Culture of Photography

EVER WONDERED WHERE PEOPLE GET THEIR PICTURES TAKEN TO FIND THEIR PERFECT PARTNERS? 

IT TURNS OUT THAT PHOTO STUDIOS IN MADRAS HAVE A WHOLE CATEGORY DEDICATED TO THIS GENRE WITH

CONCEPTS, BACKDROPS, PROPS, AND POSES SPECIALLY SUITED FOR THIS STYLE OF IMAGERY.

SO FOR VALENTINES DAY, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE SOME FUN

WITH THIS IDEA AND SEE HOW THE PHOTO STUDIOS CREATE AN IMAGE

THAT WILL SHAPE A PERSON’S LIFE FOREVER! WILL THEY BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE

ALL THE INTRICACIES AND QUALITIES OF A HUMAN BEING ONTO AN IMAGE

TO CREATE THE PERFECT FIRST IMPRESSION?

…AS IT TURNS OUT,

THE RESULTS WERE NOT WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING TOO   

THIS IS HOW IT WENT DOWN:

We worked with one model and created 5 different personalities for him to portray. Each personality was styled in a unique BISKIT muslin prototype from our archive and given a back-story so our model could get into the characters frame of mind during the photo session.

We arrived at the photo studio and gave each photographer a brief background about the person he was photographing and the characteristics he wants to portray to his prospective partner through the image.Beyond this, they were given full freedom to direct the shoot – from posing, use of props, lighting, and selection of background to fit the mood.

THE EMOTIONAL ONE

HE WAKES UP EVERYDAY BELIEVING HE IS GOING TO FIND THE ‘ONE’ AND WILL GO TO ANY LENGTH TO MAKE SENSE OF UNRELATED EVENTS TO FIT HIS THEORY.

IRONICALLY HE HAS NEVER EVER SEEN A ROM-COM HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

THE POET

AN ASPIRING POET FROM THE REGION OF SOUTH INDIA. WHILE HE IS EXTREMELY SHY AND INTROVERTED, HE TRIES REALLY HARD IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH TO COME OFF AS A FRIENDLY AND FUN LOVING PERSON.

HIS FAVORITE QUOTE:

“A MAN WITH ONE WATCH KNOWS WHAT TIME IT IS; A MAN WITH TWO WATCHES IS NEVER QUITE SURE”

~AUTHOR UNKNOWN

THE KARATE ENTHUSIAST

WHILE HE GAVE UP HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A KARATE GRAND MASTER AT THE AGE OF 12 AFTER LOSING A SPARRING CONTEST WITH HIS SISTER, HE NEVERTHELESS LOVES THE SPORT AND IS EAGER TO PORTRAY THIS SIDE TO HIS PROSPECTIVE PARTNER.

YOUTUBE FOOD SENSATION

HE RECENTLY DISCOVERED YOUTUBE WHICH HAS HELPED SPARK HIS PASSION FOR FOOD. WHAT STARTED OFF WITH A SIMPLE MURUKU MAKING RECIPE TITLED, “THE CIRCULAR NATURE OF LIFE: THE ART OF THE PERFECT FRIED SNACK”, HE HAS NOW AMASSED A FOLLOWING OF 1000 FOLLOWERS ON HIS CHANNEL - A BIG FEAT IN HIS LOCAL VILLAGE OF 200 PEOPLE. THE VILLAGERS EVEN JOKINGLY SAY THAT HE HAS A BIGGER FOLLOWING THAN GOD IN THIER VILLAGE!

HE IS NOW ENGROSSED ON A 2 PART COOKBOOK TITLED: “A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF SPICE: THE ESSENCE OF HOMECOOKING”.

WORLD TRAVELLER

AN AVID TRAVELER AND SEEKER OF INNER TRUTH - HE BELIEVES IN EXPERIENCING EVERYTHING ATLEAST ONCE. THERE WAS THIS ONE TIME WHEN HE REALLY DID NOT WANT TO INDULGE IN THE LATEST HYPE – THE RAMEN BURGER – BECAUSE OF HIS FAMOUS DISLIKE FOR NOODLES, BUT HE DID IT ANYWAY.