Fotografas Emilio Navas

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—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.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—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.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

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

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—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.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—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.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—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.

—Kuo ypatingas fotografijos žanras, kuriame jūs specializuojatės?

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

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—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

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—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.

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—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.

—Kokių dalykų turi būti vengiama fotografuojant?

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

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—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.

—Kas įtakoja nuotraukos vertę? Kokie yra jos elementai?

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

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—Not sure...

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—No as far I know.

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—With you! :-D

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—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.

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—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.

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

—Wall-e :-p

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

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

—Kaip Jūs apibrėžtumėte sėkmės terminą? Kaip ją "matuojate"?

—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!

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—I think both in the same way.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—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.

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—My camera, of course!!

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—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.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—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.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

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

—Išskirkite vieną dalyką kurį būtumėte norėjęs žinoti prieš pradedant fotografo karjerą?

—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.

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

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

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

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

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

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

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

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

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

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

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—Travel.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

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

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—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.

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—What is this? :-p

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

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

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—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.

—Koks yra kvailiausias dalykas kūrį buvote padarę?

—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.

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—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.

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

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

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Ko nekenčiate?

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

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

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

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Ar yra kas nors aplink jus, ką norėtumėte pakeisti?

—A lot of small things.

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

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

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

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

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

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

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

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