Nir and Emma’s wedding was the first wedding I shot in Delhi after a very long time, and the last I photographed this year before the lockdown started. This was not at all a small production and I have to congratulate the wedding planners, Kanika and Naina, for not only pulling this off with flying […]
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ANDREW & RUPA
I remember the first conversation that I had with Rupa and Andrew. I was in Mumbai and in between assignments and they called late at night due to the time difference from the UK. They said they were getting married in Uganda and I knew I wanted to be there with them. They were a […]
JAYTEN & PRIYA
Priya and Jayten are based in London but Thailand was a lot warmer and appealing. The JW Marriott Resort in Khao Lak is where they chose to lure their friends and family for their destination wedding, and what a wedding this was. This endearing, sweetest, funny as can be couple were just too much fun […]
Sukriti & Pragun
Every now and then you come across a wedding that is just too fantastic to be described in words, and way too elaborate and grand to fit into a normal blog post. Sukriti and Pragun’s wedding in Jaipur was such a wedding, and grand it was. From the very first event in Delhi with the […]
Jasmeen & Ritin
Jasmeen and Ritin got married on my birthday! I was already back in India to drop my daughter to school at the end of July when my wife and two little girls were still not back so I was going to have my birthday alone if it wasn’t for this lovey couple. The actually took […]
Arpita & Aman – Vineyards Couple Shoot
Aman and Arpita got married in Thailand but I was unfortunately unavailable to travel with them on those dates to cover their wedding. We had made many plans, and were completely disappointed about the clash of days, but decided not to give up completely on the opportunity to do something together. I flew into Bangalore […]
Benny & Cathy ~ Couple Shoot
Last June I had the pleasure of covering the wedding of Singer Benny Dayal and model-actress Catherine Thangam in Bangalore. Benny Dayal is most known for his famous song Badtameez Dil (from the movie with Ranbir Kapoor & Deepika Padukone), and could have had a ‘star attitude’ if he wanted to. I remember I was pleasantly surprised […]
10 Photography Movies Every Photographer Should Watch
A few years ago I published a post on photography movies that inspired me. I find that watching a film on a photographer’s work is somewhat of a compensation for my inability to meet them in person. I cannot stress enough on the importance of meeting other artists and photographers. I feel that actaully meeting […]
Wedding Photographer; We Have No Budget For Images!
Good morning wedding photographer! It is this time of the year again. We are approaching the wedding season in India, at least the north of India, as the weddings in the south are also during monsoon, and the emails start coming in. “I am writing you from ‘XYZ’ magazine. For our upcoming special issue we […]
Lighting An Indian Wedding – LED or Flash
Many of us have had the doubtful pleasure of shooting alongside a video team using hot halogen lamps at an Indian wedding. Gladly, this trend is quickly fading away as both photographers and videographers adopt the usage of the more advanced, and easy to use lights. Some photographers find flash, be it on-camera or off-camera, to be […]
I Did Not Enjoy My Indian Wedding, But The Photos Are Great
“I did not enjoy my own wedding, but I really loved the pictures taken by my wedding photographer” says 32 years old Priya. The pictures were “successful in hiding the disappointment” she had of her orthodox traditional Indian wedding. She loved dressing up the way she always wanted to, and was happy to get married, but […]
Vidiya & Rezaul
The lavish Muslim wedding of this Bangladeshi couple, took place at the amazing Leela Palace hotel in Udaipur over three days of great celebration. Vidiya and Rezaul have known each other since Vidiya was a young girl in the Bangladesh capital of Dakha. They have lived in the same country on and off, but have also […]
Second Shooter Rights and Responsibilities
Shooting a wedding and having a second shooter at your side can be a great help, bringing another dimension to the coverage of the wedding, as well as in terms of backup and technical support. Yet, it is not always a pleasant experience as it brings about many issues related to expectations, qualifications, rights and responsibilities. […]
A Good Photographer Or A Successful Photographer?
Some wedding photographers shoot 50 or more weddings a year, while others choose not to shoot more than 10. Some win awards, and others never send their work to any competition. Success has many faces, and many times has really nothing to do with the quality of your work as a photographer. What does success […]
How To Be A Great Wedding Photographer And Create Real Value
Wedding photography has become more clever and creative, but it has also become flat and shallow. Timeless images that reveal a deep truth are hard to find in young wedding photographers portfolios. What is really easy to find are photographers trying to push the boundaries of composition, or some other basic element of photography. The problem is […]
10 Tips For An Indian Wedding Photographer
Indian weddings are nothing like anything you’ve ever encountered, and being an Indian wedding photographer is not the same as being a wedding photographer anywhere else in the world. If you have not attended an Indian wedding before, and are about to take your first Indian wedding photography assignment, here are a few tips for you that […]
Meghna & Gaurav
Some weddings are simply an ongoing party that never stops. This was the case with Meghna and Gaurav’s recent wedding in Pattaya. A non-stop party at the really cool Amari Ocean resort. There were a lot of firsts at this wedding for me. The first time in Pattaya, the first time with my new Fuji […]
Benny & Cathy
Singer Benny Dayal and model-actress Catherine Thangam’s wedding in Bangalore was possibly the most down to earth celebrity wedding one can imagine. Not that I covered so many celebrity weddings, but we all have our preconceptions, and so did I. However, I must say I was pleasantly surprised to meet Benny and Cathy, and see how chilled […]
Dina & Carl
I met Dina and Carl a few months ago when they came to visit and finalise the arrangements for their Goa beach wedding at the Taj Exotica resort in south Goa. I love these weddings in Goa, and the ‘susegad‘ state of mind that is so associated with this state; a relaxed, laid-back attitude towards life […]
Suyash & Rachita
My first wedding in Delhi after almost four years was quite a riot. Delhi weddings are usually in the winter, and the city is just too cold for me in January. Call me spoiled, but Delhi winter is too brutal for me so I practically avoided weddings in Delhi for a while. After so many years, it was really […]
Sylvie & Aaron
Kumarakom Lake Resort, in the backwater of Kerala, is definitely one of the most gorgeous venues for a destination wedding in Kerala. I have already covered a few weddings in this incredible location, and these have always been super fun, beautiful, and incredibly unique. The lake and the houseboats, the fishermen and the cormorant birds who share the […]