Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: MOHD TAUFIK @taufiqhelios

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

Hello, i’m taufiq from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. currently working in oil and gas industry. doing part time photography and love to travel. i often travel outside malaysia such as cambodia, europe and korea.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

photography, fashion, food and travel

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

how? urmm.. taufiq is my name and helios is my fav comic book “helios eclipse” hehe

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

snapseed, adobe lightroom, vsco, mextures. if using my DSLR, i’ll shoot in RAW format then trasfer into the PC then using adobe lightroom to edit the picture. same goes if i snap using my phone. i’m often use lightroom mobile as my main editing apps.

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

hannah on earth. she inspires me to travel.

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

try to taste the food and travel outside malaysia. haha!

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

fav part of being influencer is being able to share good thing and good vibes with my fellow followers and inspire them

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

be original and not to follow other too much. and not to “try hard”

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

every brand must be original and fresh also having WOW factor in term of their quality and content. this will attract more people.

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

i get to review and test the brand. not to mention i can inspire others to try the brands.