Fotógrafo Tatsiana Avakyan

—Em primeiro lugar - quem é para si o melhor fotógrafo em Gothenburg, Suécia? :)

—This is a hard question, isn's it? It depends on so many aspects like style, editing, way you work with couple, vision, etc. I personally have some favourites whose works I admire, but I am keeping as a secret, I am letting everyone else to choose for themselves.

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—From my childhood I have this idea in my head that I look horrible on pictures... you know fake smile from your first schoolbook picture? I generally consider myself as a non photogenic person. But I believe that anyone can look good on pictures if camera is in right hands.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—It all started in 2012, when I took my first dslr camera to my brothers wedding. I was following the photographer as her assistant, trying to find interesting angles, watching her work with the couple, asking million questions (I can only imagine how annoyed she must have been). I managed to take 3 really nice portraits from that day, which I still like now. This was how it all begun.

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—Right composition, perfect light, moment and colour are basics of great photo; following these points and combining them in one image, will always end up in an attractive picture.

—Gosta de viajar?

—I definitely do, traveling is always fun for me. It doesn't matter if I go to another country or closest city. Traveling is experience, time for thoughts and always learning new things.

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—I guess being a part of someone's happy day is already joyful in itself. It's amazing to be able to capture couple's emotions on wedding day, see them in love, see them on top of their happiness. Another favourite part of being a wedding photographer is constantly meeting new people, communicating, learning their stories.

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—There is definitely nothing that I hate about it. And I can't really think of something I dislike, but I guess as any usual job, being a photographer has its own difficulties, hmm let's say like carrying around heavy bags full of equipment.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—Classics will always stay classics! There obviously will be new trends appearing, changing constantly to something new on and on, but I know most definitely that classic pictures will always be on top.

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—Wedding is a one of kind thing, you can't rewind, ask someone to repeat their actions, you have to be here and now! this particular moment, you have to be alert and ready for your best shot.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—Constructive criticism is they key to improvement!

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—Yes, most definitely there are, they are changing every season to keep wedding industry alive, new and interesting.

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

—They should love the majority of photographer's works, they should feel like these are the images that they would like to have, they need to agree with photographer's style not to be disappointed when they will receive pictures.

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—Ruining the moment to get a picture!

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—It's the morning before wedding, normally guests are not involved into this part of the day. Photographer can capture all the exciting moments before the ceremony.

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

—It's uniqueness, the moment, feelings and composition of course.

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

—In each era there is one, but it's too early to judge yet.

—O que pretende fotografar?

—Grace Jones is number 1 on my list

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—I've never had a muse or an idol to look up to, I always try to take inspiration from people around me; there is always something we can borrow as an example from each other

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—Success is being respected, feeling good about what you are doing, enjoying your job, feeling happy.

—Quando vai viajar, o que leva consigo e porquê?

—I normally take just most necessary things to avoid having and extremely heavy bag, but of course my camera is number one to take with me!

—Está arrependido de ter adquirido algum dos gadgets que possui? Porquê?

—Fish eye lens! Bought in in 2014 for some reason, thought I could do some fun things with it, but it turned out to be totally not my style, so I sold it few months after.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—Reading articles, trying they things with camera, shooting often.

—Qual é a coisa que mais gostaria de ter sabido quando começou a fotografar?

—Business and marketing, boring but useful!

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—Willingness to improve!

—Se pudesse regredir no tempo, o que faria de diferente?

—If to speak about my life events I would choose to study a different subject in university and would go in photography even earlier then I did.

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—Hell's yeah!

—Quando é que fica completamente satisfeito com o seu trabalho?

—When reality exceeded my expectations.

—Acredita nos papéis tradicionais reservados ao homem e à mulher?

—I believe in gender equality!

—Qual foi a coisa mais estúpida que concordou em fazer?

—I have done too many!

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—Yes definitely! Wedding is just another event in your relationship. So if you focus on each other and keep caring for your partner it will get better and better day by day.

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—People who surround me.

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

—If I could, I would erase racism from face of the Earth.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Start out as an assistant! Practice a lot on couple photoshoots, not necessarily wedding, learn how to work with 2 people in picture.

—Caso os alienígenas viessem para a Terra, e fosse a primeira pessoa a encontrá-los, o que lhes diria?

—''May I take a picture of you?''

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

—Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Edit! Edit! Edit!