PUNKED UP

PUNKED UP!

This is my latest editorial got featured in @elegantmagazine thanks to the team in #Hyderabad for putting up this great editorial!

Model: @apoorva_srinivasan 
Styled: @makeupbyamisha 
MUA: @makeupbyamisha 
Digitec: @rohan.foto 
Assisted by: @pranil_chintewar

Smartphone Photography

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

Our generation is always asking for more. Technology has gone to another level where we have Drone flying in the sky and clicking what we see from through its eyes. If I think of it, when they launched cell phone it was just for calling and messaging and few games like snakes. We never asked for cameras, internet, wifi, video calls, WhatsApp, iMessage or anything. They gave us more comfort, asked us to chill relax - everything should be given even if you didn't want it. 

But hey, its easy to criticize! What they have made is beautiful, your life is much faster, you can finish all work within no time. Life is confusing but still so damn easy. Well, I just wanted to let these creators know that I'm proud of them and I love you guys what you all keep creating every single day. Hats Off! 

Smartphone Photography

I somehow get to learn a lot just by shooting regularly on my smartphone. I'll tell you how?
I don't really want to carry my Camera everywhere but I can always carry my smartphone - its SMART, you remember? There is a portrait mode which lets me click as if I'm shooting on bloody 50mm 1.8. There are applications like Snapseed which makes your life more easy cause it has everything you need to do a professional editing. Its small you can shoot whatever you want and nobody point a finger. You can put it in those places where you cant fix your cameras? Well, may be! All what I'm trying to say is, it teaches me more, gives me better ideas of angle, better understand about framing and this education I use when I'm doing my professional shoots. NO BIGGIE! 

Well here are some images from my recent tour to #Kasol with my iPhone! 

Please let me know how you like these images. Thank you

CHAPLIN IN A NEW ERA

CHAPLIN IN A NEW ERA

Chaplin in a new era! 
This concept was in my mind for quite some time where we find a woman in the form of Chaplin and @kat.kristian our model was very much up for this editorial with all positive vibes. She’s just too stunning you must check her out. 

Please take a look at the images.

Styled by: @khushikarwa54 
MUA: @khushisoni.khushbu 
Assisted by: @arroon.nair @nikhilmore77 
Magazine: @elegantmagazine
Magazine could be purchased here: Fashion #9 (November 2017)
Thanks for taking a look. 

You'll Shine - Motivational View

Recently I was traveling around Maharashtra for 5 days. I happen to shoot a lot of landscape videos and photos. This video has been on the list for a very long time. Finally, I could get some. time to shoot and edit. The reason, why I love traveling, is that it inspires me the most. Keeps me rolling let me think right. I try not to lose my patience, I really try hard to not to abuse people. But we all are humans and we end up losing our shit sometimes. Here is the video which might give you little inspiration.

Please watch the video below and read everything that I've written 

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Here are some pictures from my trip. Let me know how you like them.

All the best! If there is any question you have please feel free to ask. 
Thank You :) 

Batis 135mm f2.8 by Carl Zeiss

One of the best portrait lenses ever made for Sony E-Mounts. 
Batis 135mm f2.8 This lens was quite of a surprise to all the E mount users cause none of us were really expecting Carl Zeiss to come up with 135mm for Sony E mount. 

Carl Zeiss has always made manual glass and they have been best at it but for the first time they came up with auto focus lenses for Sony E Mount. I've been a fan of this brand cause these glasses are one of the best in the market and you cannot doubt about it. 

Anyhow, I got my hands on Batis 135mm f2.8 and I had to take it to a test shoot to experience the joy of this beauty. Here are few images of the package and the look of the lens. 

Package of the lens was pretty minimal but the look and feel of the lens is amazing and for 135mm this is very light weight. 

• I wish this lens was f2.0 but I don't want to question further cause the lens is light weight and the image quality is brilliant. 
• It's quite pricey for f2.8 (MRP INR 1,45,000) but then we can't question cause its Carl Zeiss.
• If you're a wedding photographer this could be a great lens to have in your bag for the obvious reason, your subject is far but you need the shot from a corner.
• If you're a portrait shooter and looking for new lenses this is it. You won't regret. 

There are many reasons why you should buy this lens and many reasons to not buy one. I'm not trying to sell just putting my opinion. Here are some pictures I Shot on this lenses:

Unfortunately, it started to rain by the time we reached the location but that did not stop us from shooting. I hope you like this blog. Please comment, like and subscribe for more.
Gears:

• A7rii
• Batis 135mm f2.8
• Profoto B1 with a 10mm Grid 
• Few shots I've used gels to create ambient
  
  Special Thanks to Rajkumar from Srishti Digi Life for letting me test the lens.
   

Hyderabad to Bhutan - Travelled 5500kms in 20 days

Friend of mine she always said "do what your heart says". To be honest I got connected to travelling because of her. I always wanted to create something new and fascinating but I wasn't able to & why was that ? because I was not travelling much to inspire my work. I don't say you need to start travelling to inspire your work but I really want everyone to understand the joy of travelling. Cause when you're travelling you're on your own. There are challenges, joy, curiosity, new place, new people, culture, faith, weather, climate, food and many memories. 

AND MEMORIES, IS ALL WHAT YOU'LL TAKE TO YOUR GRAVE!
No body can take that away from you. The spark in your eyes, smile in your face will be priceless when you think about your journey. 

Traveling 30kms away from your house is also called travelling. NO kidding! You'll learn for sure. 

I'm always looking for fun in my life. I think I live to have fun and enjoy everything I do. I'm still not sure what exactly I want to become but what I'm really sure about is that I need to be enjoying what ever I'm doing. I do not want to look back and say it my self oh shit! I wish I could do that now! Every time somebody walks upto me tells me my life is amazing I can do anything, i work with so many models, I get to meet celebs, travel - true man! My life is amazing and that is not because I'm a photographer or a film maker. My life is going to be amazing at any point of time cause "I do, what I love" 

So, here are some of my pictures I clicked while I was travelling with my buddies - Thariq Hussain, Anil Agarwal, Rohan Kumar, Rohit Kabra 

These images are inter connected. And I really want you all to have free time and look at these images. These are just not any random images I've really waited for the moment, I've really spent a lot of time in all the images. And the best part is, you all will find your self some where there & I can asure you that. 

I shoot travel to inspire my self, i share my experiences cause I don't want this to go wasted. I hope you'll connected to these images, hope you all found your self some where there, I really hope to see you all being really happy with what ever you do.

Do let me know how you like these images. Thank You :)