Dayflash Blog Feature

  • Zara Shams
  • Sami Shams

A Brother And Sister Collaborate While Stuck at Home — And They Create Beautiful Photos Together

Inspired by Dayflash’s collab tools, a brother & sister use their time at home to collaborate — and improve their craft
Dayflash user samishams_ (Instagram username samishams_) is a photographer from London.
“I’m a night shift worker with a passion for photography, music and cars. My journey into photography has been a bit of an inconsistent one, but began when my mother bought me a camera age 6, for our road trip across the US.” — Sami, Dayflash user samishams_
Dayflash user poetess (Instagram username zcshams) is a writer from London.
“I am a writer from the UK, and I have recently started learning about photography in order to tell stories through new mediums. On Dayflash, I am able to combine poetry with photographs — and bring more meaning to my words.” — Zara,

Zara, Dayflash user poetess

“Sami has been incredibly helpful by teaching me how to use my drone — as well as the basics of lighting — which allowed me to take a self-portrait. Following this, I modeled for him for a portrait shot, which I then edited with his advice. It is wonderful collaborating the entire way through the process in this way."
Sami, Dayflash user samishams_
“Zara (my sister) had been keeping an eye on my Dayflash profile since I joined, as she’s always looking for new creative outlets.. and having not lived together for almost 10 years we have found ourselves together during lock down, and with so many collaborations happening on Dayflash due to the new collab tools, we were inspired to collaborate.”
Sami and Zara plan to continue using the new collab tools on Dayflash to more easily find the right people for their next collabs — while also using it to grow their network with new people who share their same passion.


Networking While Lining Up Collabs


Dayflash is a great place to find inspiration — and to grow your network — while lining up collabs for now (or for later). To line up collabs, simply use Dayflash’s collab tools to find people that you can collaborate with now or later, so that way you can fill up your schedule in advance with multiple collaborations with different people. The more collaborations you can plan, the more you can elevate your game as a creator.




How Can Dayflash’s Collab Tools Elevate Your Game?


Each new collab that you form can help you…

  • reach new audiences on social media (through each other’s audiences),
  • improve your skills and learn new skills (from one another),
  • create more engaging content (that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to create on your own),
  • and attract new opportunities with brands and creators.




Did you form an online collab (or an online friendship) via Dayflash Collab Requests?


Whether your “online collab story” was editing a photo, exchanging Instagram or TikTok shout-outs, playing an online game with a new friend, sharing advice or even a FaceTime photoshoot — we want to hear about it! Tell us about it here for a chance to be featured on our blog and social media pages.