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Titanic Pose, They are doing it right

MOM AND DAD This was originally a view point from this garden in coorg. I forgot the name. But what I remember is, the name translated as “The King’s Seat”. Apparently this was… Read More →

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Karl Schmidt Memorial – Besant Nagar Beach

THE PHOTOWALK: BESANT NAGAR BEACH OR ELLIOT’S BEACH It was supposed to happen at Besant Nagar beach. Besant Nagar is a popular area in Chennai, because of it’s beach, the Broken Bridge and… Read More →

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Dancing with a sword

I went through a lot of stocks looking for the right stock image and finally I found it. Marcus J Ranum had the right picture that I was looking for. I would like to… Read More →

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Kids, there’s never a dull moment with them

This one time I went to parry’s corner. I’ve been in chennai for the past 10 years still I don’t know much about it. Honestly. My colleague was going thru some pictures of… Read More →

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It might not be much… But i love what i do.

That’s exactly the kind of smile he gave when I asked him for a shot.

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OMG!!! She smiled at me!!

I was in Cochin. For my official trip. The saturday was a half day at work and my colleagues from the Cochin branch office decided that we all go out together. On the… Read More →

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She’s so pretty. Don’t you think she’s pretty? I think she’s pretty.

I was walking down the saidapet market street. That’s where i spotted this woman. She saw me taking pictures and started calling out to her friends in excitement. She was calling them out… Read More →

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My guru

Music is a divine connection with almighty. And i truly believe it. I listen to metal and trance mostly. But in few other occasions when i seek relaxation, tranquility or just to be at peace,… Read More →

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Rowing in the moon light – Photo-manipulation using wacom tab

ROWING IN THE MOON LIGHT CONCEPT Very simple really. It took me a week just to get the line drawing done for a digital art that I’m working on at the moment. I… Read More →

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Wacom Tab – Digital Portrait Painting – Glamorous Acid

Remember the old days, when portrait painting mean the subject the had to sit still for long hours. Thanks to digitization in art none of that hardship is needed. Now all one needs… Read More →

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Queen of the Night – Wacom tab Digital painting Tutorial

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT CONCEPT There’s nothing complex about the concept actually. I wanted to create a dark and sexy digital painting wallpaper for my desktop. That’s what made me create this. Moonlight… Read More →

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Kids at Mahabalipuram beach

THE PHOTOWALK This is a shot from the previous photowalk at Mahabalipuram beach. Where a group of us photographers shot to capture some exciting beach surfing moments. Most of the others captured some… Read More →

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Portrait Painting using wacom tab

WACOM TAB + PHOTOSHOP = AWESOMENESS I bought my wacom tab during the second week of october and since then, digital art has not been the same for me. The possibilities seem endless.… Read More →

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Waves – Mahabalipuram Beach (HDR Work Flow)

MAHABALIPURAM BEACH This is a retreat spot at about 100km from chennai. It’s a long drive along the East Coast Road. This is the first shot that I took of the beach when… Read More →

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A work in progress – Step 3: Adding colour

This has been the most difficult step yet. I had to use numerous layers in photoshop to make the colours blend, And constantly switch between the brushes and their settings. It was a… Read More →

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A work in progress – Step 2: Highlights and Shadows

This is the next step after the line drawing. I used a paint brush preset and painted the highlights and shadows to add some depth to the sketch.  

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A work in progress – Step 1:Line Drawing

It’s not finished yet. I have to paint this. You would recognize him if you’ve played darksiders 2.

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Smile – photowalk at Mahabalipuram

THE PHOTOWALK Today was a very productive Sunday. Unlike my other Sunday’s, this one started very early, at 4.15am. And at about 5, our gang of photostrophers started out for a really long drive… Read More →

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