Inteview with Lashawana
We recently interviewed teen photographer, Lashawana.
Read the interview between Anna L. and Lashawana below!
Read the interview between Anna L. and Lashawana below!
Lashawana: Hello! I'm Lashawana and I'm 14 years old. I am a French photographer. I do portraits but mostly landscapes and nature 😊
Question 1: When did you first get into photography?
Lashawana: The first time I tried photography was 3 years ago. For my birthday, I got a new phone and the quality when you took pictures with, was just amazing. So I started taking pictures of flowers in my garden and sunset. And every time I went somewhere I took loads of pictures 😁
Question 2: What would you say is your favorite thing to photograph?
Lashawana: My favourite thing to photograph is flowers! Because there's so many kind of flowers that can be used for my photographs! Some of them are absolutely beautiful to take pictures of😍
Question 3: Do your school activities ever get in the way of photography?
Lashawana: Yes sometimes in class we have to take pictures and I'm always the person that take the photos! If we have to take pictures, all my friends ask me take them because they know I love photography
Anna: That’s cool!
Lashawana: Yes haha
Question 4: What do you think makes a good photo?
Lashawana: For me a good photo is something natural (with a little bit of editing, if it's necessary ;) ) and a picture with a good composition and with lovely colors
Question 5: What colors do you like the best in your photos?
Lashawana: In my pictures I love bright colors like blue or green but I also like to take pictures in Black and White for the people to see the dramatic look coming from the picture 😇
Question 6: Are there any photographers that you look up to, or that inspire you?
Lashawana: I look up to a lot of photographer but I absolutely love Jessica Kobeissi! She's is my all time favorite photographer! Like, she's so good and her pictures always look so nice😍
Question 7: If you could ask her anything what would you ask?
Lashawana: "Please, teach me all your photography techniques!" hahaha
Question 8: What qualities should a good photographer have?
Lashawana: All the photographers are so so good haha but a good photographer for me is someone who has the technique and someone who let their heart speak for their photograph
Question 9: What is the best advice you have ever received regarding photography?
Lashawana: For the little story, I used to take pictures and compare them to pictures from others people and every time I said that mine was never perfect, so my parents told me that to take pictures for my own pleasure not for other people because every photograph is beautiful in their own way
Question 10: Do you have advice for young people also trying to be a photographer?
Lashawana: Yes, if you like photography then go ahead and take pictures! You can start taking pictures of everything you see and after you can ask your family or friends if they can model for you! And also don't be scared of not having the "perfect" picture, because like I said before, every picture is beautiful :)
Anna: Thank you for taking this interview! Do you have anything you would like to add?
Lashawana: You're welcome! I just wanted to thank you for having me for your interview today.
View Lashawana's Instagram : @lcd.photographer
Question 1: When did you first get into photography?
Lashawana: The first time I tried photography was 3 years ago. For my birthday, I got a new phone and the quality when you took pictures with, was just amazing. So I started taking pictures of flowers in my garden and sunset. And every time I went somewhere I took loads of pictures 😁
Question 2: What would you say is your favorite thing to photograph?
Lashawana: My favourite thing to photograph is flowers! Because there's so many kind of flowers that can be used for my photographs! Some of them are absolutely beautiful to take pictures of😍
Question 3: Do your school activities ever get in the way of photography?
Lashawana: Yes sometimes in class we have to take pictures and I'm always the person that take the photos! If we have to take pictures, all my friends ask me take them because they know I love photography
Anna: That’s cool!
Lashawana: Yes haha
Question 4: What do you think makes a good photo?
Lashawana: For me a good photo is something natural (with a little bit of editing, if it's necessary ;) ) and a picture with a good composition and with lovely colors
Question 5: What colors do you like the best in your photos?
Lashawana: In my pictures I love bright colors like blue or green but I also like to take pictures in Black and White for the people to see the dramatic look coming from the picture 😇
Question 6: Are there any photographers that you look up to, or that inspire you?
Lashawana: I look up to a lot of photographer but I absolutely love Jessica Kobeissi! She's is my all time favorite photographer! Like, she's so good and her pictures always look so nice😍
Question 7: If you could ask her anything what would you ask?
Lashawana: "Please, teach me all your photography techniques!" hahaha
Question 8: What qualities should a good photographer have?
Lashawana: All the photographers are so so good haha but a good photographer for me is someone who has the technique and someone who let their heart speak for their photograph
Question 9: What is the best advice you have ever received regarding photography?
Lashawana: For the little story, I used to take pictures and compare them to pictures from others people and every time I said that mine was never perfect, so my parents told me that to take pictures for my own pleasure not for other people because every photograph is beautiful in their own way
Question 10: Do you have advice for young people also trying to be a photographer?
Lashawana: Yes, if you like photography then go ahead and take pictures! You can start taking pictures of everything you see and after you can ask your family or friends if they can model for you! And also don't be scared of not having the "perfect" picture, because like I said before, every picture is beautiful :)
Anna: Thank you for taking this interview! Do you have anything you would like to add?
Lashawana: You're welcome! I just wanted to thank you for having me for your interview today.
View Lashawana's Instagram : @lcd.photographer