Fotogrāfs Emilio Navas

—Vai Tu esi fotogēnisks?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Kā tu nokļuvi fotogrāfijas jomā?

—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.

—Kuri, Tavuprāt, ir svarīgākie labas fotogrāfijas elementi?

—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.

—Vai Tu mīli ceļošanu?

—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 Tev vislabāk patīk savā profesijā?

—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 Tavā profesijā Tev patīk vismazāk?

—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.

—Kāda būs fotogrāfijas nākotne?

—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.

—Kas ir īpašs fotogrāfijas žanrā, kurā specializējies?

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

—Kā Tu uztver kritiku?

—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

—Vai fotogrāfijā ir kādas īpašas tendences?

—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.

—Kādi ir kritēriji, kas klientam jāņem vērā, izvēloties fotogrāfu?

—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.

—No kā fotogrāfējot būtu jāizvairās?

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

—Kādus parasti nepamanītus brīžus var notvert fotogrāfs?

—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 ietekmē fotogrāfijas vērtību? Kādi ir tās elementi?

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

—Kurš cilvēks, Tavuprāt, varētu būt 21. gadsimta simbols?

—Not sure...

—Ko Tu vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Vai Tev ir kādi profesionālie tabu?

—No as far I know.

—Ar ko Tu kopā vēlētos fotogrāfēt?

—With you! :-D

—Par ko Tu satraucies un kāpēc?

—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 ir Tavas dzīves iespaidīgakais brīdis?

—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.

—Ja Tu būtu multfilmas, grāmatas vai filmas varonis, kurš tas būtu un kāpēc?

—Wall-e :-p

—Kas Tevi iedvesmo dzīvē un kāpēc?

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

—Kā Tu definētu veiksmi? Vai to var izmērīt?

—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!

—Vai Tev labāk patīk tikt mīlētam vai tikt cienītam?

—I think both in the same way.

—Kas ir lielākā kļūda, ko Tu esi pieļāvis darbā?

—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.

—Kad Tu plāno ceļot, ko Tu ņem līdzi un kāpēc?

—My camera, of course!!

—Vai kāda ierīcēm (gadžetiem), kas Tev pieder, ir tāda, kuru Tev nebūtu vajadzējis pirkt? Kāpēc?

—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.

—Kā Tu mācies, lai uzņemtu arvien labākas fotogrāfijas?

—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.

—Kuri darbi Tevi kā fotogrāfu ir visvairāk iedvesmojuši?

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

—Kas ir tā lieta, ko Tu būtu gribējis zināt pirms sāki nodarboties ar fotogrāfēšanu?

—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.

—Ko Tu vēlies pastāstīt ar savām fotogrāfijām?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Kas Tevi motivē turpināt uzņemt fotogrāfijas?

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

—Vai Tavi vecāki bija stringri vai netik stingri?

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

—Ja Tu varētu ceļot atpakaļ laikā, ko Tu darītu savādāk?

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

—Ko Tu domā par dzīvi uz citām planētām?

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

—Kas ir Tavi varoņi?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Ko Tu necieni?

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

—Ko Tu dari brīvajā laikā?

—Travel.

—Kuru Tavu pusi citi nekad neredz?

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

—Kad Tu esi pilnībā apmierināts ar savu 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.

—Vai Tu tici tradicionālajam lomu sadalījumam starp vīrieti un sievieti?

—What is this? :-p

—Vai Tu vienkārši sadraudzējies?

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

—Kur Tu vēlētos dzīvot?

—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.

—Kas ir muļķīgākā lieta, ko Tu jebkad esi piekritis izdarīt?

—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.

—Vai pastāv dzīve pēc kāzām?

—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.

—Vai Tev ir mīļākais joks? Pastāsti to mums.

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

—Kas Tev patīk labāk - kaķi vai suņi?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Vai ir kaut kas vai kāds, ko Tu ienīsti?

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

—Labākā lieta dzīvē ir:

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

—Kaitinošākā lieta dzīvē ir:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Vai ir kaut kas tāds, ko Tu vēlētos mainīt?

—A lot of small things.

—Ko Tu gribētu mainīt sevī?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Ko Tu vēlētos mainīt pasaulē?

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

—Kādi būtu Tavi padomi jaunajiem fotogrāfiem?

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

—Ja uz zemes nolaistos citplanētieši un Tu būtu pirmais, ko viņi satiktu, ko Tu viņiem teiktu?

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

—Ja Tev būtu iespēja uzņemt filmu, kāda žanra filma tā būtu?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Rīt es aiziešu un izdarīšu...

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