Posted in Amman Rashid, art, Artist, Exhibition on Mar 27th, 2010
“AADI” hand-crafted ornaments and jewelry by artist designer Amman Rashid from Bangladesh. click for larger view Amman uses copper, brass, silver, beads, semiprecious stones, old/antique bits, old coins, seeds, shells, jute, string, rope…. to create these unique pieces. His solo exhibition opened today at the Heritage Restaurant in Gulshan Dhaka. A couple of his close [...]
Posted in Amman Rashid, DIY, flash, lighting, Nikon, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Mar 24th, 2010
Volunteered to shoot some hand-made jewelry for a catalog and as promotional material for a friend. Never have done “product photography” so this is a first. Made a DIY light-box with a cardboard carton, with 3 cutouts [one each on either side and one on top] with translucent white paper taped over the cutouts. Inner [...]
Opening night Thursday March 18th. Did not bring my camera, just enjoyed the show. Friday 19th March afternoon final performance: I shot the entire performance – and my day was made when I got the shot I was after. The B&W one from RR WIP 13 got me started chasing after this shot. Thanks Rosie, [...]
Final Dress rehearsal, the last day before the performance. Took a lot of photos. Exhausted from working the lights and camera and then the post-processing at the computer…. Happy, with the results. Then a couple of shots of Cutty Sark, and sushi dinner at Arirang. Nice!
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Flower on Mar 16th, 2010
We’ve bought these over the years, collected a few, gifted several. Every antique shop in Dhaka used to have them, but these are getting rare [and expensive] now. Where did these come from, what is the painting style called, who were the artists who painstakingly applied their skill to these artful ceramic pieces? Would like to [...]
Did a few group photos and filled-in some blanks. Just a few days to go for the final performance. The kids are performing their parts really well and are fluent with their lines. Good show! Tanveer has got the RR website pretty much rounded-off now as well. Looking good!