Miss India Gauteng 2009 – Ayushi Chhabra

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I got to finally meet the winner of the Miss India Gauteng and Her name is Ayushi Chhabra. She also took part in the Miss India SA final and came in a close second. I got it touch with her and planned a shoot on the weekend. I started hunting for various locations and Sasank pointed out the Centurion Golf Estates. It turned out to be the perfect place to do the shoot for her. A simple plan really, doing the shoot with a white dress and then a white sari using the magnificent backdrops of the estate.

The shoot was done by Sasank and I using two slightly different methods:

Me: I used the zoom lens for variation with the external flash for light fill. The depth of field (DOF) was kept high (usually at 4 and then at 8 ) to have more of the background in focus with her. This also allowed for ultra-sharp focus to be possible. I used a polarizer filter to get more crisp colour as well.  I did not use the flash in all the shots where the natural fill light is sufficient.

Sasank: Used the fixed 50mm ultra-wide prime without flash to capture the natural ambience. This had a softer tonal effect and and provided the dreamier look. This had the best effect at close-up focus.

We used a gold reflector to add further light to add detail in the shadows.

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6 Responses to “Miss India Gauteng 2009 – Ayushi Chhabra”

  1. Vije Vijendranath Vije Vijendranath
    October 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    Thanks Reuben… watch this space :)

  2. Reuben Reuben
    October 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    A stunning collection of pics. The black and white ones provide a good contrast to the golden look :) good stuff guys…looking forward to seeing more of your work

  3. Vije Vijendranath Vije Vijendranath
    October 7, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks! Sigma 50 F1.4 is used :)

  4. Ty Ty
    October 7, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    hey guys, awesome shots what 50mm prime did you use? Did you use the 1.8F? Thinking of buying it as well for my 500D

  5. Vije Vijendranath Vije Vijendranath
    October 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks Philip :) I know you love the photos with lots of focus :)

  6. Philip Philip
    October 2, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Great work V.J and Sasank.
    100% to my liking , compared to other photoshoots.


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