A Six Day Beach Vacation in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka #EyesForDestinations
No matter how hard we try, sister-sister vacation time is hard to squeeze into both our schedules. The last time we did something together, just the two of us, was…
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About Naina Redhu
Naina Redhu is a professional photographer. Her career, spanning 15 years, started with an MBA in IT & Systems, to a job as an Innovation Management Consultant, to branding & graphic design work for international clients, to a full-time solo-entrepreneurship as an Experience Collector. Naina started her blog 15 years ago and it has evolved from writing about Creativity & Innovation, to sharing case studies about Branding & Graphic Design to finally a destination for some of the leading Luxury & Lifestyle brands as Naina writes features for these brands and photographs them. Having traveled all over India as a child ( the advantage of having a father serving in the Indian Army ), she is also well-traveled across Europe ( Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy and France ), Asia ( Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam ), America ( New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco ), and Canada. Naina has her own podcast called The Naina Redhu Experience, where she talks about the business and professional aspects of photography, blogging and influencer marketing in India. Her abstract art, under the KhaosPhilos label can be shopped on the Naina.co online store and she is available for bespoke commissions as well. "The New Rules of Online Brand Building", Naina's on-ground workshop, recently wrapped up its 6th Edition. Launched in 2018, "Workshops By Naina" is going to be seeing more editions across the country. For those who are not located in / around NCR and are hence unable to attend Naina's workshops, she is available for online video consultation sessions. Naina is also available for hire as a Speaker. She has been invited as a Keynote Speaker at a blogging conference and also speaks about the business of photography in India. Always learning & evolving online, she has presence across several online spaces including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok and her podcast can be found on all podcast channels and apps.
An Evening in Singapore : Gardens By The Bay #EyesForSingapore #EyesForDestinations
I was recently in Singapore for a gig with the wonderful Yotel Singapore and I stayed on in the city for a bit longer with my friend Julie. I had…
#EyesForVietnam Getting There, From India #EyesForDestinations
Great escape from the air pollution of Delhi. That was not the original plan of course. The original plan was to do a repeat of “annual vacation with the folks”…
The New Rules of Online Brand Building #WorkshopsByNaina
My Yotel Singapore Staycation #NAINAxYOTEL #EyesForSingapore
If you go in expecting that the rooms are like luxury airline cabins, you will be very pleasantly surprised. The YOTEL concept is of hotel rooms that utilize space smartly,…
Gurgaon. Walk at Night #EyesForGurgaon
Literally what the headline says and not much else. Except maybe, “walk with a DSLR”. More Gurgaon related stories on my blog can be seen under the #EyesForGurgaon tag.
My First Time Flying Cathay Pacific #LifeWellTravelled #NAINAxGoogle
Exactly ten days after Cathay Pacific’s 71st Anniversary ( the brand was founded by American Roy C Farrell and Australian Sydney H de Kantzow on 24th of September, 1946 – initially…
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The Slightly More Satisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
Well, obviously I couldn’t have left you ( or myself ) with the very dissatisfying timelapse earlier! I did continue to shoot to make this slightly longer timelapse video.…
Eleven Hours in Hong Kong #EyesForHK #EyesForDestinations
There was an eleven hour layover during my travel back to Delhi from San Francisco. ( I was in San Francisco for the Google Fall Launch. ) The layover was…
The Dissatisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
Watch it fullscreen – button at bottom right of the above window. Pointed the camera in a different direction that usual. I love watching clouds form and dissolve in…
Ranikhet > Farm House > Delhi. Until next year! #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
2nd & 3rd September, 2017 From visiting the grocery store to pick up just one more packet of playing cards, to refueling the vehicle and getting photos with the staff.…
#EyesForStreetStyle
Lunch With Friends #NAINAxRanikhet Day 07, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
1st September, 2017 It is September already. Where did 2017 go? And a whole week in Ranikhet already too. Time flies. I don’t think I want to go back to…
Studio Smita Singh, La Decoupeuse #EyesForGurgaon
Smita, La Decoupeuse. Also, Smita, the classmate from school! The launch of the Studio Smita Singh was, of course, an event where I got to see the beautiful art that…
#TheNainaRedhuExperience Podcast
- The Gift of Perspective : Have To Do vs. Get To Do #TNRE Episode 100 #TheNainaRedhuExperienceTrigger warning : I'm talking about the shift in perspective I was gifted when a friend of mine passed away. Grief, loss & a different way of looking at things. Dedicated to Bargoti.
- 99 #TNRE : Hashtags in 2019 #TheNainaRedhuExperienceFor the hashtag episode from 2 years ago, listen to episode no. 61. Not much has changed in terms of usage & relevance but there's a frenzy in confusion around hashtags. Are they effective? What's your goal? What are you trying to achieve? Hashtags are a tool to use, not a game that you need […]
- 98 #TNRE : Do You Need Engagement on Instagram? #TheNainaRedhuExperienceWhat is engagement anyway? When anyone can buy comments, likes, video views, etc., what is the value of this "engagement"? Why are you even ON Instagram in the first place?
- 97 #TNRE : Introductions Are In Order : Who Is Naina?About to hit 100 episodes on my podcast, some of you are new & I need to consolidate who I am too! So hi! Listen to me talk about who I am, what I do, how I got here, briefly.
- 96 #TNRE : At #AdobeMax 2019 & other thoughts about creativityBack at Adobe Max for the second time. Recording & posting from Los Angeles. What's Adobe Max, what I was doing here & what's next!
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 06, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
31st August, 2017 We had checked out the Golf Course and its availability the day before – on Day Five of this year’s #NAINAxRanikhet Luckily, the weather was still great…
Valley View HomeStay #NAINAxRanikhet Day 05, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
Don’t forget to click on the panorama to see a larger version. That’s what it looks like from the dining room. What. A. View. Of course, it also depends on…
About Naina Redhu
Naina Redhu is a professional photographer. Her career, spanning 15 years, started with an MBA in IT & Systems, to a job as an Innovation Management Consultant, to branding & graphic design work for international clients, to a full-time solo-entrepreneurship as an Experience Collector. Naina started her blog 15 years ago and it has evolved from writing about Creativity & Innovation, to sharing case studies about Branding & Graphic Design to finally a destination for some of the leading Luxury & Lifestyle brands as Naina writes features for these brands and photographs them. Having traveled all over India as a child ( the advantage of having a father serving in the Indian Army ), she is also well-traveled across Europe ( Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy and France ), Asia ( Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam ), America ( New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco ), and Canada. Naina has her own podcast called The Naina Redhu Experience, where she talks about the business and professional aspects of photography, blogging and influencer marketing in India. Her abstract art, under the KhaosPhilos label can be shopped on the Naina.co online store and she is available for bespoke commissions as well. "The New Rules of Online Brand Building", Naina's on-ground workshop, recently wrapped up its 6th Edition. Launched in 2018, "Workshops By Naina" is going to be seeing more editions across the country. For those who are not located in / around NCR and are hence unable to attend Naina's workshops, she is available for online video consultation sessions. Naina is also available for hire as a Speaker. She has been invited as a Keynote Speaker at a blogging conference and also speaks about the business of photography in India. Always learning & evolving online, she has presence across several online spaces including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, TikTok and her podcast can be found on all podcast channels and apps.
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 05, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
30th August 2017 The hair on my chin and upper lip are growing back. Not yet noticeable if you’re at an arm’s distance. But I can see them. I’m conflicted.…
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 04
29th August By Day 04 in Ranikhet, I had graduated from writing about Ranikhet onto writing about other subjects. I can’t include those pieces with photographs from Ranikhet, so, those…
The New Rules of Online Brand Building #WorkshopsByNaina
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…
Ciclo Cafe #EyesForDining #EyesForGurgaon
In Sector 29, Ciclo is a few months old. Very spacious. Ground floor and basement. Opens at 0800 hours and serves breakfast till about 10am on weekdays and about 11am…
Bye Bye Ranikhet, Forever?! #NAINAxRanikhet Day 03
Don’t miss the sunset photos in this post from Day Three at Ranikhet. I wrote about Sunsets on Day Two and I’m going to look at this as the reward!…
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I’m thinking of Sunsets. #NAINAxRanikhet Day 02
Second Day in Ranikhet 27th August, 2017 Having lived for a little over 37 years, I’ve lived through about 13,505 sunrises and 13,505 sunsets. I have not seen all of…
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…
#EyesForGurgaon Timelapse 03
Watch it fullscreen – button at bottom right of the above window. Pointed the camera in a different direction than usual. This was photographed from my building’s roof…
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…
#EyesForStreetStyle
Ranikhet Sounds #NAINAxRanikhet Day 01
( Photos are from our drive from Gurgaon to Ranikhet. ) August 26th, 2017 My ears are ringing even after two hours of having reached Ranikhet. It isn’t the first…