Smartphone Photography and How I Shoot, Edit and Share
One simple and basic rule to follow, if you want to make nice photographs : pretend it is a client assignment. If you’ve never photographed for a client, I understand…
Articles & Writing
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Gratitude 2017 : The Year in Retrospect
1,040 blog posts by the end of 2017. Across various categories, primarily focused on : EyesForLuxury, EyesForDestinations, EyesForTechnology, EyesForLifestyle, 12 personal style features, etc. 40 episodes of my podcast :…
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck, by Mark Manson #Book
I’m listening to the audio version of this book. Laughing my guts out. I haven’t read too many books with the word “fuck” in the title. And out of the…
Lipstick Under My Burkha was disgusting #Movie
Even though it showed rather tame representations of reality. Reality can be a whole lot more disgusting. I know this. Yet, I found it hard to get through the film.…
Alok V. Menon Made Me Think About Gender
The first time I saw Alok was at the India Art Fair in Delhi in 2017. I was there as a commissioned photographer, I was photographing street style for WWD.…
Help From An Army Officer, Part Three
(Continuing from Part Two.) After a dull few days, there is a buzz in town. A large Army Conference is coming up and everything is being repainted and repaired. A…
Help From An Army Officer, Part Two
(Continuing from Part One.) My father is a retired Army Officer. We are staying in rooms provided by the Army. The restaurant is where we go for our meals. Walking…
Help From An Army Officer, Part One
Sitting at one of the innermost, corner-most tables of the restaurant, I stare at the view. Fog climbing up from the valley. The Pine trees are dense with white. The…
The hardest part about a long-distance relationship
Is it on or is it off? I mean I know it’s on. But is it? And no, having signed a paper contract doesn’t make it any different. I’m not…
The Point? There Seems To Be None.
Last week, I was shooting for Google – working on a project that was totally right up my alley – meeting lovely women ( the ones I was photographing )…
Educate Yourself about the Aadhaar / Aadhar
By no means am I even close to figuring out all the details of how the Aadhaar came to be, why it was first launched – as an optional card…
Review of Micah Gianneli’s Photography Part I / Camera & Lenses eBook #BookReview
( Image above is screenshot from Micah’s blog ). The book has fourteen pages. Is currently being sold for 49 Australian Dollars ( approximately Rupess 2,500 ). Page one is…
How I Get Rid of Body Odor
Sometimes, I stink. It’s terrible. I can barely breathe. Perfumes and deodorants do nothing. Even after multiple washes, depending on the fabric of the garment, my clothes continue to smell…
The State of My Physical Health & Thyrocare
Work. Work is my daily obsession. And not any particular aspect of it. Just all of it. From typing out invoices on the laptop and exporting them as PDFs in…
Goats of Anarchy & the question of Deservability
Two days ago, I saw this short video of a person who takes care of goats. Goats with special needs. From the video, I was able to gather that these…
How to Remove Yourself from a Twitter List
Someone has added your Twitter handle to a Twitter List they’ve created. ( Twitter has Lists?! Yup. Read how to use Twitter Lists on Twitter’s support website. ) That page…
Why I Want to Unsubscribe From Your Mailing List
For the first time ever, last week, I received an email asking me why I wanted to be unsubscribed from the brand’s press release mailing list. Context : I’m a…
The Travesty of Event Invitations
If you tell me why you want me, I’m in a better position to deliver exactly what you want from me. A number of brands want me to “attend” their product…
How I Deal With Professional Trust Issues
There is this constant feeling of not knowing whether the person across the table or at the other end of the mobile phone – or behind the email inbox wall…
Photography Princess or Princess Photographer?
A photographer was recently “recognized” and “honored” by a well-established, been-around photography institution. This recognition and honor were covered by various news outlets online and possibly offline ( sorry I…
Equipment And Workflow for My Podcast
This is what my podcasting “workflow” looks like : After deciding what I’m going to be talking about and that it should be in the time range of 15-20 minutes,…
About The Boy
It’s his job. Taking out the garbage. He does it well. It’s his job. Taking out the garbage. He does it well. If not each night, then at least 3-4 times…
Why you must laugh if you’re at a standup comedy gig in India
Obviously, you don’t have to do what I highly recommend but hear me out. The comedy “Scene” is still very very new and raw in India. The comedy “scene” is…
The “Hustle” Delusion
Having believed in the “hustle” during my twenties and even in my early thirties, I don’t take kindly to anyone pushing it as a way to succeed. ( And I’m…