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1. Tell us about your background and
journey.
Well, I am a hardcore mountain girl
from Uttarakhand. A Single child, It was beautiful to grow up in a
multicultural atmosphere. My father is a garhwali Brahmin and my mother is
British. I hold an MBA degree but never wanted to work in the corporate world. I
always had a creative edge and passion for Photography.
Come with 18 + years
experience in my field, I started my career as an event and artist manager but
kept my passion alive by doing photography projects. Since photography was what
I really wanted to do so slowly and gradually got into it professionally. Since
then its been a smooth and beautiful journey, God has been very kind.
2. How and when did you realize your
passion for photography?
For as long as I can remember my
passion for photography was ever since I was a child, in fact, I used to love
holding my relative's cameras and click random images of everyone at home, when
I was just 5 yrs old.
3. Is it a financially stable career?
Yes absolutely photography is a very
highly paid job if done professionally.
4. What are the important skills one should
have to be a successful photographer?
A photographer definitely, first of all, needs to be very imaginative, creative, patient and extremely passionate
about Photography. Secondly, they need to have knowledge about the technical
aspects of camera handling, lenses, lighting composition, posing.
5. Which kinds of photography do you love
to do the most and why?
I simply love capturing humans be it
Celebrity photography, fashion photography, model photography, Portrait
photography, Pre-wedding photography, kids or Maternity Photography. I find humans
very interesting, simply love meeting new people and interacting with
them.
6. What piece of advice would you like to
give to future and aspiring photographers?
Well if you're passionate about
Photography please follow your passion as "I truly believe If you do what
you love, you'll never work a day in your life". And success definitely
follows. But along with passion, There are important points for beginners
which need to be considered:
* Firstly - Technical knowledge is a must.
* Secondly - Always be a learner, just keep
practising your photography daily.
* Thirdly - A beginner should be like a tortoise go
step by step slowly, please do not invest all your hard-earned money in taking
huge loans for buying highly expensive equipment. A photographer can set up a
home studio with basic equipment or can start with rented studio and rented
equipment, see the flow and invest wisely.
* Fourthly - A Photographer needs to have
good interpersonal skills so that he/she builds good clientele relationships and
gets a good flow of business.
7. Which is your favourite book and why?
The holy 'Bible' it really guides me
in my personal and professional life and has definitely made me a better human
being.
Interview by - Kriti
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