Rati ~ The goddess of love, passion and desire.

In her gaze, passion blooms divine,

Eternal allure, a lover's sacred shrine.

I conceptualized and art directed this fun shoot with a beautiful Indian actor Paanie Kashyap. https://www.instagram.com/paaniekashyap?utm_source=qr&igsh=cmp6dzBpYmxucWtx

I had this very vivid imagery in my head and shot it entirely on whim!

Asked my friend to just dig up some old jewelry and dupatta as per the color scheme and mood, do a very basic makeup and pose like a divine seductress.

She is actually lying on a bed with a plain white sheet. It was unplanned so we did not have the desired props, jewelry and outfit.

The afternoon sunlight streaming through her bedroom window was just magical and I had to capture it fast. So, including the make up, styling and set up it took us around 2 hours or less.

I captured her in many moods and this particular shot is just one of them.

The editing and digital painting took me several hours.

And we were quite happy the way it turned out. :)

Medium : Photography and Digital Art