Fotograf Emilio Navas

—Ste fotogenický?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Ako ste sa dostali do fotografického priemyslu?

—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.

—Aké sú podľa vás najdôležitejšie súčasti dobrej fotografie?

—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.

—Máte radi cestovanie?

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

—Čo máte najradšej na vašej profesii?

—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.

—Čo sa vám páči najmenej na vašej profesii?

—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.

—Aká bude budúcnosť fotenia?

—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.

—Čo je výnimočné na žánri fotografií, na ktorý sa špecializujete?

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

—Ako zvládate kritiku?

—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

—Sú nejaké trendy v oblasti fotografie?

—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.

—Aké by mal mať zákazník kritérium pri výbere fotografa?

—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.

—Čomu sa určite vyhnúť pri práci?

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

—Aké detaily, ktoré zvyčajne prejdú bez povšimnutia, si môže fotograf všimnúť?

—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.

—Čo ovplyvňuje hodnotu fotografie? Aké sú jej prvky?

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

—Ktorá osoba môže byť podľa vás symbolom 21. storočia?

—Not sure...

—Koho chcete fotografovať?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Máte nejaké profesionálne tabu?

—No as far I know.

—S kým by ste chceli fotografovať?

—With you! :-D

—Čoho sa obávate a prečo?

—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.

—Aký bol váš najpôsobivejší okamih v živote?

—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.

—Ak by ste boli animovaná, literárna alebo filmová postava, kto by ste boli a prečo?

—Wall-e :-p

—Kto vás vo vašom živote inšpiruje a prečo?

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

—Ako definujete úspech? Ako ho meriate?

—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!

—Boli by ste radšej obľúbení alebo rešpektovaní?

—I think both in the same way.

—Aká je najväčšia chyba, ktorú ste kedy v práci urobili?

—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.

—Keď cestujete, čo si so sebou beriete a prečo?

—My camera, of course!!

—Existuje niečo, čo by ste si boli radšej nekúpili zo zariadení, ktoré vlastníte? Prečo?

—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.

—Ako sa vzdelávate, aby ste robili lepšie fotografie?

—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.

—Koho práca vás ovplyvnila najviac ako fotografa?

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

—Jedna vec, ktorú by ste chceli vedieť, keď ste začínali s fotením?

—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.

—Čo by ste chceli povedať cez vaše fotografie?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Čo vás motivuje v ďalšom fotografovaní?

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

—Mali byť vaši rodičia menej alebo viac prísni?

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

—Ak by ste sa mohli vrátiť v čase, čo by ste urobili inak?

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

—Čo tak život na druhých planétach?

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

—Kto sú vaši hrdinovia?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Kto nemá u vás žiadny rešpekt?

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

—Čo robíte vo svojom voľnom čase?

—Travel.

—Akú vašu tvár nikdy neukazujte na verejnosti?

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

—Kedy ste úplne spokojní s vašou prácou?

—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.

—Veríte v tradičné role mužov a žien?

—What is this? :-p

—Získavate ľahko nových priateľov?

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

—Kde by ste radi žili?

—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.

—Čo je tá najhlúpejšia vec, na ktorú ste kedy pristúpili?

—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.

—Existuje život po svadbe?

—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.

—Máte obľúbený vtip? Povedzte nám ho.

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

—Máte radi psy alebo mačky?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Koho alebo čo nenávidíte?

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

—Najlepšia vec v živote je:

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

—Najviac znepokojujúca vec v živote je:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Existuje niečo okolo vás, čo by ste chceli zmeniť?

—A lot of small things.

—Čo by ste chceli zmeniť na sebe?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Čo by ste chceli zmeniť vo svete?

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

—Môžete dať niekoľko tipov pre fotografov, ktorí práve začínajú?

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

—Keby prišli na našu planétu mimozemšťania a vy by ste boli prvou osobou, s ktorou sa stretnú, čo by ste im povedali?

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

—Ak by ste mali natočiť film, aký žáner by to bol?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Zajtra pôjdem a urobím...

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