User:Shaji Maheswaran

I am a freelance photographer with more than fifteen years of experience, residing in Kochi with my family. Being the younger son of a gifted professional drama artist, right from childhood, I discerned art as my final destination and remained instinctively passionate about it. In the early years, my interest was focused on pencil drawing turning out mostly light and shade images. The spontaneity of the inspirational light and shade images is the compelling motivation for me to make photography as a creative tool. The professional knowledge and skills that I currently employ are dramatically different from those that I have acquired through my Bachelor studies in Botany in MG University and MBA in Advertising and Marketing in Indira Gandhi Open University. Innate curiosity and desire to learn are my strengths and these motivate me to turn out more robust and more earnest towards greater innovations. I am passionate about the outcome of what I do, and I want my photographs to really speak to people. I believe that great phograph is the end result of proficiency as well as attitude and therefore I consistently concentrate on acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills and do thorough groundwork before embarking on any project. I always like to mix the flash with ambient light in outdoor photography. My skills in imaging post-production help me to the finessing of colour, saturation, and grain which are equally important functional areas as the content. I am on a steady journey to greater competence and I wish to excel and stay ahead in the dynamic work environment of photography.