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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 [...]