For 39-year-old fashion photographer Ranjan Bhattacharya, doing every little thing aesthetically and differently has been a way of life since he was a child. “I always love experimenting with various looks and break trends. If something is done in a particular way, I will make sure I do it differently. I don’t like treading the beaten paths,” says Ranjan. Be it shooting without background rolls or finding beauty in disarray, Ranjan has made sure that he does things differently all through his career.
“I like finding beauty in chaos and I don’t like shooting in typical sets. All the pictures I click have that feeling of newness to them for that,” says the commerce graduate, who initially wanted to be an actor. “I also did a few movies, but ultimately, when I joined an acting institute as a creative head, I realized everything was done according to rulebooks. I thought why not do things differently in the field of fashion photography,” shares the enthusiastic and grounded lensman, who started doing sari and portfolio shoots along with a friend.
“There was no pressure from my home at all to choose any particular career, and I have always received encouragement from family, especially my elder brother,” says Ranjan, who does fashion, wedding and portfolio photography. When Ranjan clicks models, he tries to ensure he makes them look more sensuous and attractive. “When I do ad shoots, I lay a lot of stress on concepts, since I have learnt everything while on the job and I have no formal training in photography,” he adds.
Among the pictures of the four models that Ranjan has submitted for this column, he finds Sumana to be the most hardworking and extremely sensible person. “Anwesha too is very dedicated, but she should work more on her Western looks. Prantika has just started out and she needs to do more work before she develops her own uniqueness. Enakshi can mix well with the shooting unit and makes the work atmosphere very congenial,” observes Ranjan.
Ranjan Bhattacharya can be reached at 9830019666 or www.ranjanb.in@gmail.com Instagram handle: @ranjanb.in
