Entrevista en Public Republic como fotógrafo de moda

Pues eso, que se pusieron en contacto conmigo vía flickr para realizarme una entrevista en la revista online Public Republic, que se realiza en Bulgaria, y por obra y gracia de este mundo globalizado me localizaron y me hicieron unas preguntas.

Dejo a continuación la entrevista, para conservarla… y el enlace para quien quiera leerla en su sitio.

How were you attracted to the world of fashion?

When I was learning photography, I was introduced to many photographers. A lot of disciplines, a lot of different fields: documentary, sports, landscapes, still photography… and fashion. I found myself totally impressed with works of such artists like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Patrick DeMarchelier, Mario Testino, Steven Klein… Those pics led me into fashion almost instantly.

What definition would you give to fashion?

Well, I’m not a fashionable one. I mean, I don’t take much caring of my clothes, and trends, and so on. That’s why my sense of fashion is only about the people. I think fashion it’s not about what you wear, but about how you feel with it, what you want to be, and how clothes define yourself. The matter is, once you decided who are you, and how you see the world, you can express yourself (actually, you must express yourself) in a visual way, using the body as a canvas for your mind.

What are your goals and pursuits as a fashion photographer?

I’m into it just for the money!!! Just kidding… Several years ago, I found the way to be happy and succesful in my life: being confortable in what I do, with my family, with my friends, and of course with my job. When I found in photography a way to be a “creative force”, I thought this is the way I wated to live… so this is my primary goal: living the way I want to.

Do you use Photoshop and other similar software for image-enhancement?

Of course!! Nevertheless, I used to apply more treatment before, because in my beginning, it was not image-enhancement, but image-fixing!!! Right now, I take much more caring in lightning and make-up, to get the most out of the picture itself. Once you get the right pic, work in Photoshop can be reduced to slightly, soft retouching, and PS-abuse is never necessary.

How would you describe the “atmosphere” in your studio?

I always say that my studio is build ‘with love’. What I really mean, is that I put all my effort to make my studio a confortable place to work, and to create, and have fun creating and working. There is always music playing, and there is always good charm floating around.

Who are your favorite designers?

I love ‘crazy design’, people as Marc Jacobs, Galliano, David Delfín, Alexander McQueen… I can’t remember some names, but you know, people who make art out of fashion, that’s the point for me.

What specific aspects of fashion photography differ from other forms of photography?

I think the most important thing in fashion photography is passion. Watching fashion photography, you can see beauty, love, fun, and a lot of ‘pretty nice stuff’, but also sex, hate, solitude, voyeurism, even violence. There’s a lot of feelings, good and bad, because fashion photography is all about human feelings, and the most powerful is passion. Passion touches everyone of us, and it’s the most powerful force in the world.

What has made you laugh while shooting?

There’s a funny thing while I’m shooting in my studio… I always work with my MacBook, so we can watch the pictures in the middle of a photoshoot. I put out the memory card, plug into the laptop, and revise the pics, in order to find if everything is ok, and to get the feel and improve some poses… Once we watch the pics, we return to shoot, and I always forget to get the memory card back into the camera!!! So model have to wait (sometimes after posing) until I go to the laptop, expulse the card, and bring it back to the camera… It happens almost 10 times each photoshoot!!!

What fashion show would you consider to be the best you have ever attended?

I never attended any fashion show… so I cannot answer I’m just starting!

How does the culture in your country, Spain, influence the fashion designs?

Spain has a very peculiar culture, starting with music styles like Flamenco, and even painting… Picasso, for example, has influenced a lot of spanish designers, who explore fashion design as an art itself, and try to reinvent it… well, I’m not so much into design

What can you describe that exists in the world of fashion that you cannot find anywhere outside of it?

In every art expression you can find a lot of interesting things and ways to express yourself… But fashion has a difference, because it mixes two worlds: art, and industry. The industry factor makes fashion accesible to all people trough advertisement, and the artistic factor makes you can send your message. So we have and artistic expression worlwide expanded to all ages, genders and even social statuses… that’s very powerful!