Jurufoto Elina Nomade

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—Me, myself? No, only for selfies!

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—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!

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

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

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

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

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

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

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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.

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—Capturing the love in a moment.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—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.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

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

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

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

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

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

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—The light.

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

—The generation who were born in the 1980s.

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—Moments.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—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.

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—The ones I consider as my photography idols.

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

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

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—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.

—Jika anda ialah karakter dalam kartun, buku atau filem, siapakah yang anda ingin jadi dan kenapa?

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

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

—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).

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

—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.

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

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

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—Feeling I am not good enough.

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

—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.

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? Mengapa?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam gambar yang lebih baik?

—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.

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

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

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

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

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

—More strict.

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

—Finish my graphic design studies not photography.

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—Connect with nature hobbies.

—Apakah sisi diri anda yang tidak pernah diketahui umum?

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

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja anda?

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

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—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.

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—if I want to yes.

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

—Somewhere down under there across the globe from Europe.

—Apakah perkara paling bodoh pernah anda bersetuju lakukan?

—Too many.

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

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

—Adakah anda ada lawak kegemaran? Beritahu kami.

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

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—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.

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

—FOOD and sunrises.

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—Cold summers.

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—Documentary travel movie about a solo traveller.

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

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