Hi,
I had a dream couple of days back that I had a baby girl on my chest and I listen to a song. Surprisingly, I am at my office and someone calls me asking me to do child photography of their kid. It was such a vivid dream.
I understood something strange about the way most of the girls in India project themselves. Being a women in this country has something to do with how you are taught and asked to portray yourself.
When I was making a corporate film at work, I realized there must be a reason girls don’t feel that comfortable in appearing on a video etc. I realized if it was a girl who was doing photography, some might have been more comfortable. Doing photograpy wasn’t the problem but being a man and photographing these girls is the problem I faced. Wish I were a girl for a week. Its not just this issue. There are so many other aspects I observed even in the life of girls who are too westernized. They just have a better life style but they are still circled into the same cultural expectations.
Having said that I realized the way most families bring up a girl child has made them adopt few behavioural qualities .
“You must be like this.”
“People will speak like that if you do such a thing.”
Its not just the family but the society as a whole prescribes few pre-determined qualities an Indian girl is supposed to have.
This morning, I got an idea to make a simple 3 minute film about this.
I need to shoot a cute little baby girl – Could be one year old up to 7-8 years old.
I had been doing Child photography before few years but left it.
Now I wish to shoot some footage and work on what I have in mind.
If you are from Coimbatore and have kids at home – write to me at
starsai27@gmail.com
Few weeks back I wrote this article
What if I am a Father of a grown up girl?
I am writing a simple script on what if I would expect in my daughter as she grows up if I were a Father of a baby girl.
Over the last 10 years, many of you who come to StarSai wanted to see me. Some of you see me as a part of your family. Thanks for that. There was this Sai friend in Hyderabad who tells me that most Sai devotees in her apartment community knows StarSai. Recently, I got 5-6 mails asking me to send me my photograph.
Enna paathu enna panna porenga? I am getting old! I think only few more days remaining! I am counting days! he he..
Since I am a photographer, I never take any pictures of myself. I always shoot others and like to beautify people. Anyway, I have a Music video which I shot in Mumbai in 2006 when I was in Film School.
I gave royalty free license for this song but then too I got copyright notice. I hope this song remains in Youtube forever.
Surprise! I am showing this work to the world after 9 long years!
That’s Me!
9 years back!
I have a plan to make series of 2 minute film. Lets see how Sai guides me!
I lost the original file of this video and was worried if the work I did with lots of excitement will be completely deleted from my memories. I found the tape and converted as digital file yesterday in an editing studio.
Sai blessings
Venkat
Pleasant memories for you enjoying with friends.Nice video.God Bless.
Superb video venkat.. enjoyed alot..must watch video..