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  • Another picture from this amazing series! Artist: @gayathri.music Edited by @naahushikavuri Shot on @sonyalphain A7iii Backdrop: @mizubackdrops #margazhi #carnatic #musician #portraiture #indian #classical #artist #amarramesh
  • "For how long have you been performing, ma'am?" I asked her during the shoot. She replied saying that she started performing in 1986 and for a brief moment, my head took a pause from everything to wonder what I was doing around the same time. I was perhaps playing around and scrapping my knees. And to think a little back, Bombay Jayashri ji (@jayashriramnath) gave her first concert in 1982! Its overwhelming to think about the kind of dedication and love they must have had for their art, over so many years and still counting! I feel super happy doing this series, shooting with such amazing and experienced artists! They are a true inspiration! And I think, people who are getting into photography now should think about permanency. When you think of it as a permanent career, the way you think about it changes. Your perceptions change and so do your actions. Don't look at it as something you'd do for 2-3 years and then quit. You need to spend tens of thousands of hours to attain mastery in a craft. That will take 10 years, 15 years and more. When you quit after just a couple of years, you will be quitting as a beginner. So think of it, whether photography or anything you want to choose, as a permanent thing. It always takes more time than you can imagine to achieve something amazing. Artist: @gayathri.music Edited by: @naahushikavuri Shot in @sonyalphain A7iii Amazing backdrop by @mizubackdrops #margazhi #indian #classical #musician #carnatic #music #portraits #amarramesh
  • This was the last shot we took and it is a semi candid. I asked him to sing and when he did, the hand gesture looked really good to me. So I asked him to stop, and pose exactly like that. Asking him to turn the hand towards the camera, head towards the light and finally saying “be SUPER HAPPY!” like I always do, got us this shot. Artist: @girijashankarsundaresan Edited by @naahushikavuri Shot in @sonyalphain A7iii Amazing backdrop by @mizubackdrops #indian #musician #classical #music #portraiture #margazhi #amarramesh #portraits
  • This picture came out as a surprise. We got a new bar stool in the studio and I’ve been waiting to shoot with it. So I asked him if he could sit on that along with his instrument. I just intended to see how it would look, took a couple of quick shots and I loved it! The pose, colour of his outfit, the instrument and the wonderful backdrop just came in together perfectly! Artist: @girijashankarsundaresan Edited by: @naahushikavuri Amazing backdrop by @mizubackdrops Shot on @sonyalphain A7iii #indian #classical #music #carnatic #musician #portraiture #portraits #margazhi
  • One of the things we agreed upon in our conversations is that its really really important to have a supportive family and spouse for a creative. Many people ask me so many times how I balance my personal and work life. That's a simple, yet a serious question because life gets very tough for a creative professional. Especially if you are a busy one. It gets really tough with all work and time you need to give to your craft to grow. And once you grow, it becomes even tougher. So, the biggest thing you need is family support. Without that, your foundation will weaken and collapse very easily. In my case, I get a big support from my wife. Now, the precise balance remains in not exploiting that support. You should not misuse that support given to you. Many people who get into photography and other fields of art, get a hit on personal life. I read a book, "Notes of a Dream", one of the things the books talks about is how the artist's wife takes care of everything in his life and supports him through his journey. The parents too play a very huge role in giving in this support. There's an army of people behind the endeavors of every artist. This post is dedicated to them. Artist: @girijashankarsundaresan Edited by @naahushikavuri Shot in: @studioa_weddings @sonyalphain A7iii Amazing backdrop by @mizubackdrops #classical #indian #music #portraits #carnatic #musician #margazhi #portraiture
  • We wanted to try something different in a close up. So I asked her to cover her face with the Banjo to show only the eyes. Even in such a tight shot, I love how the eyes carry her personality! Artist: @bindhumalini Edited by: @naahushikavuri Makeup: @sadhana_senthil Shot in: @studioa_weddings @sonyalphain A7 R3 Backdrop: @mizubackdrops #margazhi #indian #classical #musician #portraiture #carnatic #portraits
  • What I look to capture, more than the person, is their personality. Everyone has a different one and once that begins to come out, the process of the shoot becomes so much more fun. That’s exactly what happened with her when I asked her to just be herself. She was spontaneous and quirky through the whole shoot. Shot on @sonyalphain A7Riii Artist: @bindhumalini Makeup: @sadhana_senthil Edited by @naahushikavuri Backdrops: @mizubackdrops #indian #classical #music #carnatic #musisican #portraits #artist #margazhi
  • One of the things I get to witness with every musician I shoot is watching them enter into their zone. Its just one of the most beautiful things. To see them stand or perhaps sit, strike a chord and experience the music with plainly their soul and nothing else is blissful and honestly, fills you with content. Its a form of catharsis on its own to be on this journey with everyone of them. Thank you @sadhana_senthil for the wonderful makeup. #margazhi #carnatic #music #indian #musician #portraits #artist
  • I find myself comparing photography to poetry from time to time. There's a striking similarity, I believe, the two have. Both have tools used to communicate something beautiful. In both cases, more than mere knowledge of the tools, what you need is understanding of what fits where better and how. For example, knowing the definition of a metaphor will not help. You must understand what two things fit in together to form an amazing metaphor and learn, a step at a time, to write one. Similarly, more than knowing what your camera does, you should understand what you can do with it. You need to have an understanding of the world for both the crafts. They require you, also, to dedicate your time to practice the skill. Knowing about alliteration and assonance will not bring rhythm into your head. Knowing the trend will not instinctively enable you to make those amazing pictures. You must practice. Not once, not twice, you just should, consistently. Both the crafts have a way of containing a million meanings within. What, however, is a major difference is when one reads a beautifully penned poem, they don't ask which pen it was written with, they ask for the poet. When one sees an extraordinary picture, they don't ask for the photographer, they ask for the camera it was taken with. #margazhi #amarramesh #portraiture #indianmusic #musican #portraits #carnaticmusic #indianclassicalmusic

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Koothu – Portraying the Artist

May 25, 2018
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Therukoothu is an ancient folk dance art form, almost 2000 years old, which originated in South India. Koothu (as it is widely called) as a form of entertainment reached its peak hundreds of years ago in Tamil Nadu as mentioned in the Sangam texts about the development of iyal (literature), isai (music) and natagam (drama). Going beyond just a means of entertainment, koothu educates the rural people about religion and …

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Sony A7R lll Tradition meets Technology

May 8, 2018
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A lot has changed over the time. But nothing has hampered the celebration spirit of Indian weddings. All the people coming together, the rituals, the blessings – everything about Indian weddings are so exciting. But it all comes with the challenge for the wedding photographer to capture it all, cutting through the chaos. Can technology help to capture this tradition more effectively? This video is the story of a traditional …

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Natya – Painting the movement with Profoto

April 25, 2018
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I have a strong inclination towards everything that is culturally Indian. As many of you know I have a special love for Bharatanatyam. I have been wanting to create something unique for a Bharatnatyam dancer because I always felt these Bharatnatyam dancers through their body language and meticulous movements, carry the soul of this 2000-year-old traditional dance. The dancer is generally super flexible, has the best body language you can …

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5 THINGS TO TRY WHEN SHOOTING INTO THE SUN

May 16, 2017
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With a little imagination and planning, shooting into the Sun can be so much fun.  As someone who rises early every day, fresh mornings are personally my favorite windows of time to photograph. I experiment a lot with the Sun. And in this post, I am going to keep it simple and give you some handy hacks to shoot into the sun. Check it out!   SILHOUETTE SHOTS: The first …

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