{"id":17517,"date":"2013-03-20T01:56:41","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T01:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/bold-photography-a-user-interview-with-2na2na"},"modified":"2020-08-20T02:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:26:06","slug":"bold-photography-a-user-interview-with-2na2na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/bold-photography-a-user-interview-with-2na2na\/","title":{"rendered":"Bold Photography: A User Interview with @2na2na"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.picsart.com\/2133707350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"234\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hanan Sharif (@2na2na) is a PicsArtist from Boston who is originally from Somalia.\u00a0 Her work is full of vibrancy, texture, and life.\u00a0 She\u2019s also got a keen eye for travel and architectural photography.\u00a0 When she\u2019s not shooting on her Nikon D5000 (with a 35mm lens), she\u2019s using her Samsung Galaxy S2.\u00a0 We are thrilled that Hanan, a multiple-WAP Finalist, has given us this exclusive interview!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PicsArt community is so positive and encouraging; they make me want to create better art.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Q. How would you complete this statement: \u201cI am most creative when\u2026\u201d?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2026when I\u2019m alone \u2013 I feel less inhibited and more free to be creative. I usually don\u2019t feel comfortable taking pictures when I\u2019m with people. My nieces and nephews are the exception &#8211; they&#8217;re my favorite subjects and inspire me to stay curious and have fun. \u00a0Being around nature and having time to relax and unclutter my mind also lets me be more imaginative.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn13.picsart.com\/34625137338.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. What does it feel like to create?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s fun, calming, and sometimes exciting. It\u2019s usually my escape from all the monotonous or stressful things going on in life. Photography, in particular, gets me out and helps me discover places and things I wouldn\u2019t ordinarily.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.picsart.com\/11390204090.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. Have you any sort of art training or are you self-taught?<\/h3>\n<p>I took a communications class in high school, 15 years ago (I feel so old), which taught me the basics of photography and how to develop film in a dark room. \u00a0I started getting into photography again when I got my first digital camera in 2004 and more when I got my first DSLR in 2009. Istill barely know how to use my camera; I\u2019m just wingin\u2019 it.<\/p>\n<h3>Q. How do you see the world when you are looking through your lens?<\/h3>\n<p>I feel like I\u2019m always looking at the world through a lens. What I see usually depends on my mood. I tend to shoot when I&#8217;m feeling happy or introspective. So, often, I see beauty or meaning in things I photograph that some people might not even notice or give a second glance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/68927376020.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. Your work is very textural and you like color.\u00a0 Why do these two things inspire you?<\/h3>\n<p>Bold colors and textures tend to get my attention; they make pictures more captivating. So when I shoot, I&#8217;m drawn to things that have those elements.\u00a0We live in such a colorful and diverse world, it\u2019s hard not to be influenced by it.\u00a0I\u00a0also like to play with perspective, reflections, and patterns to create interesting pictures.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.picsart.com\/1362396516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Q. You also seem to enjoy travel photography.\u00a0 What kind of shots are you looking for when you are on the road?<\/h3>\n<p>I like to capture memories, tell stories with pictures, or just share the beauty of the places I\u2019ve been with others. When I travel, I look for landscapes, skylines, local architecture and traditional\/cultural items that represent the place I\u2019m in. I\u2019d like to do more portrait photography when I travel, but I\u2019m way too shy to ask people to take their picture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn19.picsart.com\/91167919276.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. What\u2019s your favorite PicsArt feature?<\/h3>\n<p>I like the tone created by the Light Cross effect; it\u2019s like hot sauce, I put it on everythingJ. And the brush feature is another favorite because it allows you to control the parts of the picture you want to apply certain effects to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn16.picsart.com\/62830735762.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. How does PicsArt inspire you \/ help you create better art?<\/h3>\n<p>It has such a comprehensive collection of effects and features to enhance\/transform pictures. I&#8217;ve used it to edit some of my old pictures; it&#8217;s almost like seeing them with new eyes. I\u2019ve seen other PicsArtists go to town with the editing and turn ordinary things into beautiful art. The PicsArt community is so positive and encouraging; they make me want to create better art.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn13.picsart.com\/32908675971.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Q. What PicsArt creation are you most proud of?<\/h3>\n<p>It would have to be one of the pics from the WAP contests: the one of my niece for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2na2na.picsart.com\/i\/1792737753\">WAPPink<\/a>\u00a0is my personal favorite. 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