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100 || FASHION MAGAZINE || NOV - DEC 2017Your religion seems to be an important part of your life, how does it influence your life and your photography?I am a proud Muslim and yes my religion has a great influence on me. But as far as the influence on my work is concerned I am where I am is by the grace of ALLAH, so I guess my thoughts are influenced at some point because I am brought up in a religious household. But when I say religious it doesn%u2019t mean conservative, Islam is sometimes a misunderstood religion in the world but it%u2019s not at all a narrow minded religion. It allows you to follow your passion and allows every gender and race to work and follow their dreams while earning your bread and butter in the righteous manner.Can you describe a shoot that you were surprised that you were able to complete successfully?Yes, there were a couple of shoots that were hard to pull off. But I%u2019m glad I challenged myself and I have always been able to achieve what I was aiming for. Recently I did a shoot %u2018Lacuna%u2019 that I have been planning to do for the last 2 years but haven%u2019t been able to complete the image perfectly in my head. It%u2019s a concept which was loaded with content and for quite some time I was trying to tone it down and compose an image that speaks on its own and also doesn%u2019t look too busy. And recently this year I was able to pull it off. It was displayed in a group show at an art gallery in Lahore.What location would you like to do a shoot that you haven%u2019t yet and why?I think the world is filled with magical locations and each one brings its own character and history into a photograph. But I would really like to do a high-fashion shoot near an activated volcano with lava. The idea seems very unusually appealing and exciting to me.Do you have your work on your walls in your home? If yes, which, and why? If not, why?I have a huge wall in my office dedicated to my early works. I have put up all the early works because it gives me motivation and reminds me of all the struggle I had to do to get where I am right now. I am making a proper space at my home and soon will soon display my work there as well.Can you give us a couple of tips to take a high quality picture on our phones?Mobile pictures can never be DSLR pictures but good light source and composition esthetic is the key to take great pictures.What comes first, the theme of the shoot or the fashion of the shoot? Can you explain why?For editorial shoots the theme of the shoots comes first and then you go further into it such as deciding the looks, clothes and fashion. But for commercial shoots the fashion comes first and then keeping the clothes and looks in mind you create the theme of the shoot.You create some amazing illusions in your photography. Have you ever had a shoot you couldn%u2019t pull off? If yes, what happened or didn%u2019t happen?There is nothing that cannot be done if you set your mind to it. Having said that being in a profession long enough you get a hold on your craft and during the brainstorming and content process making you know what you can accomplish and how far you can go in creating illusions.Q&A