At Hoi An in Vietnam, we got an opportunity to work with a Vietnamese model in a traditional white dress. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show.

During a stylized photo shoot with Amrit, I ended the session with a few head shots. Click first photo below to view in large format and then scroll to access this series of  6 photos.

Environment has a lot to do with creating a visual appeal. In this series with Charmaine, I framed her between a line of columns and besides graffiti. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show.

Leveraging graffiti on the walls, I styled this series of 5 pictures with Janet Amrit to create a contrast between the textured background and the subject! It’s a simple trick to further enhance the beauty pf the subject. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show.

Photographers get excited with windows! A window, if leveraged well can help frame a subject to create compositional appeal and also act as a large light source, creating very soft highlights and shadows. So there can be no better way to shoot with natural available light by placing the subject...

Albert Einstein’s teacher once told Einstein’s father that “It doesn’t matter what he does, he will never amount to anything!” As I partnered with Janet Amrit (Model) and Praveena Nair (Make-up artist) to create a series of photographs with this statement in the background, it made me reflect on the...

Praveena Nair (Make-up artist) recently collaborated with me in a photo shoot with Charmaine (Model). Praveena Nair is just starting out as a make-up artist and I feel she did a good job in face painting. To help her create a portfolio, I concentrated on making a few close up...

To create “Dare to Dream” series, I searched for harsh textures on walls. Charmaine was the model and the make-up was done by Praveena Nair. I’d also like to give credit to my daughter, Tarni Kaur, who was kind enough to lend the dresses she had recently created for a...

The tall thick trees and the sun peeking subtly through the branches, created the perfect drama. She then arrived at the scene, dressed in a white victorian grown, smoothly merging into the environment. We made a few pictures and I rushed from the scene to run some afternoon errands. Click...

Selective focus (Bokeh) is what creates the visual appeal in head shots! The recipe for creating such head shots is simple…. 1) Focus on the eyes to make it communicate with the viewer 2) Open the lens as wide as possible to create a shallow depth of field. In creating...