Jurufoto Emilio Navas

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri 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.

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat 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.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

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

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya 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.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya 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.

—Apakah 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.

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

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

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—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 wujud sebarang trend 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.

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

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

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah yang boleh mempengaruhi nilai sekeping foto? Apakah elemen nilai itu?

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

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

—Not sure...

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—No as far I know.

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—With you! :-D

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, 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.

—Apakah detik 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 ialah karakter dalam kartun, buku atau filem, siapakah yang anda ingin jadi dan kenapa?

—Wall-e :-p

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah 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!

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

—I think both in the same way.

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—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.

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

—My camera, of course!!

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? 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.

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam 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.

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

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

—Apakah satu perkara yang anda harap anda telah tahu ketika mula merakam 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.

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

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

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

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

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

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

—Bagaimanakah 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.

—Siapakah hero anda?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Siapakah orang yang anda tidak hormat kepadanya?

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

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—Travel.

—Apakah sisi diri anda yang tidak pernah diketahui umum?

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

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja 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.

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—What is this? :-p

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

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

—Di manakah anda suka untuk 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.

—Apakah perkara paling bodoh pernah anda bersetuju lakukan?

—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.

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—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.

—Adakah anda ada lawak kegemaran? Beritahu kami.

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

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Siapakah atau apakah yang anda tidak suka?

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

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

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

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Adakah sesuatu di sekitar anda yang anda ingin ubah?

—A lot of small things.

—Apakah yang anda mahu ubah pada diri sendiri?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Apakah yang anda ingin ubah di dunia ini?

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

—Bolehkah anda berikan beberapa petua untuk jurufoto yang baru saja bermula?

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

—Jika makhluk asing datang ke Bumi dan anda ialah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apakah yang akan anda beritahu kepada mereka?

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

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

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