Elisabeth Ouni Interview

An amazing Belgian once told me, “You only live once”. This girl went by many names, the most popular being Ouni. I wanted to make my first live audio interview somebody special, so after I’d been following her blog, No Balls, No Glory; A Polaroid Story, for quite some time, I’d decided that she would be a great personality to start off the new year (I had the idea back in December 2009). However, I was very pleasantly surprised by the creator behind the creations. Ouni was very well articulated and was (despite her comments) a very social person. I’m sure you’ll soon see.

Ouni has slept in tents, squished her way to the front row, checked all her exits, and planned as much as possible to get the perfect polaroid of a multitude of hip-hop artists. She’s shot N.E.R.D’s Pharrell Williams, Kid Cudi, Eve, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg, among others. Besides this venture into a more passionate side of music, her efforts have brought her many opportunities. She recently was involved in a video for the Ones 2 Watch called The Visitors. How she finds the time to accomplish so many things is beyond me, but it’s truly an inspiration.

“You really have to do what you want. I know that you have to work, but maybe you can use your work to do what you want, eventually… If you have an idea, and it slumbers too long in your head, just do it. If it fails, it fails, but you learned from the experience.” All photos / Elisabeth Ouni.

THE GUIDE [Once it loads, click and drag to anywhere within the gray area to reach a specific point in the interview]
0.41 / Ouni describes her day job
4.57 / Ouni talks about how her blog got started
8.48 / Ouni explains why she blogs
12.12 / Ouni talks about the top model she ran into at the Diesel party in Berlin
14.11 / Ouni explains the process behind obtaining a polaroid of a big artist from start to finish
16.38 / Ouni explains how drawing attention to yourself is key to getting the photo
20.30 / The last resort to drawing attention to yourself
21.43 / Ouni explains how she gets backstage
24.16 / Ouni talks about what it’s like being backstage with the artist
25.40 / Ouni tries to make the artist pose to her liking
26.50 / Ouni explains how difficult it is to connect with the artist
28.39 / Does Ouni blog for herself or for others?
33.17 / Ouni gives advice about pursuing a unique idea
33.39 / “If you have an idea, and it slumbers too long in your head, just do it. If it fails, it fails, but you learned from the experience.”
38.25 / Goodbyes

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