Fotógrafo Greg Korvin

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

—It could have been me, because of my passion for weddings and being a perfectionist and a French creative mind with a great sense of humor. But in Marbella there is a few great photographer working on wedding since more than 20 years.. My favourite: Jeremy Standley, I have worked with him many times!

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—I look good maybe, but I prefer to be in the back of the camera.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—I created Sol Wedding Marbella in 2006 because my passion is to make people happy with my work!

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

—For me an attractive photo should be original and different. Never intrusive and always showing the best emotions of the couples.

—Gosta de viajar?

—I do love to travel and more for my work! We have done wedding in Scotland, Ireland, France and Portugal already..

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—My joy is to make couple happy with my original work. Because my job is my passion!

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—Yes. I hate to see guest taking picture, seeing hundred smart phone and i-phone, tablet or cameras during the more important moment of the day; at the ceremony! Often very difficult to work properly. Yes. This is frustrating because at this important moment I think the guest and family should enjoy the present moment, and not taking pictures or video they will not watch after the wedding day, probably! NO SMART PHONE DURING THE CEREMONY PLEASE.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—I prefer to not imagine. But already is getting very affordable to any amateur to buy a great photo camera and take splendid photos with all the automatic modes and new easy to use apps..

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

—For me is the emotion, love and passion that you can fill at each wedding. Each wedding or bride and groom is different. Wedding Photography transmit so much love during the big day. It is not an easy task always, but I love it!

—Como lida com as críticas?

—Criticism is very important to grow and learn. I learn everyday and get better every year, because of good or bad criticism!

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—At the moment I think the vintage and retro style is the tendencies. I don't follow tendencies because I like to be original and unique.

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

—The most important to pay attention is the first contact and feeling with your wedding photographer when you first meet. The quality/creativity of is work and passion to is job, that they can probably see on is website or social media, also. Sometime is not only the best price that they should look for. Quality and dedication have a price.

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—Again. Seeing hundred smart phone and i-phone, tablet or cameras during the more important moment of the day; at the ceremony! Often very difficult to work properly. Yes. This is frustrating because at this important moment I think the guest and family should enjoy the present moment, and not taking pictures or video they will not watch after the wedding day, probably! NO SMART PHONE DURING THE CEREMONY PLEASE.

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

—So many details, so many original wedding decoration details, kids having fun, bridesmaid getting ready, people feeling happy or emotional..

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

—A picture is worth a thousand words! But a valuable photo for me, it's a photo that can make cry the bride, the groom or any family member. Touching the emotional of the person. This is big for me.

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

—Photography and Cinematography

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—No one in particular, but I will love to do more pre-wedding boudoir photography or famous actors private wedding.

—Tem tabus profissionais?

—No.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—This is a good question. I don't know.

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

—Nothing worries me. Always stay positive. No matter what.

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

—Good time with family and real friends. Life is short don't waste it.

—Que personagem animada, literária ou de um filme gostaria de ser? Porquê?

—Batman, Ironman

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—My source of inspiration is my girlfriend..

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—Success for me is living your dream. Never look back. Work hard and love your job. Live each of your day like if it was the last one. Everything that I have been done since I was born.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Respected

—Qual foi o maior erro que já cometeu a nível profissional?

—To have not listen to others, with more experience than me.

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

—My full gear photos material, my music, my spirit.

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

—No regret on anything I have bought.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—Reading photography blogs, watching amazing photos from other photographer, from all the planet. And sometime having some online Lynda tutorials. And the best is to practice and try new things everyday.

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—15 years ago, the work of Jeremy Standley

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

—I am a professional filmmaker also. But when I was a kid I always wanted to be an archictect!

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—That I am creative, original and different.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—My passion for my job. And my love for making people happy with my passion.

—Os seus pais deveriam ter sido mais ou menos rigorosos?

—No.

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

—I will have study much more after school and learned more language. I speak French, English and Spanish.

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—For sure. It will be a waste of space if not. But we are not prepared yet to understand this fact. I am a big fan of astronomy.

—Quem são os seus heróis?

—My mother and anyone that respect me.

—A quem é que não respeita?

—No, better to not mention any names. By respect.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—I am a motorhead, love any vehicule with an engine! Fast superbike owner and racetrack day. Sport addict. Also often spending my leisure time learning more about my work.

—Qual é o seu lado que o público nunca vê?

—I use to be very shy when I was younger.

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

—I am never satisfied with my work. Maybe to perfectionist, I suppose.

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

—I probably was a woman in another life. So this traditional gender doesn't affect me at all.

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

—Yes I do. I like to talk to everyone, anywhere. Very easy contact with all type of human being, men or women.

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—I actually live in Marbella since 1993, before I was in Paris. I am happy in Marbella, Southern Spain, so far.

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

—None. I always think thousand time before doing something or taking any decision.

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

—Yes for sure.

—Tem uma anedota favorita? Conte-nos.

—No joke.

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—Both, but I have a Pug at the moment. She's called Bambolina!

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—I never hated anyone or anything.

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—My job and my passion for life.

—A coisa mais irritante na vida é:

—Cancer!

—Existe algo em seu redor que gostaria de mudar?

—Nothing

—O que gostaria de mudar em si próprio?

—Well. Its complicated. Hehe! But to listen more to other people.

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

—This is complicated. The planet is going worth every year. And not many people seems concerned or doing nothing to change this sad situation.

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Always listen to a photographer with more experience than you. Do you job for passion, not for money.

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

—Welcome to our planet. How can I help you to understand better the human being and the photography?

—Se fosse chamado para fazer um filme, que género escolheria?

—I always like to tell love story when I film or edit a wedding cinematography at Sol Wedding Marbella. But if I was invited to Hollywood, I will love to film a scifi movie like: Stargate, Avatar, Interstellar..

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

—My plans for tomorrow is to make many many more couple happy with my passion and work for a long long time to come!