写真家Elina Nomade氏

—写真写りは良い方ですか？

—Me, myself? No, only for selfies!

—どうして写真撮影業界に入ったのですか？

—It matched my approach to photography .- a diary photography style with moments and emotions. But the first, first time was because my friends were sad that their friends who were getting married couldn't hire a photographer, and I was just out fresh graduate hungry for any kind experience in photography, that I came to my first photo wedding as a gift by their friends. They put money together to hire me, but the best part was actually hearing the comments people had after seeing my photos! The happily married couple loved the candid shots as they did not expect me to be there!

—良い写真を撮影するにあたって最も重要な要素とは何であるか、ご意見をお聞かせいただけますでしょうか？

—The sense of artistic taste, have your signature style.

—旅行が好きですか？

—My middle name could have been "nomad", that tells a lot, yes, I enjoy it.

—あなたの職業について一番好きなことは何ですか？

—The reason to be on the move (for a reason I am called a nomad) and meeting new people.

—あなたの職業について一番嫌いなことは何ですか？

—The process between "taking photos of a wedding and delivering pictures". The editing process can be the most difficult for me, because it might not look like it, but I am very self-critical and pedantic when it comes to my art-work/pictures. So, I can end up with already super high standard edited images, but still think they are not done. Otherwise, I really fast with my visual eye notice "ok, this is done", but on some pictures I might work for hours and hours until it gets to the point I think – YESSSSSS. So, this sitting down by computer is the hardest.

—あなたが専門とする特別な写真撮影のジャンルは？

—Capturing the love in a moment.

—批判に対処するには？

—If it's relevant, sure, I will back down with my ego, but if irrelevant, hey, let's be nice?`As Warhol predicted 15 min fame, hope his thought that we all should be nice to each other could also come true.

—写真撮影でトレンドはありますか？

—They change the same often as H&M seasonal trends.

—写真家選択の際に、お客様が基準とすべきことは何ですか？

—They need to understand what they value the most in photos.

—撮影の際、絶対に受け入れがたいことは何でしょうか？

—Please, don't take out your smartphones to take photos.

—写真家が気づくことができる普段は見過ごさせる細かい点は何ですか？

—The light.

—どのような人物が 21世紀を象徴する人物になり得るとお考えでしょうか？

—The generation who were born in the 1980s.

—どんな人を撮影したいですか？

—Moments.

—プロとしてタブーとしている事はありますか？

—Not really, but I am very aware of what kind photography I won't or can't do due to the technical needs. At the moment I focus on portraiture/artistic landscape, so, I don't have lenses for the style of geographic or sports photography. If someone wants nude shoots – sure, yes, after all I graduated from FINE ART photography, and 90% of my classmates have done self-portraiture as nude or people. No problem.

—誰と一緒に写真を撮りたいですか？

—The ones I consider as my photography idols.

—心配事はありますか。またその理由は何でしょうか？

—During wedding photography, I worry if I also capture enough the standard moments – portraits with the family, the guests.

—人生において最も印象的な瞬間とは何でしょうか？

—That feeling when I am in my sense of freedom, on my adventure bike rolling downhill and feeling the fresh summer breeze and realising how f-awesome is freedom.

—もしあなたがアニメ化されるとしたら、文学または映画の登場人物のどちらになりたいですか。またそれは何故ですか？

—From the Moomins the nomad dude who always went away before winter. And Jessica Day from "The new girl".

—あなたの人生においてインスピレーションの元となるのはどんな人ですか？また、それは何故ですか？

—Not a single person, I want to impress and inspire myself, yet the most driven I feel from nature (I'm an INFP so its natural for me to be a nature fairy).

—あなたによって成功とは何でしょうか？また、それをどのように評価していますか？

—In happiness, how happy and satisfied you are with your life. If you have the longing&missing feeling, then you are not doing the right thing.

—好かれたり、尊敬されたりするほうですか？

—Respected. I don't care to be likeable, but, please, respect me as a human being, as a woman, as a creative entrepreneur.

—これまで仕事上で犯した最大のミスは何ですか？

—Feeling I am not good enough.

—旅行に出かける際には何を持っていきますか。また、それは何故ですか？

—With my travel experience, I have learnt the art of travel light. But the must-have is camera body+50mm lense and at least one nice dress. Why? Because to capture the moments I live and I love wearing dresses.

—所有しているガジェットの中で買わなければ良かったと思っているものはありますか？また、それは何故でしょうか？

—No, I have a list of things I need/want, but I am very strict with the photo shopaholic vibe.

—より良い写真を撮るために、どのように腕を磨いていますか？

—You gotta understand your camera technically too, so, after a few months I remind myself this info by watching technical youtube videos. After a while, the knowledge settles in and I start using the same settings, so reminding info is a good way to achieve something new again.

—自分の写真に対して何かコメントはありますか？

—CELEBRATE LIFE IN ANY CONTEXT YOU FEEL TO. JUST CELEBRATE AND LIVE THE LIFE WITH CREATING MOMENTS TO REMEMBER.

—写真撮影を続けさせる動機は何でしょうか？

—The need of self-expression. I am too lazy to pain, to do art, that's why I turned towards photography.

—ご両親は多かれ少なかれ、厳しい方だったのではないですか？

—More strict.

—過去に戻ることができるとしたら、違ったようにやりたいことはありますか？

—Finish my graphic design studies not photography.

—オフは何をしていますか？

—Connect with nature hobbies.

—人前では絶対に見せない、あなたのもう一つの側面とは何でしょうか？

—The soft&sensitive side of me. I protect myself with hardcore attitude.

—自分の作品に十分に満足するのはどんな時ですか？

—Never really, it's a part of growing better.

—男性と女性の伝統的な役割の正当性を信じていますか？

—Women in the kitchen and men at work? Yes and no. If a man supports his wife not working, being a stay at home mum and letting her to explore her creativity with a hobby, sure, it works, but it's not for everyone. Every woman is different and the same as every couple is different. Everyone should find their own balance than worry about what is the standard in society.

—簡単に友達になることができますか？

—if I want to yes.

—どこに住みたいですか？

—Somewhere down under there across the globe from Europe.

—今までにやることを同意した事の中で、一番くだらない事は何でしょうか？

—Too many.

—結婚後に人生は存在すると思いますか？

—Isn't life starting after marriage as a new beginning?

—お気に入りのジョークはありますか？教えていただけますか。

—If I tell it now, it wouldn't be funny anymore.

—犬や猫が好きですか？

—I love both, but I am often a dog sitter, too. Which means my countryside friends leave for their vacations to South, I stay at their beautiful homes getting all the cuddles from their wonderful dogs. I would want to have both, I grow up with cats and dogs:) at home.

—人生における最高のこと：

—FOOD and sunrises.

—人生で最も厄介なこと：

—Cold summers.

—もし映画の撮影を依頼されたら、どのようなジャンルを撮影しますか？

—Documentary travel movie about a solo traveller.

—明日、これをしにいくつもりです...

—Often that means... cycling into the countryside.