Suchitra Vijayan Photography

i think you should work more on landscapes and black and whites, i feel you will be good at it. cheers!

18th Jun 2004 - I love the Natya Shasthra folder, a very nice model with very nice emotions and poses, well done, and the black and white really works here. cheers!

Suchitra.. a couple of ur photographs are quite good.. u should considering going digital.

-Vikram

thanks vikram, i have a digital !! but i am still truely madly deeply in love with my Pentax and Nikon. Plus developing b/w in the dark room is like a little creation exercise i love. digital has to wait ....for its time

For some first experiments these are looking pretty damn good. Looks like things can only get better. Also, you seem to have somehow got a very nice picture of my next door neighbours, nice one.

Thanks a lot for commenting on my portfolip. I am just an amateur photographer, so comments from people like you mean a lot to me! :)

I loved your work a lot. I had tried the dance photography for 2 3 times, but could not get good pictures. Your pictures in 'natyashashtra' folder are really superb!! I also liked your portrait work a lot...something which I would like to learn!

I would really love to see you add more to your experimental section. I just love the "Beauty and Perfection" picture...simple yet amazingly striking! Great b&w work (the mono world is fun in its own way!).

Thanks for commenting on my portfolio.

suchitra, a fellow b&w person i see! i really like your Natya series. the only improvements i can suggest on those concern the lighting - were you u using the onboard flash? to me, these would come out best using fast lenses with available light. if you don't have faster lenses, but can bounce the light (say using a hotshoe flash), then i think that would give you a bit more oompf. i like the compositions as a whole. i would also suggest trying some shots that are a "zoomed out" a tad more and see how that works.

Suchitra.....u r vey creative......

Very creative photographies and special atmosphere in your portraits. Keep shooting!Regards

You know how to photograph splendidly, your vision is marvelous. Compliments

Hi Suchitra

Thanks for ur comments on my photos.. In ur portfolio, i feel that photos in Woman,Portraits,NatyaShastra folders have come out well. Keep going...

From your photographs I see you are a good capture of expressions. not perfectly into techniques. But I like those eyes and your objects and their moods.

Hi Suchitra,

Stopped by to see your portfolio and I have to say how much a photographer differs from another. Your vision is unique and thats what makes your pictures interesting. Keep up the good work. A few comments to help: 1. Upload only your most strongest images. 2. If you have 3 or 4 different images, similar to each other, show only one. Greater impact.. The veil series for example.

Thanks.

Beautiful photos! I really enjoy your Architecture and portraits of Natya. I find your series on 'Dialogue' very interesting. Good angles. Take care and Good Luck to you.

hey suchitra, sheens asked me to have a look and i did... they were nice..... and many of the others are pretty neat too...

you have many good shots and i am sure you'll have many more in future

Suchi, waiting for some more of your new images!

Some good stuff in B&W. You're not quite there yet..but you're on your way!! will visit your portfolio after a while to see some more of your work. Cheers ravi

I like the B&W woman folder, and the "augastya and me" story! Intense start. I like intense.

Great portfolio there! I especially enjoyed your architectural photographs. They were very unique and stylish! -Vikas

I love your photographs, they make me feel...

thanks Kim ..

Suchitra,I am deeply impressed by the images in your portfolio and your sensitive cultured mind.Yes,ofcourse, I am sure better days are ahead, for you.

lovely photos out here.

p.s. welcome aboard to DSS. please check your email :)

Nice, beautiful homely portfolio you have. Its pleasure to go through in it. Your portfolio is very special to me. I find it a place for peace and quiet! Congratulations and thank you!

It's always a pleasure to go through your work, you have such an eye for things and your photography reflects an inner you that only your closest would know...your talents are beyond boundaries and your vision is an asset. I wish you all the best. Love you lots. X

Just came across your portfolio..I will put it a single word. "exquisite".

nicE portfoliO........jayA

you have a varied and excellent portfolio and seem to be getting better day by day.great,looking forward to all your new images.

You have a very intelligent wonderful and creative portfolio with a hole lot of feelings. You are a real artist.

Best and warm regards from the cold Sweden V.A

very good portfolio. I find it very elegant, with photos technically well made, and with a big deal of originality as well.

Highbrow alias Suchitra!

Virtuoso , the best online photo exhibition I have ever seen. cheers Ravi Shankar

dear suchithra, Really impressed by your photos. Nice work.. keep it up.

rgds srinivas

Suchitra, your photos are nice, creative and inspiring.

Great ideas, Amazing colors, Nice composition. I liked your portfolio very much.

You have captured many great moments..you have ideas to make things beautiful.... regards.

hey gal.. it goes to my bookmark..so..wat u do?are u a pro?

There's some very nice work here. A touch more Romantic than i usually like but with an obvious quality of magic. And you're a fellow Londoner as well?

I find your Black and White section and your POST CARDS FROM INDIA section very much too. You've done very well with the ascetics and sadhus, I think you might concentrate more on building this into a more cohesive section as there are such great colors, shapes and forms here. Hopefully you have more or can rework some of these same images for greater impact (cohesive borders etc.). Overall very pleasing results, hope you'll continue to post more?

Hi Suchitra, The first thing that struck me about your photos is that many have a very romantic notion. I think that's very sweet and refreshing. There is an innocence to many of your photos that many times gets missed in photography because we are trying to be so darn "original" So good for you for keeping the "sweetness" alive.

I also agree with what was mentioned above..You have some superior work here and choosing the cream of the crop will really make your work pop to the forefront and make you stand out!

Laurie

To see your photographies is like to read poetry. Thanks a lot.

Nice Portfolio!

You have a creative folio. I liked the B/W series. Keep up the good work. Congratz.

Thanks a lot for scribbling those wonderful words on my portfolio. Your work and your writing are both very inspiring and it is very hard to move out of your portfolio. I am grateful for getting in touch with you for I know you shall be a constant source of inspiration for me, specially in this beginning phase. Thanks again and Congratulations for holding the reins of this beautiful art so well.

I'm amazed by the deep and intense emotions you have in your b&w works; superb! Only thing I feel is what happens if you make some of your b&w pics more grainy? They have starking contrasts, have you tried killing some of it. I love your color photos also. Those are much more calm and smooth in mood; that adds up a good variety to the portfolio.

Looking for more color photos from you. cheers and greetings.

Hey Arnab, thanks for dropping by .. and leaving your comments

Inherently I am a black and white person .. Some times i find it rather hard to shoot colour. May be over the last 2 years I have come to train my self to see in B/W.

The Contrast

I guess as a photographer i have changed from the first time i started shooting. In the begining my images had a balance in contrast, then there was a heavy grain stage and then a phase where I was resorting to thick black borders and now this .. May be the transition is hard to follow as most of my original images are no longer in the gallery. I might kill the contrast ! matter of getting over this stage ..

Grain

depends on the ISO used to shoot and at times added using PS.. that I try not to. I will be off to Barcelona and Istanbul soon so may be I will have some colour!

looking for your Barcelona and Istanbul pics. wish you a nice and productive trip. regards. Arnab

Just happened to browse your gallery Very nice work indeed!!!! Love your B/W pics.... looking forward to more pics from you

Manish

nice photographs. u r very creative in photography.

b/w pics ..esp portraits seems really nice with good expressions.. keep going..

well, saw your profile in orkut and went on to look at your photography page here in PN. great pictures, really admire your photos. Went on read more about you from your blog, simply great!! I would love see more of your wonderful work!!

Nice work, Impressive Portfolio!., Regards George.

Your portfolio always inspires me to learn BW photography :)

Your visual and written artistic creativity is undeniable, underlined by personal experience and will for social awareness. Each shot has a very soft note of understanding and compassion. Its a pleasure watching your work.

Alban

You stole my eyes with yer stolen moments. Just gr8... Keep posting

Yeah ur work definitely reflect ur words..... A kinda melancholy mood....to put it in ur words........ loved those high key ones.....so with the untitled..... very natural........

I had visited your folder quite a while ago but though your work was good then, your recent stuff has an awesome and brooding energy. To say you have improved is to merely comment on technicalities. I'd say you are on the verge of that most difficult of photographic achievements - a vision of one's own. Mind you, I don't think you are there yet :) but still I see a development and trajectory visible in few other PN portfolios. It's not about the gear, not even about the technique or the light - it's about the vision - and that is something I see emerging in your work!

best, -A

Wonderfully spontaneous shots, I love your work and creative spark. You have a great eye!

Hey, I know its been a super long time since I came this side of the internet. Just wanted to say your recent b/w photos are simply amazing especially the stolen moments. I am able to see that you are maturing big time with using light and DOF, and composition/crop. Well, now I will make it a point to keep checking your album, get inspired, pick my camera and get back into b/w! Cheers

Lovely moments you have captured.. i belive you have presence on Flickr as well

The work of a true artist! I was truly inspired by your work, it's brilliant. Thank you for sharing with us and may there be no end to the creation or your visual masterpieces!

Cannot say enough about your gallery, Congrats to you and to them for the wonderful body of work that you have presented here. I look forward to seeing more. Thanks...

cool captures.. what camera n lenses do you use ?

Hey Suchitra,

Really nice pics u have, especially the one with dharavi.. keep shooting :)

Suchitra, you really did a great job capturing life on the streets of Bombay. The characters are very reminiscent of a film by a contemporary Indian director (perhaps her only commendable work). Your pictures strike me as a very genuine portrayal, in the sense you almost never seem to have perturbed the scene by intruding as an outsider. The faces and expressions are frozen as if unaware. A very vibrant set of pictures. Makes me come back to them. (Maybe I should persuade you to visit Kolkata/Calcutta sometimes. It'd be good to see how my city looks through your lens)

Suchitra - good show NIce work. well used mixing of hues and ligts. I somehow like your black and white snaps better

Best regards, Sai

All of your pictures are great and very creative. I like your portfolio. Well done.

very beautiful portfolio.I like so much your beautful portraits...very intensive!good work

Suchitra,I am viewing your portfolio after many months. You have added many excellent B & W images . I like your style. Best wishes.

Its been a while since I perused through your work..and as always I'm smiling. Your images are so gracious and full of life just like you. I miss you and can't wait to see you...The motherland is full of stunning images you can shoot. I've got to get my camera back on and getting into shape again...thanks for lighting the fire back in me for getting my camera out. Love you lots.x

hallo your portfolio is wonderful for a deep face people, for simply colour b/w is a great portfolio bye bye

You have a few very elegant photos and I like specially your b/w photos.Great portfolio. Congrats and thanks for your coment in my page.Best regards

Suchitra..You have an amazing eye for capturing the moods of people. I'll be visiting here quite often!

what a pure joy I felt while browsing through your galleries, especially the b/w photos of people..you've sure got an eye for that, and it's truly inspirational for me to watch your work!

stunning black and whites!you should stick only with them! will revisit! ... greetings from Croatia

wonderfull b&w portfolio!!! congrats! Alfredo

Hello Suchitra!

Gr8 Work. . . I like allmost every photograph. I'm a beginner in photography. . . May I know what equipment u use.

I like your portraits very much, especially lines of grey, you take the people in a very dynamic, loving way!

Wonderful portfolio of images. I love the sense of reality that stares you in the face in most of these photographs. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5510630 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5348181 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4588243 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4470530 All of Solitary Reaper is nice. Woman - the middle pic, all five in Noir et Blanc - Sepia and By the Window...

Really enjoyed spending time browsing through your work. Hope to see many additions soon.

Regards, Saurav.

I admire people that gives all from their lifes to the Human rights causes. Your photographic work just shows all you are involved and I congratulate you for the excellent photos and documents! my best regards!

Well Done ...greate inspiration..i like your point of view..keep up the good creative job..

I agree...you inspire

What a wonderfull Portfolio Suchitra Ilike it all,Beast wishes..Amer

I love your style you are a really feeling person. I bet your subjects become personal with you. Great landscapes too. Self taught too? Hmmm?

Greetings, Marcus

Suchitra

A GREAT portfolio, with many strong images. But above all an hymn to humanity and to all those people in hte world suffering. Your portfolio is a tribute to them and an expression of the hope we should give them

Love the collection of super human shots. Thanks for sharing

Very beautiful shots! Congrats!

your truly have a talent for capturing THE moment and transporting strong emotion to the viewer. cheers, monica

your picture speaks words :) Keep it up

I have commented here before. But I wanted to say again that I am in complete love with your work, and I am rejuvenated every single time I visit your portfolio. Your subjects are so real they jump right out of your frames, and cease to be photos. Here's wishing you many many years of globe-trotting and photographing of life and humanity!

Suchitra you have wonderfull portfolio. you are Master IN B&W photography. your photography is simply superb! but i thing i must say is please do not click only street children/beggers photography. these are the common things. there are so many other things to shot... thnkyou!

Great work in your portfolio.

Mandeep

the varied moods in ur folio makes it interesting...africa waz gud...so were other stuff...in all, goooood.

Have a look at the http://Photolifereporters.blogspot.com and maybe you want to join us. best regards.

I added you and sent am e-mail. best regards.

Wonderful images, great technique (I like particularly b&w) and expressive and touching moments. I agree to look for maximum details in photos but, in many sotuations, expressiveness and to catch the right moment make details a minor issue, sometimes a they distract. Very professional, congrats.

i cant comment on any single snap of yours which will end up as an injustice for the rest. going through your portfolio, gave an experience of going to some real gallery, every single photo is so intense. your portfolio make me very small before you:-).

my observation on your gallery is that, though your black & whites are excellent and shows your talents, i love your very few colour shots. they look very different and out of the box. the saturation levels and colours are very unique. i would love to see more of your color shots.

Hey congratulations, Didn't your picture of the girl looking out of the window win a Nikon award. I happened to see it in the better photography magazine and I recognized it from your portfolio. Great work, cheers.

impressive body of work, the images that you took in Africa are great. Look forward to seeing more. Congratulations - Nikon Young talent 2007. Well deserved. The images speak for themselves, no need for words.

Suchitra. Amazing work!, I admire your hands that move the camera..:) such beautiful breathtaking images that capture children in their simple surroundings...great work, great cause and hope you will suceed in doing what you do always..:)). Loved the peoms on your personal page with Pics.

I think it's an outstanding body of work.

Very nice shots...

You have wonderful collection in your folio with number of varities.... I like your work (pre and post). yor have great 'eye'. ( are you Journalist) so keep shooting and posting!

regards Ankur Thatai

I cannot believe your pictures. I am just speachless. Are you a photo-journalist?