Atul Kasbekar

Atul Kasbekar is an Ace Indian Fashion photographer. He is recognized for his Kingfisher Calendar shoot. The Kingfisher Calendar 2015 has been shot in Turkey last year in beautiful pristine locations of Cappadocia, Bodrum and Pamukkale with five gorgeous models.The latest edition of the most awaited calendar promises to be a visual treat.

We were interested to interact with Atul Kasbekar to be able to see the world of travel from his experience. Here is the snippet.

Interaction with Atul Kasbekar

Q1) What inspires you as a photographer?

It is the love of photography that is ever growing every single day and every moment. Even if I photoshoot a person a hundredth time, I don’t get bored. This is because the mood of a person is different at different moments. I get excited every moment I photoshoot.

Q2) What makes a good photograph stand out from the average?

An image if appeals and looks better than others, it comes out as a photograph. I cannot say a photograph is better than the others. Different photographs appeal to different people at different levels. Not everybody love or hate it. There is a personal interpretation of a photograph that happens. People may have different reactions to different photographs.

Advertising photographs that I do has many high quality inputs and we get high quality output. Inputs would be the costume of the model, make up, hair style. Aesthetics should be good. If the inputs are technically flawless and of high quality, the photograph would be good.

Q3) What factors you consider to decide a destination for a Kingfisher Calendar Photoshoot?

I can only give recommendations. The kind of popularity and mileage we get through the Kingfisher calendar photoshoot is good enough to decide destinations. We get lots of offers from around the world. We prefer to shoot during the month of September when winters are beginning and locations are less crowded.It is easier to do a photoshoot during this time because the weather is neither hot nor humid and make up lasts longer.

Kingfisher calendar 2015 that we did last year was shot at Turkey which was a great location with beautiful landscapes and sceneries.

Q4) As I see Kingfisher calendar, 2015, appropriate attention is provided to the background as well as model. How do you get a knack of which model is to be photo shot at which location?

Kingfisher calendar photoshoot is a fully planned out event. We give lots of trials for every model. There are lots of technicalities involved. Models give trials with multiple costumes , hair styles, makeup etc. When everything comes out the best, then is a perfect photograph.

Q5) Which all places you have travelled till date?

Advertising has led me to travel to various places- Australia, England, France, India (Goa, Andaman, Ladakh, Udaipur etc), Maldives, Mauritius, Philippines ,South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey,United States vastly.

Q6) Is there a destination where you would want to shoot again and again?

South Africa is my favourite destination. It has a range of fantastic backgrounds. It is an easy place to shoot. Rules to allow permission are easy. The process for permissions are fast and efficient.

Q7) If you are flying or on a busy schedule but find a camera moment, are you always hands on with camera?

I always keep a small camera in bag. Specially these days, mobile cameras come very handy as well.

Q8) When did you buy your first semi professional or professional camera?

Earlier I was using my father’s camera. When I started with photography school, I bought a professional camera.

Q9) Who is your role model?

Gautam Rajadhyaksha has lovely portraits. I love his work. Raghu Rai is one of my favourites. During school, I used to love work of Herb Ritts. Richard Avedon is my favourite photographer as well.

Thank you Atul for your time today.

Nidhi KM

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