Fotograf Hector Nikolakis

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Salonic, Grecia? :)

—Except my self? Tough question!
Kidding aside, I really love the work of many of my colleagues here in Thessaloniki. I always look for inspiration in other photographers...

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—Not so much! Except when people are taking pictures of me while working...
These are the ones that i always love.

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—By chance! It was not always my number one choice to be a wedding photographer. I was a computer geek for many years. A good friend of mine introduced me to the world of photography in my 20s. After that i never looked back! Photography became my number one priority!

—Care sunt cele mai importante componente ale unei fotografii bune, după părerea dvs?

—For the technical staff i would say Light and Composition. But the real important component for me is the people in front of the lens and there emotions...

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—Yes my wife (who is also a photographer) and i really love travelling all over Greece and Europe. Usually we travel for weddings from June to September allover Greece.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—The food at the reception! :)
The fact that we work with people in there most important day (so far) in there life... We love to work with people and being part of there wedding day. Its very important for as to help them create there visual legacy...

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—Ankle bob with the cellphone camera or the ipad! He is present in all weddings (like jesus christ) and he manages to enter the composition in the most appropriate moments...

—Ce este special la genul de fotografie în care sunteți specializat?

—The special thing is that through photography you are going to touch the life of a couple...

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—I love constructive criticism thats why i always take part at photographic competitions all over the world! Just to hear the comments of the judges.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—Yes ofcourse! The trend now is the really white images with the pal colors. I love color so in my work you will find plenty of natural color. I usually don't follow the trends. I always try to create my own style that some people are going to love and some others are going to hate!

—Care ar trebui să fie criteriile după care un client să aleagă un fotograf?

—There are only two criteria:
1. They should fall in love with your work instantly!
2. When they meet you they have to really want you as a guest to there wedding and not just as a photographer!

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—Don't make your special day about the photos! Just relax and have fun! In the process you are going to get some amazing pictures to have for the rest of your lives!

—Ce detalii de obicei neobservate de alții pot fi observate de un fotograf?

—A wedding photographer should have a keen eye for the little stories that tells the whole story of your wedding day.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—People! I am a people photographer! I always love to interact with people and finding out everything about them. After that you can take a meaningful portrait of them.

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—My wife! We try to always shoot together! Together in life, together in photography

—Dacă ați fi fost un personaj de desen animat, de carte sau de film, cine v-ar fi plăcut să fiți?

—I would be Sean Penn in the role of Sean O'Connell from the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". One of my favourite movies.
Because in my travels i like to observe the world around me with my eyes and then if i get the chance take my camera and capture the magic in front of me.

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—I am always inspired by people that succeeds in life and work. That balance is very important for me...

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—Success for me is to do what you love for living!

—V-ar plăcea să fiți mai degrabă plăcut sau respectat?

—Liked by my customers and respected by my colleagues.

—Când plecați în călătorie, ce luați cu dvs. și de ce?

—A toothbrush, a second pare of shoes, cloths that i don't feel comfortable in (always style over confort) ooo and a camera with the nifty 50mm for portraits or the 35mm if i want some landscape photos.

—Există vreun lucru pe care vă doriți să nu-l fi cumpărat dintre aparatele pe care le aveți? De ce?

—A lot of things! I really like buying camera gear... In the end i usually use 50% of the staff that i own...

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—Though seminars and workshops from people that i admire and respect about there job.

—Activitatea cărei persoane v-a influențat cel mai mult în calitate de fotograf?

—I would say Fer Juaristi. I love his style A LOT!

—Care este lucrul pe care vă doriți să-l fi știut când ați început să faceți fotografii?

—That to be a better photographer you don't need a tone of gear! You just need to work on your self and people.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—Your story... Nothing less, nothing more...

—Dacă v-ați putea întoarce în timp, ce ați face diferit?

—What kind of time travel are we talking about? Fixed Timeline, Dynamic Timeline or Multiverse?

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

—There IS life on other planets! What about it?

—Cine sunt eroii dvs?

—I would say Batman. Working for the good of his city from the shadows! Taking the hard decisions even if it hurts him.

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—I really love watching movies, watching documentaries, walking paths in forests ooo and some times i take pictures!

—Care este latura dvs. pe care publicul nu o vede niciodată?

—Angry me! I am good at keeping my angry self to my self!

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—I am very happy about my work, i am never completely satisfied!

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—No!

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—Yes very easily. Thats why we are friends with most of our couples...

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

—On an island, in a house next to the sea!

—Care este cel mai stupid lucru pe care ați fost de acord să-l faceți?

—Wax my manly chest... A lot of pain... Was it worth it? No...

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—Having children! There are no words to describe the feeling of creating life...

—Cel mai neplăcut lucru în viață este:

—Traffic lights! I love roundabouts...

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Train your self constantly. If you thing you are there, you are not! Keep getting better!

—Dacă extratereștrii ar veni pe Pământ și ați fi prima persoana care s-ar întâlni cu ei, ce le-ați spune?

—Hello!! Can you please take my with you? Do not dissect me! I just want to see your home world!

—Dacă ați fi solicitat să faceți un film, ce gen ar fi?

—Of course a cheesy 80s or 90s movie!