Fotografer Emilio Navas

—Anda fotogenik?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Bagaimana awal Anda masuk ke bidang fotografi?

—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.

—Apa komponen terpenting dari foto yang baik menurut Anda?

—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.

—Anda suka bepergian?

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

—Apa yang paling Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—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.

—Apa yang paling tidak Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—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.

—Bagaimana masa depan fotografi?

—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.

—Apa yang istimewa dengan genre fotografi kekhususan Anda?

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

—Bagaimana Anda menangani kritik?

—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

—Adakah tren dalam fotografi?

—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.

—Apa yang seharusnya menjadi kriteria bagi pelanggan dalam memilih fotografer?

—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.

—Hal-hal apa yang harus dihindari saat pemotretan?

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

—Detail apa yang umumnya lewat tanpa disadari yang tertangkap oleh fotografer?

—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.

—Apa yang memengaruhi nilai sebuah foto? Apa saja elemen-elemennya?

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

—Siapa yang dapat menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat Anda?

—Not sure...

—Siapa yang ingin Anda jepret?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Anda memiliki tabu profesi tertentu?

—No as far I know.

—Dengan siapa Anda ingin menjepret?

—With you! :-D

—Apa yang Anda khawatirkan, dan mengapa?

—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.

—Apa momen paling mengesankan dalam hidup Anda?

—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.

—Jika Anda karakter kartun, buku, atau film, siapakah Anda dan mengapa?

—Wall-e :-p

—Siapa yang menginspirasi Anda dalam hidup dan mengapa?

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

—Bagaimana Anda mendefinisikan kesuksesan? Bagaimana Anda mengukurnya?

—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!

—Anda lebih senang disukai atau dihormati?

—I think both in the same way.

—Apa kesalahan terbesar yang pernah Anda lakukan di tempat kerja?

—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.

—Saat Anda akan bepergian, apa saja barang yang Anda bawa dan mengapa?

—My camera, of course!!

—Di antara gadget yang Anda miliki, adakah yang Anda harap tidak pernah Anda beli? Mengapa?

—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.

—Bagaimana Anda mengajari diri sendiri untuk mengambil gambar yang lebih baik?

—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.

—Karya siapa yang paling memengaruhi Anda sebagai fotografer?

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

—Apakah satu hal yang Anda harap Anda tahu saat mulai mengambil foto?

—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.

—Apa yang ingin Anda katakan dengan foto-foto Anda?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Apa yang memotivasi Anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

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

—Apakah orang tua Anda seharusnya lebih atau tidak terlalu ketat?

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

—Jika Anda dapat kembali ke masa lalu, apa yang akan Anda lakukan secara berbeda?

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

—Bagaimana tentang kehidupan di planet lain?

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

—Siapa saja pahlawan Anda?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Siapa yang tidak Anda hormati?

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

—Apa yang Anda lakukan di waktu luang?

—Travel.

—Sisi diri Anda manakah yang tidak pernah dilihat orang?

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

—Kapan Anda merasa benar-benar puas dengan pekerjaan Anda?

—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.

—Anda percaya akan peran tradisional untuk pria dan wanita?

—What is this? :-p

—Anda mudah menjalin pertemanan?

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

—Di mana Anda ingin tinggal?

—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.

—Hal terbodoh apa yang pernah Anda setujui untuk dilakukan?

—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.

—Adakah kehidupan setelah pernikahan?

—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.

—Anda punya lelucon favorit? Beri tahu kami.

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

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Siapa atau apa yang Anda benci?

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

—Hal terbaik dalam hidup itu:

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

—Hal paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup adalah:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Adakah hal di lingkungan sekitar yang ingin Anda ubah?

—A lot of small things.

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah dalam diri sendiri?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah di dunia ini?

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

—Dapatkah Anda memberi kiat untuk fotografer yang baru saja memulai karier?

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

—Jika alien mendatangi Bumi dan Andalah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apa yang akan Anda katakan pada mereka?

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

—Jika Anda dipanggil untuk mengambil gambar film, apakah genrenya?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Besok saya akan pergi...

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