Фотограф Emilio Navas

—Вы фотогеничны?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Как вы попали в индустрию фотографии?

—I like make photos since I was a kid. As I love travel I started to work as travel photographer. With the time I discover that more than the places I am good capturing the people there. I started to make social photography, family and fashion works. Finally I discovered in the wedding field the perfect balance to make my best of all the things learned during years.

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

—A lot of things counts but I suppose that the most important is the story behind the photo. Composition and perfect light is needed but the feeling is a must.

—Любите путешествовать?

—Of course!! Our studio runs between Hong Kong and Spain but we are lucky to travel to many other incredible places because our job.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится больше всего?

—Meet incredible people in one of the most important day of their life. Capture all the feeling of this moment and keep for the future have some magic.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится меньше всего?

—I love my job in general but as we need to be to manage a lot of things not all are so cool. Finances, marketing and other backoffice tasks could be tedious sometimes.

—Каким вы видите будущее фотографии?

—Wedding photography are changing and improving fast and this is good news. But I think that in other hand always will happen wonderful stories and someone will have the task to tell and capture this stories for the future.

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

—As I told before, wedding photography talks about love and happiness. Is the most personal field of photography that I can imagine.

—Как вы относитесь к критике?

—Usually I am very positive about this. Critiques must be a way to learn, grow up and be better photographer. Everybody wants to listen good things about their jobs and as artist sometimes we are a little bit sensitive with bad critics... :-p

—Есть ли в фотографии своя мода?

—Wedding photography have a huge amount of possibilities. There isn't just a trend. With the years I saw a lot of different tendencies. This changes also depending the country. Vintage style, only back and white pictures, Photojournalist...
I try to have my own style and don't follow to much what other people do. As told before the important is tell the story. Is the only way to make pictures that never will be old fashion in the future.

—По каким критериям клиенты должны выбирать своего фотографа?

—I understand that each one have a budget and this could be a key point to choose one or other photographer but in my opinion this will never be the main point.
Each photographer have different vision so the first point must be choose the style you like after see several kinds.
I think is important too at least have a call or better and interview with the photographer and check if you "connect" with him. The photographer will spend long time with you during your big day and as this is about feelings I think is important have good feeling with the photographer.

—Чего нельзя допускать при съемке?

—Everything is allowed!!! This is the funniest thing about wedding photography. This make each photography unique.

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

—First of all we have the experience and the technique needed after make thousand of wedding pictures. We are professional and we have the gear that an amateur will not have. And the most important of all the real wedding photographer as an artist have unique way to watch behind the lens and capture the things happen in his own way.

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

—Feeling, composition, good light, good technique and something interesting to tell.

—Кого бы вы назвали символом XXI века?

—Not sure...

—Кого бы вы хотели поснимать?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Есть ли у вас какие-то табу в работе?

—No as far I know.

—С кем вы хотели бы поснимать?

—With you! :-D

—О чем вы беспокоитесь и почему?

—A lot of injustice in the world. We are a small world with a lot of problems. Is a shame that somethings still happen in the XXI century.

—Расскажите о самом сильном впечатлении в своей жизни.

—Could sound too much sticky but the day that I saw the first time to my wife and I know that she will be the woman of my life.

—Каким персонажем из мультфильма, книги или кино вы были бы и почему?

—Wall-e :-p

—Кто вдохновляет вас и почему?

—The small things that make life unique. I watch films all the time to grow up my inspiration.

—Как вы определяете успех? Можно ли его измерить?

—Each people need to find the measure... To me, Happiness, healthy and with someone to love and be loved. Of course enough money to live and travel!

—Что для вас важнее: любовь окружающих или уважение?

—I think both in the same way.

—Расскажите о своей самой большой ошибке в работе.

—At the beginning some technicals fails for sure. Long time ago I was too shy to do the things to make the photography that I had in my mind. This is a big mistake, shy can't be a stopper for creativity.

—Что вы берете с собой в путешествие и почему?

—My camera, of course!!

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

—A lot of times!!
You see a new lens, camera body or light that looks game changer. Run to try and then discover that less is more and the difference are not always in the gear but in the way to use.

—Расскажите о своем самообучении: что вы делаете, чтобы снимать лучше?

—Watching a lot of films. Attending at least 3 or 4 workshops of other photographers that I like. The most useful is practice, practice and practice. Lets fly your imagination and try to innovate is a good way to improve and move your photography to the way you want.

—Чья работа больше всего повлияла на ваше становление как фотографа?

—Several photographers. I learned more working with colleagues than checking their pictures. Say only one is not fair.

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

—How to be less nervous and control the stress in the wedding day. At the beginning is difficult to do! Lucky that this changes fast when you have some experience.

—Что вы хотите донести до людей с помощью фотографии?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Что побуждает вас продолжать заниматься фотографией?

—I love my work. Is artistic, give me the possibility to travel and meet great people.

—Следовало ли вашим родителям быть более (менее) строгими?

—I am ok on the way the were. (And they are)

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

—Maybe a lot of small things but the wrong ones made me learn so I think I don't want to change anything.

—Есть ли жизнь на других планетах?

—Are you serious? Strange interview... lol
I suppose is possible but I don't think I will see in my life.

—Кто для вас пример для подражания?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Кого вы считаете недостойным уважения?

—Liers and bad people. Usually respect people that don't respect me is not easy to me but I do my best.

—Чем вы занимаетесь в свободное время?

—Travel.

—Какая часть вашей личности скрыта от окружающих?

—I think I am very transparent. I don't hide big things.

—В каких случаях вы бываете полностью довольны своей работой?

—No. This is a long way with big space to improve with ache photography I take. I am very satisface when I check old works and I see how with hard work, patience and practice my photos are better.

—Придаете ли вы значение традиционным ролям мужчин и женщин?

—What is this? :-p

—Легко ли вы заводите друзей?

—I am friendly guy. Usually I haven't any problem to meet new people.

—Где вы хотели бы жить?

—Living in Hong Kong but traveling a several times per year to Spain is a perfect mix to me. Discover new places is very important to me so travel is a must.

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

—About photography... perhaps be a detective and make secret pictures to a man because his wife contract me to do. this happened long time ago. Lucky that I don't need to get this time of jobs now.

—Есть ли жизнь после свадьбы?

—I will get married in a few months so I hope!!!
I think a new and exciting life starts with the marriage. Be a team to make projects together. Sound cool.

—У вас есть любимая шутка? Поделитесь с нами!

—Maybe not appropriate to write here... :-D

—Вы любите собак? А кошек?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Что или кого вы очень не любите?

—Really nobody. I try to run away of this feeling that don't give to me anything good.

—Самое лучшее в жизни — это:

—Discover new and nice things everyday. Kelly, my love and my family.

—Самое неприятное в жизни — это:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Есть ли что-то вокруг вас, что вы хотели бы изменить?

—A lot of small things.

—Что вы хотели бы изменить в себе?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Что вы хотели бы изменить в мире?

—Is a topic, but I wish peace, freedom and food for everybody in the world.

—Что бы вы посоветовали начинающим фотографам?

—Work hard, be patience and practice all the time.

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

—Let me go with you! I am boring here alone!

—Если бы вам пришлось снимать фильм, в каком жанре он был бы?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Завтра я пойду и сделаю…

—I am in the middle of the wedding season so now I need to edit a lot of pictures.