Name: Almas Baig
Nickname: Hmm.. I
don’t I have one…
DOB : 20 March 1994
Favorite dish:
Anything but vegetables..
Give us a brief
introduction about yourself?
Well, I’m a
self-taught photographer doing photography for three years and started it as
career about six months ago, facebook addict (bad habit),a student and a
friendly person I think…
Study background?
Believe it or not I studied in Seven
different institutes.., First was Islamabad Public school then F.G school in
I-8/1 Islamabad, F.G School in N.I.H colony then O.P.F boys college H-8/4 then
IMCB F-7/3 then Pakistan Int. School
Al-Khobar and last Pakistan Int. Jeddah… then I joined Preston Uni. Islamabad
but I didn’t like the subject I was studying(computer science) so I left
Preston.. now I’m thinking about studying Mass Communication/Media…
Photography as a
passion or just a hobby?
For me It’s a passion and a profession…
How did you got
into photography stuff?
Hmm... I don’t
know, I was watching Evanescence(an American rock band) album photo shoot and I was like “I should buy a DSLR”… so a
year after I bought my first DSLR D3100.. why after a year because I bought it
with my own money…
Who are your
inspirations?
I have many
inspirations but here are few
Jared Polin he’s an
American photographer (uses Nikon) he usually do concerts and weddings (his
website froknowsphoto.com/)
And Gavin Hoey he’s
a British photographer (uses Canon) he is great in Photoshop and post
processing stuff (his website www.gavtrain.com)
And
in Pakistan Waqas Zafar(Nikon User) great wedding photographer….
What else are your hobbies except photography?
Photography
takes all my time so there is no time for other stuff…
Would
you like to have interns with you?
I’m
still at beginner level but I would like to have interns …
Who is the one person you would like to do or
dying to do photo-shoot of?
Imran Khan… I would love to make a good portrait of him, after that Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee.
In which kind of Photography section do you
focus/ have more fun like fashion photo-shoots, outdoor shoots or wedding
photo-shoots etc.?
Concerts,
Weddings and Corporate events , I love concert photography.. and I like taking
group photos and long exposures/slow shutter shots…
You got an opportunity to do photo shoot for
many magazines and known people in this glamorous industry how was your
experience working with them?
It
was cool I guess they are normal people just like us…
What
is important?
1. Good camera
2. Editing skills
3. Good face
I’ll
say editing skills option 1 and 3 doesn’t matter
Let’s
get a bit technical which cameras do you use? And it would be really great if
you give a short review about it too?
I
use Nikon D5100 and D3100 both are quiet easy to use , they are small and
lightweight.. If someone asks me which camera I always say D5100..
