the drama that was always there.... part 3

10 March 2012
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

for an intro on the session, please visit the first part of this blog....
also, have a look at the second part of the blog here....

Pretty and Kamal are one of the most interesting couples we have had the chance to do a photosession with... as usual, we were thinking of building a story around them... a story that they live through everyday... we thought of bringing that story out within a dramatic context... the story would remain the same, but the screenplay would be from a drama series of some sort...

while playing with the contrasts, we decided to go with some unique liking and disliking... that uniqueness is what defines relationships among couples.... each couple is different and each couple have their own little story..... people may say that such stories are common... hmm... are they?.... probably they are common... but when you combine all those stories we begin to realise how unique each relationship is... its not that easy to bring out the uniqueness in each relationship... and thats why when you succeed in doing it, the satisfaction is so much more.... not just for the photographer, also for the protagonists.... they begin to understand that they are protagonists in their own drama!!

in the previous episode, we showed how Kamal was indulging in his own world.... this time, Pretty comes up with her revenge!!.... well, sort of.... she knows what puts Kamal off.... they were both very spontaneous with their expressions.... it had to be, as it was the story of their own life.... so, it came almost naturally.... we just put them in a dramatic context to bring some action in it...

we kept the lighting as simple as possible.... we didn't want a wash of light, as we were after some uniqueness of two characters... there had to be two sides of the characters... so, we kept a play of light and shadow on their faces.... two softboxes on two sides (one Lastolite Ezybox 24" Hotshoe and one Shashinki 24").... they were placed in a way so that the background doesn't get washed and there still remains some contrast in the image... two YN-560 flashes did the job in the two softboxes... 28-80mm lens was on the D700 and the trigger was an Elinchrom Skyport on one of the YN flashes... the other one was on optical trigger....

stay tuned for the rest of the story... :)

"Scrap-book Memories"... photo session for 2-5 year olds

April 02, 2012

is your child 2 to 5 year old?.... then your child is the perfect recipient for this amazing offer from Ideas_R_Bulletproof .... this child photography session is aimed to create memories for the child when they grow up and become curious to fill-up their scrap book with their best childhood photos .... this offer is thus called "Scrap-book Memories"..... let your child create the best scrap-book with the best memories!!.... :)

here are the details of this offer....

Children develop some of their own personalities by this time and are usually full of activities. Some babies also start taking instructions. This is where we involve the baby with different activities. Keep around 2 hours of time. Duration of the shoot can be negotiated depending on special circumstances and availability of time. 

 

1) All the sessions would be at Ideas_R_Bulletproof home studio, saving the time and effort of setting up at the client's residence.

2) For this session, client would choose any 2 (two) themes from an array of interesting and unique themes designed specifically for children of this age group. Some of these themes are represented on this page.

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Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 15,000 /-
a) One session with the above details. Its the time cost for the photography team along with cost of the studio setup and equipment.
b) Session fee does not include products, which are described below.
c) For other details, please see the "Location for the Shoot" section below.
d) Also see the "Booking and Payment Procedure" section below.
e) If you have two children within the same age bracket (2 to 5 years), the fee would be BDT 25,000/-. This means, for each child from two and onwards, fees would increase by BDT 10,000/-
f) The sessions would be at Idea House, Ideas_R_Bulletproof's home studio. For location details, please call +880-1711-055524.


Viewing Session:
This is a free session. Usually this is around a week after the session when the client would be able to see the photos in their digital format and choose the photos they like for the product deliverables.


Products:

Photo-products* are not part of the session fee. Our photo-products start at BDT 2,000/- and goes up to what your mind desires (well, almost)!! Our photo products are ready to be hung on the wall or displayed on your desk or to be carried with you anywhere. These are the ultimate outputs that you take away from the sessions that you do with us. We invest time and effort to bring to you some of the most attractive photo products available in Bangladesh. We custom design the products to make them unique. Our innovation is continuous to come up with the most unique photo items. For some business reasons we do not post photos of our products online. So, to learn more about our products, please call us: +880-1711-055524.

*digital photos are more like digital negatives.... you have to process them to see them in their ultimate form... that processing is not done during the session.... the photographer or someone else will give hours behind that effort in digital darkroom... cost of photo products include cost of processing, cost of designing products (which are ready to be hung on the wall or displayed on desktop or printed on the pages of a finished coffee table book), and cost of printing, framing, and other costs..... the photographers give their time and let you get the facilities of a professional studio setup for a session fee (you don't have to spend millions to set it up yourself)

Booking and Payment Procedure:
a) Just go to this link and follow instructions or give us a call at +8801711-055524.

the drama that was always there.... part 2

10 March 2012
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

for an intro on the session, please visit the first part of this blog....

Pretty and Kamal are one of the most interesting couples we have had the chance to do a photosession with... as usual, we were thinking of building a story around them... a story that they live through everyday... we thought of bringing that story out within a dramatic context... the story would remain the same, but the screenplay would be from a drama series of some sort...

one of the first stories that emerged from the couple was their love-hate relationship with certain objects and habits... every relationship has its contrasts... and sometimes the contrasts are so stark that its hard to believe that the relationship actually exists... but we tend to forget that the contrasts show the real strength of the bonding.... a bonding that is strong that despite all those contrasts, love prevails....

anyway, actually it doesn't really require any description for a series like this one.... the visuals are strong enough to understand what goes on in their minds.... Pretty and Kamal both were very spontaneous with their expressions.... it had to be, as it was the story of their own life.... so, it came almost naturally.... we just put them in a dramatic context to bring some action in it...

lighting was critical here... there had to be two layers of lighting here, as the subjects had a fair bit of gap between them.... used the 28-80mm lens (on D700) for convenience here... and was shooting between 35mm and 40mm.... this focal length gave a chance to use perspective to bring out the drama.... two softboxes (Lastolite Ezybox 24" Hotshoe and Shashinki 24") were used for the two subjects, both camera left... a YN-560 flash in each of them.... Elinchrom Ranger RX system played a secondary role as an edge-light with a grid spot... also camera left... a single YN-560 with blue gel and grid spot was on the other side to provide edge light for the subject in front of the camera... Elinchrom Skyport was the trigger used here on the Ranger unit... other flashes were on optical trigger mode...

thats it... hope to publish the rest of the story ASAP.... stay tuned... :)