I’m Barani, a Mechanical engineer by qualification and Sales Manager by profession from TN, India.

 

It feels great to share with you all that I have grown with photography in my blood. My first buy from my pocket money was Yashika’s basic film camera. At that time it was not very easy to spend film rolls just because you thought you can possibly get a good frame (not sure at the same time!). Having already spent Rs. 1500 for the camera I was strictly told not to click ‘waste’ and most of the times I ended up getting beaten up by my parents, after all photography was an expensive affair!!

 

As I grew up, my love of photography grew as well. I bought my first DSLR in Dec’02, Nikon D40, after I had saved enough from my salaries every month. DSLRs had brought new hopes. I could click whatever I saw and all that interested me without thinking much about the expenses since there wasn’t anything to lose. No films and no developing expense! One day a friend of mine invited me to join a photography group named Chennai weekend clickers’. That is when I started going out for photowalks. That was the time when I actually started learning photography. My hobby had started taking a meaningful turn. I got wonderful opportunities to meet photography gurus and yes, Mr. Henk! Mr. Henk the Belgian master of Indian street photography!

 

With all the amazing experiences I decided to upgrade my gear and bought a Nikon D7000 after spending 2 years of my learning with D40.

 

There was no doubt that what had started as just a hobby was slowly turning in to passion. I started travelling to places just to capture the world. I started stepping out of my comfort zone just to capture the unique moments of life which we normally never notice. I started noticing nature, life, people, streets and everything that I passed by. I’ve owe so much to this crazy passion of mine!

 

I don’t wish to make my photos technically perfect. All I wish for is to put life in every frame I capture because photography for me is not just capturing the subject but displaying the essence of life.,

 

Published

 

 

 

 

Gallery shows

 

September 2010 " Shutter Painters a group exhibition with "Chennai Weekend Clickers" and inaugurated by Ace Cinematographer P.C. Sreeram

 

November 2011, f/2 a collective exhibition organized by Chennai Weekend Clickers and Inaugurated by Ace Cinematographer BaluMahendra

 

I'd like to thank everyone for visiting, commenting, criticising and faved my photos in this stream. Thanks to flickr and my flickr friends.

 

My Tools

 

Body

Nikon D40

Nikon D7000

 

Lenses

Nikkor 18-55mm Lens

Nikkor 55-200mm VR

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

Tokina 11-16 @ f2.8

  

Accessories

 

ND filter - 77mm

Bendro Tripod

Tamrac Camera & Laptop Bag

  

Softwares

Adobe Photoshop

 

Wish List

 

Nikkor70-200mm f/2.8

SB 900

A Studio kit