Fotografo Emilio Navas

—Sei fotogenico?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Come sei entrato nell'industria della fotografia?

—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.

—Secondo te, quali sono le componenti più importanti di una bella foto?

—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.

—Ti piace viaggiare?

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

—Che cosa ti piace di più nella tua professione?

—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.

—Che cosa ti piace di meno nella tua professione?

—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.

—Quale sarà il futuro della fotografia?

—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.

—Cosa c'è di speciale nel genere di fotografia in cui sei specializzato?

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

—Come gestisci la critica?

—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

—Ci sono determinate tendenze nella fotografia?

—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.

—Quali criteri dovrebbe utilizzare un cliente per scegliere un fotografo?

—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.

—Che cosa non è ammesso durante la ripresa fotografica?

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

—Quali dettagli, che solitamente passano inosservati, riesce a notare un fotografo?

—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.

—Che cosa influisce sul valore di una foto? Quali sono le sue componenti?

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

—Secondo te, chi può essere considerato simbolo del XXI secolo?

—Not sure...

—Che cosa vorresti fotografare?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Hai qualche tabù professionale?

—No as far I know.

—Con chi vorresti fare una sessione di ripresa fotografica?

—With you! :-D

—Che cosa ti fa preoccupare e perché?

—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.

—Qual è stato il momento più impressionante della tua vita?

—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.

—Se tu fossi un personaggio di cartone animato, libro o film, chi saresti e perché?

—Wall-e :-p

—Chi ti ispira nella vita e perché?

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

—Come puoi definire il successo? Come si misura?

—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!

—Preferiresti essere amato o rispettato?

—I think both in the same way.

—Qual è stato il più grande errore che hai commesso nel lavoro?

—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.

—Preparandoti per partire, che cosa metteresti in valigia e perché?

—My camera, of course!!

—Tra i gadget che possiedi, c'è qualcosa che vorresti non aver comprato? Perché?

—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.

—Che formazione professionale segui per fare fotografie migliori?

—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.

—Il lavoro di chi ha avuto la maggiore influenza su di te come fotografo?

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

—Qual è l'unica cosa che vorresti aver saputo iniziando a scattare 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.

—Che cosa vuoi dire con le tue fotografie?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Qual è la tua motivazione per continuare a scattare fotografie?

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

—Pensi che i tuoi genitori avrebbero dovuto essere più o meno severi?

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

—Se potessi tornare nel passato, che cosa faresti in modo diverso?

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

—Che cosa pensi della vita su altri pianeti?

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

—Chi sono i tuoi eroi?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Per che cosa non hai rispetto?

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

—Che cosa fai nel tuo tempo libero?

—Travel.

—Quale lato di te non è mai visibile al pubblico?

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

—Quando ti senti completamente soddisfatto dal tuo lavoro?

—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.

—Credi nei ruoli tradizionali di donne e uomini?

—What is this? :-p

—Fai facilmente amicizia?

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

—Dove ti piacerebbe vivere?

—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.

—Qual è stata la cosa più stupida che hai accettato di fare?

—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.

—Esiste la vita dopo il matrimonio?

—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.

—Hai uno scherzo preferito? Raccontacelo.

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

—Ti piacciono i cani o i gatti?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Chi o che cosa odi?

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

—La cosa migliore nella vita è:

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

—La cosa più fastidiosa nella vita è:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—C'è qualcosa intorno a te che vorresti cambiare?

—A lot of small things.

—Che cosa vorresti cambiare in te stesso?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Che cosa vorresti cambiare nel mondo?

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

—Puoi dare alcuni consigli ai fotografi alle prime armi?

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

—Se gli alieni dovessero arrivare sulla Terra e tu fossi la prima persona ad incontrarli, che cosa diresti?

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

—Se dovessi essere invitato a girare un film, di che genere sarebbe?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Domani vado a fare...

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