Fotograf Emilio Navas

—Er du fotogen?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

—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.

—Er du glad i å reise?

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

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—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.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

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

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—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

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—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.

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

—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.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

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

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—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.

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

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

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundre etter din mening?

—Not sure...

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—No as far I know.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—With you! :-D

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—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.

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—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.

—Hvilken animert figur, literær person eller filmkarakter ville du vært, og hvorfor?

—Wall-e :-p

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—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!

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—I think both in the same way.

—Hva er den største tabben du noensinne har gjort på jobben?

—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.

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—My camera, of course!!

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

—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.

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

—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.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

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

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

—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.

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

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

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

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

—Hva ville du ha gjort annerledes hvis du kunne reise tilbake i tid?

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

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

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

—Hvem er dine helter?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

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

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—Travel.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

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

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—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.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—What is this? :-p

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

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

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—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.

—Hva er de teiteste du noensinne har gått med på å gjøre?

—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.

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—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.

—Har du en favorittspøk? Fortell.

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

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

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

—Det beste i livet er:

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

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Er det noe omkring du kunne tenkt deg å forandre på?

—A lot of small things.

—Hva hos deg selv kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Hva i verden kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

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

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

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

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

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

—Hvis du ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—I morgen skal jeg...

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