Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine May/June 2015 | Page 28

FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA LA Firm Inc. will remind you about fashion on the highest scale. I’ll introduce to you an editorial spread that will knock your socks off. This is my mountain and I stand on top. Nina Misaic and model Merima Ramadanovic absolutely executed the perfect spread. Perfection is a risky word to use, but I dare. As artists and editors, we want a selection of images to be used. And getting this submission, I felt was perfect because of the array of color, darkness, scenery, and more. I didn’t see anything missing, and I came close to using everything sent within the submission. This submission is exemplary. I truly appreciate the time this staff took to reach out to give us this story. Fashion photographer Nina Misaic, the world is yours. LOS ANGELES FIRM INC MAGAZINE How important is it to focus on the details of single images to produce MAY //JUNE 2015 JUNE 2015 quality material? I was born detail oriented. And when it comes to a passion of mine, such as photography, the details are what drive me to the finished product.The little things are what make the larger picture. Me and my team brainstorm plan and try to execute everything possible to the T. I love the fact that we are so like minded in the way that all we care about is how great the end product will be viewed as we take care of each objective to create great works of art. What made you want to become a photographer? At first, I used to hate photography. But thanks to my rib, the love of my life, my fiancé, Jashelle Henry encouraged me to try photography. I’m a graphic artist generally, started from drawing and sketching. Few years into the relationship, she was modeling in publications such as Blackmens and doing independent gigs. As to help promote her I would do her graphics and then she asked if I could take photos of her since I could edit fairly well at the time. That’s how it all started. What do you focus on mostly? This could be answered in my mind in so many different ways. But what I truly focus on overall is my ability to be able to shoot great shots that will gain me recognition to be able to establish myself on the commercial stage. From the equipment that I use, to the personnel that I associate with, I try to submerge myself in my craft. Have you had any formal training in this and if so where? No. I learned from user manuals, blogs, behind the scenes footage from other incredible photographers and from the best teacher anyone can The hardest and best moment was when I’ve faces myself learn from “mistakes”. I’d try,with the fact thatand try again until I design but try, try I wasn’t actually studying graphic learned each aspect of the camera and how it worked. When you know same time when photography. I felt sadness and relief at the the camera, you control the picture. up graphic design and dedicate I’ve decided that I’ll give myself completely to photography. I knew that I could end up What do you think photographers in general focus on choose much? to doing both and being average at best, or too one and try be really good at it. Photography was really a winner here :) That was just a little more than two years ago and are then LOL. To be honest everyone over compensates on something. We since all I truly know that are humble will tell you learning, even the best of the best if theythat’s it and I want to do this forever! there is always something to learn. I don’t dive too much into this subject because some become offended as if you’re judging their work ethic or skill set. I’ll leave it at this. If photographers didn’t get to meet and mingle with gorgeous women, celebrities, athletes or persons of importance, would you still call yourself a photographer. Could you look yourself in the mirror and say I love what I do… I believe very quickly, they’ll be a lot less photographers in the world that call themselves professionals. My two scents.