Visit to Koyembedu Market, Chennai, TamilNadu, India

On one fine Sunday morning, I started from home at Medavakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India at 5:30 AM with my Nikon camera and reached Koyembedu whole sale market in Koyembedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India at 6:30 AM.

I have been to this Koyembedu market 12 years before and have seen it as one of the busiest market all the time and especially in the early morning. Even now, I am seeing loading,unloading the vegetables, fruits etc by labourers, Whole salers packing and sending to the retail vendors, general public like us buying vegetables, flowers & fruits as well.

I decided to visit Fruits and Flower market to capture the vibrant colors that it exhibits. But before I enter these markets, I saw huge array of raw bananas being unloaded and nicely arranged in the market

One of the friend there requested to take his picture and want to see his face in the camera. He was so happy on seeing his face smiling in the picture which in turn made me realise that there is only one reason where people immediately give a smile no matter whatever the situation is when you request them to give a pose for the picture

I then started walking towards the Fruit market and trying to get a glimpse of the different activities that was happening. My eyes was caught and my attention went to the orange seller where he was organising the orange fruits one over the other. The sunlight over the fruits added additional texture and was a perfect situation to click the picture

Another friend in the Fruit market asked me to click the picture below and send to his Friend's what app number.I then understood that What's app and the availability of android apps have made it so simple that even Aam admi can use it.

I was then in a transit between Fruit and flower market and found this amazing mobile hotel (Thallu Vandi) where hot dosa is being served to the people in Koyembedu market

In the entrance of the flower market, my camera clicked at the different roses that are packed for ready to be shipped for bouquet shop.

I then entered inside the flower market. It was a spectacular view to see the flowers that were spread over in almost all the directions of my view. Based on the colour of the flower, the shop keeper has artistically lit the lamp with appropriate colour.

It is amazing to see the shop keeper by using his aesthetic sense, trying to attract the customer and sell his product

The above scenes really filled my eyes, heart with joy which refreshed my mind and body to get prepared for the next week routine life and job :)

Unusual view in Photography

Sometimes photography becomes more interesting if the picture is taken in unusual way we see the subject. Take a look at the picture below

This picture was taken at Dakshin Chitra, ECR road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Reflection of the trees over the house in white background make it really interesting rather than taking the picture of the tree directly. This gives a different look and makes our eyes little interesting to watch.

Please take a look this picture on last topic "Characters and Expression"

This picture was taken at Kapaaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. From her gesture and expression, we can see that the old lady is deeply praying the god and meditating. Characters and expression is one of the important factor to make the picture lively.

Characters and Expressions in photography

Characters and expression in photography are very important when we shoot portraiture of a person. A good portrait is the one where it should depict expression and feelings of the character that we shoot. Take a look at the picture below

This picture was taken at Kapaleeshwarar temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. From the artist posture and expression we can understand that he is waiting to perform for a long time as the other artist is not available to perform at the specified time

 To recap on the last week "Silhouette in Photography", Please take a look at the picture below

 The above was taken in bike service shop where the shop owner is performing water wash for the two wheeler that he need to deliver
 

Silhouette in Photography

As per the definition from Wikipedia, silhouette is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black.The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the whole is typically presented on a light background, usually white. 

 Please take at a look at the picture below

Students are carrying the science project at the end of Science Expo that was conducted in a school. By shooting in Silhouette, we can show the team work of the students rather than showing each sutdent individually (Team represents the group rather than individual identity). 



To recap on the last week "Form that gives substance", the below photo was taken at Dakshinachitra, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The natural light on the carvings of the cot gives the sense of depth and gives the illusion of the third dimension where it stands out from the window in the background

Form That Gives Substance

Another picture below for you to conclude on the "Selective focus" topic. This photo was taken at Kapaleeshwarar temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 

In this picture I did a selective focus on the Worshipper, the pillar in the front and the inscriptions in the back are out of focus. 

This week we I am going to touch-up on the topic "Form That Gives Substance". Take a look at the photo below.

 


View the light on the subject which lends a sense of depth and substance to this photograph. The variation in the light over the subject gives the form and the depth giving the illusion of the third dimension. The photo gives the illusion where the subject stands out from the background

Selective Focus in Photography

To recap on the topic "Street photography", have a look at the below picture.

This picture was taken at Mahabalipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India  where foreign tourists are viewing ancient sculpture. This picture  depicts behavior pattern of the local people and the tourist, the tourist appreciating sculptor's talent

On this week topic, we are going to see how we can selectively focus object while taking the picture

Please take a look at the above picture taken in front of Kapaleeshwarar temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. I did a selective focus on the flower (in pink and white clour) which the photographer is trying to shoot. 

I made the other objects in the picture out of focus to highlight the significance of what Photographer is trying to click. Selective focus is achieved through "single point of focus" setting available in DSLR.

If you have a DSLR, please try this and you will be amazed with the results.

Street Photopgraphy

Here is another example for last week topic "Candid photography". This photo was clicked in Marina beach, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India  early morning at 7 AM where health lovers are doing exercise over stone ball

For this week, I am going to cover on "Street Photography". In Street Photography, we need to give more importance to the behavior of the people, the live environment that we shoot and the impact they create when others view it

The above photo was clicked in the shop near Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India. The posture of the lady shows that she is confident, her belief in god (we can know this from the marks that she has applied on her face), her love to ornaments and dedication to her work