http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog Chitra Aiyer Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:54:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I havent explicitly said here on my site that I take up wedding/events/portrait photography assignments. But, I do. I have been updating my Facebook photography page with samples from my assignments. What do I try to achieve while shooting at weddings? I strive to shoot moments as they are, and to ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/04/father-of-the-bride.html One of my friends, Shashi Joshi has recently finished authoring the book - Attitude Shift. Attitude Shift is Sanskrit wisdom for contemporary life and leadership. Very relevant to many spheres of today's life. Shashi is a Sanskrit enthusiast; he shares his infectious joy of Sanskrit wisdom, both practical and spiritual, through ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/03/attitude-shift-shashikant-joshi.html I have the pleasure of introducing Aksharit; the first ever Indian language word game created by a team of 3 IIT graduates. One of my friends, Rajat Dariwal, is one of the 3 people, the team that created Aksharit. Aksharit won IIM Calcutta’s National Business Idea Competition “Ideas to ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/02/introducing-aksharit-the-first-ever-word-game-designed-for-an-indian-language.html The first thought when I saw the Charminar was ‘hey, this isnt as imposing as I thought it would be!’ The Charminar was a pleasant sight amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy streets in the old part of Hyderabad. The proportions of this beautiful structure almost makes it ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/01/charminar-hyderabads-shaan.html So, as promised in the previous post – here’s the first of the posts about the trip. We hit the road after breakfast the first day of the Christmas vacations. After crossing the Bangalore International airport in Devanahalli, it took us about 7 hours to reach the Hyd city limits, ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/01/the-road-to-hyderabad.html The trip to Hyderabad was a long pending one – husband’s aunt who has been there for 3 years had been inviting us to pay a visit. Also, recently, the daughter at school got a small comprehension worksheet about the Laad bazaar and its bangles. The last question in the ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/01/the-road-trip-to-hyderabad.html Just finished watching the movie, ‘The Kite Runner’. What a well made movie. While I have read the book and enjoyed the book too, the movie really made an impression on me. Beautiful narration, pace, cinematography, cast, and lovely, lovely picture tones. Overall, awesome. I enjoyed the book too – especially ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/01/for-you-a-thousands-time-over.html Recently, I was riding in the Volvo Vayu Vajra to reach the venue of a photography assignment. When I saw the city whizz by, I took a few pics. As I was looking at the city, the city I grew up in, through the viewfinder, I was left with different ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2011/01/bangalore-from-inside-a-vayu-vajra.html During our Kerala trip, while we were at the Guruvayur temple, to visit the Punnathur Kota or the Aana Kota was on the cards. ‘Aana’ means elephant and ‘Kota’ means fort. Punnathur is the name of the place. This was once the palace of a local ruler, but the palace ... http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2010/11/elephant-camp-aana-kota.html My wedding photography work was featured in this Sunday’s Bangalore Mirror paper. The online article is in the 'Times of India' e-version - http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAxMC8xMS8xNCNBcjAwODAw A big thank you to ‘Aparna Chandra’ and the ‘Bangalore Mirror’ team. Other mentions of my work and a few minutes of fame are all here - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=384112&id=339653500270 http://chitra-aiyer.com/blog/2010/11/my-photography-work-featured-in-the-sunday-bangalore-mirror.html