Fotograf Anton Yulikov

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Singapore, Singapore? :)

—I always say that each couple will find its own best photographer. There is a best photographer neither in Saint Petersburg nor in Singapore. There is only Your Master, chosen by your heart according to his style and creativity. At my master-classes, 12 people are taking pictures of the same setting, made by me, at the same time. They are taking pictures standing really close to each other – shoulder to shoulder, so to say. They are all in the same circumstances of light and time. Often they even use the same cameras. With modern equipment everyone has high-quality pictures, but the artistic characteristics of all the photographs are different. Everyone chooses his/her own composition of the scene. That is why it is very important to choose a photographer as a picture in the gallery.

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—I am too shy to answer this question honestly) Let the viewers decide)

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—My grandfather was a photographer. Developing films with him was an extremely inspiring activity. So, I can say with confidence that my passion for photography started when I was a child. Since 18 years old I have been actively demanded as a wedding photographer. I was getting my higher education in several areas at the same time back then. ---
Did I choose the type of photography? I think that people feel everything themselves and you become demanded exactly in that area, which is closer to your heart.

—Care sunt cele mai importante componente ale unei fotografii bune, după părerea dvs?

—When you take pictures at the wedding, the client receives a thousand of technically good beautiful pictures. However, only 30 of them usually have something special! Magic – that is the most important thing in photography.

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—raveling is my passion. Travelling really charges you with inspiration for wedding photography. As a travel photographer I work in such countries as India, Burma, Tibet, Italy, Iceland, France and some African countries. Every year I organize trips to the most interesting and beautifully places on Earth where photographers can upgrade there level, take breathtaking photos that would definitely become a remarkable part of their portfolio and get some energy to create beautiful things.

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—I like the feeling of responsibility. Shootings can be very difficult and you have to be experienced in all types of photography. When you are going to take pictures at the wedding, it is always a challenge to yourself! There is only one day and you have no chance to shoot again, you just don't have the right to fail.

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—There is one dangerous moment in the work of a wedding photographer, which I like a lot. When a photographer gets a certain level of proficiency, the feedbacks of the clients are always positive. It might cause vanity, which will stop you from further development. There is always an opportunity to grow and become better. I always come back upset from a shooting. I always have a feeling that I could have done more. You must always improve and work on yourself. It's a never-ending process.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—It will transform into art. True masters will be valued highly. And the «basic» pictures will be taken by drones with artificial intelligence. Machines will never defeat human beings.

—Ce este special la genul de fotografie în care sunteți specializat?

—Wedding is a special day overall. And to be a part of this magic is the most valuable thing in wedding photography

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—12 years ago, when I started my career, it was painful for me to hear any criticism. Right now, if it's a constructive criticism – it's a fuel for the development of my skills.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—When you don't follow the trends, it's easier to predict them.

—Care ar trebui să fie criteriile după care un client să aleagă un fotograf?

—Choose with your heart! Try to see a person behind his/her portfolio.

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—To look at the taken pictures for too long instead of shooting.

—Ce detalii de obicei neobservate de alții pot fi observate de un fotograf?

—A whole world of magic wedding moments.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—he experience of a photographer. Technical part of the picture. And talent, of course. By the way, I believe that you can develop it from year to year.

—Ce persoană poate fi simbolul secolului XXI după părerea dvs?

—For me, it's Dalai Lama

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—I want to keep taking pictures of beautiful weddings all around the world. Adventurous ethno-travel wedding is one of the most interesting areas in recent years, to my mind. There is an opportunity not only to take pictures, but also to feel the culture. I really like the weddings where love has united the representatives of two completely different cultures. And one respectfully penetrated into the family traditions of another.

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

—There are no taboos in wedding photography. However, I am quite conservative in general)

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—I don't know

—Ce vă îngrijorează și de ce?

—I worry a lot about the preservation of the whole shooting before I give it to the client. So I make many copies.

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—The first wedding shooting. I took pictures of the wedding ceremony in the family of a priest and I was nervous. It was 13 years ago. I couldn't understand why I was entrusted with such a responsible task.

—Dacă ați fi fost un personaj de desen animat, de carte sau de film, cine v-ar fi plăcut să fiți?

—I am in love with Asian culture. So let it be the character of a movie about Kung Fu – IPman

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—God and family. Because they are the most important things in your life.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—I define success with a smile of my wife)

—V-ar plăcea să fiți mai degrabă plăcut sau respectat?

—Let there be both in my life)

—Care este cea mai mare greșeală pe care ați făcut-o în profesia dvs?

—I called a groom by his brother's name, which confused the bride a bit)

—Când plecați în călătorie, ce luați cu dvs. și de ce?

—My experience taught me to be always ready for wedding shooting. It has happened many times that I had to quite my holiday and fly to a wedding shooting from there to another country.

—Există vreun lucru pe care vă doriți să nu-l fi cumpărat dintre aparatele pe care le aveți? De ce?

—I use a tripod extremely rarely.

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—I try to give the photographs to the clients during a personal meeting and always note, where the couple is especially delighted and where not. It helps you understand your weak points better.

—Activitatea cărei persoane v-a influențat cel mai mult în calitate de fotograf?

—Joe Buissink's master-class impressed me a lot.

—Care este lucrul pe care vă doriți să-l fi știut când ați început să faceți fotografii?

—You will never stop being a photographer. It becomes a part of you.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—God's beauty lies in the basis of everything. It unites everything, which is alive, and it has no boundaries or nationality.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—Love to what I am doing

—Părinții dvs. ar fi trebuit să mai mai stricți sau mai puțin stricți?

—Everything is harmonious in this area of my life.

—Dacă v-ați putea întoarce în timp, ce ați face diferit?

—If I could take modern photo-equipment to the past, it would be exciting. I would surprise the whole world with the quality of digital photos.

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

—Life on other planets exists. There are definitely weddings there. And it means that they really need me there )))

—Cine sunt eroii dvs?

—The main hero of my life is my wife.

—Pentru cine nu aveți respect?

—I don't respect people who treat the animals badly.

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—I travel with my family when I have spare time.

—Care este latura dvs. pe care publicul nu o vede niciodată?

—In the era of Instagram, all your personal life is open to everyone.

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—I am never completely satisfied with my work.

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—I think that every couple decides it on its own.

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—Yes, definitely

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

—Where my family is.

—Care este cel mai stupid lucru pe care ați fost de acord să-l faceți?

—To be a photographer at my brother's wedding))

—Există viață după căsătorie?

—Everything starts after wedding.

—Aveți o glumă preferată? Spuneți-o.

—There are too many of them.

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—I like animals very much. Not only cats and dogs.

—Pe cine sau ce urâți?

—I hate low-quality lenses.

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—Love

—Cel mai neplăcut lucru în viață este:

—To write answers for an interview)

—Este ceva în jur ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați?

—irst of all, myself. I try to be better every day.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați la dvs?

—I want to learn to take more masterpieces a minute.

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați în lume?

—I take beautiful pictures. I am sure that it makes the families stronger.

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Just take wedding pictures. Commitment and hard work are 99% of the talent.

—Dacă extratereștrii ar veni pe Pământ și ați fi prima persoana care s-ar întâlni cu ei, ce le-ați spune?

—I would be happy to take pictures on your planet.

—Dacă ați fi solicitat să faceți un film, ce gen ar fi?

—It would be the kind of recently released movie «Crazy Rich Asians»

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—make a masterpiece of all times and nations.