攝影師 Emilio Navas

—您上相嗎？

—Everybody could be depending of the photo.

—您如何開始從事攝影行業？

—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.

—您認為一張好照片裡最重要的元素有哪些？

—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.

—您熱愛旅行嗎？

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

—您最喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—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.

—您最不喜歡這個職業的哪個部分？

—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.

—攝影的前景如何？

—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.

—您擅長的攝影類型有什麼特別之處？

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

—您如何應對批評？

—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

—攝影有什麼潮流？

—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.

—客戶選擇攝影師的標準有哪些？

—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.

—拍攝時應該避免哪些事項？

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

—通常不會被注意，但攝影師卻能留意的細節有哪些呢？

—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.

—什麼事物會影響照片的價值？它包含了哪些因素？

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

—您認為哪個人可以被視為21世紀的代表人物？

—Not sure...

—您想拍誰？

—In general funny people that love photography.

—您有任何職業禁忌嗎？

—No as far I know.

—您想和誰一起拍攝？

—With you! :-D

—您會擔心什麼？為什麼？

—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.

—您人生中印象最深刻的一刻是什麼？

—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.

—如果您是個卡通、小說或電影角色，您想成為誰？為什麼？

—Wall-e :-p

—誰能在生命中激發您的靈感？為什麼？

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

—您如何定義成功？您會怎麼衡量它？

—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!

—您是希望被喜愛或是被景仰呢？

—I think both in the same way.

—您在工作上犯過最大的錯誤是什麼？

—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.

—當您要去旅行時，您會帶什麼？為什麼？

—My camera, of course!!

—在您擁有的物品中，有任何您希望沒買過的嗎？為什麼？

—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.

—您如何學習拍出更好的照片呢？

—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.

—身為攝影師，誰的作品對您影響最大？

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

—哪件事是您希望從開始拍照時就知道的？

—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.

—您想用自己的照片說些什麼？

—Tell the story behind the image.

—讓您持續拍照的動力是什麼？

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

—您的雙親應該更加或是更不嚴厲呢？

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

—如果能回到過去，您會有什麼不同舉動呢？

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

—您對在其他星球上的生命有什麼看法呢？

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

—誰是您的英雄？

—People that fight everyday to make a world better.

—您不重視誰？

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

—您空閒時會做些什麼？

—Travel.

—您的哪一面是公眾不曾看到過的？

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

—您什麼時候會對自己的作品完全滿意？

—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.

—您認可男女性的傳統角色嗎？

—What is this? :-p

—您容易交到朋友嗎？

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

—您希望在哪裡生活？

—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.

—您曾同意嘗試過最愚蠢的事是什麼？

—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.

—結婚後還有人生嗎？

—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.

—您有最愛的笑話嗎？請告訴我們。

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

—您喜歡狗還是貓？

—Yes, Zoe, my cat is wonderful.

—您討厭誰或什麼？

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

—人生中最棒的事是：

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

—人生中最煩人的事是：

—Don't have time for all the things!

—您的周圍有任何您想改變的事情嗎？

—A lot of small things.

—您希望改變自己的哪一點？

—Nothing but improve in the good things.

—您希望改變世界的哪些方面？

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

—您能為新進攝影師提供一些建議嗎？

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

—如果外星人來到地球，而您是他們第一個遇見的人，您會跟他們說什麼？

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

—如果您被邀請去拍攝電影，那會是什麼類型的電影呢？

—Noir cinema or a big super production.

—明天我會去做...

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