on International Women's Day.....

08 March 2013

while thinking about what to write, I began to search my mind.... and ended up searching my soul.... to me, this single day to appreciate womanhood is nothing.... the people who are just inseparable parts our lives, they deserve a lot more than just a single day of appreciation... but its true that a day like this makes us think about them.... them... the persons without whom this world would've been without colour.... its because of this day that I'm writing this blog post... and its because of this blog post, that I've searched the inner parts of my soul....

every person in this world deserves his/her dues... and that what justice is all about... we are having to declare an international day for women because of the lack of justice... justice towards all the women folks out there.... we don't have to look too far to see how we are doing in terms of justice.... if every person does justice to others around him/her, there remains no injustice.... so, problem lies within our homes.... society is nothing but a collection of homes.... homes like ours...

being a family portrait photographer I have the privilege of getting close to families... seeing their bonds, feeling their emotions.... and I've never seen more emotion than what I saw in women... especially mothers..... yes, women tend to be more emotional.... but that what make them bring all the colours.... without them the world would've been full of colourless concretes.... I grew up around my mother; fell in love and married my wife; got another mother as a gift from the marriage; gave birth to a wonderful baby girl.... to me, women are all that I have... never had a sister, but that emptiness has been overcome with time, with the help of all the women I have around me; especially my sister-in-law (my brother's wife), who filled that position quite nicely....

to me, the meaning of women is a lot more than celebrating International Women's Day.... to me, everyday is a women's day.... but that day, women should be hand-in-hand with men and men should be with women.... thats the foundation of human bond.... and thats how it should be.....

cute, but "dark" images.....

27 February 2013

children are cute.... and very difficult to manage.... the combination?.... a "cute chaos"!.... well, that chaos can be controlled though, with some hard work and experience.... and that makes children's photos even more precious.... whatever you have to work hard to earn, is usually sweeter while you enjoy them.... children don't develop the expression of adults, which makes it difficult to pose them in front of a camera.... but you also have to be mindful that this is exactly what makes children, well... children.... a child's expression is a child's expression....

41 years victory.... 16 December 2012

but a more mature expression makes some unique photos of children.... something that children are not expected to do.... these photos are damn difficult to make, but always worth the try.... sometimes it just clicks, other times its a pain to pull off.... or in worst case scenario, you may have to quit.... doing our part, we've tried it many times and quite surprisingly, almost always pulled it off.... it doesn't come cheap though.... sometimes, lots of positive and/or negative motivations later, we still were undone and had to do the thing all over.... patience is the key.... we had been blessed by Lamisa's great ability to adapt to our styles.... it obviously happened because of her closeness to camera/studio since her birth.... but as said before, a child is a child... they always need that extra bit to work with them....

Lost Spring

talking of mature expressions, we've done several photos with Lamisa that needed her to portray a more melancholy mood.... making the image more "dark" thematically.... her mood was accentuated by the lighting, props and her surroundings.... at least, in the photo, that is.... but remember that while she was being photographed, all that moody environ wasn't there at all.... all of that turned into reality only after the actual photo was taken with moody lights.... moody lights depend on the artificial light settings.... and until the light flashes, its a typical environ around her.... it only becomes something to look at after the photo is made inside the camera..... for example, both the "41 years of victory" photo and the "Lost Spring" photo were made against a white wall..... the lighting made all the difference.... as a child we never expected Lamisa to understand the full meaning of what we were doing.... but we did give her cues regarding the mood that should be portrayed here.... she did respond.... just like any other preschooler would....

previously, in another post of December 2011 we've discussed three particular photo-shoots, where mood was everything.... though the moods in those photos were quite different.... the Victory Day shoot of 2011 was particularly difficult to make.... you can check it out here.... we also expect to discuss the 21st February photo of 2012, which was very popular among our viewers....

don't forget to leave your feedback.... and thanks for reading!

the event that can make a photographer out of you!!

31 January 2013

I hope you've guessed the event already.... well, potentially there are too many such events that can come in our lives.... a travel tour; a close person's wedding; a special friends' or family event; or some freak event on the road.... but the event that eventually comes to most people lives is the birth of a child... if its not your own child, it can still be of someone very close to you.... the fact of the matter is, the event is such a special one that it hardly keeps us away from capturing the moment(s)..... its one of those magical moments in our lives when we a in tears of joy....

most people are not photographers... but most people have the desire to keep precious family moments alive through some photographs.... cameras are now at everyone's reach... at least, since mobile phones started to include cameras in them.... you no longer have to reach for the cupboard or some other less-than-easily-accessible place in your house to fetch a camera.... yet, I've known some people who bought a camera after the birth of their first child.... through this purchase, not all people can start to call themselves as photographers, but the benefit of them exercising their skills with that machine in hand would be far-reaching.... and at some point in time (usually after several years), they would realise what a precious little thing those clicks did for them....

some advices.....

there would be some advices for the new parents (also for the parents of more than one child) regarding capturing the moments of their child(dren).... and guess what, most the advices would not be related photography techniques!!... yes!!

a) make time.... we know you're busy.... but think about it.... why are you busy?... whom are you busy for?... if you do what you do for whom you do, you know what I'm talking about... don't forget to click when the moment arrives.... you don't know what you would miss just because you were tired on that particular day.... you wouldn't forgive yourself for being lazy on that day.... so, take energy from the magic you've brought to this world!!

b) don't look for the camera!!.... when you have a new baby in your house, don't keep your camera in a far-away place... keep it within reach of you so that you can click without a moment's delay... and if the camera is a bit away at the precious moment, forget it and use the best camera..... the one you always have with you.... the mobile phone camera!!.... I don't think I have to remind people of this in the age of iPhone.... just click!!...

c) explore video... if you love still photography, you should definitely do it... but you should ever underestimate the power of talking photos.... some of the baby's activities can only be captured in a video.... and another thing.... sometimes you may have to shoot in extremely low light conditions with possibility of blurry images (if you don't use a flash).... in such conditions, video is an excellent choice... and when the baby gains more activities, video only becomes more and more important...

d) don't forget to take backups..... in today's digital world, its extremely easy to lose photos... we lose our digital devices or those get damaged and we lose all the precious photos in them.... so, don't forget to take backups.... hope to do a separate blog on this subject soon....

e) all children are important.... sometimes the emotion of capturing moments wanes a bit with some couples as they become ever more busy rearing more than one child... it may be difficult for you do repeat the effort that you gave behind photographing your first child... but your other younger children also deserve the same... so, do keep clicking...

my little effort....

I've done a photo-series based on the first year's photos of my child, Lamisa.... this is one work that I'm really proud of.... its very much personal, emotional and memorable... I'm glad to mention that this piece work inspired a lot of photographer friends of mine around me to do the same.... the series was presented as an audio-visual presentation at Lamisa's first birthday event for the first time in November 2009... it was also presented during the photography exhibition "Bangladesh in Frames II" in 2010, organised by "Through the Lens: Bangladesh" (TTL) photography group....

you can find the presentation in Slideshare....

do you have similar experiences with you child?.... please share with us... and if you have learned a few more lessons, don't forget to share those as well....

 thanks a lot for reading!! ...... a lot more coming up....

"The First Cake!!"..... an exclusive first birthday photo-session offer

29 October 2012

if your baby is approaching his/her first birthday, this offer is for you!!.... the first birthday is always special.... those cute little steps and crawls are so adorable... the first callings.... memorable, isn't it?.... the first birthday party brings together everyone, but the baby gets overwhelmed by all the hustle and bustle.... and unfortunately it becomes hard for the baby to be in the most entertaining mood!!.. its true, its hard to get the best photos of the baby on that birthday party!!.... the moment is precious and we also don't want to lose that moment among that busy birthday party.... this offer remembers these lessons and makes sure that the baby's moments are preserved for decades for you to cherish!!.... this session is for your baby.... and this is his/her cake.... "The First Cake!!"....

here are the details of the offer:

The photo-session would be at Idea House, Ideas_R_Bulletproof's home studio at Mohammadpur and would be done around two weeks before the baby's actual first birthday so that the images can be ready by the time the birthday party arrives. Typical time for the shoot would be around 2 hours. Time for the session may be extended under special circumstances. This session would have a cake-smashing part, which would typically require a dress-change. This part would be done in a custom-designed artistic setting which would be unique to say the least. After the cake-smashing, there would be an exclusive session with the baby for which one to two wardrobe changes are acceptable as long as time doesn't exceed typical session time. No theme-based photo-shoots would be part of this session, which are for older children. We would also include some group photos within the session with parents and siblings (not exceeding 4 people including the baby).

Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 10,000 /-
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) Also see the "Booking and Payment Procedure" section below.
d) 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:

-Three 4L size (4"x6") prints would be complimentary (FREE). The Ideasrbulletproof Team would choose the images for the client and present the client during the viewing session.

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.

"Snow White".... a simple photo-session offer for 2-5 year olds

26 October 2012

if your child is 2 to 5 years of age and you are looking for some simple but elegant photos that would decorate your house for decades, this is the offer for you!!.... we have come up with the simplest photo-session offer for children.... a session that is done within the shortest possible time and thus offers the best bargain offer for any child session from Ideas_R_Bulletproof.... it will be a session on simple and elegant white set-up and hence the name.... "Snow White"....

here are the details of the offer:

The photo-session would be at Idea House, Ideas_R_Bulletproof's home studio at Mohammadpur and would be done in one single set-up. Typical time for the shoot would be 1-1.5 hours. Set-up change cannot be handled within this short session offer. One to three wardrobe changes are acceptable as long as time doesn't exceed typical session time. Time for the session may be extended under special circumstances. No theme-based photo-shoots would be part of this session. To avail those, we would suggest our other offers. We would also include some group photos within the session with parents and siblings (not exceeding 4 people including the child).

Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 6,000 /-
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) Also see the "Booking and Payment Procedure" section below.
d) 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:

-Three 4L size (4"x6") prints would be complimentary (FREE). The Ideasrbulletproof Team would choose the images for the client and present the client during the viewing session.

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.

"One-hour Magic!"... a 1-hour-long short photo session

15 October 2012

if you think that our elaborate artistic photo-sessions are not for you, this is exactly the offer for you!!... this is a one-hour session only!!.... yes, you don't have to book us for a long time... you can hire us and our facilities for a fraction of time and cost!!.... this is the best bargain offer from Ideasrbulletproof that you can ever expect!!.... you get a smaller pie of the same quality service and product that we have stood for from the start... this is "One-hour Magic!" and this is quality at a bargain price!!

here are the details of the offer:

this session covers a wide variety of photo opportunities.... we would cover...
*families with up to four people,
*babies and children with their families .....and even...
*individual portfolio sessions....

this session doesn't cover...
*couples
*newborns
*maternity/pregnancy session
*exclusive session for babies (up to 1-year of age) or children (1-5 years of age)


The photo-session would be at Ideasrbulletproof home studio at Mohammadpur and would be done in one single set-up. Set-up change cannot be handled within this one-hour session offer. We would suggest the set-up based on subjects and wardrobe. One wardrobe change is acceptable as long as time doesn't exceed session time of one hour. Time for the session may be extended under special circumstances. No theme-based photo-shoots would be part of this session. To avail those, we would suggest our other offers. To have exclusive photo-session of you baby or children, please also take a look at our other offers.


Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 5,000 /-
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) Also see the "Booking and Payment Procedure" section below.
d) 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:

-Three 4L size (4"x6") prints would be complimentary (FREE). The Ideasrbulletproof Team would choose the images for the client and present the client during the viewing session.

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)

to know more about why we price like this, please visit this link here....

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

"Childhood Stories".... custom & premium photo-shoot offer from Ideasrbulletproof

01 June 2012
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

children are precious and so are the memories of their transient childhood.... we believe there can hardly be more disappointment if a child grows up to find that he/she doesn't have any exclusive childhood photo.... this is where we jumped in to ensure that our children don't have to endure the same fate as ours... your child will thank you for this after many years!.... and talking about thanking, we offer the most unique of photos in this offer... every child is unique, as every family is.... the effort of ours is to make photos that are not only unique, but talk about their unique families as well... this offer, "Childhood Stories" is our most exclusive and premium offer for child photo-sessions....

here are the details of this offer.....

These sessions are for babies that are more than 12 months old. Babies 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. We also include parents, siblings and other close family members in the session. Keep at least 3-4 hours of time, including an hour's time for the setup to complete and dismantle. Duration of the shoot can be negotiated depending on special circumstances and availability of time.
Check out the children portrait examples here.

Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 25,000 /-
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.

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)

Location for the Shoot:
a) We are an on-location photography team. Depending on the theme of the shoot, we may be shooting indoors or outdoors. If we require a studio, we can create one at client's home! We offer our home studio for Newborn, Baby and Child photography only. But for this particular offer, we would be shooting on location, not at our studio.
b) Outdoor location can be chosen anytime depending on shoot theme.
c) If more than one location is requested by the client or it is away from client's home, there would be extra cost charged for that. The cost would be added to the usual rates.
d) If the shooting location is away from client's home, client would provide transportation facilities for them as well as for the Ideas_R_Bulletproof team and their equipment.
e) If an away-location suggested by client requires some exclusive usage permission, it has to be arranged by client.
f) If an away location suggested by client requires some permission charge or usage charges, it would be paid by the client.  

 

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

"The World of Colours"... photo session for 2-5 year olds

May 05, 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 look for the most colourful photos of their childhood.... this offer is thus called "The World of Colours"..... let your child create a colourful album 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. Don't forget to bring some colourful wardrobe changes for the child! :)

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) colour themes from an array of interesting and unique colourful themes designed specifically for children of this age group. Some of these themes are represented on this page.

Fees and Deliverables:

Session Fee:
BDT 8,000 /-
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 12,000/- more. This means, for each child from two and onwards, fees would increase by BDT 4,000/-
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:

-Three 4L size (4"x6") prints would be complimentary (FREE). The Ideasrbulletproof Team would choose the images for the client and present the client during the viewing session.

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.

"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.

damn good shadows... part 1....

03 February 2012
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

personally, I'm not that fond of photos that don't have any shadows in them... in fact, its the shadows that give objects their true shape... the three-dimensional feel of an object is never apparent without shadows... although in some cases I do try to eliminate most shadows, I still try to keep some of it to fulfill my inner desire... at least, it gives sort of a direction to the light.... but there are times when I found shadows more important than the light itself!!.... so important that I went ahead modifying the shadows, rather than modifying light.... well, it sounds silly, as they're just opposite of the same coin... this is the first part of such efforts....

 I'm always heavily influenced by Joe McNally.... he's one of my lighting gurus.... one of the things that Joe does quite regularly at the end of his superb workshops is a shadow projection using the audience.... he sets one light at the end of the hall-room and tells the audience to raise their hands.... that way, he creates a great backdrop for his talent on stage.... and the kind of talents he manages for his workshops are one-of-a-kinds... with McNally behind the camera, you can guess the quality of outputs....

 
I never had the opportunity to use a hall-room for a shoot.... but also never thought that I couldn't do anything without it.... it may not be as easy without the hall-room, yet, it might still work out after all.... with that hope, I thought of creating something for Lamisa that wasn't possible for us in real life (well, at least, not for now).... we created a shadow audience for her and turned her into sort of a star.... oh yes, when she stood with that colourful guitar of her, the audience just went 'gaga'..... well, sort of...

just one YN-560 flash, triggered with an Elinchrom Skyport..... we used the maximum length of the room (no hall-room).... the flash was placed as close to the ground as possible, but not on the ground for obvious reasons.... the shadows were provided by some "hand-made hands" (no real audience was manageable).... the white wall was was the back of the "stage".... the main challenge was to figure out the distance between the light and the props, and between the props and the wall.... it turned out nicely in the end, though we had to adjust quite a bit during the shoot.... a small bit of change in placement of the props meant a huge change of direction of the shadows....

Lamisa had a lot of fun getting to use her "guitar" to her heart's content.... that guitar didn't last longer than that shoot.... actually it was already running on repairs when used during the shoot!!

a lot more coming up.... stay tuned....