Fotógrafo Lili Castillo

—Em primeiro lugar - quem é para si o melhor fotógrafo em Mexico City, México? :)

—Me! ;)

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—I don´t think so.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—I started in Madrid, when I went to study a master's degree in photography. What I start as a job to pay the bills ended as something that I love to do.

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

—Light, composition and moments.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Yes, it inspires me a lot. Thats why I love doing multicultural weddings, I love knowing more about other cultures, traditions and religions.

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—Search for unique moments that do not repeat, and make them look beautiful and powerful, make images that convey emotions.

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

—I think that wedding photography is the combination of many types of photography in a single day portrait, documentary, product, etc.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—It is very important to hear constructive criticism to grow as a photographer. It's hard to evolve without humility.

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

—I would say that each photographer has a look, if you see his portfolio and you feel identified with his or her images I think it is for you. In the end he will be your eyes that day.

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

—Emotions and moments at their best, these happen in fractions of seconds.

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

—An image that is beautiful, powerful or tells a story.

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—Rather than thinking of a person I would think of an animal, the snow leopard. Since I saw the movie "The secret life of Walter Mitty" I was shocked thinking about living an experience like that.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—With Paul Nicklen or with Cristina García Rodero.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—I don't have a muse that inspires me, I think what inspires me are the relationships between people, I like the challenge of being able to capture those relationships in images.

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—Success for me is to be the best photographer I know I can be, it is not a challenge against someone else but with myself. I think that as long as you love what you do you can always find a way to be better.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Both, you can seek the balance.

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

—My camera obviously, I could not have experiences and not want to keep them.

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

—Economic lenses, I did it when I was a rookie and I would never do it again.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—Practicing, seeking criticism from other people I admire, and putting on personal challenges.

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—Although it sounds cheesy: love

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—I love what I do.

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—Maybe.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—I spend time with my husband, family and my dogs.

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

—Nop

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—Of course, without a doubt.

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—Dogs.

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—Honey! I tried to like it but I can't.

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—The people we love and love us.

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

—The selflessness for taking care of nature, we are destroying our planet.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Study, prepare and commit because this job involves a lot of responsibility.

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

—Welcome!