Fotograf Diego Velasquez

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—I hope I am.

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—At university, during my attendance to arts career, I stumbled upon photography, and started to explore its several types, period during which I was able to carry out several photographic coverages, among those, a violinist performance. Not long after that, she recommended me to photograph her sister ́s wedding, and providing that service, I started to get involved in the wedding photography world.

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

—Composition, lighting and creativity.

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—Yes, I love to know places and cultures that are new to me.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—Being part of a new family at each wedding, being able to meet new people and to travel.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—Working on weekends, unfortunately you miss opportunities to share
with your own family and friends, gatherings, birthdays, weddings, etc.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—I think that fast advance of technology, social networks and access to information, are a fundamental key for the future of photography.

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

—I am one of those people that believe that something definitely spiritual happens on a wedding day, with the union of a man and a woman, what is so special? that every couple is unique, with different personalities. Add to that the way a photography tells that story, and you will definitely have a very special result.

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—I am open to critics and suggestions, I personally believe that they help you to grow, as long as these are constructive.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—I think that wedding photography trends already exist, such as photo journalism, artistic type and those that are in constant evolution, as I mentioned before, due to technological advance and globalization.

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

—-A good portfolio (not only one or four pictures, a full portfolio). -Responsibility (It is important to have a good feeling with the photographer, in general lines I recommend a pre-wedding session so you can familiarize with the way he works, so you know if he is
punctual, responsible and creative). – Good feedback from its clients.

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—Disrespect in any way the photographer or its team.

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

—How light behaves and to use that to its criteria and definitely the moments.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—A good timing, take and composition creativity, with those elements you can touch people’s heart.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—Dave Grohl, frontman of Foo Fighter

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

—Actually no.

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—Victor Lax

—Ce vă îngrijorează și de ce?

—I am worried about people with a lot of power that deceive and inject hate in people, there is nothing more dangerous that a mischievous person with power.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—I do not want to sound religious, but I will sound like it anyways, definitely the day I met Jesus Christ, thanks to some friends.

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

—Hahaha Goku, to defeat all bad guys.

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—I have a lot of people that I admire, but the most important and relevant was one, that the simplest thing he did was to divide history in before and after Him, his name is Jesus Christ and his life has a lot of lessons.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—I think that success is relative, maybe an achievement for me, might not be so relevant for another person, is to be able to say one day: I wish to do, to have or achieve said thing, for example a family, work in want you love, understand that happiness is not given by thing but is shared.

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

—To feel respected.

—Care este cea mai mare greșeală pe care ați făcut-o în profesia dvs?

—Not understanding well the client.

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

—I think one of the most effective tools nowadays when you are on a trip is the smartphone, since I have there my contacts, the GPS and good camera integrated, also my professional camera with one or two lenses in case I want a picture for myself.

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

—Not so far. If I want to buy something, I investigate a lot and if a colleague has it, I ask for their opinion, to verify my purchase.

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—I think that reading a lot, we live in an era where all information or a big part of it is on the internet, investing in knowledge and my favorite, sharing with colleagues.

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

—Pedro Cabrera, Erika y Lanny Mann

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

—Not always the best photographs are taken with a USD $8.000 camera.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—That I love my job.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—That tomorrow I will find a better image.

—Părinții dvs. ar fi trebuit să mai mai stricți sau mai puțin stricți?

—My parents were strict with some things and with others not, and I think I worked out.

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

—I would be more disciplined in everything, big entrepreneurs or artists always agree on discipline. As I was once taught, discipline can defeat the most talented artist.

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

—It is not something that takes my breath away but it would be very interesting.

—Cine sunt eroii dvs?

—Jesus Christ, for taking my place at the cross.
My mother, for being the way she is with her children.
Pastor Alejandro, Jacobo García and Jay Watkins
Patricia Guinand, founder of Muchas Manos children’s home
My brother Sebastian for being so brave to study medicine in another country.
And many many more.

—Pentru cine nu aveți respect?

—I believe that everyone on this life deserves respect, but people can lose credibility, even respect, at this moment I feel no respect for the entire political system of my beautiful country Venezuela.

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—I share with my wife, I watch a good movie.

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

—I think I always try to show my best side to people, but when I am upset is something difficult to cover.

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—Not completely, I think there is still a lot to do.

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—I think that there are roles for each one, for example I am not going to tell my wife to change the flat tire, but that doesn’t mean she can’t do it by herself.

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—I think that friends are not everything there is, but I do consider myself extrovert and social.

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

—In Venezuela with another government system.

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

—To participate in a low budget short film with a bad script and a bad director.

—Există viață după căsătorie?

—Definitely yes.

—Aveți o glumă preferată? Spuneți-o.

—No, I am bad for jokes.

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—I like dogs, I would never have cats.

—Pe cine sau ce urâți?

—I hate people that take advantage of others, with lies or by force, it ́s something that really bothers me.

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—My relation with God.

—Cel mai neplăcut lucru în viață este:

—Being upset with my wife.

—Este ceva în jur ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați?

—Things like people throwing garbage where it is intended, or people thinking that the government is going to give them everything.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați la dvs?

—My love for junk food.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați în lume?

—Among many things that worry me a lot, is the damage that we are doing to planet earth and the global warming as its consequence.

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Yes, invest in knowledge, not only with money but with time and effort, the camera does not make the photographer, and to learn to respect people that have more years in the profession that us.

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

—A SELLLFIIIIIIEEEEEE…..!!!!!

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

—A science fiction movie.

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—Thank God I am on vacations and I am going to share with my family.