Wasif

photographer and YouTuber behind Art by Wasif

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Wasif is a photographer and YouTuber whose channel is called Art by Wasif. He has done photography since 2012 and started posting on YouTube in 2014, with Photoshop tutorials. He says his year is split between six months of wedding work and six months of YouTube.

Education

Wasif started his studies in 2016. He first enrolled in fine arts because his drawing was good. His family pressed him to leave fine arts, and he moved to communication design. Design was his major for three years, with minors that varied between photography, film and printing. His degree was in visual communication design. [1]

Career

Wasif has done photography since 2012, before he began his degree studies. He started posting on YouTube in 2014, with Photoshop tutorials. He began commercial work in the second year of his studies, before graduating, without waiting for his degree. [1]

He has said he has never held a job. He has said he decided from the start to work for himself. He says being your own boss means you also carry the losses. [1]

Art by Wasif

Wasif's YouTube channel is called Art by Wasif. He says his year is split between six months of wedding work and six months of YouTube. He says YouTube itself pays little, and that sponsors bring the income. He has said Suzuki contacted him after seeing his videos. [1]

He was writing a series about wedding photographers, of six or seven episodes. He has said he is fully committed to making web series if he gets the chance. [1]

Drones

Wasif has said he bought his first drone, a Mavic Pro. He has said his aim with drone shots was to show angles that ordinary cameras cannot reach. He has also said he has been learning FPV flying on simulators for about a year and a half. [1]

Photography and travel

Wasif has said he took a photo of a tower in 2014. He has said an official account commented on one of his photos. He has also said he has been to Indonesia. [1]

Views

Wasif says he tries to bring something more innovative to his own work. He says that anyone who wants to innovate should look beyond Pakistan. He has said almost any new idea has already been done somewhere in the world. [1]

He thinks vlogs may fade after a time, and creators may move toward films. He says COVID gave many people at home the chance to start on YouTube. He says the YouTube space is ripe for disruption. He has said user-generated content is a basic principle of digital marketing. [1]

Timeline

2012
Began doing photography.[1]
2014
Started posting on YouTube with Photoshop tutorials.[1]
2014
Took a photo of a tower.[1]
2016
Started his studies.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-03-29 Design school taught me to start early, not to wait Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wasif?

Wasif is a photographer and YouTuber. His YouTube channel is called Art by Wasif. He has done photography since 2012 and started posting on YouTube in 2014.[1]

What does Wasif do?

Wasif does photography and YouTube work. He says his year is split between six months of wedding work and six months of YouTube. He says YouTube itself pays little, and that sponsors bring the income.[1]

What did Wasif study?

Wasif's degree was in visual communication design. He started his studies in 2016 and first enrolled in fine arts because his drawing was good. His family pressed him to leave fine arts, and he moved to communication design.[1]

When did Wasif start on YouTube?

Wasif started posting on YouTube in 2014. He posted Photoshop tutorials at first.[1]

What is Wasif's YouTube channel called?

Wasif's YouTube channel is called Art by Wasif. He says YouTube itself pays little, and that sponsors bring the income.[1]

What drone does Wasif use?

Wasif has said his first drone was a Mavic Pro. He has said his aim with drone shots was to show angles that ordinary cameras cannot reach.[1]

Has Wasif ever had a job?

Wasif has said he has never held a job. He has said he decided from the start to work for himself. He says being your own boss means you also carry the losses.[1]

References

  1. Design school taught me to start early, not to wait . Thought Behind Things , 2021-03-29.
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  1. His degree was in visual communication design. Yes, visual communication design.
  2. He started his studies in 2016. Maine NCA shuru kiya tha 2016 mein
  3. He first enrolled in fine arts because his drawing was good. maine admission maine fine arts mein liya tha kyunki meri drawing achi thi
  4. His family pressed him to leave fine arts, and he moved to communication design. ghar walon ne kaha ke fine arts mein kya karoge tum, painting karoge, exhibition karoge, kuch nahi bikega, yeh woh. Toh unke pressure mein aa ke main communication design mein aa gaya
  5. Design was his major for three years, with minors that varied between photography, film and printing. Aur teen saal phir design hi major raha. Usmein bas minor hote the hamare, kabhi photography ke ho gaye, kabhi film ke ho gaye, kabhi printing ke ho gaye
  6. He has been doing photography since 2012, before he began his degree studies. Main NCA se pehle ka, 2012 se photography kar raha hoon
  7. He began commercial work in the second year of his studies. maine second year se hi commercial market mein kaam karna shuru kar diya tha
  8. He began commercial work before graduating, without waiting for his degree. Maine wait nahi kiya ke main pehle graduate hoon, main phir ja ke market mein kaam dhoondoon
  9. He has said he has never held a job. Alhamdulillah maine kabhi job nahi ki
  10. He has said he decided from the start to work for himself. maine shuru se hi maine kaha tha main karunga toh apne karunga
  11. He says being your own boss means you also carry the losses. Kyunki loss bhi hota hai aapko, kyunki aap apne hi khud hi boss hote ho
  12. He says his year is split between six months of wedding work and six months of YouTube. main chhe mahine shadi ka frog aur chhe mahine YouTube
  13. He says YouTube itself pays little, and that sponsors bring the income. YouTube pe paise nahi milte, YouTube se ban jate hain. Sponsors aa jate hain
  14. He started posting on YouTube in 2014, with Photoshop tutorials. Waise maine shuru kiya tha 2014 mein, main YouTube pe Photoshop ke tutorial dalta tha
  15. He says that anyone who wants to innovate should look beyond Pakistan. Main mostly kehta hoon ke agar aapne koi innovate karna hai toh Pakistan se hat ke thoda bahar dekho
  16. He has said he is fully committed to making web series if he gets the chance. Toh main toh 100% into web series hoon ki mujhe koi mauka mile toh main nahi chhodunga
  17. He has said Suzuki contacted him after seeing his videos. Suzuki walon ne bhi contact kiya ke is tarah humne aapki video dekhi
  18. He was writing a series about wedding photographers, of six or seven episodes. Toh ek time aaya ke main likh raha tha wedding photographers pe, poori ek series chhe saat episodes ki
  19. He has said he has been to Indonesia. Nahi, main haan Indonesia gaya hoon
  20. He has said he has been learning FPV flying on simulators for about a year and a half. Main asal mein seekh raha hoon usko dedh saal se. Simulators pe
  21. He has said he bought his first drone, a Mavic Pro. Toh wahan se maine drone pehla khareeda, Mavic Pro tha mera drone
  22. He has said his aim with drone shots was to show angles that ordinary cameras cannot reach. Mera tha ke cheez ko us angle se dekha jaaye jo ke aam camera se possible nahi hai
  23. He thinks vlogs may fade after a time, and creators may move toward films. Vlog shayad ek time baad khatam ho jaye, log films ki taraf aa jayein
  24. He says he tries to bring something more innovative to his own work. Apna hi main kehta hoon ki main apna mazeed koshish karta hoon ki mazeed kuch na kuch innovative ho, kuch naya laun
  25. He says COVID gave many people at home the chance to start on YouTube. COVID ka jo upside hui, woh mujhe yeh nazar aayi ke kyunke bahut saare log ghar pe baithe, toh bahut saare log aise the jo ke YouTube dekha karte the aur hamesha khwab rakhte the ke hum kuch karenge, lekin ab unhein mauka mil gaya
  26. He says the YouTube space is ripe for disruption. mujhe lagta hai ke ab hum is space mein ek aisi place mein khade huye hain jahan par it's ripe for disruption
  27. He has said almost any new idea has already been done somewhere in the world. Aap kuch naya karne ka kahin bhi sochte ho na, toh at any time in the world woh koi na koi kar chuka hai ya kar raha hai
  28. He says Islamabad often brings new things and experiments with them briefly, and that Karachi then matures them. Islamabad ka problem yeh hai woh aate hain, woh nayi cheez laate hain, thodi bahut idhar udhar experiment kar dete hain aur baith jaate hain aur baith jaate hain. Phir Karachi usko mature karta hai
  29. He says Lahore has a long history in art, culture, film and theatre. Lahore ki ek badi history hai art ki, culture ki, film ki, badi ek history hai theaters ki
  30. He says child actors in Pakistan are weaker than Indian child actors. child actors in Pakistan are horrible versus agar aap India mein dekhein toh they are very animated
  31. He has said user-generated content is a basic principle of digital marketing. Dana Neer was successful because digital media ka ek ya digital marketing ka ek bada basic usool hota hai, UGC kehlata hai
  32. He has said an official account commented on one of his photos. Shahbaz Sharif official commented on your photo
  33. He has said he took a photo of a tower in 2014. maine ek tasveer li thi 2014 mein, Arfa Karim Tower ki tasveer thi
  34. His YouTube channel is called Art by Wasif. Art By Wasif’s YouTube: