Pictures of

Renata Apanaviciene

Name: Renata Apanaviciene

Nationality: lithuanian. But nowadays half of year I live in Malta and I love it!

Member of MIPP Malta. LMIPP certified on November 2014.

I began my apprenticeship in Photography when I was a kid and I think that these first steps into the photography world are maybe the most important. I was fascinated by the possibility to immortalize the evanescent moments of life. My first subjects were family, friends and landscapes. My relationship with photography continues but from a simple hobby, it has now become my main occupation and deepest passion! I started re-learning photography through a number of courses in Lithuania, studying online and found great satisfaction in studying the art with some well-known and professional photographers in Malta. It was a good step up in learning outside my comfort zone and outside Lithuania, experimenting and practicing under different conditions (low light, studio light, posing, work with models, night shooting, etc.). After a few years' work, study and private tuition I can only speak highly of them and I am sure that what I received was their best experience and knowledge.

For several years I approached various Photography Associations outside Lithuania, and have participated in photo contests, received awards, and I have held a number of exhibitions.

Portrait photography has always been one of my favourite subject, however I do like a lot of other genres in photography as abstract, street, architecture, event photography as well.

For one I'm sure – I can't stay only in a studio. Yet I wouldn't call myself a street photographer, just because I like everything that is beautiful and interesting. I like to talk with the people in the street and I am always on the lookout for something eye-catching and special, even simple emotion, so that makes candid portraiture one of my favourites too.

I discover so many beautiful places when I'm travelling and try not to take just any photo, but to find a different viewpoint/angle. I have fallen in love with events photography (my favourite being fireworks). I enjoy architectural photography too although to me, small details are much more interesting (angles, lines, shapes, curves, colours, contrast, etc). And I love B&W. Currently, I am mostly concentrating on portraits and my goal is to produce real portraiture photography. I do not mean a simple portrait of a model – after all, it is not very difficult to take pictures of a good looking model – but it is not easy to take photos which have soul and communicate a story. I'm working on it. And I like it!

Every one of these genres needs specific knowledge. A photographer has to be open minded, be creative, needs to pay attention, have patience and of course – passion! I'm curious about the world around me and photography helps me satisfy it, because every genre for me is an interesting challenge, a further step, a higher level.

My main aim is to create images that attract, provoke emotion, stimulating the mind of the viewer and to convey my ideas and feelings of beauty which surround us everywhere.

In my opinion life it's about happiness, dreams, friendship, patience, love, and all that makes for good photos... And moreover – I'm sure that a good photo has nothing to do with an expensive camera or manual settings. A good photo has soul. And that is something you cannot see, something you cannot buy, something you cannot touch, something you cannot learn.

Awards:

Awarded photographer in MYMalta Photo Competition in 2014 by Malta Tourism Authority and The Malta Institute of Professional Photography.

Awarded photographer of Pixoto in 2014.

My work has been featured in Camerapixo magazine.

My work has been featured in FocalPoint newsletter.

In 2014 i have been awarded numerous Gold and Silver Awards in international competitions in various categories, portraiture, abstract, black&white, architecture, landscapes.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT AWARD FOR ME IS HAPPY EYES AND BIG SMILES OF MY CLIENTS ...