lives, I become part of that day!

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—I love criticism in a polite manner. Always makes things evolve in a better way.

—Y a-t-il des modes dans la photographie ?

—Trends come and go, but a good photo is always good, no matter how many years pass.

—Quels devraient être les critères pour qu'un client choisisse un photographe ?

—First of all, I believe that both parties should have some common ground. Besides the budget and services provided, the photographer and the client should get along well. That is the first thing I tell my new clients, when I get a request for a booking. I like to meet them first, and if we get along well, from the first meeting, then everything else is doable. Of course, quality of services provided, professionalism and discretion play an equally important role in choosing a photographer.

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—Not to be distracted by anything, not to be rude to anyone, not to be nervous or anxious by any circumstances that may occur.

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—Reactions of guests in a wedding, beautiful light (reflections, backlight, sidelight etc), shapes and all kinds of things that can form a good composition for a photograph.

—Qu'est-ce qui influence la valeur d'une photo ? Quels en sont les éléments ?

—How interesting the subject is, what makes it pop inside the photo, which are the secondary elements that help the subject, and of course the quality of light used.

—Quelle personne peut être le symbole du 21ème siècle selon vous ?

—The common man, you and me.

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

—I want to take photos of my girlfriend, just because she never lets me!!! The most difficult subject I ever met, lol!

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—I always, always arrive at least half an hour earlier than agreed, always deliver earlier than agreed as well.

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—I would love to shoot with George Pahountis, a fellow Greek photographer, with whom I have the same origins as well. Island of Karpathos that is.

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—I worry much about intolerance, because that makes people hateful, and in history the examples are more than enough that show where this has brought mankind.

—Quel a été le moment le plus impressionnant de votre vie ?

—The first time I traveled by my self. I loved the feeling of freedom to chose what I'd do next. It was also a good chance to discover myself and to think deep about many things that concerned me at that time.

—Si vous étiez un personnage de dessin animé, de livre ou de film, qui seriez-vous et pourquoi ?

—As a child, I loved reading a comic series, named "Lucky Luke", by a Belgian artist Morris. I loved the fact that he was efficient no matter the circumstances he had to face each time, he was lonely with a horse as his only friend, and always, riding towards the sunset as a lonesome cowboy.

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

—My recently gone Father, because he was a fighter, nothing was given easily to him in life, but he gave too much to me, nevertheless.

—Comment définissez-vous le succès ? Comment le mesurez-vous ?

—Success for me is doing something that people appreciate. I am happy if the people I work with are happy. Money is important of course, but as long as I get along, I don't mind that much. I'm a simple person, living a simple life. No fancy lifestyle here.

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—I prefer to be respected, not only because it is more difficult, but because it is more substantial in my opinion.

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—I gave too much of my effort, without being appreciated.

—Quand vous partez en voyage que prenez-vous avec vous et pourquoi ?

—A cell phone, my camera equipment and a pair of good walking shoes, because all I do is searching online where is the next interest point for shooting, and then I go there on foot, just not to miss any parts of my way there.

—Est-ce que vous regrettez d'avoir acheté un de vos gadgets ? Lequel et pourquoi ?

—I'm not a compulsive buyer, so, everything I buy is for a reason, and being used.

—Quelle méthode utilisez-vous pour améliorer vos prises de photo ?

—I love watching webinars and of course study other photographers work, either on social media or other platforms. Through the years I discovered that being interested in more than one genre in photography, keeps me motivated, and I certainly am not fatigued by my work.

—Qui vous a influencé le plus en tant que photographe ?

—When I started, I loved Edward Hopper's paintings. Victor Lax is one of my favorites, but I also admire and being influenced from many other styles as well. Lately I admire many Scottish photographers, because of the dark and moody pictures they make, in such dramatic landscapes. I really wish I could visit Scotland one day!

—Quelle chose auriez-vous aimer connaître avant de vous lancer dans la photographie ?

—That it's not that easy as it seems. It is an art, and as such, it takes a long way to master the craft, lots of patience, exercise, and many different aspects that you need to learn and exceed to.

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

—I want to bring out a positive feeling, sometimes surrounded by a much darker mood. Only to emphasize that there is always hope in the end of the tunnel.

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

—Every photo is different than the previous one taken. That only, is enough not to make me bored of what I do.

—Pensez-vous que vos parents auraient dû être plus stricts ? Moins stricts ?

—I think they raised me to be a good person, so I think they made a pretty good job in terms of strictness.

—Si vous pouviez revenir dans le temps, que changeriez-vous ?

—I definitely would like to have studied more, in a university, far away from my city.

—Que pensez-vous de la vie sur d'autres planètes ?

—Who am I to answer such kind of a question? I believe it's possible though.

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—Every day people are my heroes.

—Pour quelle chose n'avez-vous aucun respect ?

—Mostly politicians, but just to be safe don't want to name any lol!

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

—Landscape photography is my no.1 hobby. Besides that I love swimming and being near the sea in general.

—Quel aspect de votre personnalité le public ne voit pas ?

—I'd rather not answer LOL!!!

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—Once I get feedback from my clients. Until then, I always am anxious and uncertain.

—Croyez-vous en le traditionalisme des rôles de l'homme et de la femme ?

—I'll say just this one sentence. I'm the king in the kitchen.

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

—Friends with the real significance of the word, no, but I love to interact with new people all the time.

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—In a Greek island, surrounded by the sea.

—Quelle est la chose la plus stupide que vous ayez accepté ?

—I agreed to drive in a remote and full of turns road, after a wild night out, and just a day before I give my driving license tests.

—Existe-t-il une vie après le mariage ?

—If there's a will, there's always a way. So, my answer is yes, of course.

—Avez-vous une blague préférée ? Racontez-la.

—Knock knock....

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—More of a dog person here.

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

—I hate arrogance and intolerance. Two of the worst characteristics in my opinion, a person could have.

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

—Life by itself is a miracle. But besides that, all the things you get to learn, see, live, feel, laugh for or cry for... Life is good!

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—Getting up very early in the morning... :-P

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—Yes, traffic jams...

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—I would like to reduce my stress levels.

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

—Hatred of any kind is the thing I would eliminate, if I could.

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

—Never give up, never listen to people who tell you that you are not the right person for such a job. Persist and love every moment of what you do.

—Des extraterrestres arrivent sur Terre et vous êtes le premier à les rencontrer. Que leur dites-vous ?

—Let me take a picture of you! I know it's a cliche, but who's that photographer that would miss that kind of chance, right?

—Vous êtes appelé pour tourner un film. De quel genre serait-il ?

—I like Dramatic films

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

—HIKING!!!