Our 1st Photo Shoot :)

Sunlight: P, Camera and Shoot! Boom!!! 400+ pictures in a matter of 3 – 4 hrs!

It started as a casual conversation between Arjun’s friend - Ajesh, Arjun and me about couple of months back about him wanting to do a portfolio shoot with us. The idea appealed a lot to Arjun and me and we told him that we were ok to do it whenever he wanted us to. And that day finally arrived over this weekend and what a day we had!!!

Couple of days back, Ajesh made it a point to coach both of us on the do’s and don’ts for the shoot. It seemed extremely simple at that time and I was under the impression “how difficult can it be? All you need to do is smile and look around you so that he can shoot in every angle” Arjun however found it little weird considering he cannot smile without any reason: P

But we weren’t prepared on the hard work that it went from both the ends!!!! 

The theme was decided as ethnic (traditional) - Arjun was dressed in a lovely kurta and pyjama and I was dressed up in a Kerala Saree - which I feel any day, anytime looks wonderful! The location was chosen as Lal Bagh: D

Ajesh, from his end hired lot of equipments’ which were required for the shoot .

And believe me guys; words cannot completely express how we felt about the whole shoot! The weather was brilliant, location was great, photographer was amazing and we, well we were just awesome ;): P

The important things when it comes to a shoot is your expressions, your body language, your comfort level in posing in front of a camera and being photographed in a public place and most importantly  your connect with the photographer.  The initial photos that were taken seemed very easy but it’s only later on when I heard Arjun and Ajesh talk about the lighting effect and various angles which were required to take certain pictures, did I realize that I was so ignorant about the whole concept of photography!  To a layman like me, all I knew was I had to look good in all the pictures , rest I would of course blame it on the camera or the photographer himself ;) But the reality of course is the exact opposite. After a while I realized that our presence of mind is so essential so that we do not lose focus from the shoot.  Though Arjun & I did the photo shoot for fun, for Ajesh it was very important that he get good shots. He is aspiring to get into this field and holds this very close to his heart. From a photographer’s perspective; I realized how important it is to get the “PERFECT PICTURE”

After a while, I knew Arjun too was getting into the groove as he tried to understand many features of the camera and the techniques from Ajesh. Arjun’s passion for photography started more than a year back and it’s his favorite hobby since then.  Unfortunately he is not too keen about portfolio photos yet; else you would have seen me in many of his albums! :D

A big part of posing for photographs depends on how well you are confident about yourself.  As long as you feel good, relaxed and it shows on your face and body language, you can make a good frame which will of course look very natural J and it really doesn’t matter if you are on the heavier side or the duskier!

So yes friends, Arjun and I are proud of the fact that we put our Saturday to very good use and did not hibernate as we generally do ;) There was no reason as to why we did this shoot but yes it was one of the things we did different and hopefully it will be better the next time! (Hope Ajesh is reading this: D)

So for our next trip, we have decided to put in much more effort and Arjun I know for sure will know his wife is ever ready to pose: P

 I have attached few pictures from our shoot - Enjoy!

A big thank you to Ajesh, who made it so much easy for us to be ourselves and hoping to see few of our good photos on your "Ajesh KV Photography" page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ajesh-KV-Photography/189444361071254)  :)