Photographe Emilio Navas

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

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

—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.

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

—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.

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

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

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

—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.

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

—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.

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—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.

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

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

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—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

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

—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.

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

—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.

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

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

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—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.

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

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

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

—Not sure...

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—No as far I know.

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—With you! :-D

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—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.

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

—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.

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

—Wall-e :-p

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

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

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

—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!

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—I think both in the same way.

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—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.

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

—My camera, of course!!

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

—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.

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

—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.

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

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

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

—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.

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

—Qui sont vos héros ?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

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

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

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

—Travel.

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

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

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—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.

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

—What is this? :-p

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

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

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

—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.

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

—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.

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

—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.

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

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

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Qui ou que détestez-vous ?

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

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

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

—La chose la plus ennuyeuse de la vie est :

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—A lot of small things.

—Que changeriez-vous chez vous ?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Que changeriez-vous dans le monde ?

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

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

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

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

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

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

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

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