As mentioned in my last post, I decided to photograph the Oberoi family and proposed to them the idea of a family portrait. The Oberois were more than welcoming to be photographed. In fact, the very evening we had a long conversation about their life in the United Kingdom. I was invited to come to their house to click pictures of the family. Unfortunately, as they were rehearsing for a big show, it was impossible to get all the four together at their house. During the day, it was impossible to find all of them at their house as they would be rehearsing at the studio and late night shoot was ruled out as they were all very tired after their back to back rehearsal sessions. However, Prabhleen, the future and the face of the company did squeeze an hour for a quick photo session at her residence.
The face of Sapnay, Bollywood dance company, Prabhleen is fondly known as Prabs. Though her roots are from Punjab, India she was born and brought in London. Sapnay, meaning dreams in Hindi, will not just be a dream to carry forward for this 18-year-old girl but also to transform the company with her innocent yet powerful British desi-ness.
The above photographs were captured using a 5D Mark iii and a 50mm prime lens with 1.4f. The reason I chose this particular lens is to bring the subject in absolute focus and blur out the background completely. The shallow depth of field draws the readers attention to Prabs (the subject in the picture). This is to emphasize the importance of Prabs, her vision and her identity as the future of 'Sapnay'.