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Please welcome our the lovely Maryam, a 21 yr old photographer based in Leicester, England. We are excited and honored to have her as our very first interview! ____________________________________________________

1. What lens do you like to use?  I don’t have a specific lens I like using at the moment. Generally speaking I tend to use any lens that’s accessible to me. So that could be the lens on my phone or on my camera. 2. What are your best angles?  For the most part I like to make sure my subject is centred perfectly in frame. I haven’t experimented that much with angles but I do want to start messing about with low angle shots in the near future. 3. What camera do you use? iPhone 7 camera, Canon 1300D and a Chinon CE-4 film camera. 4. What camera is in your wish list? My dream camera is the canon 80D. 5. What type of photography do you do? I like to focus specifically on portrait and bridal photography but I take photos of anything that I find beautiful. 6. Who inspires you ? I think everyone knows how much I’m inspired by Gamada Ali, he’s a wedding photographer. We’ve actually shot the at wedding before! The angles, colouring and lighting of his photos are amazing. 7. What’s your advice when it comes to taking pictures of people? Sometimes people are comfortable with being in front of the camera but it’s also important to think of those who aren’t as comfortable. Whenever I’m taking people’s portraits I like to make my subject feel at ease, gearing their mind away from the fact that I’m taking a photo of them. You could maybe ask them how their day has been going or ask them to explain one of the happiest moments in their life. When I do this I feel like my photos come out more candid and less forced. 8. Do you edit? If so what do you like about it? Yes, I love to edit but I do it on my phone most of the time instead of using editing softwares like lightroom or photoshop. I like that editing can in some way fill in the blanks of a photo. 9. What do you hope to learn in terms of photography?  This links to the previous question but I think I’m going to start learning how to properly edit. I’ve never really given editing on the computer a try but that’s definitely something I need to give time to. 10. How do you learn from criticisms ? If criticisms are constructive and you can see why you’ve been given that criticism, take it in and work on it (if you want because it is YOUR art at the end of the day) but me personally? I welcome criticism especially if I know I can learn from it and improve my photography in some way. 11. Are Criticisms important? Yes 12. Any advice for photographers who want to start? Just start. If you have a phone, take photos on there, if you have a camera, use it. Any device with a built-in camera that you have will do. 13. Describe your photographic journey in three words? Colourful, happy and fun. 14. Do you carry your camera/ phone with you ? Carrying my camera around can get really tiring because it is big and bulky but I do take it with me when I know I’m going to be taking photos that day. I carry my phone EVERYWHERE like anyone else would do and I take photos on there too. 15. Anything else you’d love to say? Just a little advice and this is a note to self too: try to be consistent in your art. 16. Do you agree with the statement that’s it’s the vision rather than the device you have when taking a photo? Completely! I never want anyone to think that you have to have this big, chunky DSLR camera to be a photographer. A lot of people I know have started out using their phone and still continue to use their phone to take photos. I used an iPhone 5 for years before I shifted to using a camera. It’s all about your eye and how you pay attention to beauty.  ____________________________________________________ Please follow all of her socials to keep up with her amazing work!! Can’t wait to see her grow and prosper! Much love from the East Collective Family ♡ Twitter- @Maryam_713  Insta - @yram.3

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