The Lights were ready. The camera was tethered and set to go. It had been for 2 hours now. We were late but we weren’t just waiting. There had been a flurry of phone calls since 8 am in the morning (when the shoot was due to begin) and it …
Preparation for Hamsa’s Arangetram photo shoot were all done and all we had to do was to start shooting. Her friend Sandhya happily stood in for the test shots and everything was ready to go. And then Hamsa, overwhelmed with the emotions had tears flowing. First thoughts were – “uh …
A studio shoot for an Arangetram portfolio is always fun – it’s a time when the dancer gets a chance to dress up just as she would for the big day. Under the watchful eye of her guru and egged on and helped by her fellow dancers and troupe seniors, …