Capturing the Perfect Moment : Ramit Batra
Ramit Batra gets in talks with GHANISHTA
ARORA over his expertise and command on some of the best functions . Here is the excerpt from the interview on a recent meet .
What inspires you ? Stepping out for a photoshoot , to create something new , to out-do our own creative limits / styles / best-shots & the love that we get from our clients when they see the photographs is what inspires me .
Are you the person who catches the moment in a frame or you find yourself previsualizing the frame ? It depends on the situation . If it ’ s a wedding , you have to be looking for those subtle details , the backgrounds and prepare yourself to be in a position to capture a good-frame so that whenever an awesome moment happens - it can be captured instantaneously with a fabulous frame . In controlled situations like pre-wedding shoots / portraits etc . - yes , I would always pre-visualize , from the frame to the post-production effects .
What would you suggest to a photographer if the venue is poorly lit ? Get a light , bro ! On a serious note , either you can choose to make how the event looks & have the low-lit vibe , subtle undertones , vintage effect to it or you can use the low-lit environment as a background while using fill lights to light up the subject . It can be a difficult task , as everyone has a tendency of making the background vanish at the cost of good light on the subject .
In case your camera stops working during a shoot or a wedding , and you happen to have a good phone with a good camera , how would you play around the lights ? Great question . I always have atleast 2 additional camera bodies at any given time . I am never going to ruin someone ’ s wedding photographs by using a Phone to replace my professional camera . No phone can replace what a 30-40 megapixel full frame dslr with an off-camera flash using a 20-35-50-85-135 prime lens in the 1.4-1.8 aperture range can do .
Last one , how important is photoshop in your final output ? Not very important . I always tell my students & second shooters - get the shot right in the camera . So the team that I work with ( including myself ) has a great command on White Balance , On-camera & Off-camera flash and getting the exposure right as well as making sure the frames are beautiful .
It is our habit to measure twice and click once and get the right pictures on camera . This saves us endless hours of photoshop , while having a very high quality standard .
For our commercial work - Architecture , Travel etc . We use a lot of Photoshop to merge layers and create visuals .
Ghanishta Arora ghanishta @ chiiz . com A bundle to adore , magical winsome words , bubbly smile spread wide as she carries every trait of the macrocosm ’ s beauty . She is all that a soul desires to heal every emotional bleeding . A motivational speaker who seeks motivation , a girl who sprinkles joy through words .
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