Sunday, October 22, 2006

One two Three....... CHEESE:-)

If your wondering what am gonna write........ Its Photography..... My Photography journey this semester!!

I was this girl who don't even know a single thing about cameras and photography. I remember those days where i used to click pictures pathetically!!<> Once my bava asked me to take a family pic(with my parents or rather his in laws, sisters & wife etc) They were giving a nice and a natural pose. I clicked! I thought it would have come a bit okay... But then when i saw..I was laughing my guts out... The subject(my family) is in the right side corner of the photo. Half of my bava's body is cut. The left side is chairs and the empty wall. (see how pathetic i was)

I was that bad. I had no interest. Like these people used to give interviews
From my early age itself I started looking at pictures....

I had nothing of that sort. I used to flip magazines. I just admire the places and ask my dad to take me to those places. That's what photography was to me!

But over the days, things have changed. Even in may, when I knew I had photography, I didn't jump to the sky or any sort. I kept quite. The least thing which I did was begging my dad to buy me a good camera(that to 'coz everyone in my class had!!)

My 3rd sem started... And classes began. My mam gave us a huge list of photos to be taken by the end sem. I was wondering, with no knwoledge in photography what am I gonna do. I kept thinking. Myraid of thoughts went through.

My mam gave us our first assignment. It was to do a profile of a person. Brain childs of our class thought different ways. I thought I will do my father's friend, who is a journalist. I took pictures. This is the first time I want to try different angles to potray a person. The first time ever am touching a camera for a purpose of its own! I took lots of pics and tries to potray him differently. I submitted my assignment.

After a few days I got 8 on 10. I was pretty happy. I thought for a first trial this is too good a mark for me! She has written they angles and composition were really good! She did appreciate my article too. But that was usual! I've been writing for long and getting appreciation for something not connected with the subject didn't make me happy or feel good sort! Anyways she has written 'Good Work. I was happy for that!

Later our mam started giving assignments and submissions dates for the BIG ONE! We need to start our real work! First she asked us to submit "Monument, culture & heritage". I had no clue how do I start!

By then my friend Ananthalakshmi (aka ananthu!) said we will go together and click pictures in Mylapore. She is one person whom i can never forget(In terms of photography) I would say she is my greatest inspiration in photography! The times with her, I saw how she clicked pictures, how she liked the subject, how she tried different angles and loads and loads!! She taught me in the beginning the major stuff- foccussing, about the main sub, aperture & shutter speed setting and stuff! I learned most from her.

Even I started taking pictures and I tried various stuff with my camera. The passion... the love grew! More and more I took pictures with her, I knew more. (hoi am talking somethin abt u de!)

We took a lot of monuments and culture stuff for our submission! When the prints came, I was flying in the air! I was up somewhere. I hear people say its "too good shara" I loved the pictures which I took. I put them in an album and went to college!

The next day in class I got loads of compliments from my classmates and friends! I felt as though am in the top of the world! I got too much praises that day.(Which is something usealy now.....hee hee;-) LOLZ) Even my mam loved the pics, she approved most of my pics.

From that point of time, I took special interest in photography. I tried loads of ways to make my pictures look best! I tried harder and harder. I read books on photography(Thanks to my dad) I read how famous photographers tried many ways and blah n blah....!

We need to take lots for her to choose and approve. All those which is approved goes in to our BIG ALBUM! I was too happy! Most of pictures were approved.

I knew i was doing great! Yes, I was. After taking pictures under various categories, we need to prepare for our album(Which contains 50 marks!!!) Mam told us "The pictures and your presentation matters" It kept ringing in my ear!

I wanted my album to be the best! I worked harder on it and did quite well. But when i finished it, I thought i didn't put my 100% I thought "no shara, this is not you" I kept on thinking i would have still done better!

I went to college with a sad face!Anantha's album was first seen in class first. Everyone said her's is nice first!(No offence to you, Even I liked yours) I was a lil worried. I worked harder day and night to make my album look the best!

After I showed mine, all of them said Mine is the best. I was on top again. But i was a lil afraid. Because its our mam who is gonna mark us and not my classmates. People even told I am the one who did the best and deserves full marks!! But getting appreciation is good and feels great, but still when the concerned person tells, is something different and thats really happiness(Acc to me!)

She saw my album. She smiled.... She flipped through fully and smiled for my "funny captions".(I loved it though...) I saw her eyes. I wished i culd turn a mind reader! I could guess few of her reactions. I knew she was happy. But stil.....

After she saw. She said "Sharanya good work..... Its very nice and you have lots of potential in this.. Keep it Up!"

I was happy. Too happy infact! I was on cloud 9! But the thing i wanted was to get full marks or first mark! She told the same things to two of my other classmated too! I worked hard to get the best. I don't know even if she put full marks for me!

I believed in God... I submitted it Lord and said "Lord i did my best, I believe you take care of the rest" My head started to break. I wanted to desp to know marks. I didn't have the guts to ask her personally too! What if i didn't get the full marks? What if she'd scold me?

I couldn't take any longer. But hank god after too much of pressure from our class(to know our marks) She said she will call out. After calling all the people's mark, she said three of them has got full marks - AnanthaLakshmi,Sharanya and Sonali! I was on top! Indeed high! I was so so so so so so so so happy!!! Happy i call it understatement! Something out of the world! I was too too happy!!! I said a small thanks to the Lord while mam said me somethin!

Next big day is to face our external! What that man is going say? What marks will i get? And other stuff starting running in my mind!

The day came atlast! People who went first said he asked 'that' he asked me 'this'... Some questions was too technical...blah...blah...blah! Thats All.... I was gone! I thought "govinda govinnnnndddaaa!"

But luckly nothing of the sort happened to me! When i entered, he said "very good presentation, too good a work, You are capable and can do more .. You even make a good career out of it!" He evn asked me if i had learned photography befor(I was laughing inside thinking of the days mentioned above!) He liked it so much that he even forgot to ask me technical Questions. I showed my document and wanted him to ask. But he said "not neccessary, good job, Thank you!"

I was satisfied. It is like getting an award for me! An award i needed after 3 months of hard work! I never had the times of getting first mark or rank! I was this average student until school! But when i came to college i worked harder to achieve those! I never knew myself I had talent in this subject! If i didn't take journalism, I wouldn't have explored that i have this talent. Balraj said one day to me "God is making you show your talents to you and others" Yes, its right! He showed me something that i didn't even imagine that i would have!

At this point, i can even make a career out of it! I evn have plans to do my Pg in photography! Let me see where i end up! I must thank anantha to set the roots right, my dad for giving so much of money to do this most expensive course and for the support which he gave and My lord, who showed me that i have something like this in me! Thank you everyone!

This is something which i can never forget! Now am standing in a pose of one two three.... CHEESE! But no one is here to click me!!!

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