Photographer Emilio Navas

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—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.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—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.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

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

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—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.

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—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.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—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.

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

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

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—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

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—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.

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

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

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

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

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—Not sure...

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—In general funny people that love photography.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—No as far I know.

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—With you! :-D

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—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.

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—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.

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

—Wall-e :-p

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

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

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

—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!

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—I think both in the same way.

—Ano ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ang nagawa mo sa trabaho?

—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.

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

—My camera, of course!!

—Mayroon ka bang kahilingan na hindi mo pa nabibili maliban sa mga gadget na mayroon ka? Bakit?

—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.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—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.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

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

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—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.

—Ano ang nais mong sabihin sa iyong mga larawan?

—Tell the story behind the image.

—Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo na ipagpatuloy ang pagkuha ng mga larawan?

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

—Ang iyong magulang ba ay dapat naging mas o hindi gaanong istrikto?

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

—Kung maaari mong balikan ang nakaraan, ano ang babaguhin mo?

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

—Paano naman ang buhay sa ibang mga planeta?

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

—Sino ang iyong mga bayani?

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—Kanino ka walang respeto?

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

—Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa iyong bakanteng oras?

—Travel.

—Anong bahagi mo ang hindi nakikita ng publiko?

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

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—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.

—Naniniwala ka ba sa tradisyunal na mga papel para mga sa lalaki at babae?

—What is this? :-p

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

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

—Saan mo gustong manirahan?

—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.

—Ano ang pinakamangmang na bagay na sinang-ayunan mong gawin?

—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.

—Mayroon bang buhay pagkatapos ng kasal?

—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.

—Mayroon ka bang paboritong biro? Sabihin mo sa amin.

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

—Mahilig ka ba sa mga aso at pusa?

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—Sino o ano ang iyong kinasusuklaman?

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

—Ang pinakamahalagang bagay sa buhay ay:

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

—Ang pinakanakakainis na bagay sa buhay ay:

—Don't have time for all the things!

—Mayroong ba sa iyong paligid na nais mong baguhin?

—A lot of small things.

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa iyong sarili?

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa mundo?

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

—Maaari ka bang magbigay ng mga tip para sa mga photographer na nagsisimula pa lamang?

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

—Kung ang mga alien ay pumunta sa Earth at ikaw ang una nilang makikilala, ano ang sasabihin mo sakanila?

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

—Kung ikaw ay tatawagin upang mag-shoot ng pelikula, ano ang magiging kategorya nito?

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

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