Фотограф Tatsiana Avakyan

—Самый волнующий нас вопрос – кто лучший фотограф в вашем городе? :)

—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.

—Вы фотогеничны?

—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.

—Как вы попали в индустрию фотографии?

—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.

—Как вы считаете, каковы самые важные составляющие хорошей фотографии?

—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.

—Любите путешествовать?

—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.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится больше всего?

—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.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится меньше всего?

—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.

—Каким вы видите будущее фотографии?

—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.

—Что делает жанр фотографии, в котором вы снимаете, особенным?

—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.

—Как вы относитесь к критике?

—Constructive criticism is they key to improvement!

—Есть ли в фотографии своя мода?

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

—По каким критериям клиенты должны выбирать своего фотографа?

—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.

—Чего нельзя допускать при съемке?

—Ruining the moment to get a picture!

—Что обычные люди упускают из виду, в то время как фотограф может увидеть?

—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.

—Что влияет на ценность фотографии? Из чего она складывается?

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

—Кого бы вы назвали символом XXI века?

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

—Кого бы вы хотели поснимать?

—Grace Jones is number 1 on my list

—Кто вдохновляет вас и почему?

—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

—Как вы определяете успех? Можно ли его измерить?

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

—Что вы берете с собой в путешествие и почему?

—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!

—Есть ли среди вашей техники что-то, чего покупать не следовало бы? Почему вы так считаете?

—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.

—Расскажите о своем самообучении: что вы делаете, чтобы стать лучше как фотограф?

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

—Как вы считаете, что вам следовало бы знать в первую очередь, когда вы начинали фотографировать?

—Business and marketing, boring but useful!

—Что побуждает вас продолжать заниматься фотографией?

—Willingness to improve!

—Если бы можно было вернуться в прошлое, что бы вы сделали иначе?

—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.

—Есть ли жизнь на других планетах?

—Hell's yeah!

—В каких случаях вы бываете полностью довольны своей работой?

—When reality exceeded my expectations.

—Придаете ли вы значение традиционным ролям мужчин и женщин?

—I believe in gender equality!

—Расскажите о самой большой глупости, которую вы согласились сделать.

—I have done too many!

—Есть ли жизнь после свадьбы?

—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.

—Самое лучшее в жизни — это:

—People who surround me.

—Что вы хотели бы изменить в мире?

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

—Что бы вы посоветовали начинающим фотографам?

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

—Если бы на Землю прилетели инопланетяне и вы оказались первым человеком, которого они встретили, что бы вы сказали им?

—''May I take a picture of you?''

—Завтра я пойду и сделаю…

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