Lamisa's possessions, part 1

18-19 May 2010
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

too lazy I always had been and had really felt this in my bones this time round.... my daughter is growing out of her possessions and I'm yet to finish my job.... I'm lazy indeed!!

I took this project back in May this year and wanted to shoot the things before they faded away in memory..... and I think I already let a lot of that go away..... I will never be able to forgive myself for that..... anyway, I'm trying to revive this project and really want to pursue this time.... lets see, what happens....

these are some of the shoots from last May.....





















Nikon D700 + Sigma APO 150mm f2.8 EX DG HSM Macro
1/100s, f3.2-5.6, ISO 200
Nikon SB-900 on camera shooting TTL, bounced off white ceiling

tribute to a young artist......

28 August 2010
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

I always believe that creativity can't be taught.... its something that people are born with..... you can groom creativity to pull off something outstanding.... but its a gift that not everyone possesses.....

we (my wife and me) suddenly decided to make a photograph that would pay tribute to a very young creative mind...... my wife once used to be a private tutor to Barnali.... Barnali used to come up with some really cool creative works of her own that looked beyond her age.... my wife got introduced to the world of glass-painting in this way..... you teach some; you learn some.... thats how life goes....

Barnali presented a fantastic gift to her teacher which was a work of emotion and showed her affection in the real world...... we thus decided to remember her affection and pay tribute to her creative mind..... we love her and we also admire her work..... all the best wishes to her....

now the geeky stuff..... I decided to use only one light source for this shot.... the idea was to project the work on the wall right beside the model (my wife).... I wanted the light source to be warm, but direct and contrasty..... I wanted it to have a spotlight effect with all its shadows......










Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-210mm f4-5.6D
f8, 1/250s, ISO 200 @85mm
Strobist info:
One SB-900 (in TTL mode on tripod with grid spot and warm gel filter) on camera right..... glass-paint artwork (held by an improvised boom-arm) placed between the light and the subject....

simulating daylight.......

27 August 2010
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

I've tried this kinda shot at Baliati as well during the last photowalk there in May 2010.... now, I can try to replicate this once again.....

it was a gloomy day.... just rained.... and there was hardly any sunlight, let alone harsh sunlight... I put an SB-900 on a tripod in the balcony and triggered it with the help of Elinchrom Skyport radio trigger.... put a warm gel filter on the flash to simulate late afternoon sunlight..... the grills on the window did the rest..... I just wished I could place the flash a bit further from the window, but the size of the balcony restricted this.... I had to be happy with this.....





Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 50mm f1.4D
1/30s, f8, ISO400
Strobist info:
Nikon SB-900 with warm gel filter on tripod, triggered by Elinchrom Skyport @ 1/2 power