Being Me

Aishwarya is one of my all time favorite photographers. The tones, the frames, the mood and the emotions that she captures is beyond beautiful. I still remember the first time she texted me on Instagram and asked if we could work together and I was thrilled, and ever since I've always looked forward to creating portraits with her. We'd always plan to catch up for a shoot but somehow things never worked out. 

We recently met, after almost a year, and created this beautiful series on a Sunday morning.

              

          

       

         

I honestly didn't know how to kill time during the quarantine. Saw a bunch of sitcoms and K-Dramas on Netflix, sketched after 3 years, did some art and craft, played puzzles and did the usual.I wanted to do something creative and that's when my uncle had told me that he had a DSLR. 

One evening I went for a walk in my apartment and took a few photos of random things. Realized that I could connect the camera to my phone using an app and that's when I thought I'd give a shot at self portraits. Started out with something very simple and after a bunch of youtube tutorials I gradually got a hang of it. 

Here are some of my self-portraits in the order that it was shot

1. The Self Portrait Starter Pack

Taking photos using a cloth. Very cliched, I know.

   

   

 

 

3. Through the Glass

Figured out that it was always easy to shoot simple photos so really wanted to go out of the box. Used a wine glass as a prop and was pretty happy about the outcome ^_^

     

    

  

     

               

7. The Lockdown

Was roaming around the house looking for a prop to shoot with and decided to give a shot with the baking tray

      

8. The Set Up

Created this little set up using a curtain as a backdrop and some leaves 

          

9. Mirror Mirror

This is one of my personal favorites and I absolutely loved shooting this look