Фотограф Tatsiana Avakyan

—Перше і найважливіше - кого ви можете назвати найкращим фотографом у вашому місті? :)

—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.

—Чи ви фотогенічні?

—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.

—Як ви опинилися у галузі фотографії?

—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.

—Якими, на вашу думку, є найголовніші складові гарної фотографії?

—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.

—Чи любите ви подорожувати?

—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.

—Що вам більш за все подобається у вашій професії?

—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.

—Що вам менш за все подобається у вашій професії?

—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.

—Яким буде майбутнє фотографії?

—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.

—Що робить жанр фотографії, в якому ви знімаєте, особливим?

—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.

—Як ви справляєтеся з критикою?

—Constructive criticism is they key to improvement!

—Чи є якісь тренди у фотографії?

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

—Якими для клієнта повинні бути критерії вибору 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.

—Чого слід уникати при фотозйомці?

—Ruining the moment to get a picture!

—Які деталі, що, зазвичай, проходять непоміченими, може «зловити» фотограф?

—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.

—Що впливає на цінність фотографії? Якими є елементи цього?

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

—Яка людина, на вашу думку, може бути символом 21-го століття?

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

—Кого ви бажаєте сфотографувати?

—Grace Jones is number 1 on my list

—Хто надихає вас у вашому житті і чому?

—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

—Як ви визначаєте успіх? Як ви його вимірюєте?

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

—Коли ви збираєтесь у подорож, що ви берете з собою і чому?

—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!

—Чи є щось серед гаджетів, які вам належать, що ви воліли б краще не купувати? Чому?

—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.

—Як ви вчитесь робити гарніші знімки?

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

—Про яку одну річ ви хотіли б знати, коли розпочинали знімати фотографії?

—Business and marketing, boring but useful!

—Що мотивує вас продовжувати робити знімки?

—Willingness to improve!

—Якщо ви могли б повернутися назад у часі, що б ви зробили інакше?

—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.

—А як щодо життя на інших планетах?

—Hell's yeah!

—Коли ви повністю задоволені своєю роботою?

—When reality exceeded my expectations.

—Чи ви вірите у традиційні ролі чоловіків та жінок?

—I believe in gender equality!

—Який найбезглуздіший вчинок ви коли-небудь погодилися вчинити?

—I have done too many!

—Чи є життя після укладення шлюбу?

—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.

—Найкраща річ у житті - це:

—People who surround me.

—Що б ви хотіли змінити у світі?

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

—Чи могли б ви дати кілька порад фотографам, які тільки починають свій шлях?

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

—Якщо іншопланетяни завітають на Землю, і ви будете першою людиною, яку вони зустрінуть, що ви їм розповісте?

—''May I take a picture of you?''

—Завтра я піду і...

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